People curse me out all the time and say I'm hating when I say I don't get excited or hyped up about high school and aau sports. it's like 30 leagues per state, and like 2 good people per league. The real and fake gets weeded out in college
@@sohamjain7803college ball still shows a lot of kids that shouldn’t be on the team or league based on these aau leagues. But nba definitely shows immediately
I was a walkon at Arizona from 2005-09 and I got Brandon’s scholarship in the summer of 2008 going into my senior year when he went to go play in Rome. I owe that dude a huge THANK YOU 🫵🏽👌🏽🏀
What I love about this show is that they touch on all aspects of basketball, high school, AAU, G league, College, NBA, WNBA!!!!! These dudes really have a LOVE for the game like no other!!!! I can really see Gil, Kenyon, Rashad and/or Brandon coaching
Aau when I played was smooth that’s where all the players who was too good to play in like jr.warriors or cyo so if you wanted to play against comp all over the world aau
I agree. All these foreign players aren’t playing AAU and clout chasing with social media highlights. They have junior national team, that really teach them the game. AAU is for dudes who show their bag, compete against the other top players and create highlight reels. It’s not really breeding solid fundamentals in America players.
😂 tripping. You literally ain't listen to what he said.. plus you not good if you don't play different ppl. Playing the same schools 4 years in a row you WONT BE good as someone who playing all year around
That’s why in aau at the youth level needs to get dismantled. I’m talking grades 2nd to 8th. It’s all terrible and on top of that you got more kids saying I’m reclassing. But not really.. they just playing down a grade because they can’t play there own grade or even up a grade.
Travel Sports are so fucked up right now In every sport. It used to only be the best guys making the teams that would go around and play tournaments. Now it’s a money grab and parents of kids listen to coaches who tell them their kid is great, they just need “exposure” and to do their “training program” and a scholarship is on the way. Then parents write the check to the organization, which pays for the actual ballers on the one legit team out of ten the organization has to do the same shit. Or a bunch of rich scrubs get together, play in a bunch of expensive tournaments with nice facilities but hardly any legit competition, do well and think they’re amazing.
AAU lessened the neighborhood High School rivalries. Everything now is about networking on the AAU circuit,& the top players going off to prep schools.
AAU is for getting reps, staying in shape, working on some things, highlights and having fun. Playing for your school is the real basketball that has structure and where you can actually learn how to play. One thing tho it all comes down to who you have coaching you and how they're teaching you to play most times AAU is a lot of free lance basketball. School will have the planning, plays and defensive schemes.
School is a joke. Aau is where the competition is at. Playing against a bunch of 5”8 catholic kids is not the same as playing against a team with multiple d1 players on it.
@@markdaye322it really jus depends what division your school team is like if your school team is in a good division facing good schools than it will be different
@@markdaye322 if you go to a school that's d1 you will face multiple teams with only d1 players on it😂 like what I know u didn't say that like most teams in the Aau have d1 athletes on it, most are stacked onto a handful of teams
I don’t know where you get your information from but 92% of all players on EYBL 17u rosters have d1 offers/scholarships. There isn’t a HS league in the country with that level of competition. AAU teams are always practicing and traveling to play the best teams. You can’t go to any HS game in America and see more scouts than you will see at any of EYBL, SSB, or UA. HS ball is becoming the extra, I’m almost at the point with my own son questioning should he just train in the winter for AAU in the spring. AAU is that much better!!!
DC and MD don’t compare. It’s not facts, Google it. And the talent disparity is different. Don’t make me start naming names, no state compares with Cali.
Top AAU programs don’t hold tryouts anymore they select who they want. They may say it’s a tryout but its really just for show. Then you have 100 kids show up to participate in a “tryout” for coaches who already have their team picked. So yeah when you get cut you have to go somewhere else to tryout.
@@QreativeQhantent4155 these are facts bro.. I played in tournaments against him and demar DeRozan.. but it worked out for him tho.. that's why I don't trip if kids get held back to hoop.
I played for whatever team was going to the dopest tournament that weekend. I had zero loyalty 😂😂😂 When I was in prep school in NC I would play for the Durham Eagles one weekend at Charlie Webber in College Park, then the Charlotte Royals the next weekend at Boo Williams, then the Durham Eagles again for national and Adidas Bigtime, then Greensboro Gatos at Kentucky Bluegrass Classic, the another team for the 5 star/ Slam Magazine up in NY. Zero loyalty!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂
I said this about Carlos Boozer son he like 6-7 at 15 and I was like he better kill he the biggest dude on the court and they got on my ass about hating 😒 (pause) People are so sensitive and soft these days
Them AAU boys have the most injury prone mf in the NBA from all that competition they running all year round. Bron played AAU but Bron only played 1 tournament maybe 2. These new cats are so worried about their highlights that they try to accumulate these amazing dunks highlights jumping sprinting up and down court all year round damaging their underdeveloped knees and ankles. Look at Zion
🤔People Forget How Great Brandon Jennings Is, Jennings Was Wiping The Floor With Guards In The NBA, Love Curry, But Curry Included!!!…Imagine If Brandon Jennings Had The Greek Freak When He Was In Milwaukee?!!!…😮Jesus Christ!!!…
@@hiiipwrd4867The most impactful players are foreigners….Embiid, Jokic, Luka, Giannis,SGA, and now Wemby…..Bron and Steph still doing it for domestic players but the tide is turning !!
Was having this conversation with a coworker yesterday. He swore AAU is still official and I spent 30 minutes pointing out all of the things that was hit in this clip
This past year I had an AAU dude on my middle school team; reclassified 7th grader whose only focus was 'exposure' and stats. Talented, smart, but toxic attitude. Most unpleasurable 9-2 season I've ever had.
Not only does AAU fuck up in that area but a lot of these kids bodies are destroyed by the time they hit 18 because of all these tournaments.. I remember playing minimum 8 games a weekend during the summer looking back in what world does that do anything but ruin your knees smh
Man AAU is all a money grab now. 30-50 regulars teams and 1-2 major shoe brand sponsored teams. Everyone re-classes and it is all about the 60 sec highlight. And the showcases and combines are a joke because of the politics between the organizers and coaches that promote certain kids that potentially don’t perform well and the kids that do are not recognized. People pay for rankings 🤦🏾♂️ it’s all a mess now
I PLAYED YOU!!! SCA all stars lol Brandon gave me 17 but k love has 30 lol Taylor was sniping that was unbeatable and they had that guy that went to Arizona as well kingwood classic 2007 summer
You don’t make AAU teams due to politics. It’s filled with RECLASS kids and people who are related to the coach in some way. A lot of times a female who is romantically with the owner or coach her child is known the team as well.
That harden take has to be cap. Harden was at the abcd camp when oh mayo and lance we t at it. There’s no way an abcd camper can’t make a Compton aau team 😂
‘Hol Up’ ‘Hol Up!’ This is exactly what @KwameBrown was talking about, the hoopin politics start damn near at the middle school level butt for sure @ the high school level and then to college, lol i normally fuckz witt bro bro shorts kuzz bro real buhh fn lmpao #itsabouttmakingthemostofyouropportunity #whentheyhateplayelsewhere
I played AAU ball (because I had an altercation with my high school team's "Star" player) and I was "excused" from the team lol... And I will say.... There were SO MANY teams/leagues, that sometimes it felt like organized pickup ball lol
Um excuse me James harden went to Artesia high school which is not in Compton. Ppl attach they name to Compton too much demar deRozan is from Compton. Lol
AAU destroyed basketball though. Kids have lost fundamentals and teamwork. Passing and defense are nonexistent. There is a reason teams are seeking Euros now.
Dude that is the #1 recruit did that this last summer. He was playing u-16 and yeah he was getting stats but if u the #1 player why not play everyone. Shit makes no sense. I guarantee u dude won’t be that good in the league
His take wasn’t bad it’s actually facts , all aau is now is highlights against kids that are younger then them . There a lot of people that got traction off of doin it
All the nba is aau kids , all iso none of them are taught the game right , just athletes and potential. That’s why the nba competition is garbage. Take job Stockton you children think cuz he can’t dunk from the ft line or put you on skates ( then moss the shot but you dorks still storm the court ) he’s garbage. He’d dominate today’s league. “ he played against plumbers “ . What’s jokic ???
People curse me out all the time and say I'm hating when I say I don't get excited or hyped up about high school and aau sports. it's like 30 leagues per state, and like 2 good people per league. The real and fake gets weeded out in college
new times.. shit definitely washed up now.. shit used to be so exciting
Eybl, adidas gauntlet, uaa… y’all be playing with aau name
Has anyone ever said that
They don’t get weeded out in college, college game is nothing like the nba or highschool.
@@sohamjain7803college ball still shows a lot of kids that shouldn’t be on the team or league based on these aau leagues. But nba definitely shows immediately
I was a walkon at Arizona from 2005-09 and I got Brandon’s scholarship in the summer of 2008 going into my senior year when he went to go play in Rome. I owe that dude a huge THANK YOU 🫵🏽👌🏽🏀
Awesome you went d1 and built a life your self
Wow
Bear down! I’m from Tucson I remember you there. Tucsonans know and respect all the players, but you know that!
My dumb ass always learn somethin at the arena 🫡
@@AZ23MJ them widcattts, appreciate the kind words 🐻⬇️
Gil ain’t lying. There’s no incentive to work on your game bc there’s a team accepting every kid. Wasn’t like that in the 90s-2000s
What I love about this show is that they touch on all aspects of basketball, high school, AAU, G league, College, NBA, WNBA!!!!! These dudes really have a LOVE for the game like no other!!!! I can really see Gil, Kenyon, Rashad and/or Brandon coaching
Remember the neighborhood parks where it all started at
I remember that. They had a show on MSG network and espn about that Las Vegas aau tournament
AAU is overrated. If you are good enough they will find you. Have fun but dont get caught up in it.
Well. To be fair. They are talking about when they were playing. Different time.
Aau when I played was smooth that’s where all the players who was too good to play in like jr.warriors or cyo so if you wanted to play against comp all over the world aau
U can believe that if u good enough they’ll find u shit if u want lol recruiting is very political my boy
I agree. All these foreign players aren’t playing AAU and clout chasing with social media highlights. They have junior national team, that really teach them the game. AAU is for dudes who show their bag, compete against the other top players and create highlight reels. It’s not really breeding solid fundamentals in America players.
😂 tripping. You literally ain't listen to what he said.. plus you not good if you don't play different ppl. Playing the same schools 4 years in a row you WONT BE good as someone who playing all year around
This might b the flyest fit I’ve seen Gil in. That ice cream shirt is 🔥
Pants fucked it up
That’s why in aau at the youth level needs to get dismantled. I’m talking grades 2nd to 8th. It’s all terrible and on top of that you got more kids saying I’m reclassing. But not really.. they just playing down a grade because they can’t play there own grade or even up a grade.
Gil is the black JJ Reddick lol
Shout out to all the crazy, amazing Arizona players.
Travel Sports are so fucked up right now In every sport. It used to only be the best guys making the teams that would go around and play tournaments. Now it’s a money grab and parents of kids listen to coaches who tell them their kid is great, they just need “exposure” and to do their “training program” and a scholarship is on the way. Then parents write the check to the organization, which pays for the actual ballers on the one legit team out of ten the organization has to do the same shit. Or a bunch of rich scrubs get together, play in a bunch of expensive tournaments with nice facilities but hardly any legit competition, do well and think they’re amazing.
Harden went to Artesia high in Lakewood CA
AAU lessened the neighborhood High School rivalries. Everything now is about networking on the AAU circuit,& the top players going off to prep schools.
AAU is for getting reps, staying in shape, working on some things, highlights and having fun. Playing for your school is the real basketball that has structure and where you can actually learn how to play. One thing tho it all comes down to who you have coaching you and how they're teaching you to play most times AAU is a lot of free lance basketball. School will have the planning, plays and defensive schemes.
School is a joke. Aau is where the competition is at. Playing against a bunch of 5”8 catholic kids is not the same as playing against a team with multiple d1 players on it.
@@markdaye322it really jus depends what division your school team is like if your school team is in a good division facing good schools than it will be different
@@markdaye322 if you go to a school that's d1 you will face multiple teams with only d1 players on it😂 like what I know u didn't say that like most teams in the Aau have d1 athletes on it, most are stacked onto a handful of teams
@@Bi-HanTheTyrant I don’t know what you just said😐
I don’t know where you get your information from but 92% of all players on EYBL 17u rosters have d1 offers/scholarships. There isn’t a HS league in the country with that level of competition.
AAU teams are always practicing and traveling to play the best teams. You can’t go to any HS game in America and see more scouts than you will see at any of EYBL, SSB, or UA. HS ball is becoming the extra, I’m almost at the point with my own son questioning should he just train in the winter for AAU in the spring. AAU is that much better!!!
California AAU is different. No other state matched Cali in the past 30 yrs. with nba rosters. Look it up..
DC AND MD
@@LexLuthor-jd2imFacts bro💯💯💯
@@LexLuthor-jd2imthank you I was just bouta say don't play wit us
DC and MD don’t compare. It’s not facts, Google it. And the talent disparity is different. Don’t make me start naming names, no state compares with Cali.
Kawaii, Ball brothers, PG, Westbrook, Harden, Zack Levine, Dame, Jrue Holiday,Gabe Vincent, Tyson chandler, Austin crowshere, demar Derozan, Jalen Green, Jarrett Allen, Jordan Bell,, Josh Christopher, Spencer dinwiddie, Aaron Gordon, Tyler Honeycutt, Josh Jackson.. that’s just up to the J’s. Y’all haters better open up your eyes and pay homage!!! Cali is King!!!! Clearly!!!!
The problem with aau is the same problem with everything else. Decisions are being made by all parties involved because of greed.
This take is so real!
The compton magic have always been tuff i wanted to try out but my mom wouldn't let me
Yeah aight lol
That SCA team arguably one of the best AAU teams ever
Top AAU programs don’t hold tryouts anymore they select who they want. They may say it’s a tryout but its really just for show.
Then you have 100 kids show up to participate in a “tryout” for coaches who already have their team picked. So yeah when you get cut you have to go somewhere else to tryout.
Go into my varsity year, playing freshman.
Yep.
😂😂😂
Every summer I would add something to my game.
Those pants are wild 😂
he talking bout Cam wilder when he say park league teams 😂😂😂.
Brandon was like 17 in the 9th grade tho
😂😂😂 Why you say that? Are these facts?
@@QreativeQhantent4155 these are facts bro.. I played in tournaments against him and demar DeRozan.. but it worked out for him tho.. that's why I don't trip if kids get held back to hoop.
Exactly 😂 I use to say that about a lot of players all over the Country
I get your point 🤣🤣☠️ he was born in 89 and in the class of 08 so he was 15 entering 9th grade instead of 14 or 13 w a late ass birthday
I played for whatever team was going to the dopest tournament that weekend. I had zero loyalty 😂😂😂 When I was in prep school in NC I would play for the Durham Eagles one weekend at Charlie Webber in College Park, then the Charlotte Royals the next weekend at Boo Williams, then the Durham Eagles again for national and Adidas Bigtime, then Greensboro Gatos at Kentucky Bluegrass Classic, the another team for the 5 star/ Slam Magazine up in NY. Zero loyalty!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂
Loyalty to Self is the Key 🎯
That’s how they was doing Aaron Gordon. Aaron was 16 way bigger than the kids his age. So the highlights looked crazy
I said this about Carlos Boozer son he like 6-7 at 15 and I was like he better kill he the biggest dude on the court and they got on my ass about hating 😒 (pause)
People are so sensitive and soft these days
Ye but Aaron Gordon was also playing for his high school and in high school some schools are full of 16-17 year olds while Aaron was like 17-18
@@assalt18being the biggest on the court doesn’t make you best. Plus for hs ball there is no age restriction sooo
@darylvondutch6096 never said it did but it is an advantage plus the skills at that level you better be killing
@@assalt18 “plus the skill” niggas work out twice a day just like the other D1 top 100 recruits and y’all try to undermine it and make it seem light
Harden was also from Compton?
Yes.
now that NIL is in college basketball sooner than later is gonna be lit again
I actually played that team brandon jennings was talking about… reebok big time tourney in vegas…i had to guard taylor king lol
S/o Gilbert for rocking black owned/ black funded clothing line
What’s it called
Ice cream/ billionaire boys club
Them AAU boys have the most injury prone mf in the NBA from all that competition they running all year round. Bron played AAU but Bron only played 1 tournament maybe 2. These new cats are so worried about their highlights that they try to accumulate these amazing dunks highlights jumping sprinting up and down court all year round damaging their underdeveloped knees and ankles. Look at Zion
Real shit 💯
🤔People Forget How Great Brandon Jennings Is, Jennings Was Wiping The Floor With Guards In The NBA, Love Curry, But Curry Included!!!…Imagine If Brandon Jennings Had The Greek Freak When He Was In Milwaukee?!!!…😮Jesus Christ!!!…
And this right here is why all of the best players in the NBA are foreigners...
Lmfao that’s far from the truth
yup
@@hiiipwrd4867you don't learn anything in aau
@@hiiipwrd4867The most impactful players are foreigners….Embiid, Jokic, Luka, Giannis,SGA, and now Wemby…..Bron and Steph still doing it for domestic players but the tide is turning !!
Big Facts
Was having this conversation with a coworker yesterday. He swore AAU is still official and I spent 30 minutes pointing out all of the things that was hit in this clip
That shirt 🔥🔥
This past year I had an AAU dude on my middle school team; reclassified 7th grader whose only focus was 'exposure' and stats. Talented, smart, but toxic attitude. Most unpleasurable 9-2 season I've ever had.
Harden is from Artesia,CA not Compton!!!
Nah Harden from Compton, He just went to Lakewood to play ball. Jennings is also from Compton went to Dominguez High
#Facts and im from da HuB!
Gil gonna tell it!
Not only does AAU fuck up in that area but a lot of these kids bodies are destroyed by the time they hit 18 because of all these tournaments.. I remember playing minimum 8 games a weekend during the summer looking back in what world does that do anything but ruin your knees smh
That’s real talk
Harden actually went to Artesia. No where near the valley
He went to Artesia.. but wasn't from there!
Same thing I said 😂
Bruh harden went to atresia that’s def not the valley 😂😂
He’s not talking about high school dummy
My daughter playing AAU now. Just like her her daddy n her dads daddy
Man AAU is all a money grab now. 30-50 regulars teams and 1-2 major shoe brand sponsored teams. Everyone re-classes and it is all about the 60 sec highlight. And the showcases and combines are a joke because of the politics between the organizers and coaches that promote certain kids that potentially don’t perform well and the kids that do are not recognized. People pay for rankings 🤦🏾♂️ it’s all a mess now
You don’t pay for a ranking it’s guys on shoe teams unranked and guys on regular teams ranked. Y’all say this without doing research
Bro isn’t from Compton
Yes he is, his mom sent him to Artesia because it was safer. He lived by Dominguez.
I PLAYED YOU!!! SCA all stars lol Brandon gave me 17 but k love has 30 lol Taylor was sniping that was unbeatable and they had that guy that went to Arizona as well kingwood classic 2007 summer
Shoutout chase buddinger
This ain't new. KG & Kobe mentioned this a long time ago.
Harden is from Artesia
Kobe warned us years ago
You don’t make AAU teams due to politics. It’s filled with RECLASS kids and people who are related to the coach in some way. A lot of times a female who is romantically with the owner or coach her child is known the team as well.
Hell now you gotta NIL deals, the web blow ups, and my Dad a HoFa so look at what I can do it will get crazy
That harden take has to be cap. Harden was at the abcd camp when oh mayo and lance we t at it. There’s no way an abcd camper can’t make a Compton aau team 😂
THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING IN YOUTH BASEBALL.
how?
Sonny Hill basketball league in Philadelphia was just as good as AAU FOR 60 years.
lol why do they answer so softly when Gil asks them a question lol like they’re ashamed lol
Compton in the house
Yeah social media turned it into play bums get highlights …its a thing ..but obvious .
‘Hol Up’ ‘Hol Up!’ This is exactly what @KwameBrown was talking about, the hoopin politics start damn near at the middle school level butt for sure @ the high school level and then to college, lol i normally fuckz witt bro bro shorts kuzz bro real buhh fn lmpao #itsabouttmakingthemostofyouropportunity
#whentheyhateplayelsewhere
Is that Steph's clothing brand on his hat? I'm ngl that s*** hard
If you FROM CALI. YOU KNOW CHASE BUDINGER . That boy was a problem on the court . Sheesh
He was a problem!!
I played AAU ball (because I had an altercation with my high school team's "Star" player) and I was "excused" from the team lol...
And I will say....
There were SO MANY teams/leagues, that sometimes it felt like organized pickup ball lol
Facts
All facts
You didn’t make the roster , you worked on your game until next year
Truth
I feel like AAU is meant for good players at a small school that gets no recognition
Nope
Jay over Gil any given Sunday ! As a la hooper ! Gil act like he can’t from the valley 😅
Um excuse me James harden went to Artesia high school which is not in Compton. Ppl attach they name to Compton too much demar deRozan is from Compton. Lol
Harden beat that SC AllStar team 🤷♂️
Hooper wanted to play with his brother
AAU destroyed basketball though. Kids have lost fundamentals and teamwork. Passing and defense are nonexistent.
There is a reason teams are seeking Euros now.
James ain’t from Compton
Dude that is the #1 recruit did that this last summer. He was playing u-16 and yeah he was getting stats but if u the #1 player why not play everyone. Shit makes no sense. I guarantee u dude won’t be that good in the league
Then socal allstars we’re no joke
Yes sir
Brandon is funny
He ain’t make it because AAU is politics.. lol
Mohga i said that on my comments smh
AAU killed basketball
Im shocked to learn Harden is from Compton woth how soft he is. Haha
McCants with the worst takes in the industry
Gil isn't far behind him
His take wasn’t bad it’s actually facts , all aau is now is highlights against kids that are younger then them . There a lot of people that got traction off of doin it
@@deoncerutiZion was the king of that lol. Bullying little pre-pubescent white kids.
This wasn’t a bad take he basically sayin how u go from varsity to only yo age in aau
He’s a bozo but he is 100% correct in this instance
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All the nba is aau kids , all iso none of them are taught the game right , just athletes and potential. That’s why the nba competition is garbage. Take job Stockton you children think cuz he can’t dunk from the ft line or put you on skates ( then moss the shot but you dorks still storm the court ) he’s garbage. He’d dominate today’s league. “ he played against plumbers “ . What’s jokic ???