# Holy Crap!! The Kid's Got GAME (Basketball)!!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-the-kids-got-game-basketball/567160>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [January 11, 2011, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-the-kids-got-game-basketball/567160 "2011-01-11T00:18:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Mince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mince)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-the-kids-got-game-basketball/567160/21 "2011-01-14T11:33:48Z")

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Of course he’s good with “the rock,” he’s a Jordan. But let’s see how good he is dragging Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes.

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**Author:** ![Mince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mince)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-the-kids-got-game-basketball/567160/22 "2011-01-14T11:39:14Z")

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> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#):
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> The video clearly shows him draining jump shots from all over the place…

I sense a slant here: perhaps the missed shots were not included? Or perhaps he doesn’t miss shots; then you’ve got something.

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**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-the-kids-got-game-basketball/567160/23 "2011-01-14T14:17:19Z")

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Wow there are some jaded crusty haters on this board.

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**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-the-kids-got-game-basketball/567160/24 "2011-01-14T15:23:03Z")

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> [@Mince](#):
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> I sense a slant here: perhaps the missed shots were not included? Or perhaps he doesn’t miss shots; then you’ve got something.

Still, they are wide open jump shots. From what i hear Dwight Howard is an excellent free throw shooter during practice. I’m sure the kid is pretty good, but if you want to show that someone is good at basketball you show game footage, not practice.

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**Author:** ![Tanbarkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a698b9/32.png) [@Tanbarkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanbarkie)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-the-kids-got-game-basketball/567160/25 "2011-01-14T15:42:52Z")

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> [@Smapti](#):
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> But is he _funky_ enough to be a Globetrotter?

_tear_ No. ☹

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