Class of 2017?

[oc74aztec]

I know this will probably be moved to off topic, but this 12-year old will be known in the future. He did a halftime exhibition at the Washington Huskies game.

Here's the local Channel 4-TV story on the kid, Jordan McCabe.

www.komonews.com/sports/heroes/111892554.html

[mightymightyaztecs]

Geez I'm tired of seeing this kid posted everywhere. There's a reason why the And-1 guys aren't in the NBA.

[oc74aztec]

The video was dated December 30, 2010. Sorry as I didn't realize it was posted everywhere as I had not seen it before. Then again, I haven't been everywhere, just SDSU events.

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Schea Cotton was on the cover of SI as an 8th grader.

Tiki Mayben was #1 player at 15 in the class of 2010, ended up 57th.

Cliff Clinckscales was the #1 player in his class 15 years ago in the 4th grade. Ended up unranked.

We could say this child is "gifted", but what a gifted child is, is just a gifted learner. However, we can think of gifted adults, as gifted doers. And those are quite separate realms of achievement. I would argue that early acquisition of skills, which is often what we promote the most, may be a misleading indicator of later success. Most of the time we call a child gifted because they acquired a certain skill quickly, however speed of acquisition is not all that important of a factor (See Kawhi who played basketball late.) We don’t say that someone who learned to walk at four months is a better walker than the rest of us. It just doesn't seem to be a important category of measure. On top of that, kids shoot differently at 13-years-old than they will at 18-years-old. They use more legs, they dip the ball to get strength, they shoot from a lower release point, etc. etc. When they shoot consistently at a young age, does that translate to better adult shooting? I would argue no.

[longtimebooster]

Well, there are prodigies, and then there's this kid. Those are some crazy, mad skills.

Of course, for every guy that's flamed out, there's always a Tiger Woods sinking puts on the Johnny Carson Show at the age of three, and hitting 280-yard drives at the age of 9.

The limiting factor for this kid, I suspect will be his size. If he grows to be 6', he'll have a shot. 6'5" -- an even better shot. But judging by his dad's height, he'll probably end up around 5'7" or 5'8", which won't cut it. He'll be a heck of a h.s. player, though, no matter what.

[DukeAztec]

Jan 21, 2011 9:44:11 GMT -8 @bekays said:

Schea Cotton was on the cover of SI as an 8th grader.

Tiki Mayben was #1 player at 15 in the class of 2010, ended up 57th.

Cliff Clinckscales was the #1 player in his class 15 years ago in the 4th grade. Ended up unranked.

We could say this child is "gifted", but what a gifted child is, is just a gifted learner. However, we can think of gifted adults, as gifted doers. And those are quite separate realms of achievement. I would argue that early acquisition of skills, which is often what we promote the most, may be a misleading indicator of later success. Most of the time we call a child gifted because they acquired a certain skill quickly, however speed of acquisition is not all that important of a factor (See Kawhi who played basketball late.) We don’t say that someone who learned to walk at four months is a better walker than the rest of us. It just doesn't seem to be a important category of measure. On top of that, kids shoot differently at 13-years-old than they will at 18-years-old. They use more legs, they dip the ball to get strength, they shoot from a lower release point, etc. etc. When they shoot consistently at a young age, does that translate to better adult shooting? I would argue no.

+1
my kid exactly at 13. more leg, lower release point.
I knocked my head tyring to show him to release high. then it dawned on me. he is smaller, younger and not as strong as me
i let him shoot how he feels comfortable with. i just keep telling him to practice.

[seggy]

id wreck his $#!+ lol

[aztecfred]

10 years from now = Jimmy Chitwood.