nolan gonna like this kid - Page 2

did it say how old he is? Can't see him growing to even 6'5 just based on how tall his dad looked.

5th grader, so 11?

He should go into track and field.

On October 02 2008 12:24 Roald wrote: When I have kids I am going to beat them until they are as good at stuff as this kid.

On October 02 2008 09:58 asdf2000 wrote: Show nested quote + On October 02 2008 09:42 TimDawg wrote: all the shit he was doing isn't that particularly hard but it is really impressive for his age the 4:50 mile is really fucking impressive though when is the last time you tried to dribble 1 basketball 4feet high while dribbling another one 1 foot high?

actually 1 year ago in basketball practice

and with a few days of practice i'm pretty sure i could be able to do all of those things again pretty well

On October 02 2008 11:50 RiKD wrote: if this kid gets to like 6'5'' and has any sort of hops he's gonna be better than kobe

ROFLLLLL

that's probably the dumbest thing i've evvver heard. i hope that was a level

Ain't got nothing on RainKhan

I think its very impressive he runs a mile under 5 minutes. I can run a mile under 10 but what the fuck, that means i would have to run at 12mph to beat this guy and thats just not physically possible myself.

yea top sprinters make 36km/h which is abt 20mph and they dont make such a distance, this must be sort of fake

On October 02 2008 15:46 daysare wrote: yea top sprinters make 36km/h which is abt 20mph and they dont make such a distance, this must be sort of fake

I hope you're kidding.

too bad hell grow up to be like five foot one like his daddy yo

Being able to learn how to dribble and run like Forrest Gump does not mean he will be better than Kobe. He has all the pre-requirements of becoming an outstanding player but he is still in his developing years (teenager). There are more obstacles to overcome and a shitload to prove. Trying to live up to his fathers/everyones hopes and the attention of the media is mentally demanding for a 11 year old kid no matter how well you dribble those balls. Just because he was able to shoot a basket in a shitty game doesn't mean he has the agressive nature or any other x number of qualities it takes to be excellent one day.

Just because someone looks skinny, pale and can sit behind a computer 7 hours a day does not make him/her a great poker player.

On October 02 2008 14:20 TimDawg wrote: Show nested quote + On October 02 2008 11:50 RiKD wrote: if this kid gets to like 6'5'' and has any sort of hops he's gonna be better than kobe ROFLLLLL that's probably the dumbest thing i've evvver heard. i hope that was a level

let's use some logic. i don't know this for sure but i would guess this kid is better than kobe was at this age. if this kid grows to be the same height as kobe, and has the same athletic ability as kobe there is a great chance he will be better than kobe. sure kobe is a sociopathic compulsive winner but this kid practicing this much there is always the chance he could be more of a competitor. unlike kobe who only had magic johnson and michael jordan to study this kid has them plus kobe, lebron, dwayne wade, etc. plus strength and conditioning and the like is still growing at a geometric rate plus the fact that there is more competition of guys trying to follow in the footsteps of tiger woods, kobe, lebron and doing the same thing this kid is.

not that there is a good chance this kid gets to 6'5''+ w/ a 40''+ vert or that if he did it would be possible to objectively prove who is a better player, but i think my statement was pretty reasonable.

I don't get what was so impressive in this video. He only did standard stuff. There are thousands and thousands of kids just like him, nothing i saw in this video makes him stand out. Comparing him with Kobe is ridiculously premature IMO. Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan are the Greats with a capital G. They are never going away, no matter when you start. It is always about taking the game one step further. What i want to say is, its not about having a better selection of role models. However good someone becomes you can NEVER take ANYTHING away from Jordan.
Like in Tennis for example, the game constantly evolves. Borg -> McEnroe / Connors -> Wilander/Lendl -> Sampras / Aggassi -> Federer and Nadal. If anything, upcoming kids don't have an ADVANTAGE, they have a DISADVANTAGE. The games are ridiculously hard.
Pretty common in these sports - a trend is set, others adapt, a new trend is born, others adapt. Repeat cycle.
I don't agree that "strength and conditioning and the like is still growing at a geometric rate.." The limits are being pushed very close to the point of injury,mental breakdown, failing drug tests today.
Imo one shouldn't compare Borg to Wilander to Federer because they all were the very best at the time. Borg with a wooden raquet did not have the equipment to play tennis like it is played today.
I quote: "i don't know this for sure but i would guess this kid is better than kobe was at this age"
All his fancy tricks were off-court, they didn't say anything about how many points he scored in the game and even if they did it wouldn't matter because it was a shitty team they were playing against. You seriously underestimate the number of talented, hardworking young kids.

On October 02 2008 11:02 Feiticeira wrote: Show nested quote + On October 02 2008 08:41 boblion wrote: Nothing really special. just trolling to be a twat or? I'd like to see you post a video of dribbling two balls behind and around your back.

It was standart trolling. But some people here are serious :D.

On October 02 2008 12:44 Zorglub wrote: too bad he is growing up to be 5'1" so he has to join the circus instead

LOLOLOL

concur with cariadon

show me the kid doing this shit when he's in high school before you start to say he's going to be as good as one of the NBA's greatest

kid def got talent but comparing him to kobe is criminal.