Thursday, November 16, 2006
Win against Portland
Tonight we broke our losing streak and Ricky Davis was a big part of the reason why.  Ricky had been in a slump for a couple of games and he did what great players do during such a hard time.  Ricky Davis would get to practice extremely early and take jumper after jumper after jumper.  It's nice to see an NBA player like Rick who is so gifted also have such an intense work ethic.

The other day in the locker room, Ricky and I were talking and he told me that he was actually drafted into the NBA when he was 17 years old!!  I was shocked!  Ricky actually attended University of Iowa for part of his freshman year in college and then he declared for the NBA that summer.  Unfortunately, that was the summer of the NBA lockout, so Ricky had to wait for a little while before he was able to showcase his abilities and heady play. 

I'm glad that young players are able to come to the NBA if they are ready.  But, it is amazing how players like Ricky, Kevin Garnett and Kobe are able to make the jump at such a young age.  When I was 17 years old there is no way that I was mentally capable of thinking about going up against people like Shaq, Patrick Ewing, and Karl Malone.  It is a testament to the competitive greatness of high school players who successfully make the jump because the NBA has some TOUGH players!

11/16/2006 12:53:14 AM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)  #    Comments [4]
11/15/2006 5:55:49 AM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
Good job Mark. You guys are looking good. I don't get to see the Wolves too much since I live in San Fran, but I miss the days you were w/ the Lakers!! Maybe I'll catch you guys when you play the Warriors!!
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Jerry |mrburns17AT NOSPAMgmail dot com
11/15/2006 8:09:29 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
I don't know how someone that is 17 or 18 (or even 20) can take the stress, travel, and competitiveness of the league either. I mean, the guys that are veterans are grown men, strong...it's not a place for kids. And then you have the off the court stresses and things that can set someone off down the wrong path. I sort of agree that there should be some type of minimum age limit just to make sure someone doesn't skip school, play in the leage for a year or two, then get thrown by the wayside.
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11/17/2006 2:50:15 AM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
Lol, you're not mentally capable of thinking about going up against people like Shaq, Patrick Ewing, and Karl Malone now, Mark.
Ben Stahl |ralphredimixAT NOSPAMmyspace dot com
11/17/2006 2:45:31 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
Mark-

It's great to know there are guys in the NBA like you. You're a great role model and definitely someone kids can look up to. Throughout your career you've shown hard work does pay off and I'm sure it's taken a lot of discipline, dedication and sacrifice along the way.

J Robinson Intensive Basketball Camps is approaching our 3rd summer of offering the intensive camp concept to kids 14-17 years of age. Camps are offered June-August in various locations across the nation in 3 different time lengths: 10-days, 14-days and 21-days. (California, Minnesota and two locations on the East coast.)

Our camps core values are discipline, sacrifice, dedication and hard work. We feel that these are values that society has lost, especially among young people. We give campers real-life experiences in a basketball scenario to redefine what the kids correlates with these life skills. The overall goal of camp is to use these values to make better basketball players, but more importantly to equip kids with skills that can benefit them for life.

We feel your actions and demeanor line up perfectly with our camps values. We would love to have you as a guest speaker for the summer of 2007. The Minnesota camp runs July 6-26, 2007 and the California camp July 29-August 11, 2007

Please feel free to contact me at your earliest convenience. You can also
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Thanks~
Alyssa

J Robinson Camps
2520 E Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55413
612-349-6585


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