Of course at first we never thought too much of Mitch’s ability at basketball. He was always better than the other kids, but he was not very big, he was not that strong and he was not that tall. All of those things are important when you are advancing. However he has really worked hard and now it is time for him to get where he wants from it. He wants to play major college ball, but right now no one is looking at him. He is talking about going to some place called D1 sports training academy to try to get stronger. That seems to be the one thing that is going to be the difference in whether or not he makes it to where he wants to go. He is quick enough and he has the skills to play the point guard position, it is not so difficult to see that you need to play against bigger and better players as you go up.
The team made it to the state tournament this year and there were some obvious examples of why the boy needs to bulk up. We came up against a guard who posted him up every time, because he knew that he could bully him and then shoot over the top. You see a lot of smaller guards in the NBA, but the good ones can hold their own in the post. You watch Chris Paul for example, he has all of the skill in the world and has been an all time great for a long time. He never lets any of the bigger ones bully him around, but that is the result of working really hard to make sure that he is strong enough to handle his business and keep his position against those bigger guys.
