This just in... LaQuinton Ross is in fact 17 years old.

by Juco All-American on Sep 23, 2008 12:50 PM EDT

There was a lot of suspicion that 2011 SG prospect LaQuinton Ross was seventeen years old. This should clear that up.

There's just something weird about that. Sure, he's talented, but that's against kids that are 2-3 years younger than he is. I'm sure he's getting a lot of press now. I just wonder how much better he'll get by the time he's a senior.

Also, if the reason is really because he took seventh and eighth grade twice since his AAU coach wanted him to be highly ranked as a recruit, that's really sad. What if he's not all that and a bag of potato chips? What if he never makes it to the NBA? You just wasted two years of the kid's life and the opportunity to grow up with people his own age. Great job man.

I'm sure we'll recruit him, and we may even sign him. I'm sure I'll be happy to have the #1 basketball player in the country committed, but I'm going to temper my enthusiasm for the kid. He should be a senior but is a sophomore.

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Whatever, the kid seems happy enough. His myspace even says " I PLAY BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER STUFF IM JUST NORMAL and GURLS, GURLS, GURLS, GURLS, GURLS, WOMEN, WOMEN, WOMEN, WOMEN, WOMEN.......................................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!................LOL..................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....LOL............................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....LOL"

by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Sep 23, 2008 1:50 PM EDT reply actions

A good friend of mine coached the 8th grade team that he would have played for last year, but this AAU coach wanted practices and team meetings and stuff to be optional.

These AAU coaches are the real evil here. They latch on to these kids in the hopes of getting jobs and notoriety themselves. They don't give a shit about what's best for the kids?

by Duning on Sep 23, 2008 5:49 PM EDT reply actions

Don't put too much faith in a MySpace profile. Kids always lie on those, especially about their age. Do you really think he's making $250,000 also?

AAU only lets you play one year behind your age if you've been left back (In other words, if you're 17 and have been left back, you can play with 16 and under, but not with 15 and under.)

by Anonymous on Sep 25, 2008 4:18 AM EDT reply actions