Coach Preaching Fundamentals Probably Can’t Dunk

An Atlanta high school basketball coach believes his players must adhere to the basic fundamentals of basketball because he himself can probably not dunk.

As a true basketball intellectual, his philosophy is to make the simple play, and any time a player goes for an “up-and-under layup” with no one around them, or a stepback fadeaway three-point shot from 30-feet away, he benches them, most likely because he’s never been able to do any of those things his entire life.

Many players have grown increasingly frustrated, feeling as if their talents are being held back because of his constant nagging of how they should make the smart play and not the flashy one. They feel the only reason he is stressing the proper fundamentals because he’s most likely not able to touch the net.

“I tried to split three defenders by bringing the ball behind my back and through my legs. I turned the ball over only because the ref didn’t call a foul, but coach yelled at me saying that I was being selfish. That’s probably because he can’t even dunk,” said junior point guard Tyson Romo.

Amidst all of the pushback from his players, coach Vince Carter is taking it all in stride and will continue to sing to the rooftops how important the fundamentals of the game are because he’s too unathletic to teach his players how to hoop like LaMelo Ball, the only player in the world that they know and respect because he can definitely dunk.