Sunday, November 26, 2006
It's A Long Way to the Top...
Ridin' down the highway
Goin' to a show
Stop in all the by-ways
Playin' rock 'n' roll
Gettin' robbed
Gettin' stoned
Gettin' beat up
Broken boned
Gettin' had
Gettin' took
.................
I tell you folks
It's harder than it looks
It's a long way to the topIf you wanna rock 'n' roll
It's a long way to the topIf you wanna rock 'n' roll
---AC/DC "It's a Long Way to the Top"
The transition to college basketball from high school is anything but easy, regardless of whether you're playing for the love of the game or that Golden Goose, an athletic scholarship. College basketball means long hours of practice and physical training (weight training, nutrition, etc), sometimes exhausting travel, AND the competition is also bigger, faster, and stronger. Of course, you also must bear the weight of college academics.
Here's an abbreviated look at how some former Middlesex League and area players are faring in the college hoop scene early in the 2006-2007 season. What statistics don't measure are the total contribution to the team - defense, effort, attitude, and chemistry. Melrose's Shannon Kirwan heads the ML list and we've selected some top area players to get an overview of their progress.
Area players (above)...
Some recent standout Middlesex League players."It's a long way to the top."
// posted by Ron Sen, MD, FCCP @ 9:06 AM 
