Fred Katz

And I feel the same way about Shea Gilgis Alexander. I feel the same way about Nicole Jokic. Just plays at a pace and a speed and with a style that nobody else aesthetically matches, especially not at that level of contributions that those guys give. And normally when you have a player like that, it's not like they're just this normal cookie cutter sort of style until they're 22 years old.

And I feel the same way about Shea Gilgis Alexander. I feel the same way about Nicole Jokic. Just plays at a pace and a speed and with a style that nobody else aesthetically matches, especially not at that level of contributions that those guys give. And normally when you have a player like that, it's not like they're just this normal cookie cutter sort of style until they're 22 years old.

And I feel the same way about Shea Gilgis Alexander. I feel the same way about Nicole Jokic. Just plays at a pace and a speed and with a style that nobody else aesthetically matches, especially not at that level of contributions that those guys give. And normally when you have a player like that, it's not like they're just this normal cookie cutter sort of style until they're 22 years old.

And now all of a sudden they develop something different. It's something innate. It's something that happens, whether because of nature or nurture. It's something that happens throughout their developmental years. And so I wanted to find out during this story, okay, how did Shea develop this?

And now all of a sudden they develop something different. It's something innate. It's something that happens, whether because of nature or nurture. It's something that happens throughout their developmental years. And so I wanted to find out during this story, okay, how did Shea develop this?

And now all of a sudden they develop something different. It's something innate. It's something that happens, whether because of nature or nurture. It's something that happens throughout their developmental years. And so I wanted to find out during this story, okay, how did Shea develop this?

And I find that a lot of the reasons for why some of these elite players have quirks in their games, it's to compensate for something. Sometimes for lack of athleticism, for lack of speed, for lack of jumping ability, for lack of size. Shea's pretty fast. She's pretty athletic. She's a really tall point guard. She's pretty long. I'm like, where did this come from? How did this come to be?

And I find that a lot of the reasons for why some of these elite players have quirks in their games, it's to compensate for something. Sometimes for lack of athleticism, for lack of speed, for lack of jumping ability, for lack of size. Shea's pretty fast. She's pretty athletic. She's a really tall point guard. She's pretty long. I'm like, where did this come from? How did this come to be?

And I find that a lot of the reasons for why some of these elite players have quirks in their games, it's to compensate for something. Sometimes for lack of athleticism, for lack of speed, for lack of jumping ability, for lack of size. Shea's pretty fast. She's pretty athletic. She's a really tall point guard. She's pretty long. I'm like, where did this come from? How did this come to be?

And part of it, which I didn't know going into the story, is that he wasn't always so big. He had a late growth spurt. He was 5'6", 5'7", when he was 13 years old. And he was in eighth grade. And he started working with the coach you just mentioned, Dwayne Washington, who was his club coach. And Dwayne Washington was also a science teacher at the first high school that Shea ended up going to.

And part of it, which I didn't know going into the story, is that he wasn't always so big. He had a late growth spurt. He was 5'6", 5'7", when he was 13 years old. And he was in eighth grade. And he started working with the coach you just mentioned, Dwayne Washington, who was his club coach. And Dwayne Washington was also a science teacher at the first high school that Shea ended up going to.

And part of it, which I didn't know going into the story, is that he wasn't always so big. He had a late growth spurt. He was 5'6", 5'7", when he was 13 years old. And he was in eighth grade. And he started working with the coach you just mentioned, Dwayne Washington, who was his club coach. And Dwayne Washington was also a science teacher at the first high school that Shea ended up going to.

He never actually had him in science class. I asked that. I wanted to know what Shea got, what grade Shea got in his class, because I thought that would be a great detail for the story. And he didn't have him in the class. And I was like, damn, that really kills the narrative. You can go back to high school, take his class and see what you get just to get it.

He never actually had him in science class. I asked that. I wanted to know what Shea got, what grade Shea got in his class, because I thought that would be a great detail for the story. And he didn't have him in the class. And I was like, damn, that really kills the narrative. You can go back to high school, take his class and see what you get just to get it.

He never actually had him in science class. I asked that. I wanted to know what Shea got, what grade Shea got in his class, because I thought that would be a great detail for the story. And he didn't have him in the class. And I was like, damn, that really kills the narrative. You can go back to high school, take his class and see what you get just to get it.

Yeah, exactly. But so Dwayne Washington, when he coached him, was like, I'm going to blend the two things I know best in teaching. And for what it's worth, you look at some of the other guys we've worked with, because Shea is not the only NBA player who has worked with.

Yeah, exactly. But so Dwayne Washington, when he coached him, was like, I'm going to blend the two things I know best in teaching. And for what it's worth, you look at some of the other guys we've worked with, because Shea is not the only NBA player who has worked with.

Yeah, exactly. But so Dwayne Washington, when he coached him, was like, I'm going to blend the two things I know best in teaching. And for what it's worth, you look at some of the other guys we've worked with, because Shea is not the only NBA player who has worked with.

And I didn't include this in the story because I thought it kind of led me on a path to a place that like made the story too long and kind of not as focused. But you look at Andrew Nembhard, Andrew Nembhard's ability to stop on a dime. All these guys are elite at changing speeds and stopping. Andrew Nembhard, not as good of a player as Shea Gildress Alexander, but he's good. He's very good.

And I didn't include this in the story because I thought it kind of led me on a path to a place that like made the story too long and kind of not as focused. But you look at Andrew Nembhard, Andrew Nembhard's ability to stop on a dime. All these guys are elite at changing speeds and stopping. Andrew Nembhard, not as good of a player as Shea Gildress Alexander, but he's good. He's very good.