Picking Nits
Georgetown as Kyle’s only offer; recruiting naivety
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- A talented prospect having only Georgetown or community college as options is implausible; St.John’s, Iona and other schools should be interested.
- Kyle should recognize the recruiting figures by senior year, although a recent four-inch growth spurt might explain his late emergence.
- Nutso’s rooftop death has inconsistent barriers and implausible glass placement; playing in varsity jackets is also questioned.
- The coach should have delivered the Georgetown letter earlier; Kyle’s uncertain team choice explains the timing but invites suspicion he might withhold it.
- Motaw commits eight counted old-style flagrants plus further modern violations without being ejected.
- The tournament’s relationship to the high-school season and mixed warm/cold-weather clothing makes the timeline unclear.
- The easily shattered rooftop backboard and inconsistent walls do not explain Nutso’s fall; drugs and Shep’s responsibility remain uncertain.
- Kyle Lee Watson sounds implausible beside contemporary New York prospects; the name seems more like a country singer or serial killer, perhaps only serving one joke.
- Georgetown’s scout watching repeated bad performances makes little sense when the school should already know it wants the prospect.
- The ending is compared with the 2013 NBA Finals; the Ray Allen comeback is jokingly considered less realistic.
- A park shooting and police response seem plausible, but sending Motaw on a public killing mission seems foolish.
- Motaw handling the ball late is questioned, then defended because prior dialogue establishes him as the threatened star player.
- Monarch High School and its Panthers nickname feel unlike New York public schools named after public figures.