Author's note: This is a piece about a character from the book The Golden Boy.
"Hold on DEL! You’re acting crazy." No Willis, you’re insane; I'm sick of this, I will lead my team to a championship." This is a quote from the book, The Golden Boys by Cameron Stauth. Del is a very successful man; he's smart, and a very talented basketball player. But Del's problem is he has become the most selfish player to play the game.
Del has the most basketball skill on the team. He plays for the Houston Jumpers 8th grade team, but wants to get drafted to the NBA. He can't get drafted to the NBA because of his selfish play. Del is too good of a 1 on 1 player that he shoots too much. 1 on 1 skill and team ball is a very different aspect to the game of basketball. Del is what we call a "ball stopper" he stops the motion of the offense and holds the ball, which allows the defense to sag instead of opening the gaps to attack and get to the hoop.
Some of the reasoning Del has this "attitude" of his was because of his mother. His mother was murdered when he was only 4 years old; Del had to be raised by his father who you could say was a "loser". Del's father had no job, and was living off of the insurance money from his mother. He was encouraging Del to have the selfish attitude, and try to get recruited or drafted to earn money for the family. Therefore Del's father is the reasoning that Del is as selfish as he is, if his mother was there things would be different.
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