Basketball

Here I do my best to paint pictures of my playing experiences. My #1 goal in starting this site and writing about this stuff is to make the stories enjoyable and share-worthy for even those who are not interested in basketball. For a full-length look into my early days hooping, get my free book “Buy A Game” here (it’s a PDF — File –> Save/Save As… and it’s yours).
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My basketball ability features some God-given talent but not that much — I mean, I played Division 3 college basketball and wasn’t recruited out of high school (read below to learn about that) — my best talent is persistence. My game comes from hours of practicing, period.

Basketball is what I do most — whether it be playing, working out, training players, posting video, taking photos, writing about the game… you get the point. I diversify into other arenas and do a myriad of other things, and basketball is my passion. The competition and the long-time aspect of improving and beating my peers is what I love most about it; these aspects can also be found in other vocations, which is why I know I won’t be sitting on my hands when i’m done playing the game on a daily basis.

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Since my first contract in September 2005, I have signed and played for 5 different teams worldwide, and been to the following countries at one time or another: Lithuania, Mexico, Germany, England, Croatia and Montenegro (former Yugoslavia). According to Eurobasket.com, 18,382 players in professional and semi-professional leagues outside the USA in 2008-09. 1,484 Americans played in 2008-09 season overseas. So we add in 400 for the guys in the NBA (throw in a couple hundred for college kids if you like also), factor in a world population of 6,781,521,494 (as of 5/22/09), that places in me in the top (less than) 1% in the known universe for my basketball ability. Neat, huh?

There are still lots of places I want to see and visit, and basketball — coupled with my ambition, which is stronger than my hoops ability– will be my vehicle for such experiences.


The following are stories about my experiences playing and the places I’ve been. The most important thing about these experiences and my recollection of the is that I am honest about what I speak on — if I wasn’t what would it be worth? — so know that while you peruse.

 

237 Comments

  1. Nathaniel says:
    May 14, 2013 at 4:31 PM

    I’m a skinny 5’9 15 year old hoping to improve my game, be the PG for my varsity team and win a state title for my school and just maybe play college ball. I’m wanting to work on everything in the game of basketball and summer is coming up and I’ll be outta school in a week. How many hrs do you recommend I should practice each day this summer to achieve these goals?

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  2. Gaius Ang says:
    May 10, 2013 at 10:24 AM

    Thank you for your help, my basketball skills have improved a lot since I started watching your videos and learning from them.

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  3. Marvin DeBose says:
    April 14, 2013 at 4:18 PM

    Hey Dre what’s up? Believe it or not I stumble on to your website after I Google “Finley Rec”. I’m glad to hear all is well and that you are doing great things.
    Peace
    Marvin DeBose

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  4. domaboy says:
    April 9, 2013 at 10:29 PM

    watsup dre,
    yes this is a pretty standard thankyou message, but everybody else has said on comments everything that i would say, thanks for my improvement in handle etc. so i wont repeat what everyone else has already said
    ive been away for a while and after signing the petition #sign dre
    i missed out on whats been going on, are you playing for a team?
    what league level are you currently at
    are u good enough for D -- League, College Div 1
    Div 2 Europe etc
    are you still interested in playing pro?

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    • DreAllDay says:
      April 10, 2013 at 12:20 PM

      Hello and thanks! I am glad to have helped you in any way. Check through my blogs, YouTube channel and the #SignDreBaldwin page for updates on me. Stay tuned for more.

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  5. Shayne says:
    April 7, 2013 at 8:34 PM

    When did you realize you wanted to go pro? Also how often did you practice on school days and how did you practice?

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  6. Ricardo says:
    March 4, 2013 at 12:55 AM

    I always wanted to ask you this question did you play High School basketball back in the day?

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