I remember watching the 2007 class of DC Assult over on the next court at Real Deal on the Hill in Fayetteville. I remember thinking what a bad organization this was just based on how the kids and coaches acted and carried themselves. The more I listened to folks talk about them I was sure my first impressions were right.
By and large most AAU coaches are good guys. There are these guys who are slimy and in for other reasons. They are easy to spot and over the course of a summer they stick out pretty easily. It has always been interesting to me that many of the mid major coaches avoid them while high major guys seem more than willing to dance with the devil to get a kid. It seems like the mids know the baggage that comes with the package.
Been around the summer ball for a long time and constantly have to dispell the myths and rumours that these bad eggs propogate by tainting the majority of coaches who are doing the right thing.