Hopps is a life evolving passion. From the first Little basket you buy for your kids to the first real basket you put in the driveway but have to have it set so low that they can reach it for a dunk. As the kids get older you move it up a little til it finally reach the 10' mark. The look on the faces of the neighborhood kids as they play and fall down, but get right back up. The term no blood no foul. The way they play in thier first Junior High game in front of all the parents. The look on his face and the lump in your throat when he makes his first real basket. The hug and trip to get ice cream after his first loss and the elation after his first win. Hoops can be alot of things but it has been the bond that I gained watching my boys grow up.
Chuck.
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