Carl, the owner of the Jackson Eagles, punched a button on the remote control. “Just look at this,” he said. Ed, the coach, turned to watch. On the screen, a player with floppy blond hair twisted away from a guard and scored. His moves were amazingly quick. “Yeah, Dale Curtis,” Ed said. “I’ve seen him. I don’t want him.” “Come on, man!” Carl said. “He could be the next Larry Bird!” “He’s a problem waiting to happen,” Ed said. “The kid is only 18, just out of high school. And he’s on his own—no family. The word is he’s been living with a neighbor or something.”.
