Drew "True" Robinson

Drew "True" Robinson

1. In the begging of the novel, Drew starts as selfish, cocky, and arrogant.

   • In the begging of the basketball season, all Drew cares about is if he played good and not getting hurt he doesn't care about the team.
     • As the novel goes on, Drew retains these traits but they start to be refined into better versions of these traits. He starts to learn humility and selflessness. He learns what being a true teammate really is. He turns his cockiness into a good kind of confidence.
       • Drew has made mistakes throughout the novel but learns from those mistakes. His friends and teammates help show him who he should strive to be.
       • Drew is learning traits like humility and teamwork from an old playground legend who used to live a life similar to Drew. As he spends time with this man, Drew realizes what he has to change about the way he lives his life.
       • As Drew continues to play basketball, he learns to be confident in his abilities but to be able to keep his confidence from turning into cockiness. He turns himself into a leader of his team.
         • At the end of the novel, Drew finally learns to be confident, but not cocky. He learns to enjoy his life and be a great teammate. He still has his pride and arrogance, but he can control it now.
           • Drew passed up a shot that could of won the game, he instead passed it to a wide open man for the win.
           • He stops thinking about himself when he devotes his time to help Urban Sellers graduate high school.
           • Drew owns up to his mistake and tells his coach that he was the one speeding. He gets suspended for a couple games and supports his teammates during his suspension.
   • Drew thinks he is better than the law and better and school.
   • He sees high school and college basketball as an inconvenience instead of a great experience and a chance to get better.