{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Keep It A Buck!!! Podcast","title":"Is AAU Basketball a Scam? TNE Coaches Tell the Truth | Keep It A Buck Ep. 88","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/c49cc1f9\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4613,"description":"This is the AAU conversation everyone has been waiting for.\nOn Keep It A Buck Episode 88, we sit down with the founders and coaches of TNE (Team New England) AAU Basketball to clear up the biggest misconceptions surrounding AAU hoops.\nIs AAU really just a money grab for program owners?\nIs travel basketball overpriced and overrated?\nDoes AAU actually help player development—or hurt it?\nAnd who is AAU REALLY for?\nInstead of outside opinions and internet narratives, we go straight to the source. The TNE coaches break down:\n • 💰 Where AAU money actually goes\n • 🚌 The truth about travel costs\n • 🏀 Skill level gaps & competition myths\n • 🎯 The real purpose AAU serves for players and families\n • 📈 What parents SHOULD be paying attention to (and what they shouldn’t)\nNo sugarcoating. No fake outrage. Just real answers from people who live this every day.\nWhether you’re a parent, player, coach, or just tired of the AAU debate being all noise and no facts—this episode is a MUST WATCH.\n👇 Tap in, drop a comment, and keep it a buck with us.\n⸻\n#AAUBasketball #YouthBasketball #BasketballParents #KeepItABuck #TeamNewEngland #TravelBasketball #BasketballDevelopment #AAUDebate #BasketballTalk #SyndicateNation","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/WIFjm_oAxr5rEBrZOsc0QjO07aYWM6iG2TwjP9p2-8o/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lMzQ2/NDJlNGM2ZThjODk3/OWY3MmM1ZThlY2M5/YTI0Yy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}