Compare & Contrast Essay "Hoops" is a story about a group of teenagers that play street basketball. They do not have many opportunities until one day when a man named "Cal" offers to coach them in a tournament that will give all the players exposure to "scouts". "He Got Game," on the other hand, is about a player who has too many opportunities. The story focuses on his struggle over whether he should go to college or straight to the NBA. Although there are differences in their opportunities that are available, there are some similarities these characters share as well. Both of the main characters, in each story, are poor black kids that j