2. It was Sean's first day at a new high school. Most of the students had been nice to him, until he got into gym
class. The coach had assigned two captains, Mike and Malik, and they were picking teams from the boys in Sean's
class. As Mike and Malik made their picks, it became pretty clear to Sean who was popular and who was not
Since Sean was short for his age, Mike and Malik just assumed that Sean could not play basketball As Mike and
Malik's choices dwindled, Sean still remained amongst an ever shimming pool of struggling athletes. Now there
were only two students left: Scan and another kid who seemed nice but was reading a book Mike and Malik
joked about who was going to get stuck with whom, and then Mike made his last pick. It was not Sean Sean
sighed and reluctantly joined Malik's team. As soon as the game began, Mike became aware of the error that he
had made. Sean quickly stole the ball from him and ran it back for a layup, "The new kid got lucky," Mike
remarked, but it soon became clear that Scan had more going for him than luck What Sean lacked in height, he
made up for in speed, and he continued to dominate the action on the court for the remainder of the game. With
Sean's blazing speed and crazy crossovers, Malik's team devastated Mike's, and that was the only time that Sean
would be last pick at that high school
What is the theme of the story?