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Post by buppie05 on Mar 29, 2011 14:16:20 GMT -6
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Post by BBFran on Mar 29, 2011 14:32:36 GMT -6
Bruesewitz twittered that the cornrows were temporary, and that he would progress from there to a mullet, and eventually back to a buzzcut!
I love this kid. Not only does he have a great free-spirited personality, but he is just a terrific basketball player. I got a big kick out of Frank Martin telling him after the K-State game that he "wanted to call a timeout just to come out on the court and kiss you" because he loved the way he played so much.
Bruiser is a very good athlete, but he also demonstrates how playing with total intensity on every play can elevate your game above equally talented or even more talented players. A great lesson for any player.
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Post by uwm97 on Mar 29, 2011 15:58:18 GMT -6
Nice article on ESPN on Howard: sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=6266899. I LOL'd at this: Through it all, Howard kept on being what Mack calls "the weirdest person I've ever met in my entire life." "Like, remember that UConn-Syracuse game [in 2009] that went six overtimes?" teammate Ron Nored asks. "Well, after the third one, he texts me: 'Do you think Buffalo Wild Wings had anything to do with this?'" That's funnier than anything I've seen on SNL in five years. |
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Post by Super King on Mar 29, 2011 16:51:08 GMT -6
Since the one-and-done rule was instituted, has there been a single Freshman-led team that's won a championship? Florida had NBA stars, but they were both upperclassmen. Derrick Rose's Memphis team lost their title game. North Carolina didn't even have a Freshman starting for their championship team. Duke only lost one key member of last year's team, and he was a Senior.
There has literally been no championship payoff for teams that recruit one-and-done players since the age rule was instituted by the NBA. The only way the recruiting practice could be even partially validated is if North Carolina or Kentucky win it all this year, but one of those teams will be eliminated before the championship and both stand a good chance of getting upset by their opponent.
At this point, why the hell would you go after those recruits? It puts continual burden on your team to constantly replace players with large recruiting classes, and it has not been shown to pay the dividends that recruiting those players is supposed to yield in the first place.
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Post by BBFran on Mar 29, 2011 16:53:03 GMT -6
Alright, you've convinced me. Memo to Rob Jeter: stop recruiting the one and dones!  |
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Post by Super King on Mar 29, 2011 16:54:45 GMT -6
It's just killing our program.
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Post by buppie05 on Mar 29, 2011 22:35:59 GMT -6
Since the one-and-done rule was instituted, has there been a single Freshman-led team that's won a championship? Florida had NBA stars, but they were both upperclassmen. Derrick Rose's Memphis team lost their title game. North Carolina didn't even have a Freshman starting for their championship team. Duke only lost one key member of last year's team, and he was a Senior. There has literally been no championship payoff for teams that recruit one-and-done players since the age rule was instituted by the NBA. The only way the recruiting practice could be even partially validated is if North Carolina or Kentucky win it all this year, but one of those teams will be eliminated before the championship and both stand a good chance of getting upset by their opponent. At this point, why the hell would you go after those recruits? It puts continual burden on your team to constantly replace players with large recruiting classes, and it has not been shown to pay the dividends that recruiting those players is supposed to yield in the first place. This isn't a revelation. Just look at the past and its apparent that these younger hyper-athletic teams do have success and blow some teams away, but teams that plays them as a bunch of freshman and try to outsmart them usually do. Kentucky and UNC do have some one-and-done players, but almost anyone will say that Kentucky wouldn't be there without their senior center harrelson, and UNC has their smart veterans as well. As for Rob no longer recruiting one and done players, I say let him continue to roll the dice with guys like JJ, and hope they make the right decision to stick around.  |
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Post by ghostofdylan on Mar 30, 2011 6:19:53 GMT -6
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Post by teddyp00 on Mar 30, 2011 6:45:00 GMT -6
Since the one-and-done rule was instituted, has there been a single Freshman-led team that's won a championship? Florida had NBA stars, but they were both upperclassmen. Derrick Rose's Memphis team lost their title game. North Carolina didn't even have a Freshman starting for their championship team. Duke only lost one key member of last year's team, and he was a Senior. There has literally been no championship payoff for teams that recruit one-and-done players since the age rule was instituted by the NBA. The only way the recruiting practice could be even partially validated is if North Carolina or Kentucky win it all this year, but one of those teams will be eliminated before the championship and both stand a good chance of getting upset by their opponent. At this point, why the hell would you go after those recruits? It puts continual burden on your team to constantly replace players with large recruiting classes, and it has not been shown to pay the dividends that recruiting those players is supposed to yield in the first place. Melo with the Orange is the only one that comes to mind but even that is a few years ago now. |
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Post by ghostofdylan on Mar 30, 2011 8:17:10 GMT -6
It puts continual burden on your team to constantly replace players with large recruiting classes, and it has not been shown to pay the dividends that recruiting those players is supposed to yield. And teachers at places like Kentucky, Syracuse and UConn get lonely during the second semester, which is what this exercise is supposed to be about in the first place. |
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Post by PantherU on Mar 30, 2011 11:12:50 GMT -6
Since the one-and-done rule was instituted, has there been a single Freshman-led team that's won a championship? Florida had NBA stars, but they were both upperclassmen. Derrick Rose's Memphis team lost their title game. North Carolina didn't even have a Freshman starting for their championship team. Duke only lost one key member of last year's team, and he was a Senior. There has literally been no championship payoff for teams that recruit one-and-done players since the age rule was instituted by the NBA. The only way the recruiting practice could be even partially validated is if North Carolina or Kentucky win it all this year, but one of those teams will be eliminated before the championship and both stand a good chance of getting upset by their opponent. At this point, why the hell would you go after those recruits? It puts continual burden on your team to constantly replace players with large recruiting classes, and it has not been shown to pay the dividends that recruiting those players is supposed to yield in the first place. Melo with the Orange is the only one that comes to mind but even that is a few years ago now. By as much as they celebrate that season, I think Marquette thinks it was last year. |
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Post by parkerj on Mar 30, 2011 11:15:04 GMT -6
Since the one-and-done rule was instituted, has there been a single Freshman-led team that's won a championship? Florida had NBA stars, but they were both upperclassmen. Derrick Rose's Memphis team lost their title game. North Carolina didn't even have a Freshman starting for their championship team. Duke only lost one key member of last year's team, and he was a Senior. There has literally been no championship payoff for teams that recruit one-and-done players since the age rule was instituted by the NBA. The only way the recruiting practice could be even partially validated is if North Carolina or Kentucky win it all this year, but one of those teams will be eliminated before the championship and both stand a good chance of getting upset by their opponent. At this point, why the hell would you go after those recruits? It puts continual burden on your team to constantly replace players with large recruiting classes, and it has not been shown to pay the dividends that recruiting those players is supposed to yield in the first place. Melo with the Orange is the only one that comes to mind but even that is a few years ago now. that was before the new rule though |
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Post by gman2 on Mar 30, 2011 12:54:21 GMT -6
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Post by buppie05 on Mar 30, 2011 13:37:21 GMT -6
Melo with the Orange is the only one that comes to mind but even that is a few years ago now. that was before the new rule though Yeah Melo went to college instead of the NBA on his own free will. That was a year or two before the system became broken. |
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Post by gman2 on Mar 31, 2011 8:49:58 GMT -6
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