i thought "first or last" was the motto when it came to visitsGetting him in before Bama is big.
I mean maybe in a normal recruitment. But this is his second time at it. He may just be ready to get it over with and know where he’s going in the fall.Strikes me as the kind of kid who will take his visits and do his due diligence before making a decision.
His mother played D1 basketball. At Rice. And she's a single mom. So that's a couple reasons why she's probably heavily involved.
Just keep her away from Mrs. Flagg.
Nah, only former D1 athlete moms get involved with their athlete sons.No, it's because she's his mom.
That's how it works with motherhood.
This is becoming a bit of a trend where we recruit players whose mothers were D1 college basketball players. Clingan, Castle, Flagg, McNeeley…No, it's because she's his mom.
That's how it works with motherhood.
There is some crazy statistic out there for nba players having either one or both parents as former d1 or professional athletes. And it’s only growingThis is becoming a bit of a trend where we recruit players whose mothers were D1 college basketball players. Clingan, Castle, Flagg, McNeeley…
They have just made incredible discoveries in this new science, they are calling it GENETICSThere is some crazy statistic out there for nba players having either one or both parents as former d1 or professional athletes. And it’s only growing
And Kemba, Shabazz and Boat’s momsAnd Momma Castle.
Chris Smith?Exactly, the only freshman who was really ready from day 1 to be the starting point guard at UConn in the last 35+ years was El-Amin.
Smith, like Doron, came in as a combo guard. Plus the team that Chris Smith joined did not have a talent level nearly equivalent to what the talent level at UConn would thereafter become.Chris Smith?
They have just made incredible discoveries in this new science, they are calling it GENETICS
While they can’t comment on how Hurley coaches because their sons played for Calhoun or Ollie, they CAN comment on how UConn is a true brotherhood and family. Good point.And Kemba, Shabazz and Boat’s moms
Well, no, not really.
He came in and was our second scoring option behind Rip and the secondary ball handler next to Ricky. Khalid was great, but he stepped into an amazing situation.
Biggest what-if with Khalid…what if he had stuck around for one more year and got to pair with Caron for a season?
Huge if trueKansas beat writer reporting KU no longer pursuing Liam. Sounds like Michigan vs UConn.
And Alabama?Kansas beat writer reporting KU no longer pursuing Liam. Sounds like Michigan vs UConn.
What? El-Amin was absolutely the primary ball handler, ahead of Ricky Moore, from day 1.Well, no, not really.
He came in and was our second scoring option behind Rip and the secondary ball handler next to Ricky. Khalid was great, but he stepped into an amazing situation.
Biggest what-if with Khalid…what if he had stuck around for one more year and got to pair with Caron for a season?
25 years ago a lot of NBA players came from inner cities. It is much much different now.They have just made incredible discoveries in this new science, they are calling it GENETICS
Kansas beat writer reporting KU no longer pursuing Liam. Sounds like Michigan vs UConn.
Yes, of course. But in addition she played D1 basketball so she probably has more knowledge of the process and is more interested. Remember how Flagg's mother, who played D1 basketball at Maine, ran her son's recruiting process? And yes, mothers should be involved in their sons' recruiting, but you don't hear much about the mother's involvement in most recruitments.No, it's because she's his mom.
That's how it works with motherhood.
Half of it is genetics.There is some crazy statistic out there for nba players having either one or both parents as former d1 or professional athletes. And it’s only growing
I posted this the other day> Kansas went all in on the Alabama guard and pretty much have him locked up and dropped out on McNeely.Kansas beat writer reporting KU no longer pursuing Liam. Sounds like Michigan vs UConn.
A kid from a former soccer team my daughter played on got a D1 scholarship to a top school this year. Last I saw her when she was 13, she was the worst on the team, unathletic too, could not run properly. Her development is not a matter of LATE growth or growing into a more adult body. She comes from a very rich family. Father has a jet. Well, she got all the training in the world, trains on her skills for many hours every day, and has translated that to a hustle mentality on the field. Good for her, works very hard. Now she gets rewarded. This is a mix of very hard work by the kid and money that won her that scholarship.It's a bit more than that too. Sons and daughters of ballers have access to great training resources from more money, parents know about skills they need to learn, kids are more likely to specialize their sport early, etc.
I coached the nephew of an NBA HOF'er and the kid wasn't particularly athletic, but he'll be playing college ball because his uncle has been paying for 1:1 training, a strength coach, and the best AAU team he could get him on since he was 7. Kid never played any other sport.