Questions.... Thoughts.....

[agw0038]

I was just thinking.... HOW DID MICHAEL BEASLEY END UP AT K-STATE? its just weird to me that the potential number 1 selection in the upcoming NBA draft played his college days at Kansas State of all places. Maybe he was recruited by Huggins before he left for the West Virginia, but why not try to bring a kid like that along for ride? It makes perfect sense with a player like Derrick Rose going to Memphis, given his past, but Michael Beasley to Kansas State? It just doesn't add up to me.

Another Thought....

We all know that one "1-year" rule really helps out college basketball but, does it help out smaller basketball programs like UNT? Imagine if players had to go to school for at least four years. Would that strengthen are chances of getting higher caliber players are weaken it? That being asked, i believe it will probably help our program because of the simple fact that because all of the high school talent must go to college for four years to go to the NBA, we will see a filter down effect. The players who would have normally gotten full rides to UNC, DUKE, or UCLA might end going to West Virginia, USC, Miami; and then all the players who would have went to lower tier power schools end going to mid-majors and so on and so forth. Of Course the Nation's elite basketball players, regardless of any rules in place, more than likely going to end up with the big boys anyways. So perhaps this would only apply to players who would ride the pine at places like UNC or Duke but be stars at West Virginia, USC, Miami and be worshiped at places Davidson(Curry), or Western Kentucky(Lee).

Thoughts? Opinions?

[untbowler]

Beasley was recruited by Huggins before WVU hiked their skirt to Huggins, who left like a horny drunk college kid. Beasley much to his character remained true to his commitment and stayed.

[CMJ]

Basically what bowler said. Huggins is a helluva recruiter and a damn fine coach. And Beasley was a real trooper staying with the program after Huggins left town.

As for the 1 year rule and schools like us....I think it can cut both ways really. To be honest it kinda works both ways for upper tier schools too.

[Quoner]

Beasley was recruited by Huggins before WVU hiked their skirt to Huggins, who left like a horny drunk college kid. Beasley much to his character remained true to his commitment and stayed.

Before we wax nostalgic on the class and character of Mr. Beasley....follow the trail that got him there:

2007

http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/category/nc...sleys-decision/

http://sectionsix.blogspot.com/2007/04/k-state-saga.html

There was a good SI story a few months ago that recaps it all nicely: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writ...09/beasley0114/

[Green Guy Bass]

Kids that spend 1 year in college don't come to UNT to play basketball - yet.....if JJ keeps digging up talent in recruiting and piling up 20 win seasons, a great player will eventually come along one would think. This is a school where players play and stay 4 years, or having a jc transfer play 1 or 2 - like most mid majors. Nothing wrong with having good character guys who value playing at this level and getting a solid education. That builds a quality program which has been pretty nice to experience over the past few years. I hope that we could get a player so good he would be one and done at UNT, but we are not quite there yet.

And yes, Huggings is a great recruiter. A bit of a used car salesman, but a good recruiter.