Roscoe Smith Picks Connecticut Over Georgetown and Duke

lubick is technically in the 50s according to rivals

but in general. NO.

but… think about what the class of 2004 did which had no name recruits (green, wallace, hibbert) versus the class of 2006 which had two major recruits (macklin and summers)

does jt3 get the most out of under-the-radar players?

talk amongst yourselves.

What’s your booster level itsallthatmatters? Time to pony up like OldHoya or we’re never going to land any top flight kids.

im reading david falk’s book (which is unbearably self-promoting and repetitive – i do not recommend)

falk mentions the uconn, duke and gtown programs during the discussion of one specific recruit:

“… He told me a story of a player in New York named Charlie Villanueva. His AAU coach wanted Charlie to attend UConn for one or two years, and then go to the NBA. But the AAU coach knew that Jim Calhoun was represented by an agent named Jeff Schwartz, who also represents NBA players.

Like many college coaches who have agents who also represent NBA players, Calhoun obviously felt Jeff had done a good job for him and he recommended that most of his players consider Jeff. So this AAU coach called up Calhoun and said, “I’d like to give you Charlie for one year. But I have a problem. I know at the end of that time you are going to recommend Charlie sign with Jeff Schwartz. I don’t want him to go to Schwartz. I want him to go with an agent I select. I’m going to give you Villanueva, but if you have him go with Schwartz, you will never get another player from my program.”

If that AAU coach had said this to Coach K or John Thompson, the response would have been: “Thank you. I hear what you are saying and I have only two words for you: Screw you. Don’t tell me how to run my program.”

Where did Villaneuva end up?

funny you should mention boone, since i just got back from watching his nets lose to the hornets.

boone sucked in limited minutes.

good luck roscoe.