Never said they would or should be asked.
Scenario: 2011-212 schollies:
Czyz (Sr)
MP1 (Sr)
Dawkins (Jr)
MP2 (Jr)
Kelly (Jr)
Barnes (So)
Irving (So)
Curry (So)
Hairston (So)
Thornton (So)
We offer the bigs and they accept:
Miller (Fr)
MP3 (Fr)
Leaving Rivers and Beal and one scholarship.
Could Doc and Austin, knowing the score, even though they know Austin would get the schollie, OFFER to walk-on for a year to give Austin a chance to play with Beal?
the only offers we have on the table for '11 and beyond is miller, and tokoto, correct? with the aspirations of adding rivers in '11, correct?
Doc's contract coming up for renewal? Currently runs through 2010-2011, at $5.5 mil/yr. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3579039
Wonder if Steve Pagliuca's negotiations with Doc will coincide with Austin's decision?
Could be an extra year at $6 mil + on the line ...
really, this is just kidding!
Well, that's not what it appears from the article (which I'm requoting below after bolding the parts that state that EB and GH spoke directly with Austin).
...Sixers forward Elton Brand spent a significant amount of time talking to the young Rivers after the Celtics’ win against Philadelphia on Tuesday.
...“Well, it’s like family with Grant,” he said of his former player. “He’s come to a couple of (Austin’s) AAU games. He went out on the court to see him. Obviously, it’s a strong pitch when it comes from Grant Hill.”
Last edited by JBDuke; 11-09-2009 at 11:32 AM. Reason: edited for copyright concerns
Sounds like DOC is on board
Kedsy, there has to be a difference between a university's coach setting up a meeting between alumni and prospective recruits and a recruit's father doing the same thing, especially when he is involved in the basketball business.
Last edited by JaMarcus Russell; 11-08-2009 at 09:07 PM.
Well, I assume so or they wouldn't be so open about it. But I was wondering what exactly that difference was, or if anybody knew the actual rule, because I was always under the impression that contact between a recruit and an alum was strictly forbidden. For example, would it be OK if the parent of a Michigan recruit set up a meeting with Ed Martin? Where's the line?
Yeah, I must have just missed that part where it said EB was talking to "young" Rivers after the game. The previous reports said he had talked to Doc, not Austin. Maybe this article just got the facts wrong on that one? Isn't Austin in Florida right now anyway? I don't know...