Re: FW: FW: FW: pre-season polls

[richard l. kandell]

Just as an aside, Huggins repeatedly said that Donald Little played as well
as can be expected considering his physical limitations, and they could not
be fixed.  I always assumed that when Hugs said this he was referring to the
fact that Donald has poor hands and only partial sight in one eye (which may
have compounded the "poor hands" situation).  I'm not sure how much of a
"bust" Donald was, because I don't ever remember anyone expecting him to be
a first team consensus AA, but I guess some of us did feel he would become
more of a defensive force than he ever did.  As to the rest, Tom has it
pretty much in hand.  Obviously kids do peek after their sophomore year in
high school, especially UC recruits.  After all, how much better did Steve
Logan or Kenyon Martin get playing 4 years with Huggins.  :-)

Richard K.

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From: "Schroeder, Tom" <address@hidden>
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> OK I'll bite...
>
> B.J. - had the skills, just didn't have the will power...not a bust more
of
> a splat
> Flowers - If not for being sick last Dec./Jan. would've seen more minutes.
> Look for him to do very well this next year.  He is a good rebounder.  No
> bust here.
> Little - Being an idiot has gotten in the way of his ability.
> Dontonio was one of the best performing freshmen that UC has ever had.
> Definitely not a bust.
> Williams - was never heralded as a recruit.  Just a fill in and so there
was
> nothing to bust.
> Land - Saddest story of them all.  Again, Physically, not a bust, just
> mentally.
> Harper - Victim of UC's newly found sense of ethics.  Still a great
player.
> Just watch this year.
> Wright - A savior??  Don't remember him thought of so highly, if so then
> maybe a bust.
> Satterfield - Hardly a bust.
>
> Most of these guys are to varying degrees, head cases who had great
skills.
> Hardly makes them busts.
> Was Flint a bust when Huggs made him play point and then he got turf toe?
>
> I don't really question your point that players don't always stand up to
> what we are told to expect of them but your whole point about Chadd being
> the bust because "he's lost it".  I only saw him ranked very high before
his
> sophomore year in Athlon magazine, once.  After that he consistently was
in
> the top 50-75, which is where he landed.  But your right, a kid usually
> peeks in his skills right after his freshman year in high school.
>
> I think that this thread has lost it's legs...
>
>
>
>
> I'd be willing to put a lot of money that at least one of our four highly
> regarded recruits this year will be a bust.  I mean, it's not like it's
> never happened before, for example players just on this team alone such as
> B.J. (7-foot monster), Flowers (the greatest high school rebounder Huggins
> has ever seen?), Donald Little (uh, where do I start?), and also in years
> past such as Dontonio Wingfield (the highest ranked recruit ever for
> Huggins), Charles Williams (what a fiasco), Eugene Land (probably the most
> intense recruitment ever for Huggs, X is looking pretty good right now),
> Jerome Harper (somebody chime in with that story), Marko Wright our savior
> at PG (practiced one day?), Satterfield (Mr. clutch and I'm too good for
the
> college game), etc. etc.....
>
> By the way, if Hicks comes dressed as a cheerleader, I'll recant and make
> him my bust, he came pretty close anyway.
>
>
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> polls
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