RE: New Recruit

[Bryan Sherman]

I agree with two caveats:

1. Do we have an ex-NBA player who would want to be on the staff? Money is an
issue among others.
2. Can he coach? Just because your a player, doesn't mean you can coach. I can't
see Huggins window-dressing with a coach with NBA experience who is not an
asset otherwise.

It's kind of like the pleas for a point guard... does one exist that wants to
come here, and can he add value.


Quoting "Holdheide, Brad" <address@hidden>:
> "Then they've got an ex-NBA star- Reggie Theus. He scored 18,000 points and
> he had a lot of assists also, so that's another big thing," said Eaton when
> asked of his interest in Louisville. "Their background is NBA. So, that's
> one of the reasons why they are up and then another reason is I like how
> they let their guards play."
>
>
> Seems like my suggestion a week or two ago to hire a former UC & NBA player
> like Corie Blount is a valid one.
>
> Face it, all the above average kids these days have their eyes firmly
> planted on the NBA and college is only a formality to get them to that next
> level.  Any way a school can associate themselves with the NBA can almost
> only be a plus.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harris, Derek C [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 12:14 PM
> To: 'address@hidden'
> Subject: [UC Basketball] New Recruit
>
> Do we have any info on Byron Eaton.  Rivals
> is reporting that Cincy & L'ville are his
> two favorites.  I have also heard that
> we are recruiting his high school teammate
> Gary Flowers.  Both are rated in the top
> 50 in the country according to Rivals.  This
> is what I got from them.
>
> Ranked in the Top 50 in the class of 2005 and one of the top players in the
> state of Texas, Byron Eaton of Dallas' Lincoln High School put on an
> impressive performance Friday night at the Tournament of Champions in North
> Carolina. CardinalSports.com's Howie Lindsey caught up with the 5-11,
> 210-pound point guard after the game to get an updated list of his favorite
> colleges.
>
>
> Rivals.com
>
> Dallas point guard Byron Eaton led the Mustangs to a victory Friday night
> against Team Richmond.
> "Basketball, right now it is Louisville, Cincinnati, Oklahoma State, Georgia
> Tech and K-State," Eaton said after his game on the court of Wilson
> Recreation Center on Duke University's campus.
>
> Eaton's list also includes hometown school SMU, rounding out the top six
> programs that are currently vying for his future commitment.
>
> "Louisville and Cincinnati are the top two," Eaton said when asked if any
> particular schools stand out above the crowd.
>
> Eaton plans to take the SAT exam on June 5 near his home in Dallas. After
> taking the standardized test, Eaton would be available to take college
> visits. Eaton said he previously had a visit scheduled to Louisville about
> June 15, but he'd like to reschedule the visit for the fall during classes.
>
> "I want to take all my visits in the fFall so I can get with the team, you
> know what I'm saying? I want to see how everything is," Eaton explained. "I
> don't want to take it in the summer when everybody is gone because then I'm
> just there with the coaches. I want to see my (potential)teammates and see
> who is going to be there when I get there and who isn't."
>
> Eaton mentioned Rick Pitino's experience in the professional ranks with the
> Knicks and Celtics as one of the factors leading to his interest in
> Louisville.
>
> "Then they've got an ex-NBA star- Reggie Theus. He scored 18,000 points and
> he had a lot of assists also, so that's another big thing," said Eaton when
> asked of his interest in Louisville. "Their background is NBA. So, that's
> one of the reasons why they are up and then another reason is I like how
> they let their guards play."
>
> Eaton mentioned that Lincoln High School (N.Y.) point guard Sebastian
> Telfair's decision to declare for the 2004 NBA draft raised Louisville's
> chances. Eaton was also impressed with Cincinnati head coach Bob Huggins,
> citing Huggins and staff as a primary reason for his intense interest in the
> Bearcats.
>
> "I just like Cincinnati's coaching staff and their game right now- they need
> a point guard also," said Eaton. "I mean, both of them (Cincinnati and
> Louisville) told me that I could come in and start, but that it is up to me
> if I start. They said if you come in, you can start, but if you don't work
> hard you are going to be at the end of the bench. I like that, I don't want
> anything given to me, I want to have to work for it."
>
> Eaton has an extremely quick crossover and passes well in transition,
> including a couple of cross-court bullets Friday night to fast-breaking
> teammates.
>
> "Byron Eaton is probably one of the most competitive, hard-nosed point
> guards around," Dallas Mustangs assistant coach Al Johnson said Friday
> night. "He led his team to the State Championship game this year as a
> junior. He won the State Championship as a freshman starter."
>
> Eaton and the Mustangs won the championship of the Saint Louis (Mo.)
> Invitational in the 17-and-under division last weekend.
>
> "He's just a complete player and nobody can get to the basket as well as he
> can and finish at the rim," Johnson said. "Last week, he shut Brandon Rush
> down with six points in the half up in Saint Louis. He's a big time player
> on a big time level and he is one of the top players in Texas right now."
>
> Eaton and the Mustangs got a workout against Team Richmond, putting the game
> away very late. Stay logged on to CardinalSports.com and the Rivals.com
> network for more updates on Byron Eaton from the Tournament of Champions.
> Thx D/Taylor Mill
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brett Pappas [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 8:34 PM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Site problems?
>
>
> Should be fixed now.
> --Brett
>
> From: oleskl <address@hidden>
>
> > > Reply-To: address@hidden
> > > To: address@hidden
> > > Subject: [UC Basketball] Site problems?
> > > Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 21:28:37 -0700 (PDT)
> > >
> > > I haven't been able to pull up any of the recruiting
> > > stories for the past 2 days. The headlines come up
> > > fine, but when I click on the Full Story link I get an
> > > error page.