Re: Any word on McClain?

[dfairchild]

While the door was not closed when Aaron McGhee left, I think it is very,
very rare that a player returns after being asked to leave.

I've always thought that the wrong decision was to run off McGhee and not
Eugene Land.  Without 20/20 hindsight, I thought they had similar size and
games, but McGhee was able to get more playing time as a freshman than Land
did.  Further, he seemed to have a deeper intensity when he played than
Land.  I really liked McGhee as a player and thought he would develop well
as a player.  With 20/20 hindsight, given Land's career vs. McGhee, it is
clear which one should have been kept.

I asked Mike DeCoursy about this decision. He said that the Huggins kept
Land because he was a local player.  DeCoursy felt that if he ran of Land,
it would set back his relationships with area coaches, supporters, and
players.

Go Cats!
DF



-----Original Message-----
From: address@hidden
[mailto:address@hidden Behalf Of Jonathan Breiner
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 7:39 AM
To: UC Basketball Forum
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Any word on McClain?


I disagree completely.  I watched a dozen games over his two years and he
never played defense.  He scored 1000 and his player he guarded scored 1250.
He would not have scored over 500 here unless he learned better defense.

When Huggins let him go, the hope/thought was that he would go and work on
defense and rebounding, but he pretty much stuck to his game which is one
reason he did not come back (the door was not necessarily closed).

I think he had some off court issues also, but I admit to a foggy memory
there.  I just don't think it was anywhere near a "mistake".  Especially
when you factor in how close DJ brought the Bearcats to the championship
(had KM stayed healthy).

Jon


----- Original Message -----
From: "Enos Pennington" <address@hidden>
To: "UC Basketball Forum" <address@hidden>
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Any word on McClain?


McGhee went to Vincennes not Cincy State. It proved to be a major
mistake by Huggins as McGhee scored 1000 points in his two seasons at
Oklahoma including a 16.0 average his senior year when he led Oklahoma
to the Final Four.



Enos Pennington


-----Original Message-----
From: address@hidden
[mailto:address@hidden Behalf Of Holdheide, Brad
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 7:49 AM
To: UC Basketball Forum
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Any word on McClain?


Aaron "Ace" McGhee transferred to Cincy State then to Oklahoma and this
opened up a slot for DeMarr Johnson.  Good move on UC's part as DeMarr
filled the missing shooting guard slot which was the last piece of the
puzzle for a championship run.  Worked out well for Ace as he flourished
at Oklahoma where they ended up having several great years while he was
there.


-----Original Message-----
From: address@hidden
[mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of Linda Menard
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 7:18 AM
To: UC Basketball Forum
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Any word on McClain?

Calhoun intimated he would consider opening his roster for recruits.   I

think it stinks.  Just as I thought it did when Huggins did it a few
years
back to one of his guys.  Can't remember the kid's name, but I think he
went
to a TX school, maybe OK and had a fine career there.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Brent Wyrick" <address@hidden>
To: "'UC Basketball Forum'" <address@hidden>
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 11:57 PM
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Any word on McClain?


> Here's the link:
http://www.uconnhuskies.com/AllStories/MBasketball/2007/03/20/20070320.h
tml
> Personally I think the same as many other people. Calhoun plays dirty.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: address@hidden
> [mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of Justin Tubbs
> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 10:42 PM
> To: UC Basketball Forum
> Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Any word on McClain?
>
> Eaves just decided to transfer from UConn so they now have a
scholarship
> opened up.
>
> address@hidden wrote:  According to Rivals he has Cincy, Uconn,
Tenn.
> and Florida still on his list
> and I don't think any of the teams have scholarships left to give. So
> unless
>
> someone unexpectedly declares for the draft, has their scholarship
taken
> away or just kicked off a team he won't be going to any of his target
> schools.
> Lets just hope Mick has some tricks up his sleeves and can get it
done.
> Bryan
>
>
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