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[Chuck Norris]

Armoni is signing with Buffalo.

[IUPalum]

That will help his family, travel-wise, too.

I think he could have went more high-profile but then may have been a 10-12 mpg player.

Buffalo is a pretty good program.


Well, anyway, when is Fred Mulbah arriving at the KCAC?

The conference for the most part is close for them. I would think he'll get about 25 minutes a game there.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

He'll get a lot of run there but I just don't think it helps is stock playing in that conference!

That will help his family, travel-wise, too.

I think he could have went more high-profile but then may have been a 10-12 mpg player.

Buffalo is a pretty good program.


Well, anyway, when is Fred Mulbah arriving at the KCAC?

[IUPalum]

Armoni is signing with Buffalo.

He'll get a lot of run there but I just don't think it helps is stock playing in that conference!

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Armoni is signing with Buffalo.

[boatcapt]

Sadly "flash before fundamentals" is now a part of a good deal of the national culture including writing, music, art, business and, of course, sports. My guess it's only going to get worse.

Everybody want's their 15 minutes of fame. On the basketball court you get that fame by thunder dunks and "breaking your opponent's ankles" in the open court. Doesn't matter if it takes a full season of trying, as long as you can put together a fire 5 minute sizzle tape of you dunking and taking the ball to the hole that will draw thousands of Twitter and YouTube likes...THAT'S what it's all about!!! You certainly don't get that from defense, sound fundamentals and popping short, unspectacular jumpers from the elbow. Those ain't going to generate nearly enough likes so why even bother.

[NWFanatic]

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[CALUPA69]

I went to a big AAU tourney with teams from many midwest states. Few team concepts were on display. Mostly 1 on 1 or 2 man offense. I asked a coach that I knew at a break, "Does AAU have a rule forbidding full court press pressure?"

He laughed and said that he only knew of 1 team that presses- from Cincinnati area.

It was a shame to see such gifted athletes with such a limited understanding of the game and who make fundamental errors.

Sadly "flash before fundamentals" is now a part of a good deal of the national culture including writing, music, art, business and, of course, sports. My guess it's only going to get worse.

[Columbuseer]

Perhaps, although a lot of the D1 players who attend camps and play AAU ball still seem to has some noticeable holes in their game. Any kid who can learn to shoot a consistent pull-up jump shot at the elbow should be able to pick up a lot of extra points these days.

I went to a big AAU tourney with teams from many midwest states. Few team concepts were on display. Mostly 1 on 1 or 2 man offense. I asked a coach that I knew at a break, "Does AAU have a rule forbidding full court press pressure?"

He laughed and said that he only knew of 1 team that presses- from Cincinnati area.

It was a shame to see such gifted athletes with such a limited understanding of the game and who make fundamental errors.

[Ship69]

Unless the parents can afford the pricey camps especially common for basketball players. If the kids pay attention in these surroundings, they will catch the eyes of those few remaining college coaches who still value game intelligence and effort over only flashy stats.

Perhaps, although a lot of the D1 players who attend camps and play AAU ball still seem to has some noticeable holes in their game. Any kid who can learn to shoot a consistent pull-up jump shot at the elbow should be able to pick up a lot of extra points these days.

[CALUPA69]

Unless the parents can afford the pricey camps especially common for basketball players. If the kids pay attention in these surroundings, they will catch the eyes of those few remaining college coaches who still value game intelligence and effort over only flashy stats.

[Ship69]

So good that they forgot what defense was.

[Columbuseer]

You really hate everything outside of small college basketball, don't you? LOL

Hate is a strong, often misused word. It is often used in the fallacy of the false dichotomy, which is very prevalent today- if you disagree with X, then you hate X.

But it does seem quite obvious that d1 basketball is corrupt and exploits athletes.

I like:

• Gonzaga
• Golden State
• Unselfish play
• Brilliant pass or assist over a dunk
• High basketball IQs
• Schools that are not corrupt and have meaningful majors for their athletes.
• Equal opportunity for gifted athletes to possibly make it to the professional ranks, regardless of their SAT scores; i.e., decouple d1 from colleges and recognize it for what it is - a minor league. Replace recruiting with a draft and salary cap. Give them something like a GI bill to go to college or trade school of their choice after 5 years. Only usa ties post secondary athletics to college attendance. That would get rid of much of the corruption.

[IUPalum]

The D1 game gets knocked ... but the Duke vs Carolina game in the Final Four was one of the best games I've ever seen.

So good that they forgot what defense was.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

The D1 game gets knocked ... but the Duke vs Carolina game in the Final Four was one of the best games I've ever seen.