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Topic: What's wrong with next wave of basketball stars?
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catmandoo
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posted 04-24-2018 12:53 PM
The best basketball prospects in the recruiting class of 2018 have spent much of the past few weeks on the court, practicing and playing in front of the NBA scouts who swarmed postseason all-star events to get a look at the next wave of talent.
The reviews have not been kind.
NBA personnel that spoke to the Herald-Leader at McDonald’s All-American Game practices in Atlanta late last month were not overly enamored with the level of talent — and, perhaps more to the point, the level of effort — shown by the recruits who will be college freshmen next season.
Those NBA scouts followed the all-star circuit to the Jordan Brand Classic in Brooklyn the next weekend and the Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Ore., the weekend after that. Things apparently didn’t get any better.
Right about the moment the buzzer sounded on USA Basketball’s 89-76 loss to the World Select Team at the Hoop Summit, the social media onslaught began.
“No fight whatsoever from this US group, who easily could have lost by 20,” tweeted ESPN analyst Jonathan Givony. “Embarrassing to see from guys wearing a USA Basketball uniform. Needs to be more of a premium put on competitors who aren't doing people a favor by simply showing up. Bad sign looking towards the 2019 draft.”
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Bama Cat
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posted 04-24-2018 05:10 PM
Just a note of interest today. After last night's Catspys I noted not 1 of the men's basketball team received an award. I don't know when, if ever the BB team has not received at least 1 award. There were plenty for the baseball and rifle teams.
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