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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 04-16-2014, 01:44 PM:

This guy is and always has been bad news and why we would even think about recruiting him with his past is really strange no matter how good he is.

Despite everything that has happened to Pollard, it hasn't scared off potential suitors. Pollard returning to Alabama isn't an option, according to White, but he could land back in the SEC.

Missouri, Kentucky and Troy are three schools after the talented forward, but Pollard hasn't set up visits with any schools. White says he met with Pollard last week and talked recruiting, but that it's anyone's guess to where he ends up.

"Everybody is trying to call and text me to try to get involved," White said. "Out of high school, he waited until the very end. I wouldn't be surprised if he (did) that again."

Pollard will have until May 21 to sign a binding letter of intent with a Division-I school, though he could ultimately wait and enroll at a school without a letter of intent. The former Mr. Basketball certainly has the talent to be successful at a high level of college basketball, but his junior college coach believes he needs to work on his perimeter skills in order to have better success than he did at Alabama.

"Ball-handling is going to be his key if he's going to play high-major basketball," he said. "He can't be 6-8, 200 pounds and play inside. He has to have a perimeter, mid-ranged kind of game. To be a factor at that level, his game has to continue to improve from a perimeter aspect. But he's a first-class athlete…they don't come much more athletic than Devonta Pollard."

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Posted by Ol' Blue (Member # 2317) on 04-16-2014, 04:28 PM:

Wasn't he involved with some kind of kidnapping scheme with his mom? Then he testified against her? I don't know about this one.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 04-17-2014, 11:40 AM:

Ol Blue, exactly he has had his problems but hopefully he will turn his life around. He is as talented as they come and would benefit with Cal's no nonsense policy. Whatever he decides to do I hope he makes good use of it and turns out to be a productive person.

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 04-17-2014, 08:07 PM:

You got to remember that Cal has a second chances policy as well. I'm not sure he's what we need but you never can tell which direction Cal will take with some of these boys!

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 04-17-2014, 09:00 PM:

If Cal does take Pollard you can bet he is coming in with a rule that one mistake means your out the door. He will not give him any slack and he shouldn't.