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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
Funny. The #8 recruit from last year comes to KU and I don't even care. He isn't necessary but he's a nice pickup obv. He is a major ball hog from what I remember at the all star games.
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I have no clue what you mean by "isn't necessary". By the time he's eligible, we could have a depleted backcourt. Mason will be gone, Graham could be. Svi could be. Vick will likely be there, then we're depending on Freshman.
Why do people assume players don't grow as people and they are going to be the same person they were out of high school? I think Newman gets more grief because he was a top target for us and chose someone else initially.
There's not one thing he's said since choosing to come here that could be construed as negative. Ball hog? He was Top 5 recruit according to Self. Led his high school team to four strait championships. Attempted the impossible by making Mississippi St fans care about basketball. All Star game? Really? A showcase game is going to be how you lay judgement?
Thorton transfers because he's getting recruited over and everybody goes nuts over him. Newman transfers because he realizes Mississippi St isn't the place that develops elites into pros, tests the NBA process to see where he stands, chooses a school that will best help him, and your judgement is ball hog and unnecessary?
Its fandom like that that gives us a bad name. Did you actually go to the school or is this just your substitute NBA program? He's a frickin' Jayhawk now! Why don't we reserve our judgment for what he actually does and say as a Jayhawk. I could give crap what his perception was two years ago. At least you could have provided something more relevant like his college reputation. Self seems to think he is pretty "necessary".