Read article and expected a far harsher assessment than was provided. Could use a bit more seasoning is hardly a gigantic slam. It amuses me how there is a large subset of people who get frustrated by coaches giving evasive and vague answers to questions yet when a coach does give a well reasoned, meaningful answer he get criticized.
Nice to know Fred would never do this
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The writer of the article is quite the d bag himself. Free labor? The kid got a full scholarship.
The coach's word is on the line here too. NBA teams talk to coaches. If every coach had gave every kid his ringing endorsement that coach's word doesn't mean much. However, what is said in public doesn't have to be what is said privately.
Let's be honest here though, these one and done kids use the school just as the school uses them. There is no loyalty in that relationship, from either side.
The coach's word is on the line here too. NBA teams talk to coaches. If every coach had gave every kid his ringing endorsement that coach's word doesn't mean much. However, what is said in public doesn't have to be what is said privately.
Let's be honest here though, these one and done kids use the school just as the school uses them. There is no loyalty in that relationship, from either side.
Complete over reaction by the writer. I hate Boeheim, but what he said wasn't that bad. Do I think he should have said he wasn't ready physically? Probably not, that's something you say to the recruit before he declares or maybe to gm's if they ask, but not to espn.
Would you be okay with Hoiberg saying that Kane was a great leader on our team, but he may still have anger issues in light of leading the NCAAs in Ts for two years? Or that Kane is a great clutch player, but he still needs to work on his shot selection at the end of a half? Or Kane can make great moves to the basket, but he needs to draw more fouls and not throw up as many wild shots.
Hoiberg is going to say the first parts and not the last parts. That is the point of the criticism of Boeheim. It sends the wrong message to your players and recruits when you are pointing out inadequacies when talking about the NBA prospects of your players. A player's coach is only going to make public statements about the position.
