Love for Millsap

"A good one is developing in Ruston, Louisiana. Paul Millsap is only a freshman at Louisiana Tech but is averaging 14.1 points and 12.5 rebounds per game, and..."

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[rphdawg]

-A good one is developing in Ruston, Louisiana. Paul Millsap is only a freshman at Louisiana Tech but is averaging 14.1 points and 12.5 rebounds per game. He has a lot of improvement to make yet, as his offensive game is a work in progress, and he gets a lot of points on rebound baskets because he has such an incredible nose for the ball. He had 16 points and 15 rebounds in the Bulldogs’ 67-60 loss to Hawaii, and his upside is tremendous. Since he’s “only” 6-7, though, he shouldn’t have to worry about the NBA trying to get its greasy hands on him just yet.



-Of course, Louisiana Tech may have to fight more than the pros to keep its hands on Millsap. Read something very disturbing in Sports Illustrated last week in a short blurb about Western Carolina sniper Kevin Martin. Catamounts coach Steve Shurina talked about having to re-recruit Martin after his freshman season because coaches from bigger programs were making it very clear to Martin that they wouldn’t mind having him play for them. Um, excuse me, but isn’t that tampering? And, according to NCAA rules, isn’t it illegal? That’s a rhetorical question, because it is absolutely illegal, and it’s something the NCAA needs to start cracking down on.

[Dawg04]

Also there was the kid who transferred from Western Kentucky to Kentucky and is playing this year I believe.

[rustydawg]

Patrick Sparks transferred from W. Kentucky to UK, but is sitting out this year. I believe he'll have two years of elegibility left starting next year. UK could have used him this year to help with their depth problems. This is the first time in years they have had a depth problem.

[b_hoss_mac]

Sparks left when Felton left. He was recruited by Tubby out of high school, but I don't know if he was even offered a scholarship. They signed a couple of big-time players nationally, and Sparks was just a big-time player locally. But when Felton decided to leave, Sparks was blowing up. So he decided to take his game to the next level too — the SEC.