KU's Joel Embiid going pro

[OUHoops]

This time it's official. Just had his presser.

 

[steverocks35]

Top 3, possibly top 1, pick.

 

[CoachTalk]

Myles turner to KU. Shortly... Sorry fexas

 

[MercedeSooner]

Myles turner to KU. Shortly... Sorry fexas

Funny they thought they could get him at this point.

 

[TINY]

Ku hires Turners dad in 3, 2,1...

 

[Sawyer]

Turner's most recent visit was to Duke.

Are they not considered a legitimate option?

Also, is dad hiring a legitimate concern with him? 'Cause Mizzou has an opening on our staff...

 

[KCRuf/Nek]

Yet another kid that's going to have to learn to play in the NBA.

Ku hires Turners dad in 3, 2,1...

Bus driver?

 

[Sawyer]

Yet another kid that's going to have to learn to play in the NBA.



Bus driver?

You can't pull the Manning/Chalmers special anymore.

If you hire a relative, it has to be for a coaching position.

 

[coolm]

I just dont see how there is any difference between doing that and just paying a kid money to go to your school.

 

[Sawyer]

I just dont see how there is any difference between doing that and just paying a kid money to go to your school.

Assuming his dad is actually qualified for the job and the salary is comparable to other assistants, I see nothing wrong with it.

If he has no meaningful playing or coaching experience, that's a whole different scenario (but then you're giving one of four total coaching positions to a guy who contributes nothing).

I would've been absolutely fine had Mizzou hired Melvin Booker to help land his son, and I'd be perfectly fine hiring Justin Tatum to land Jayson in 2016 (top 5 kid, from St. Louis; dad played at SLU, in Europe and has won a couple state titles as a HS coach). Those are basketball guys who can contribute something (plus Melvin is a Mizzou icon). I would have even been OK with ku hiring Ronnie Chalmers had it been for a real job on the staff and not director of operations (a real job title but no clear responsibilities; easy to give him that job and have others do the work for him).

 

[Northbase]

Kentucky’s Willie Cauley-Stein…..RETURNS for his Junior year

 

[WTSooner]

Probably a good decision for him, but may not. There are suppose to be considerably more C types in the draft next year. Really this year, there is only Embiid, and maybe the kid from IU. I don't have all the names for next year, but I ready something today suggesting WCS would be lucky to be the 6-7th best center available next year.

 

[KBaden145]

Looks like Isaiah Austin is gone too.


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