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Gerry, next time you talk to Raja Bell, ask him if he thinks Kobe had lateral quickness, could he elevate and shoot from the perimeter, could he get over the rim and contest guys six inches taller than him for the ball.

I never knew Kobe wanted to kick Tim Thomas' ass because Thomas was ranked higher than him in high school before this. Better than I ever knew. Mofos can't compare.

Raja Bell on the left here.

Listening to Bobby and Gerry praise Castiglione makes me wonder why I went to Texas. Criminals never won a title without cheating, and they know it. Wilkinson and Switzer made Mao look like an angel. Who cares what criminals do while they are cheating their ass off?

Michigan ain't got Arch. We do.

This isn't exactly fair, but it's the NBA. Gerry, next time you talk to Raja Bell, ask him if Kobe had lateral quickness. Could he elevate and shoot from the perimeter? Was he technically skilled? Could he shoot quickly? Could he ball fake and move quickly? Could he beat guys who were six inches taller than him for the ball over rim? Could he face up in the post? Could he play back to the basket in the post? Could he face up or play back to the basket anywhere on the court? Could he do these things at 6'6" 210? With guys much taller and stronger than him?

It's not gonna. Doesn't mean they won't lose recruits they promised money they can't deliver. Let me know when those schools will win a natty before Texas.

Is Arch faster than Vince?

Up studying the market. Reminds me of talking to Canadians and Frenchies about Cormac McCarthy in the early days of the internet in 1996. French Canadians: "The judge is purely satirical." "The judge is the god of universe, goobers. Doesn't matter that you don't like it."

You may be right. I consider elite lateral quickness and skill to be a pretty big deal in basketball. I didn't mention Martin. I said Richard. Further, an elite trait or two won't guarantee NBA success, but it's sure hard to get to the NBA without something elite. Again, I didn't see Duru elevate and shoot from the perimeter. All set shots. Didn't see him go over the rim fighting for the ball. Didn't see him shoot or drive quickly. He could be a decent college player without that.

I'd say four. Clayton had elite skill. Condon and Chenyilu played above the rim in the post, especially on defense. Richard could get up, shoot, and power his was to the basket with quickness. Maybe Duru can do something like that. I just didn't see it. I didn't see a single jump shot. Didn't see him go above rim level for a rebound. Didn't see any kind of burst or ball quickness. I sure hope he has some of it.

I didn't see what I would consider NBA upside. Looks more like a rotational piece to me. Perhaps the raw development tools are there if he has the work ethic and determination.

After watching some Duru film, I was a little disappointed. Open set shots and plodding drives. Didn't see any signs of elite athleticism. Hope he has it.

There's no way of knowing how this will definitively play out. It's never a good a idea to risk years of problems for a small time, potential gain. We're talking high school recruits.

Full on bag game is what some are effectively doing now with "illegal" promises and payments. We have stubborn administrators refusing to admit that the only way to get a handle on this is to make high value athletes employees and negotiate deals. It doesn't matter if they don't like it.

Are there penalties in place for punishing this kind of activity? If the hammer isn't dropped on this kind of stuff, it won't stop.

To further elaborate: I must have read and taught James Madison's Federalist 10 to students over a hundred times. Of course, Madison wrote the US Constitution. I spent countless hours explaining that, contrary to popular media, the foundation of the US was not based on anthropological egalitarianism, i.e. "equality." Rather it was grounded in property as the necessary practical consequence of cognitive hierarchy. "The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of property originate, is not less an insuperable obstacle to a uniformity of interests. The protection of these faculties is the first object of government. From the protection of different and unequal faculties of acquiring property, the possession of different degrees and kinds of property immediately results; and from the influence of these on the sentiments and views of the respective proprietors, ensues a division of the society into different interests and parties." A student asked me if I could "show" them what this meant. My response was that history shows it, but there isn't an image or series of images that communicates its truth if you don't understand the conceptual basis of its truth.

Concepts, boys, concepts. The concept is more important than the image.

Randy White.

Grant Hill says the best player he ever played against was Kobe, not Jordan.

Fat boy Luka and Grandpa LeBrick are out of favor with new owner Walter. Thank god. Can't let stupid Mavs fans and hype rule. Package both and get real title winning players. Gotta fire Pelinka find a real GM.

For the LeBrick lovers out there, like CJ. Looking at all time stats. Kareem has a higher career free throw percentage than LeBrick. That's a 7'2" gangly center who is a better all around shooter than a 6'8" forward. Skill matters.