The McD AA game last night? I know his name is taboo around here…but I had not seen him play yet and curiosity got the better of me.
With that being said…Beasley was easily the best player on the court last night. I know, I know…its just the McD AA game, just a glorified all star work out, but Beasley stood head and shoulders above the rest of the pack imo. Games MVP on 9-12 shooting. Nice Stroke, very explosive, plays WAY above the rim. All of his bad qualities were on display also…takes long stretches off…makes a lot of poor decisions…plays absolutely zero defense. All in all however, he surpassed my expectations.
OJ Mayo…I think between him and Love…they have the best talent. OJ played like dog shit…threw up every thing he touched. Lots of off balance, fade away shots. He is gonna take USC to the next level…but he is gonna shoot em out of a lot of games also.
JJ Hickson played very well also…Really wish Mox could have closed the deal on him.
I never understood all the hatred towards Beasley on here; I personally think it is ridiculous.
Everyone in college basketball and here knew that Beasley was only going to come here because of Dalonte Hill. Because this was so well known it was obvious to me and should have been obvious to many people on this board that some other coach was going to hire Hill to get Beasley. That is exactly what happened. Chances are (even though he was a player here) the only reason we hired him as a coach was b/c of Beasley and his DC Assault AAU connections in the first place.
In all honesty, what good would Charlotte be for Beasley anyway? The A-10 TV contract is a joke; he would get little national attention. You think Durant would be a household name if he played in the A-10 this year? He would be known, but not nearly to the level that he is at Texas. Obviously K-State isn’t Texas, but they had a record amount of nationally televised games last season and that will continue next season.
It really annoys me how far many on this board have taken the sour grapes from his decision. I understand being disgruntled because you may feel you were taken for a ride by a recruit, but EVERYONE knew the only reason he was going to come here anyway.
[QUOTE=Charlotte2002;227963]…but EVERYONE knew the only reason he was going to come here anyway.[/QUOTE]
Actually, it was only recently that I learned that the reason Beasley was really coming to Charlotte was so that he could run around campus in his Spongebob pajamas with his trusty Sharpie in hand! :rolleyes: :biggrin:
I didnt want this to be a bash Beasley thread…and come to think about it…I dont know of too many on this board who faulted Beasley for his de-commitment…He’s a kid…with a ton of people in his ear. He has a relationship with Hill and wanted to keep that. Everyone understands that. Now Hill and Huggins…those POS can jump off a cliff for all I care.
In all honesty, what good would Charlotte be for Beasley anyway? The A-10 TV contract is a joke; he would get little national attention. You think Durant would be a household name if he played in the A-10 this year? He would be known, but not nearly to the level that he is at Texas. Obviously K-State isn't Texas, but they had a record amount of nationally televised games last season and that will continue next season.
Players the caliber of Durant, Oden, Mayo, and Beasley make their own attention…doesnt matter what school they play for. Durant is a HH name no matter if he wears a Texas, Charlotte, Bradley, or CPCC jersey. And lets not act like he spurrned Charlotte and the A-10 to go to some elitie school and confrence like Duke and the ACC. He left for K freakin State and the Big 12. Outside of Kansas, A&M, and one freak of nature in Texas…the Big 12 isnt exactly setting the college bball world on fire.
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You think Durant would be a household name if he played in the A-10 this year?
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Anybody that is touted to be the #1 overall pick in the NBA Draft is a household name, whether he plays at Texas, Iona, Savannah State, or a Division II school. He doesn’t need to go to a TV school, the media and TV will flock to him because of his talent. Whatever school Durant went to his games likely would have shown up on TV somehow. When Lebron James was a high school player his games were on TV because he was touted to be the #1 pick. That had never happened before. Averaging 25 points as freshman didn’t hurt Durant either.
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In all honesty, what good would Charlotte be for Beasley anyway? The A-10 TV contract is a joke; he would get little national attention.
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As stated above, if Beasley lives up to expectations TV will be looking to pick up more KState games. It would be the same if he came here. It may not be CBS or ABC, but some network would be after the rights to broadcast the games if there is NBA talent involved.
How many games was Durant on national TV this season? I saw him play at least 15 times. The Big 12 has a great contract with ESPN. The A-10 has none. So if we had a great OOC schedule maybe we get a game or two on national tv b/c of Beasley, but once conference play starts he is non-existent on TV. That is HUGE for exposure and no kid of his playing ability would want to lose out on that type of exposure.
When we had Rodney, we were in CUSA, we got games on ESPN a good amount. It isn’t possible for ESPN to mid-season jump on the Charlotte bandwagon and start televising games with Beasley if he was coming here. The contracts are set before the season and it is tough to fit in additional games with all the Big East / ACC / Big 10 / Big 12 games already on ESPN and all the poker.
I wasn’t implying that you were out of line in your treatment of the Beasley situation, but many on this board have been, sorry to make it seem like I was directing the comment to you.
I was wondering if anyone caught the game last night. Beasley almost won the dunk competition also. I watched most of it and all it did was frustrate. Woulda been nice to hear them say “Beasley, he’ll be playing ball under Bobby Lutz at Charlotte next year.”
[QUOTE=Charlotte2002;227980]How many games was Durant on national TV this season? I saw him play at least 15 times. The Big 12 has a great contract with ESPN. The A-10 has none.[/QUOTE]
2002, what do you think motivated the two top 150 commitments (#36 to X, #137 to Fordham) made to the A-10 this week? I’m not saying that the A-10 didn’t screw up bigtime on the TV contract, mind you.
[QUOTE=Charlotte2002;227980]How many games was Durant on national TV this season? I saw him play at least 15 times. The Big 12 has a great contract with ESPN. The A-10 has none. So if we had a great OOC schedule maybe we get a game or two on national tv b/c of Beasley, but once conference play starts he is non-existent on TV. That is HUGE for exposure and no kid of his playing ability would want to lose out on that type of exposure.
I wasn’t implying that you were out of line in your treatment of the Beasley situation, but many on this board have been, sorry to make it seem like I was directing the comment to you.[/QUOTE]
Why are you arguing about TV contracts when that had nothing to do with his decision? No one is claiming the A-10 and the Big 12 are equal. Hill was the reason Beasley went to KSU though, not conference affiliation or TV exposure.
I only watched a couple minutes of the game. The kid is definitely talented… no denying that. But he doesn’t have a good attitude, sounds like he could be a discipline problem, and is probably only a one year player. For those reasons, I don’t think him leaving was a huge loss for us. Landing him could have helped us land some other quality four year guys though… that would have been nice.
Don’t you think that TV exposure is one of the main things that Huggins was whispering in Hill’s ear to get him on his staff? If Charlotte had the same exposure as a Huggins coached KSU team, I don’t think Hill necessarily jumps ship like he did.
[QUOTE=Charlotte2002;227998]Don’t you think that TV exposure is one of the main things that Huggins was whispering in Hill’s ear to get him on his staff? If Charlotte had the same exposure as a Huggins coached KSU team, I don’t think Hill necessarily jumps ship like he did.[/QUOTE]
2002, I’m not sure that’s even on Beasley’s “radar” after reading that Washington Post piece about him. Whether Charlotte, K-State, or even the lowly Savannah State, the only reason Beasley is even going to college is because the new rules don’t allow him to jump straight to the NBA anymore. Plain and simple. TV exposure – or the lack thereof – isn’t going to keep kids like Beasley, Durant, etc. from making the pros. Surely isn’t hurting the international players.
[QUOTE=Charlotte2002;227998]Don’t you think that TV exposure is one of the main things that Huggins was whispering in Hill’s ear to get him on his staff? If Charlotte had the same exposure as a Huggins coached KSU team, I don’t think Hill necessarily jumps ship like he did.[/QUOTE]
Yeah I’m sure those things factored in to Hill’s decision. I don’t think Beasley cared that much one way or the other though… he would have followed Hill almost anywhere. He would be one and done in the A10 or the B12. In that respect, I guess TV exposure could be considered an indirect cause for losing Beasley.
[QUOTE=Charlotte2002;227998]Don’t you think that TV exposure is one of the main things that Huggins was whispering in Hill’s ear to get him on his staff? If Charlotte had the same exposure as a Huggins coached KSU team, I don’t think Hill necessarily jumps ship like he did.[/QUOTE]
TV exposure follows these recruits. Not that it’s even relevent to why he chose KSU.
[QUOTE=run49er;228006]2002, I’m not sure that’s even on Beasley’s “radar” after reading that Washington Post piece about him. Whether Charlotte, K-State, or even the lowly Savannah State, the only reason Beasley is even going to college is because the new rules don’t allow him to jump straight to the NBA anymore. Plain and simple. TV exposure – or the lack thereof – isn’t going to keep kids like Beasley, Durant, etc. from making the pros. Surely isn’t hurting the international players.[/QUOTE]
If Kevin Durant was going from HS to the NBA, he would have been a no name kind of like Dwight Howard was, even though he was the #1 pick. The average bball fan didn’t k now much about him, and many people were shocked the Magic took him over Okafor.
Because Kevin Durant went to Texas and played on national TV probably around 20 times and became a HH name, he will not only get drafted 1 or 2 overall, but will get a shoe deal that is top 5 in the league. The same wasn’t true for Howard, but may be true for Beasley because of the national TV exposure he will receive at KSU w/ Huggins and probably a major attraction for Huggins to get Hill to KSU.
This level of player is out for more than just making the league, plus the fact the guy must look at it like well I’m losing out on 1 year of NBA money by having to go to college, I better get exposure to get a great shoe deal / other endorsements when I enter the league to make up for it.
I really think Beasley would have followed Hill to St. Bonaventure.
The only thing I didn’t really like was the 80% article. Otherwise it’s pointless to resent him. He has some serious growing up to do but at least it’s in a different way than the usual Huggins player.
The great irony would be if he winds up a Bobcat. That’d be something.
I watched 5 mins of that game last night and its pushing me further from being a hoops fan in general. They said everyone of those kids shoots 3’s…then the 7-1 kid hits one. This on top of the nba, culture (tats covering ballers) and other hoops trends just dont have me in love with my once favortie pasttime. Of course I didnt follow baseball until a few years ago and now thats becoming more interesting to me (including college).
[QUOTE=ApexNiner;228024]I watched 5 mins of that game last night and its pushing me further from being a hoops fan in general. They said everyone of those kids shoots 3’s…then the 7-1 kid hits one. This on top of the nba, culture (tats covering ballers) and other hoops trends just dont have me in love with my once favortie pasttime. Of course I didnt follow baseball until a few years ago and now thats becoming more interesting to me (including college).[/QUOTE]
The game itself is a bore…Just a lot of run and shoot…no ball movement…no defense ect. I disagree about the NBA with you though, although not by much. This year is the first year in a long time that I have watched the NBA. Gotta say I have enjoyed it. The Suns and Mavs are fun as hell to watch.
[QUOTE=Charlotte2002;228020]If Kevin Durant was going from HS to the NBA, he would have been a no name kind of like Dwight Howard was, even though he was the #1 pick. The average bball fan didn’t k now much about him, and many people were shocked the Magic took him over Okafor.
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Agreed. Howard didn’t get the attention LeBron did.
[QUOTE=Charlotte2002;228020]Because Kevin Durant went to Texas and played on national TV probably around 20 times and became a HH name, he will not only get drafted 1 or 2 overall, but will get a shoe deal that is top 5 in the league. The same wasn’t true for Howard, but may be true for Beasley because of the national TV exposure he will receive at KSU w/ Huggins and probably a major attraction for Huggins to get Hill to KSU.[/QUOTE]
I disagree here. Durant became a houshold name because he was putting up 30+ on a regular basis against really good teams and he became a headliner on SportsCenter for that reason. If he had been scoring 10 ppg, nobody would have given a darn, TV or no TV. If he averages 30+ at LIU with that talent, somebody puts the game on TV and you still se him on SportsCenter regularly.
ESPN may not be able to adjust their contracts, but other outlets probably could add games if they wanted to. Money talks, and if a network thought they would get a big audience by adding college games with NBA prospects in them, they wouldn’t hesitate to add games however they legally could (i.e. whether or not that conference already had a contract but was not televising that particular game).