today's announcement by marcus lee that he will enter the nba draft included the comment that "i've gotten a lot of feedback and people were saying i was hesitant and didn't have confidence in my offensive game...but i do have an offensive skill set that was prominent in high school and in aau ...i am just working on getting that back again now and looking forward to showing that to nba teams"
so lee wasted 3 years in lexington almost never getting fed the ball & as a result his only offensive skill at this time is the offensive rebound & put back...he's told coach cal he's not gonna come back & that he intends to leave without a degree as a college drop out...that's a lot of pressure on him to perform with no safety net, he can thank you his dumb azz older bro bryan & bryan's friend (who works security for the gap when he's not offering opinions for an online nba draft site) for his current predicament
during marcus lee's final in home visit in antioch with the cal staff, mike montgomery became agitated when bryan constantly talked **** about cal's graduation rates for black student athletes using outdated information, they were pushing an anti cal agenda to marcus (who was open to cal) & mrs lee (who preferred her son stay home for college so she could attend his games at berkeley)...travis decuire stayed for an hour after the montgomerys left & tried to do damage control but it was too late, the home visit was a fiasco
marcus lee is a good kid with pretty good high school grades (3.3 gpa) & academic ambition that could've flourished at the world's #1 public university in the world with his moms (and bro) at every home game...now he's facing an uncertain future as a college drop out with a limited offensive skill set that hasn't been developed that will be a major liability with most (but perhaps not all) nba organizations
the story of marcus lee is an cautionary tale for jordan brown, coach cal doesn't always tell it straight up
Shocky1;842391431 said:
you like sitting on your azz for the half the game in his new platoon scheme with a dozen mcdonalds all americans sharing one basketball & the bench...the guy selling cokes at rupp is gonna get more action than 6'8" marcus lee (of course practicing is way more important in terms of nba skills development & fun than actually playing in basketball games according to some street agents)
ivan rabb's 5 finalists are cal, kentucky (tripping to lexington sunday & monday's blue/white scrimmage), arizona, kansas (november 7th) & ucla
coach cal is all business (he doesn't even pretend he's interested in any personal relationship with you) & emphasized the following key factors of the kentucky nba development factory during ivan's official visit:
*****playing 14-19 minutes per game will prepare you for the nba & coming off the bench cold
*****sharing playing time & one basketball with a dozen mcdonald all americans that all ruthlessly want your valuable playing time is an authentic replication of the cruel nba biz...the strongest predators will win out in the long run
*****the uber lux kentucky basketball dorms which are designed to minimize a player's unnecessary interactions with college students...if you wanna see students, you'll see them bundled up & lining up in the snow 3 hours before your games at rupp
*****an unlimited # of twitter followers & groupies
*****the state of the art kentucky basketball std health clinic which is open 24/7
*****seminars on important nba topics like the proper stowing of firearms in your vehicle for your personal safety
*****a reaffirmation that "reading books and **** like that is a total waste of time" in preparing yourself for the nba draft
*****financial advice re: the economic dangers of giving back too much to your high school & community instead of funneling money into your lavish nba cribs mansion with a tricked out game room
*****criminal defense firm near campus with experienced barristers "in case some bitch gets out of line"...you are legally entitled to a strong pimp hand at the trap house
*****the benefits of distance (2,382 miles from oakland to lexington) in order to "block out distractions like your mom & younger brother"
coach cal is the man#
business decision#