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Courtesy of Jon_Lewis ‏@Jon_Lewis tweets:
...started at Cal with Jason Kidd. Moved to Kansas with Roy Williams and Paul Pierce
...wife Mindy w three children
...recruiting every day recently
...schedule brutal so far. Creighton, UNC, Middle TN, Rutgers
...Rutgers 15 out of 16 to start game - wont do that in warmups again
...not where we need to be in overall talent and depth
...trying to play fast. 2nd or leading league in scoring
...recruiting has been fantastic
...5 new recruits - Ark, Michigan, Atlanta and Shelby county
...6 scholarships available for 2014 class
...winning and relationships is what we r selling. Want local kids
...no clue where UAB will be conf wise. Still don't have a President and game plan
...multiple possibilities w implosion of Big East
...UAB image is good recruiting - pleasantly surprised at good National name
...looking for: can they play and play in the system?
...ark pt guard is extremely quick - 5'11" - undersized and a winner
...secondly - character. Third - academics - can do the work in the classroom
...totally surprised when Roy Williams came down - like a father figure
...building relationships w high school coaches is huge
...character determination - talking to recruit, talking to family, guidance counselors
...what sport drives the train? Football or basketball? Coach - we need both to b good
...Dean Smith - "Basketball is the the most important part of Univ, but it's front porch"
...social media and kids - sharing of information good and bad but here to stay
...

Thanks! Good info.

Great answers. Love the front porch analogy

(12-18-2012 09:05 AM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  Courtesy of Jon_Lewis ‏@Jon_Lewis tweets:

...no clue where UAB will be conf wise. Still don't have a President and game plan

...

I was afraid that might be the case. Sigh.

I trust Brian Mackin is playing the cards in his hand as well as he can.

[Booger is teaching Takashi poker]
Takashi: I think I've got a frush.
Booger: What the ..... is a frush?
Takashi: [showing his royal flush] A *frush*.
Booger: [showing his cards] Oh, well I've got two sevens and two sevens beats a frush.
Takashi: Oh, thank you.

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