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PKM said:
Allow me to share something about Shabazz that may change some minds.. and may not.

'Bazz is known as a very hard worker.. gym rat. HIGH motor and entirely driven. Unfortunately some of these kids aren't well represented by their parents and 'handlers' begin to emerge. Sometimes this leads to too many telling the kid want they want to hear.. 'you're the best.. you should be getting more minutes'.. etc.

Other times there are shady dealings ('Bazz' dad negotiating a contract with Adidas for 'Bazz' sister who would NEVER have gotten a contract if not for being the sister of..

Some kids totally buy in to their own hype, to varying degrees. Renardo Sidney stopped working.. everyone told him he already arrived.. he felt entitled to all the money and fame without the work. There are way too many others that fit this description.

As for 'Bazz, he bought into it to the extent that he thinks he should be 'the guy.' That's bad.. it can cause chemistry problems, etc. But 'Bazz never stopped wanting it. Never stopped loving the game and wanting to win. That's why I think he should be taken top3.. he has overcome more than he has fallen for his own hype.

When Calipari was recruiting him. Cal once said (PRIVATELY), I love the kid, love the talent, but there's just too much baggage/too much entourage. He went on to say that sometimes the kids ask for it but other times it's purely the parents/handlers. Cal was convinced 'Bazz was a great kid and basketball player that was more unknowingly being sucked off of..

tifwiw
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One question. Was it Bazz's decision to go to UCLA? Or didn't Calipari want him?
 
UGLI baby said:
U serious?

Theres two types of recruits in this world.

Those that Cal wants and gets, and those that Cal never wanted.
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Well that's my point. If at the end of the day Cal didn't want him, isn't that the bottom line? I mean it's not like UK had a star studded team this year and couldn't find time for Bazz.

No matter how much talent you have in the world, if you can't be coached or don't play nice with others or can't spell T-E-A-M, is he worth it?
 
Hotttnickkk said:
One question. Was it Bazz's decision to go to UCLA? Or didn't Calipari want him?
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Cal wanted and recruited 'Bazz. However, Cal had a sit down and told pops that he will not be running the show and that 'Bazz will have to earn every minute on the court, etc.
When Cal said this to 'Bazz he LOVED it.. but dad didn't like it one bit.

Pops told 'Bazz to select UCLA (an Adidas school and proximity to handlers). I can't say much more than this, but there are a lot of people that think pops is douche.

@Numb.. I said what I did in post #8499 tongue-in-cheek. Sometimes these kids are really good kids but get polluted.. only to have grown men label them a douche.. when we're often douches ourselves. Nawtimean?
 
Hotttnickkk said:
Well that's my point. If at the end of the day Cal didn't want him, isn't that the bottom line? I mean it's not like UK had a star studded team this year and couldn't find time for Bazz.

No matter how much talent you have in the world, if you can't be coached or don't play nice with others or can't spell T-E-A-M, is he worth it?
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Yes, we should all live our lives by the book of Cal.
 
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