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Koufos’ HS Coach Takes Rip At OSU’s Thad Matta

Posted by Signal to Noise on Jun. 30, 2008, 1:45pm

It’s a somewhat predictable pattern: when there is friction between a big-time college coach and a big-time prospect, it usually doesn’t come to the surface until that player bolts for the professional ranks. Sometimes it comes through a surrogate. Kosta Koufos, now the first-round pick of the Utah Jazz, is now embroiled in a bit of this, as his high school coach is knocking his college coach for not using him well.

The CANTON REPOSITORY has GlenOak HS coach Jack Greynolds, Jr. calling Ohio State coach Thad Matta “clueless” because he believes Matta didn’t use Koufos properly on the offensive end.

Point Guard Prospect To Play Across The Pond?

Posted by Signal to Noise on Jun. 21, 2008, 4:00pm

Incoming Arizona freshman Brandon Jennings is expected in summer school next week to shore up his status before hitting the court as Lute Olson’s choice to replace the one-and-done Jerryd Bayless, who’s expected to be a lottery pick. Thing is, Jennings hasn’t quite cleared the standardized test bar with the SAT.

So, if he doesn’t hurdle it on his third try taking the exam, ESPN’s Andy Katz reports the likely one-and-done star will try heading overseas to earn a few Euros for a year before declaring for the 2009 NBA Draft.

David Stern: All Teenagers Off The Lawn By 2011

Posted by Matt Sussman on Mar. 25, 2008, 11:30am

He successfully solved the crisis of high school baskeball players taking jobs away from hard-working, American and European blue-collar-with-white-trim ballers. And now NBA commissioner David Stern wants to take that one step further. Well, 12 months further, at least.