JENNINGS DECISION DOESN'T SHOCK OLSON

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Lute Olson saw this one coming. I spoke to the Arizona coach on Monday afternoon at the LeBron James Skills Academy and he was prepared for the fact that his top recruit and also arguably the nation’s top recruit, Brandon Jennings, was going to head overseas instead of playing college basketball. While Jennings' lawyer, Jeffrey Valle, said that Jennings was still awaiting his most recent ... [link]

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JENNINGS TO EUROPE - ARIZONA TO FOLLOW?
Published 7/9/2008 by eirishis at Thirtyfive Seconds
... rather than honoring his commitment to play for Arizona. Jeff Goodman speculates that recent delays by Jennings may have been a little disingenuous, and Lute Olson seemed more than glad to throw yet another person under the bus in the process. (But, in this case, who could blame him?) ...

The Internets are alive: Brandon Jennings edition
Published 7/9/2008 by Eamonn Brennan at The Dagger
... Jeff Goodman, FOX Sports: "Lute Olson saw this one coming. I spoke to the Arizona coach on Monday afternoon at the LeBron James Skills Academy and he was prepared for the fact that his top recruit and also arguably the nation’s top recruit, Brandon Jennings, was going to head overseas instead of playing college basketball. I don’t expect an influx of players to go this route, because frankly, there’s only a couple of kids each year at the highest level who would even explore this avenue. ...

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