bleacherreport.com - 8/1/2008
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If you haven't heard of John Wall by now you're either: A) Not a college basketball fan or B) Need to get your head from under the rock
The top point guard and number one rated recruit for the 2009 class may be ending his recruitment soon according to Rivals .
Wall has been burning up the recruiting trails lately playing AAU ball and competing at showcase events like the LeBron James Skills Academy and the Peach Jam held. He had a great season as well for his high school, Word of God ...
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Thirtyfive Seconds —
... Finally, Matt Smith at Bleacher Report believes he has found the evil among us, and it is a 17-year-old at a prep school in North Carolina. John Wall, previously known to college football fans as Mitch Mustain, is the number 1 point guard in the Class of 2009 - which makes his decision to attend Baylor make oh-so-much sense. Oh, wait, they hired his AAU coach as the “director of player development”? Must have been a coincidence. ...
18-year-old recruit not actually the root of all evil
The Dagger —
... Of course, this has people screaming outrage, perhaps most loudly at the Bleacher Report,
which calls Wall "what's wrong with recruiting" and chides the "fat
pockets of 17 year old kids." That's too extreme, not to mention
wrongheaded. Can you really blame Wall for getting his coach a job? If
anything, blame the coach, or blame Scott Drew at Baylor. Screaming at
a teenager for being loyal to his mentor isn't going to get you
anywhere. (Screaming at teenagers never does.) ...
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