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Dan Shanoff: Latavious Williams: New Brandon Jennings
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Making history today: Latavious Williams: I was once part of an event with Dan Shanoff. It was great when they .. http://bit.ly/7x8ff 11/6/2009 |
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@truehoop is HS'er williams expecting huge minutes and shots fr coach for 1-&-done in d-league like in college? http://tinyurl.com/y87yqva 11/6/2009 |
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Interesting RT @danshanoff Latavious Williams is the new Brandon Jennings -- the latest prep-to-pro hoops trailblazer. http://bit.ly/9hVQC 11/5/2009 |
Latavious Williams: New Brandon Jennings
Dan Shanoff —
I was so inspired by the novelty of Latavious Williams -- the first prep hoops player to jump straight from high school to the D-League that I sent a note to Henry Abbott over at TrueHoop, who graciously posted my argument why this is A Really Big Deal. ...
Friday Morning Dump
Ballin' is a Habit —
... Steph Curry is un-prankable - Evan Turner is blogging. - Indiana freshman cleared. How did Bawa Muniru not make the all-name team? - Former Husky returns to MSG for the first time since the six-overtime classic - Oregon State lands another recruit. Love what Craig Robinson is doing out there. - Take a good look at the Wisconsin Badgers - Forget the one-and-done, this guys going right to the D-League - Tom Crean reacts to Coach K - Mike DeCourcy on Texas' point guard ...
SEE MARGE, THIS GUY GETS IT
Ridiculous Upside —
SEE MARGE, THIS GUY GETS IT
I didn't make a huge deal of this in my D-League preview because, as with Brandon Jennings in Europe, I'm not sure we'll be able to pass total judgment on how successful or unsuccessful going from high school to the D-League is based ...
Fiending for Links, Featuring Shaq’s Alleged Infidelity
Basketball Fiend —
... to play in the NBA’s Development League. He is the first player to jump straight from high school to the D-League, a move that Dan Shanoff believes is a positive step for both high school players and the NBA. 5. DeJuan Blair was ...
Reading is Great! Today’s NBA Rumors, News, and Cartoon Cats Carrying the Bobcats
Empty the Bench —
- The Sports Hernia – The best thing going for the Charlotte Bobcats? A cartoon cat.
- Ball Don’t Lie – Spurs win + no bats hurt = free beer!
- Sham Sports – The picks are in for the 2009 D-League Draft. Get psyched!
- TrueHoop – History was made during that draft by Latavious Williams.
- Full-Court Press – Does a Tayshaun Prince for Chris Kaman trade make sense?
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Latavious Williams made history last night, but who is this guy?
Daily Thunder.com —
... NBA history was made last night as the Tulsa 66ers selected power forward Latavious Williams with the 16th overall pick in the NBA’s Developmental League Draft, as Williams will become the first player to ever go straight from high school to the D-League (Dan Shanoff was kind enough to write a post for TrueHoop about just how historical the Latavious Williams jump from high school to D-League is.) ...
Celebrate the New Dark Age
freedarko.com —
... and whiny entitlement that most people seem to expect from today's teenager. If Tyler fails, it may jeopardize Vaccaro's plans and those of his partner in crime Jeffrey H. Rosen. Rosen has great plans for turning his Israeli pro team Maccabi Haifa into "the preferred destination for American prodigies who want to skip college" and ultimately "a global media presence." Shades of Saperstein. [image] Last week, Latavious Williams added a new wrinkle to the discussion by becoming the first high schooler to be drafted by the NBDL . Williams had already done several other things you ...
To Europe or Not to Europe? Jennings and Tyler headlines enliven debate
Ball in Europe - European Basketball Blog —
... Dan Shanoff, guesting over at ESPN’s True Hoop, compares Jennings’ feat with the current “history-making” bid of Latavious Williams, the first-ever high schooler to jump straight to the NBA D-League. ...
What We Talk About When We Talk About Latavious Williams
Ridiculous Upside —
... To my point, because I've spent too much time on the preliminaries: much of the discussion thus far has been what effect the career paths of Jennings, Tyler and Williams will have on the NCAA. Even Dan Shanoff's TrueHoop post that I linked to earlier this week notes that would be "one-and-done" players going to the D-League instead is positive for college basketball because it will break coaches' dependence on players like Greg Oden, OJ Mayo and ...
