On the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, StudentSportsBasketball.com takes a look at the current basketball community and gives our take on who prominent people and things should be thankful for. StudentSportsBasketball.com wishes our loyal readers a Happy Holiday season.
Who People Should Be Thankful For:
Aquille Carr: The people of Baltimore, Bob Wade and the Elite 24 staff
Andrew Wiggins: DNA & genetics
Event and camp promoters: Howard Garfinkel & 5-Star Camp
Fans of high school basketball on TV: LeBron James
Fans of high school player rankings: Tom Konchalski, Bill Cronauer, Bob Gibbons, Van Coleman and Clark Francis
Fans of high school team rankings: Basketball Weekly, Dave Krider & Doug Huff
Fans of West Coast high school basketball: Frank Burlison
Jabari Parker: His innate basketball sense
Kiwi Gardner: YouTube
Kwame Brown: Kevin Garnett
LeBron James: Kawhi Leonard & Ray Allen
Michael Jordan: Sonny Vaccaro
Overrated basketball recruits: Recruiting networks and scouting services
Players who aren’t great athlete but can play: Scouts and coaches older than 35
Players who can jump but can’t play:
Mix tapes
Rick Pitino: The college 3-pointer
Stanley Johnson: His relentless work ethic
Student Sports: fans of high school basketball and high school sports in general
Tyler Dorsey: The Las Vegas Fab 48
Underrated basketball recruits: Informed and experienced talent evaluators
UCLA basketball fans: Tyus Edney (UCLA has won one national title in 40 years)
Vince Carter: The 2000 NBA All-Star Weekend
What Schools Should Be Thankful For:
Duke: USA Basketball
Huntington Prep: Andrew Wiggins
Kentucky: Blue Blue Nation
Mater Dei: Its loyal fan base
Oak Hill Academy: 29 McDonald’s All-Americans (28 coached by Steve Smith)
St. Anthony: Bob Hurley Sr.
What Things People Should Be Thankful For:
247 Sports: The Crystal Ball
Event Promoter Dinos Trigonis: The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
Basketball czar Sonny Vaccaro: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mid-major basketball coaches: The one-and-done rule
NCAA: Uninformed and uneducated student-athletes and parents
NCAA student-athletes: Loyal fans
Old reporters: Young reporters
Young reporters: Twitter
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