Great Article about VanVleet

by **DUBulldog** » March 5th, 2014, 10:28 am

I really enjoyed this

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1980324-how-fred-vanvleets-stepdad-made-him-the-perfect-point-guard-for-wichita-state

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by **MissouriValleyUnite** » March 5th, 2014, 12:02 pm

My instinct was to chime in with "friends don't let friends read BleacherReport", but it was actually a decent article.

by **Wufan** » March 5th, 2014, 12:07 pm

MissouriValleyUnite wrote:My instinct was to chime in with "friends don't let friends read BleacherReport", but it was actually a decent article.

I think Jason King wrote it.

by **shocktheheart** » March 5th, 2014, 12:17 pm

MissouriValleyUnite wrote:My instinct was to chime in with "friends don't let friends read BleacherReport", but it was actually a decent article.

Bleacher Report is changing as they are hiring very qualified people to write their articles. King came from ESPN and was one of their lead writers.

by **rlh04d** » March 5th, 2014, 7:01 pm

shocktheheart wrote:
MissouriValleyUnite wrote:My instinct was to chime in with "friends don't let friends read BleacherReport", but it was actually a decent article.

Bleacher Report is changing as they are hiring very qualified people to write their articles. King came from ESPN and was one of their lead writers.

King is an excellent writer. I've been extremely opposed to BleacherReport for a long time, but I'm giving them a chance based on hiring King to turn things around.

by **glm38** » March 5th, 2014, 8:54 pm

Really good article. Thanks for posting. This year's Shox team just seems like an outstanding group of young men on and off the court. I hope they tear through the big dance.

by **Shockerfan13** » March 5th, 2014, 10:02 pm

Cool video by the NCAA also. Hope they keep that chip on their shoulder.

http://www.ncaa.com/

by **Majik45** » March 6th, 2014, 8:52 am

I don't follow high school basketball that closely in the state of Illinois over here, but I'm still not sure how ALL of the schools in Illinois let this kid leave the state for Wichita.

by **RoyalShock** » March 6th, 2014, 2:05 pm

Majik45 wrote:I don't follow high school basketball that closely in the state of Illinois over here, but I'm still not sure how ALL of the schools in Illinois let this kid leave the state for Wichita.

They were too busy kissing the footsteps of Jabari Parker and they missed their window.

In another article about VanVleet, he was asked about this. He committed to WSU in the middle of the summer AAU season (first week of July, I think). Then the big boys started calling, inquiring how firm his commitment was. His response was, and I paraphrase, "I'm the same player now that I was last month. You saw me play in June. I saw you at my games. Why are you so interested now?"

The kid is just flat out solid.

by **Wufan** » March 6th, 2014, 6:17 pm

RoyalShock wrote:
Majik45 wrote:I don't follow high school basketball that closely in the state of Illinois over here, but I'm still not sure how ALL of the schools in Illinois let this kid leave the state for Wichita.

They were too busy kissing the footsteps of Jabari Parker and they missed their window.

In another article about VanVleet, he was asked about this. He committed to WSU in the middle of the summer AAU season (first week of July, I think). Then the big boys started calling, inquiring how firm his commitment was. His response was, and I paraphrase, "I'm the same player now that I was last month. You saw me play in June. I saw you at my games. Why are you so interested now?"

The kid is just flat out solid.

Yep! VanVleet (and to a degree Baker, Early, and Cotton) personifies everything that is righteous with College basketball. They have all been overlooked and passed over, yet through sheer will have overcome.