- March 15th, 2013, 4:12 pm
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I find it interesting that some folks here act like McKay and the coaching staff were planning everything around Seth Curry's potential in their recruiting efforts.. Middle of his freshman year- maybe.. But coming out of high school- hard to believe.. So Curry's exit only cost LU 1 year at most.. it's 4 years later folks quit blaming him for stuff he had nothing to do with..
Curry had no other offers as you all point out.. in the same breath you act like everything was put on hold for this one guy.. maybe you felt that way after he led all freshmen in scoring- but I highly doubt anyone was planning for Seth to do what he did before he started his career at LU.. You're wrongfully basing this idea on what he did that first year- in reality you all had NO IDEA what he was going to do coming out of high school with no other offers.. then again, some folks here think EVERY recruit coming into LU is going to be all-world.. but I doubt that the coaches were planning 100% on his potential.. that's just not rational.
As for the rest I pretty much agree with JK37.. implications don't mean a thing.. when I signed my contract each year- it was always explained to me that it was for that year alone- there were no other guarantee's.. the school has an out for lack of performance, unacceptable classroom results, conduct unbecoming, player injury issues (ability to perform).. the student-athlete has options as well..
Whether or not the kid is drafted is not the issue in my eye (although he hung his rationale for leaving in that train of thought as I'm aware).. Curry is without a doubt a better player.. he has weighed his mettle against the best in the country in more than 3-5 games per year; Coach K is without question a better coach than McKay or anyone that LU would have had; Look at the weight & strength that Curry has gained.. I don't see JVP with that kind of physical improvement.. so I'm thinking Duke's player development program is clearly more advanced than LU's..
The other part of this to me is what if LU hadn't offered Seth a scholarship? Do you all really think he wouldn't have ended up somewhere? I realize that LU gave him scholarship money- but you weren't the only program to give him a chance.. he had offers to be a preferred walk-on in bigger programs as you'll recall.. his family certainly has the financial means to pay for tuition anywhere.. but it was the principal of the matter to him and/or his family given the Dell's pedigree.. bottom line is that Seth would have ended up likely being the same player in his freshman year once any of the nation's coaches saw him day-in/day-out because his talent was going to show itself somewhere.. Some guys get bad info to move on to programs they have no business being a part of.. Curry has done better at Duke than most would've thought, including myself.. High school recruiting is really hard stuff at all levels- for every diamond in the rough there are stories of over-hyped kids that are terrible outside of the high school ranks..
Be happy for the year and spark that he provided in his time at LU; wish him good luck or remain bitter..
For all the contract implications- did LU ever reimburse Kyle Ohman for his walk-on years without scholarship money? Didn't he earn something for his unpaid contributions? Where's the morality in that if you think Curry owed LU more than he fulfilled?
Curry had no other offers as you all point out.. in the same breath you act like everything was put on hold for this one guy.. maybe you felt that way after he led all freshmen in scoring- but I highly doubt anyone was planning for Seth to do what he did before he started his career at LU.. You're wrongfully basing this idea on what he did that first year- in reality you all had NO IDEA what he was going to do coming out of high school with no other offers.. then again, some folks here think EVERY recruit coming into LU is going to be all-world.. but I doubt that the coaches were planning 100% on his potential.. that's just not rational.
As for the rest I pretty much agree with JK37.. implications don't mean a thing.. when I signed my contract each year- it was always explained to me that it was for that year alone- there were no other guarantee's.. the school has an out for lack of performance, unacceptable classroom results, conduct unbecoming, player injury issues (ability to perform).. the student-athlete has options as well..
Whether or not the kid is drafted is not the issue in my eye (although he hung his rationale for leaving in that train of thought as I'm aware).. Curry is without a doubt a better player.. he has weighed his mettle against the best in the country in more than 3-5 games per year; Coach K is without question a better coach than McKay or anyone that LU would have had; Look at the weight & strength that Curry has gained.. I don't see JVP with that kind of physical improvement.. so I'm thinking Duke's player development program is clearly more advanced than LU's..
The other part of this to me is what if LU hadn't offered Seth a scholarship? Do you all really think he wouldn't have ended up somewhere? I realize that LU gave him scholarship money- but you weren't the only program to give him a chance.. he had offers to be a preferred walk-on in bigger programs as you'll recall.. his family certainly has the financial means to pay for tuition anywhere.. but it was the principal of the matter to him and/or his family given the Dell's pedigree.. bottom line is that Seth would have ended up likely being the same player in his freshman year once any of the nation's coaches saw him day-in/day-out because his talent was going to show itself somewhere.. Some guys get bad info to move on to programs they have no business being a part of.. Curry has done better at Duke than most would've thought, including myself.. High school recruiting is really hard stuff at all levels- for every diamond in the rough there are stories of over-hyped kids that are terrible outside of the high school ranks..
Be happy for the year and spark that he provided in his time at LU; wish him good luck or remain bitter..
For all the contract implications- did LU ever reimburse Kyle Ohman for his walk-on years without scholarship money? Didn't he earn something for his unpaid contributions? Where's the morality in that if you think Curry owed LU more than he fulfilled?
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