Melvin Ejim tidbit

brokenloginagain

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chris rock used to have a hilarious bit about colin powell and "well-spoken."
 

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All I'm saying is until the kid plays let's not get carried away too much. We've had our fair share of Ricky Morgan's and Shawn Taggart's just as we have our Craig Brackins' too.

Taggart never set the world on fire at ISU, but he was only here for a year and was sick and lost a bunch of weight to boot. I don't get why we bag on him so much. He had a pretty good career at Memphis. don't see putting him in the same group with Ricky Morgan.
 

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don't see putting him in the same group with Ricky Morgan.

Didn't Ricky Morgan last at ISU for less than a season himself? Let's not throw him under the bus if we're going to use not being at Iowa State very long as a gauge for how good a guy was as a player.
 

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don't see putting him in the same group with Ricky Morgan.

Didn't Ricky Morgan last at ISU for less than a season himself? Let's not throw him under the bus if we're going to use not being at Iowa State very long as a gauge for how good a guy was as a player.

"Tricky Ricky" was supposed to be a highly sought after PG that even Michigan State was recruiting at the time. He turned out to be a complete bust, both on and off the court.
 

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Fred Hoiberg- well spoken, David Moss ( for you old timers )- not well spoken.
 

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Melvin Ejim will be very well prepared for Iowa State, since he's played in one of the top prep programs nationally for 2 years. That is a huge advantage. He's been away from home for 2 years, plus played a much higher level of basketball than the traditional freshman. If I'm a college coach, I'm recruiting the prep schools (legit ones) non-stop, since they have been away from home, in academic environment, weight training, surrounded by other top level players, etc.

How many D1 players did Ejim play with during his 2 years at Brewster? I can only imagine how many Brewster plays against in the New England Prep League.
 
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Blalock- prep school kid (Notre Dame Prep)
Stinson- prep school kid (2 years at Winchendon)
Clark- prep school kid (Bridgton Academy)
Brackins- prep school kid (Brewster Academy)

Some of the top players and fan favorites in recent memory, correct?

Who have I forgotten that attended a prep school prior to ISU?
 

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Justin Hamilton, not well-spoken. Scott Christopherson (maybe we can tag him with the nickname "Christo"?) is fairly well spoken. Brackins is very well spoken.

I think I get the point, too, which is that you're implying it's a race thing -- that white folks act surprised if a black person is very articulate. I'm sure that happens, but there's no reason to assume that's the case this time.

Plus, it might not be about ethnicity but rather a stereotype of college athletes (assume they're dumbies until they prove they're not), or a stereotype of all youth these days ("they all mumble").

But back to the list... Shaq mumbles something fierce but is witty as all get-out. Does that qualify as well-spoken?
 

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"Tricky Ricky" was supposed to be a highly sought after PG that even Michigan State was recruiting at the time. He turned out to be a complete bust, both on and off the court.

What trouble did he get into off the court? All I know is that he went on to a decent career at UNLV.
 

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Ricky Morgan wasn't very highly rated. Because he had an MSU offer we all thought that he was better than he was.