The latest Draft Express Mock Draft has both former Hoyas being selected in the 2nd round.
Welcome to yet another Casual Wednesday here at THE GLOBAL PHENOMENON. Lots to discuss today so let's get right to it.
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"I know I want this more than anyone else. I have been working for this since Day 1. I am going to do whatever a team needs me to do, on and off the court. I will bring everything I have every day to make myself and my team better."
Andy Katz is reporting that Kentucky and Georgetown are likely to meet this upcoming season as part of the Big East-SEC Challenge. He states:
The Big East still has to decide if 14 schools will participate in the Big East-SEC Challenge instead of 12. Based on conversations with multiple sources, the highest-profile game that could occur is Kentucky at Georgetown. I wouldn't be surprised to see Louisville at Florida, Marquette at Missouri, and Tennessee at Notre Dame. But those last four appear to be more speculation at this point. The most likely matchup is UK-GU.
After the San Diego State / Midway Carrier debacle, I am hesitant to get too excited about a supposed game. Georgetown gets last dibs on prime Verizon Center spots after the Wizards, Capitals, and Jonas Brothers. But since there is nothing else to write about, I shall indeed throw caution to the wind and pretend like this game has been etched in stone.
Cheers to the Freakin' Weekend!
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To recap what has been an oddly busy mid-May week here at THE GLOBAL PHENOMENON:
We vanquished Pete Thamel, Georgetown signed Bradley Hayes, Louisville wants out of the Big East, Stephen Domingo's final four includes Georgetown, and another underwhelming champion was crowned on The Voice.
So what's on your mind today? Big weekend plans? Movie or dining recommendations? Any new additions to the Middle Finger Project? Tiger Woods struggling once again? Your thoughts on how awful "Natitude" is? Perhaps you'd like to lament about what the hell is taking Devonta Pollard so long to make a college decision?
We're here for you.
Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich told the Big East board of directors that the Cardinals want to be in the Big 12 or the ACC, opting for transparency by making members aware of his school's true intentions.
Class of 2012 center Bradley Hayes (Jacksonville, FL) has signed a letter of intent to join the Georgetown Hoyas. The 6'10" Hayes, who visted campus just last week, became a priority for the Georgetown staff after Nerlens Noel got a bad haircut in April.
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According to a report from Adam Zagoria, Hayes toured the Verizon Center during his visit and "really connected with Coach [John] Thompson [III] and the entire staff. My teammates made me feel that I was really a part of the Hoya family. And the real work starts now."
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Remember that time that investigative reporting used to report the results of thorough and unbiased investigations? Yeah, me neither. Take the works of one Pete Thamel, a national college sports reporter for The New York Times and a graduate of Syracuse University. It seems that Thamel is incapable of publishing anything that can ever be deemed fair and balanced.
In March 2012, Thamel penned a piece on the top basketball recruit in the Class of 2012, Nerlens Noel. At the time Noel was deciding between attending Syracuse, Kentucky, Georgetown, North Carolina, and Connecticut. In this 4,500+ word composition, Thamel suggested improprieties surrounding the recruitment of Noel. The piece was extensive and covered all corners. He wrote about how Providence College hired Chris Driscoll, a "handler" that was close to Noel as an assistant coach. He linked Kentucky coach John Calipari to a "low-level agent" vying for Noel's professional business. He even revealed Noel's favorite snack: Cheez-Its; EGAD! Yet when it came to one name, Errol Randolph, Thamel failed to go beyond describing the man as just "an unassigned teacher" at Noel's high school. Odd.
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