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Post by longtimebooster on Feb 10, 2011 16:56:47 GMT -8
Trenkle turned College of S. Idaho into a JC powerhouse by recruiting scads of Brazilian players. That was one of his strategies when he first came to SDSU. He thought he could just turn on the foreign pipeline spigot and enjoy the ride. Turned out to be tougher than he thought. A lot of these guys don't have what you'd really call transcripts. And the good ones are already getting paid. So it's a minefield when you go that route. That's why some of the JCs do well with the Brazilians, but very few of those players move up to the D-1A ranks.
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Post by Blanco on Feb 10, 2011 17:44:05 GMT -8
Kawhi was born on Pandora
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Post by hoobs on Feb 10, 2011 17:58:42 GMT -8
The problem is that the Euro development system is run by club teams and thus necessarily blurs the lines with amateur/pro status. The Aussies are the safe kids since they have a truly amateur academy for developing olympic sports athletes, the Australian Institute of Sport: www.ausport.gov.au/ais/ (where St. Mary's gets all their Aussies...) |
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Post by aztecfankrishnan on Feb 10, 2011 18:49:57 GMT -8
Trenkle turned College of S. Idaho into a JC powerhouse by recruiting scads of Brazilian players. That was one of his strategies when he first came to SDSU. He thought he could just turn on the foreign pipeline spigot and enjoy the ride. Turned out to be tougher than he thought. A lot of these guys don't have what you'd really call transcripts. And the good ones are already getting paid. So it's a minefield when you go that route. That's why some of the JCs do well with the Brazilians, but very few of those players move up to the D-1A ranks. Very interesting. Thanks. |
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Post by eastcoaster on Feb 10, 2011 22:06:22 GMT -8
New to the board, but I remember the name Eric Lawton, what happened to him?
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Post by aztec86 on Feb 10, 2011 22:55:45 GMT -8
Michael Kennedy ('84/'85) was from the Bahamas, or there abouts
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Post by bearfoot on Feb 10, 2011 23:29:55 GMT -8
Are you sure? My sources tell me that Eze and Kashif Watson are supposed to transfer over for the 11-12 season. Along with Jabbar Young and Eric Lawton, that should round out our 2011 class. Habel may have a year left too! |
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Post by tonatiuh on Feb 11, 2011 0:14:43 GMT -8
Right On! He was from Africa, but I forget what country it was. Maybe someone will remember. |
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Post by votecarcetti on Feb 11, 2011 7:54:55 GMT -8
I'm pretty sure Ryan Amoroso was from a different galaxy entirely. You're thinking of Manker. They named a planet after him. Manker too, no doubt. But Amo used to roll around campus on his scooter and talk about his pet guinea pig ... |
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Post by longtimebooster on Feb 11, 2011 8:02:19 GMT -8
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Post by votecarcetti on Feb 11, 2011 8:04:46 GMT -8
Wasn't there something about Camara's father having multiple wives? I'm shocked Dave Rose didn't snap him up ...
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Post by azteken on Feb 11, 2011 8:05:22 GMT -8
Michael Kennedy ('84/'85) was from the Bahamas, or there abouts Jamaica |
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Post by monty on Feb 11, 2011 8:09:28 GMT -8
Doesn't Holcolmb NOW have a passport from some northern african country, like Libya or something?
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