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09-12-2007, 03:52 PM
Parrish: The Thoughts
http://www.sportsline.com/columns/weblogs/entry/parrish_thoughts
http://images.sportsline.com/images/author/10310.jpg By Gary Parrish (http://www.sportsline.com/columns/writers/parrish)
CBSSports.com Senior Writer
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Gary Parrish weighs in regularly on what's happening in college basketball.
Updated: Sep/12/2007 12:39 PM
Here's the (recurring) deal: Hire a coach, gain a player It's that time of the year again, folks.
You know, when the package deals start to pay off.
The big news this time came out of New Mexico late Tuesday, when Scout.com reported Phillip McDonald committed to the Lobos over Kansas, Oklahoma, Oregon and Cincinnati. It seems strange on the surface, that a Mountain West school could land an out-of-state prospect over a Big 12 power (Kansas), Pac-10 power (Oregon) and two traditional powers (Oklahoma and Cincinnati) from BCS leagues. But in basketball circles this is hardly a surprise given how Steve Alford filled his final staff opening last month by hiring Chris Walker.
Why is this relevant?
Because Walker spent the past couple of years coaching the T-Mac All-Stars, a summer team out of Houston that featured multiple high-level prospects. One of them, of course, was McDonald, which is why his commitment to the Lobos was merely a matter of time. Will Brown and Isaiah Rusher -- both of whom are also products of the T-Mac All-Stars -- have already committed to New Mexico, meaning Alford's latest hire is proving beneficial to a large degree and on his way to helping New Mexico land the top class in the MWC.
http://www.sportsline.com/columns/weblogs/entry/parrish_thoughts
http://images.sportsline.com/images/author/10310.jpg By Gary Parrish (http://www.sportsline.com/columns/writers/parrish)
CBSSports.com Senior Writer
Tell Gary your opinion! (http://www.sportsline.com/columns/writers/parrish)
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Gary Parrish weighs in regularly on what's happening in college basketball.
Updated: Sep/12/2007 12:39 PM
Here's the (recurring) deal: Hire a coach, gain a player It's that time of the year again, folks.
You know, when the package deals start to pay off.
The big news this time came out of New Mexico late Tuesday, when Scout.com reported Phillip McDonald committed to the Lobos over Kansas, Oklahoma, Oregon and Cincinnati. It seems strange on the surface, that a Mountain West school could land an out-of-state prospect over a Big 12 power (Kansas), Pac-10 power (Oregon) and two traditional powers (Oklahoma and Cincinnati) from BCS leagues. But in basketball circles this is hardly a surprise given how Steve Alford filled his final staff opening last month by hiring Chris Walker.
Why is this relevant?
Because Walker spent the past couple of years coaching the T-Mac All-Stars, a summer team out of Houston that featured multiple high-level prospects. One of them, of course, was McDonald, which is why his commitment to the Lobos was merely a matter of time. Will Brown and Isaiah Rusher -- both of whom are also products of the T-Mac All-Stars -- have already committed to New Mexico, meaning Alford's latest hire is proving beneficial to a large degree and on his way to helping New Mexico land the top class in the MWC.