Georgia Bulldogs on Kevin Ware's Short List; Should the Feeling be Mutual?
by T Kyle King on May 4, 2011 1:30 PM EDT
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Kevin Ware (May 3, 2011)
I know I said I wasn’t going to write about this until we knew something for certain, but, because this is Mark Fox’s moment and I am beginning to have doubts about how well he is seizing said moment and this one young man’s decision could say so much about the trajectory the Georgia Bulldogs are taking after their first NCAA Tournament appearance under Coach Fox, I couldn’t resist at least mentioning the fact that Kevin Ware has tweeted his list of choices, and Athens is among his five possible destinations.
To his credit, Ware has disavowed the squirrelly process by which he appears to have been duped into selecting Central Florida, but the fact that he had family in the Orlando area offers at least some hope that he will place some emphasis on the benefits of playing his college ball close to home. The Classic City, it ought to be noted, is a good deal nearer to Conyers than are Lawrence, Los Angeles, Louisville, or Manhattan.
At this point, how mission-critical is it for the Fox Hounds to land Ware? Is signing this particular high-profile recruit more trouble than it’s worth? Given that Ware’s previous commitments involved the likes of Bruce Pearl and Ken Caldwell, would receiving his seal of approval constitute a badge of honor, or is this just a talented kid who got caught in the switches and bears no part of the blame for the wrongdoing of those around him? Let me know what you think in the poll and the comments below.
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I'd rather Ryan Harrow
who is transferring out of NC State come here, because it seems like Ware might have some baggage that he brings with him in terms of NCAA problems from his recruitment with those two schools. But if that wasn’t an option, I’d support Fox’s decision to bring in Ware.
As long as Fox doesn't sugar coat anything
Based on everything I’ve read and heard about Mark Fox, he seems to be the kind of coach that is going to recruit kids hard, but by the book. When Ware committed to UCF, something smelled fishy. I’d like to think that Fox is doing everything he can to get the kid without making empty promises and without (obviously) committing any violations.
If I were Fox, I would pitch this kid’s parents hard with: a) we’re going to do everything we can to help your son become a great student, a great athlete, and a great contributor to the community; b) he’s going to have the opportunity to immediately contribute to a team that needs him; c) we’re going to help him put all this other mess behind him.
I’d then sit down with the Mr. Ware and just ask him to be honest with everything that occurred relative to UCF/Tenn. If there are problems here, they are likely problems that can be fixed without jeopardizing the program and, in all likelihood, without jeopardizing the Ware’s future. This kid is talented and he is not “more trouble than it’s worth” until he causes some trouble for us — that hasn’t happened and it is preventable, as long as Ware is forthright. Given his rejection of UCF, he appears to be an upstanding young man that made the right call once apprised of UCF’s shady dealings. Sign him if you can.
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