Kostas Antetokounmpo

[CTWarrior]

Plus, think of the recruiting bump from getting our name in SIKids!

My recent college-grad son was a huge fan of SI Kids in grammar school.  While he keeps physically fit, I get the feeling that, like my son, most kids who read (even sports magazines) are more likely to be helpful doing your taxes or fixing your PC than they are playing for your basketball team when they are college-aged.

[Jay Bee]

...Just don't burn any bridges! Need to be closely evaluating the youngest brother, Alex.

[Brewtown Andy]

Plus, think of the recruiting bump from getting our name in SIKids!

I love the long term planning involved here.

[SaveOD238]

My recent college-grad son was a huge fan of SI Kids in grammar school.  While he keeps physically fit, I get the feeling that, like my son, most kids who read (even sports magazines) are more likely to be helpful doing your taxes or fixing your PC than they are playing for your basketball team when they are college-aged.

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the attitude in our society that explains why I can't get my male middle school students to pick up a book (or even a sports magazine).  It's too bad that we, as a society, don't value literacy as much as we do athletic prowess.  In an ideal world, the best basketball players would also be committed students, a la Markus Howard.

[MU82]

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the attitude in our society that explains why I can't get my male middle school students to pick up a book (or even a sports magazine).  It's too bad that we, as a society, don't value literacy as much as we do athletic prowess.  In an ideal world, the best basketball players would also be committed students, a la Markus Howard.

I bet that next year if you made the first book "101 Things You Didn't Know About Sex" and then progressed through the next few decades until you got to "Fifty Shades Of Grey" by semester's end, you'd suddenly have some interested, committed students!

[SaveOD238]

I bet that next year if you made the first book "101 Things You Didn't Know About Sex" and then progressed through the next few decades until you got to "Fifty Shades Of Grey" by semester's end, you'd suddenly have some interested, committed students!

I'd probably also have lots of unexpected free time to get my own reading in

[Herman Cain]

Update from Purdue
http://www.jconline.com/story/sports/college/purdue/basketball/2016/06/02/purdues-painter-busy-offseason/85196768/

[GGGG]

The Lafayette Journal Courier doesn't know what it is talking about.  Mark Miller told you what is going on.  Why are you bringing bad information here?

[MerrittsMustache]

My recent college-grad son was a huge fan of SI Kids in grammar school.  While he keeps physically fit, I get the feeling that, like my son, most kids who read (even sports magazines) are more likely to be helpful doing your taxes or fixing your PC than they are playing for your basketball team when they are college-aged.

Aren't ALL kids, regardless of whether or not they enjoy reading, significantly more likely to be helpful doing your taxes or fixing your PC than they are playing for your basketball team when they are college-aged?

[Herman Cain]

The Lafayette Journal Courier doesn't know what it is talking about.  Mark Miller told you what is going on.  Why are you bringing bad information here?

Thought it was interesting to see how they are looking at life via Kostas in West Lafayette.  Obviously they did not receive the memo. Not endorsing the quality of the article.

[Dawson Rental]

The Lafayette Journal Courier doesn't know what it is talking about.  Mark Miller told you what is going on.  Why are you bringing bad information here?

I missed Mark Miller's post.  What did he have to say?

[GGGG]

On Dodds board:

Kostas came to America midway through his sophomore year of high school.
He is short of the core credits needed to gain entrance into most schools.
He has a lot of potential/upside, but I anticipate him playing overseas next season due to credit shortage.

[Dawson Rental]

On Dodds board:

Kostas came to America midway through his sophomore year of high school.
He is short of the core credits needed to gain entrance into most schools.
He has a lot of potential/upside, but I anticipate him playing overseas next season due to credit shortage.

How has Mark Miller been able to avoid banning on the Dodds' board?  Doesn't Dodds get jealous?

[CTWarrior]

Aren't ALL kids, regardless of whether or not they enjoy reading, significantly more likely to be helpful doing your taxes or fixing your PC than they are playing for your basketball team when they are college-aged?

My point is that I think most kids who grow up to be great athletes are much more likely to have spent their free time playing sports, not reading about them. 

[Herman Cain]

Kostas has arrived on Campus and Dayton had the photo with Giannis.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/sports/dayton-flyers-welcome-kostas-antetokounmpo-to-camp/nsLJB/

[GGGG]

Kostas has arrived on Campus and Dayton had the photo with Giannis.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/sports/dayton-flyers-welcome-kostas-antetokounmpo-to-camp/nsLJB/

No one cares.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

No one cares.

I agree with this analysis

[fjm]

Kostas has arrived on Campus and Dayton had the photo with Giannis.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/sports/dayton-flyers-welcome-kostas-antetokounmpo-to-camp/nsLJB/

Is this some MU satellite I don't know about?
Are you going to start a "kostas with 3min off the bench tonight" thread next season?

[Galway Eagle]

Kostas has arrived on Campus and Dayton had the photo with Giannis.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/sports/dayton-flyers-welcome-kostas-antetokounmpo-to-camp/nsLJB/

Pretty sure there's a Dayton basketball forum that may actually give a sh*t

[Loose Cannon]

Kostas has arrived on Campus and Dayton had the photo with Giannis.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/sports/dayton-flyers-welcome-kostas-antetokounmpo-to-camp/nsLJB/

And you're instinct kicks in.

[Marquette Fan in WI]

Kostas has arrived on Campus and Dayton had the photo with Giannis.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/sports/dayton-flyers-welcome-kostas-antetokounmpo-to-camp/nsLJB/

http://udpride.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=3
I checked Dayton Fan in NY is available.

[GGGG]

To be honest, he seems like a UDPride type.

[tower912]

More like 'Kostas fan in NY.'

[GGGG]

Evan Daniels ‏@EvanDaniels  4m4 minutes ago
Dayton's Kostas Antetokounmpo, the brother of Giannis, will redshirt this season, per a source. Will have four years of eligibility.

Evan Daniels ‏@EvanDaniels  3m3 minutes ago
In time Kostas Antetokounmpo is really going to help Archie Miller. This will be beneficial for his development. Needs weight. Has upside.

[Jay Bee]

Evan Daniels ‏@EvanDaniels  4m4 minutes ago
Dayton's Kostas Antetokounmpo, the brother of Giannis, will redshirt this season, per a source. Will have four years of eligibility.

Evan Daniels ‏@EvanDaniels  3m3 minutes ago
In time Kostas Antetokounmpo is really going to help Archie Miller. This will be beneficial for his development. Needs weight. Has upside.

I believe Kostas is a nonqualifier. He's not redshirting. The school put out a release today saying he's a "partial qualifier".. of course those don't exist in D-I bball. But it sounds better than saying what he is - a nonqualifier.

There is now such a thing as an 'academic redshirt', where you ARE allowed to practice in your initial term.. he is not even allowed to do that. Kostas is not allowed to even practice with the team this semester.

That would tell me he's most likely a nonqualifier with a partial waiver.

No surprise here on the academic front.

Re: basketball, as several have said over the past two years.. if he was like a 2018 or 2019 HS kid, then great, looks like a guy to watch.. but, he's not close to being where he needs to be at this point in time.. in a few years COULD he be a nice player? Sure. All in all, him being a nonqualifier isn't that big of a deal...