Practice Fodder

Uconn’s hands are tied if Garrison and Thabeet stay. The time for declaring and transferring is nearing the deadline and Uconn has filled the only scholarship spot with Beverly but with the talent that has verbally committed to Uconn will choose their second option. Losing Nate Miles and Brandon Jennings could come back to haunt them.

Calhoun has a problem on their hands. Usually a team will have turnover with a senior graduating or a junior leaving early but this team needs to have the bench players transfer to garner those precious spots. Its not fair to the kids that have committed to the school and its not fair for the schools to have to fill spots just to fill them. Uconn was so depleted after the class of ‘06 that they had to fill spots with lesser talent because they were the only ones available to fill them.

There isn’t a perfect solution to this problem. Kids are going to have to be cut or shipped to lesser talented schools because this is big boy basketball and the need to win is overwhelming. Garrison and Eaves knew what they were getting into and should take this experience with them but the fact that Uconn used these kids as practice fodder and wasted a year of eligibility on them is a shame.