Candid Coaches: Have you ever lost a recruit due to a show company

[RamblinRed]

I love these candid coaches features and I think this one in particular is quite interesting.

I'll say that based on the specifics given in the first story - i'd be shocked if that isn't Robert Carter transferring from GT to MD. His AAU coach got a big new deal after the 2014 season from UA and his parents didn't even know he was transferring until after he had already left GT.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...oe-company-ever-cost-you-a-players-commitment

Just getting seedier and seedier and with UA really trying o muscle in, it will get worse.

RamblinRed

 

[Dekin]

Show Company or Shoe Company?

 

[VaDeac]

I've long suspected that these show companies weren't on the up and up.
http://www.artists-eyes.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/showchoir11219small.jpg.

 

[davemadison]

Some kids just dig the theatre.

 

[Turd Ferguson]

Wake Forest = Les Miserables

 

[PhDeac]

I'm not going to feel bad for coaches with big time shoe contracts losing recruits because of shoe companies.

 

[Hogie]

Finally!

 

[awaken]

Wake BB wore Saucony while I attended. That is all you need to know about our recruiting.

 

[KVegasDeac]

Wake BB wore Saucony while I attended. That is all you need to know about our recruiting.

Ha! I remember that disaster...wasn't that during the Bob Staak disaster era? I think I remember Cal Boyd wearing the Saucony basketball shoe.

Good Lord.

ETA: Wasn't there a Pony basketball shoe era, too? Maybe before or after the Saucony era?

 

[awaken]

Muggsy in Pony

Lee Garber in Puma

 

[ChrisL68]

I remember the 1st time GT came to the Joel before Cremins the players all wore different shoes.

 

[SC DEAC]

Think we also used to wear spot built shoes too, thank god for odom hooking us up with nike

 

[Bubble Boy]

Think we also used to wear spot built shoes too, thank god for odom hooking us up with nike

I think Spot Bilt and Saucony were the same. Spot Bilt was Saucony's basketball shoe and had the same logo or whatever you call it.