Kansas backs the truck up to the McDonalds' All-American game every season. Texas gets big-time stars like Kevin Durant.
The Buffs?
Chirp, chirp.
Hear that?
O.K., so CU does get Chauncey Billups, David Harrison, Richard Roby and some other fine talent, but in the end, aren't the Buffs losing the arms race?
Now that Not-So-Slim Shady is running Cincinnati Midwest, aka Kansas State, the talent pipeline is flowing to yet another Big 12 school.
And, oh, that guy can coach a little, too, or so the resume says.
Next season, superstar big man Michael Beasley hits Manhattan and in a matter of moments one Bill Walker becomes eligible to play for the Wildcats.
Who?
Listen to this, Colorado:
" One NBA general manager said that Walker would be one of the top five athletes in the NBA right now," writes Jeff Goodman in his FoxSports.com blog.
Huggins himself, not known for loving his players publicly, also showers Walker with some praise.
"The reality is that if you could still draft high school guys, he’d be drafted,” Huggins said. “So much of what happens in the NBA Draft is about upside. Tell me who has more upside than Bill?
"He’s right up there with anyone I’ve had,” Huggins said.
K-State, even in this season, was once a winnable couple of games. Now, with Huggy Bear in town, CU just got kicked down another flight of stairs in the conference standings.
Goodman sees star stamped all over Walker, too.
"Even though Walker will only play 50 or so games in his career for Huggins, he’ll end up leaving as one of his favorite players. Walker is a perfect Huggins-type player. He’s ultra-athletic, he’s tough, fearless and plays hard all the time."
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