BPV,
Do you really not see why you coming from a place where you can get in trouble if you do not cut the dessert correctly gives you a different view on hazing than knowing TN basketball players who play under Bruce Pearl?
This is stupid. Dessert cutting issues do not apply to NCAA athletes and their team tables. The teams and their hazing have nothing at all to do with the plebe system. I can appreciate that you have no idea what on earth you're talking about, but keep trying by all means.
I do not know why you keep bringing up the SAT in other threads and the LSAT in this one. Perhaps you struggled with standardized tests which has created an obsession, or perhaps you did very well with them and you are waiting for the opportunity to compete in that arena on a message board. Either way, it is sad.
only one of us continues to brag upon his standardized testing. That isn't me. Yours were so awesome that you apparently defaulted to a crap hole, but what does that have to do with the facts here. The guy is going to be a freshman basketball player and they often defer to the team leaders. That doesn't change unless there is a huge number of freshmen or the guy is truly one of those killers. My personal experience might not be relevant to make that assertion, but it's miles closer than yours.
I have tremendous respect for West Point as an institution, and I have not disparaged it except inasmuch as the quality of basketball play is low. I did not want a Congressional recommendation (which we did talk about at my Eagle Scout ceremony) because the military did not seem like the path for me. I also did not take enough math to get into West Point.
good lord. We can tell from the commentary that you had no prayer of getting in and were likely the one feather Eagle Scout type. Impressive. As far as pundit qualifications go, you aren't even on the charts.
I respect tremendously your service. I think your insinuation that unless you played college basketball you do not know as much about it as someone who did is completely idiotic. I also know that you are wrong about the upcoming hazing of Tobias Harris and although you implied rather than directly stating it, I believe Tobias will be one of our top options at the end of the game despite his freshman status.
stop with my service crap. I'm not here for respect and didn't do it for respect. I did it because it was the toughest school in America to get into and I wasn't destined for pro ball. I could have played at several places, but made the academic decision. The comment wasn't about me. It was asking about the freshman vs. upperclassman dynamic. I asked if he had been around it, which neither of you have.
The fact that you have never actually been coached or mentored by a college coach or college player means you clearly know less basketball. You can't have possibly spent as much time learning the game and understanding coaching, period. The hazing will be different, but the team assimilation process exists almost everywhere and it serves a very useful purpose. I don't care what you believe, as you have no reason whatsoever to believe it. Just more baseless conjecture from you. You might be right and I hope you are, but you are simply throwing darts blindfolded. We can all do that.
