Kirk Wessler....Rice says, why not Drake?

[Big Mike]

Good read....

http://www.pjstar.com/sports/x99759847/Wessler-Rice-says-Why-not-Drake

[Future Walk-On]

After reading the article...I am still asking...why Drake? Sorry.

[FutureBrave2013]

Why Bradley?

[ph]

Why Bradley?

I'm guessing Wilkins has heard that question a lot.

[AE Braves Fan]

Why do all of his articles drip with condescension?

[BradleyBrave]

What condescension? It seems to me he's praising the player for being true to his word, and perhaps jabbing at Tate a bit trying to persuade the player to reneg on it. A nice piece, and props to him for staying true to his commitment. A rare commodity these days...

[Da Coach]

I've seen Rice play, and I am not sure he will have the success at the college level that Tate and some others predict. He is a great HS player, but he is undersized for a forward- 6'3". His game is a little like Marcus Jordan's who helped Young win the state title last year in 4A. I think he'll do OK in the MVC, and it may take a year or 2 to adjust to the college game. What do others who have seen him play think?

[tornado]

Rice is kind of a guy without a position in college...which is almost certainly why the bigger schools have passed on him....
Actually, he's a lot like Richwoods' Tony Frazier...
He's extremely athletic and could become another Leonard Houston for Drake...
he sure isn't going to dominate as a forward - being 6-3, he isn't a ball handler, gets only about 1 assist per game, and hits only about 30% from the shorter high school 3-pt line.
I guess time will tell......

[Beninator]

Why do all of his articles drip with condescension?

Because he thinks that condescension sells newspapers!

Oh wait a minute....

[LittleBrave]

I don't see much enticing about Drake - at least basketball-wise.
They have a chance to be in the middle of the Valley pack in a couple years when their young guys have developed and gone through the hard times.
But their fans are fair-weathered it seems and Coach Phelps doesn't seem to be liked much from what I've heard, and lacks personality on the sidelines.
Maybe it's not a reflection of what he's like in person, and he seemed to get the most from his players last year and did a nice job coaching.
Drake seems to be the least appealing of all Valley schools IMO.

[amckillip]

I don't get it. How are a bunch of BU fans gonna sit around and knock Drake?

They have had success more recently than us. They are comparable academically, are in a similar size town in the midwest, and possess the family atmosphere that many at BU love. Yes BU has some positives over Drake (Bigger arena), and some could argue Drake has some over BU (On-campus arena). But look at the school's history since these kids were born (say, 1992) and it's not like BU has been a powerhouse...

[Future Walk-On]

I don't get it. How are a bunch of BU fans gonna sit around and knock Drake?

They have had success more recently than us. They are comparable academically, are in a similar size town in the midwest, and possess the family atmosphere that many at BU love. Yes BU has some positives over Drake (Bigger arena), and some could argue Drake has some over BU (On-campus arena). But look at the school's history since these kids were born (say, 1992) and it's not like BU has been a powerhouse...

My bias allows me to express the same opinion about ISU blue, EU, Mo St., and UNI

CU, SIU, BU, and WSU are the only schools I dub interesting.

[Braves4Life]

I don't get it. How are a bunch of BU fans gonna sit around and knock Drake?

They have had success more recently than us. They are comparable academically, are in a similar size town in the midwest, and possess the family atmosphere that many at BU love. Yes BU has some positives over Drake (Bigger arena), and some could argue Drake has some over BU (On-campus arena). But look at the school's history since these kids were born (say, 1992) and it's not like BU has been a powerhouse...

You and I agree on this amckillip. Drake is a good school........ but Bradley is better.