If you guys are bored tonight watch Kingston Flemings (UH) against TCU this evening at 8 pm on ESPN2.

He is a freshman and dropped 42 pts @ Tech this past Saturday.

He's projected to be a top pick in the NBA draft.

TCU is also running out of rope and needs to find a big win somewhere. They've got another Quad 1-A home game against Iowa State coming up, but I think they're probably going to need to win one of those two games to make it into the field. Assuming they don't pull off a miracle and win at Tech.

Without one of those three I think they probably have to win the rest of their games which would include winning at least a couple of games that they're going to be slight underdogs in.

And as you would expect from a typical UH player, he is a really good defender.

I'm a big fan also because he's got a little MJ / Kobe in him. He's not scared of big moments.

Even as a freshman, the team and coaches trust him to take over games during crunch time.

He's impressive and will be an excellent NBA player.

There are so many stud freshman this year in college bball. It's crazy. I'd list them but I'm lazy.

Method Man said:

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There are so many stud freshman this year in college bball. It's crazy. I'd list them but I'm lazy.

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This might be the best freshman class I can remember watching this game

Method Man said:

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There are so many stud freshman this year in college bball. It's crazy. I'd list them but I'm lazy.

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3 scored 40 or more on Saturday.

Nevermind Boozer and the kid from UNC.

Why can UH get a freshmen like this and A&M can't?

bobinator said:

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Why do you think?

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Because red is a good color on them?

More money?

Bucky is a tremendous coach. What a great hire. I think he will be a legend VERY soon.

UH has NIL money. A LOT. Coogs spend it wisely right now. Especially in football. That is what good coaching affords. Think value stocks.

I'll start with an obligatory "what do I know?" We're probably all largely saying the same thing. But, to me, it comes down to whether a player is motivated more by (overlapping) short (NIL) or long (NBA) term aspirations. Of course, high end players are all ultimately pointing to the NBA. With that said, I wouid think future lottery pick (one and done) players like Flemings are almost always going to go with an established program/coach. Players further down the pecking order motivated by instant playing time to show their ability and a nice early NIL payday are a better bet for us. Will be fun to see if Bucky can change that dynamic (although the one and doners may not necessarily be a good fit for "Bucky Ball)."

I like his solid family background- seems like a good kid from a good family in San Antonio.

stretch248 said:

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Tilman Fertitta... enough said

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This x 1000000

Agreed, great kid and family.

MarcAg said:

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And as you would expect from a typical UH player, he is a really good defender.

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Hard not to appreciate the kind of program Kelvin has built.

Also, hard to believe the non-sense the NCAA put him through for "Text Messages" to recruits?

Did the punishment fit the crime?

No but when you're already on probation for something else it's a pretty dumb thing to do

is he the one with the Swaggercopter