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Jabari Parker's Parents Not Allowing Coaches To Contact Him Directly

Jun 21, 2012 1:12 AM

Jabari Parker's parents are not permitting college coaches to contact him directly.

“Everybody doing their job, but they still can’t have Jabari’s number,” Sonny said on Tuesday. “That ain’t changed.

“We want him to enjoy being who he is. If he wants to talk, we’ll ask him first. Right now, we don’t want him to be over-bombarded because coaches can sometimes be aggressive, and that can be overwhelming.”

Coaches have been reaching out to Parker’s parents in the last week. Sonny said they’ve heard from Duke, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan State, among others.

“I talked to (Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski) the other day,” Sonny said. “He wished me a Happy Father’s Day. My voicemail is filled. It’s been filled for a year.”

Scott Powers/ESPN

Tags: Jabari Parker, Illinois Fighting Illini, Duke Blue Devils, Louisville Cardinals, Michigan State Spartans, Kentucky Wildcats, High School, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting

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Draymond Green Plans To Play To Strengths

Jun 8, 2012 10:20 AM

Draymond Green isn’t focused on improving his weaknesses ahead of the draft.

“Some guys are worried about trying to better their ball-handling because they’re a spot-up shooter,” the former Michigan State standout said. “Kyle Korver is not working on his ball-handling. He’s working on his shot because that’s what he does. So you just got to worry about what you can do and that’s more what the NBA is about as opposed to college where you are trying to improve on everything.”

Green, who measured at 6-foot-6, ranked sixth in the nation in defensive rebounding percentage.

“I know one thing that’ll translate and that translates everywhere is rebounding,” Green said. “If you can rebound at one level, you can pretty much rebound anywhere.

“I know that’s something I will always be able to do, but the rest of the things, if they don’t translate, it’s just something that you keep on working on. If you can do it at one level then you can keep working on it and get better at another level.”

Detroit Free Press

Tags: Draymond Green, Michigan State Spartans, NBA, NBA NBA Draft, NBA Draft General, NBA Draft Workouts

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Cliff Alexander Takes Home Honors At Pangos

Jun 5, 2012 5:53 PM

Cliff Alexander is coming off a promising sophomore campaign at Curie (Chicago), but he may be best known for shattering a backboard during a club circuit game in April.

The 6-foot-9, 225-pound post player has a new claim to fame after a weekend in Southern California, earning most outstanding player honors at the 10th annual Pangos All-American Camp.

"I feel pretty good," Alexander said in a booming voice befitting his plus-sized stature. "To come out here from Chicago and win MVP is a great honor."

MaxPreps.com

Tags: Michigan State Spartans, High School, High School Misc Rumor

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Izzo Expects NBA Coach To Replace Krzyzewski After London Olympics

Jun 1, 2012 11:31 PM

Tom Izzo expects the USA Basketball committee to opt for an NBA coach to replace Mike Krzyzewski after this summer's Olympics.

"I think they'll go with a pro guy," Izzo said. "I could see a guy like (San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg) Popovich doing it. I really think a guy like Doc Rivers would be a great guy for that.

"There's so many good coaches that deserve a chance to coach."

Izzo likely will receive consideration for the 2016 games.

"I've said this and I mean it: I'd be a water boy on the Olympic team," Izzo said. "It's just one of the dreams I've had. It wasn't to be the head coach, it was to be part of the Olympics.

"If someday I get a chance to be part of it in any way, I'd die to be a part of it. I just think there's something about playing for your country that'd be as special as anything I've done."

MLive.com

Tags: San Antonio Spurs, Duke Blue Devils, Michigan State Spartans, Big Ten Conference, NCAA, NBA, National, National Olympics

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