37 months in jail improves your shot, Iowa and PSU line up for recruit
I was flipping through the Iowa City paper and noticed a side article on a basketball recruit that visited this weekend named Anthony Hubbard who is a talented 6-5, 220lb guard averaging 20 points and 10 rebounds in JUCO this year. Here is the twist, Hubbard is a 25 year old sophomore who spent 37 months in prison after being charged for the felonies of robbery, malicious wounding and use of a firearm stemming from a December 2003 incident. Iowa, Penn State and Iona are currently pursuing Hubbard as a recruit with Iowa having offered a scholarship a few weeks ago.
In this particular case, I have no details on Hubbard’s rehabilitation, but I do believe we can all get into bad situations and in many cases second chances are deserved. Admittedly, this does seem a bit sketchy when you have spent almost four years in jail for robbery and I am not sure I would want our staff making a similar choice to pursue this recruit. What is most interesting to me with this story is the fact that this was a non-story in the newspaper. I can’t help but draw parallels to the scathing articles about Dorsey potentially going to UM and how this story is page 3 (literally page 3) material. I suppose it is the difference between having an agenda and just writing the local sports column.
Sounds like he'll fit in nicely with the rest of the criminals in Iowa City.
Let's be honest, going to Iowa is much worse than going back to prison, especially when they torture you to the point where your muscles eat themselves.
"Your muscles eat themselves" well put! You should teach at the med school.
Perhaps Pierre Pierce passed this player's pad to promote playing for Iowa?
Try saying that 10 times fast.
I tried putting more "p"s in there, but that's all I could get.
" In this particular case, I have no details on Hubbard’s rehabilitation, but I do believe we can all get into bad situations and in many cases second chances are deserved. "
If you believe in second chances than why title this article 37 months in jail improves your shot? If he is eligible to play and they believe he is "rehabilitated" then why not give him a shot?
necessarily want the guy on our team. That is a little too much jail time for me and there are many other recruits that I would rather see JB mold into players.
The are many second chances that can be given out for various infractions, but when a guy uses of a firearm in a robbery where he then injures someone is outside my comfort zone. Again, I have no specific details on how this particular player improved as a person beyond what is in the article, obviously others are willing to overlook his past issues.
"Again, I have no specific details on how this particular player improved as a person beyond what is in the article, obviously others are willing to overlook his past issues."
Or perhaps they have more information to base it on than you do, since you know, they might have actually spoken to him, or checked out the specifics of the situation.
I love rounding as much as the next guy, but.........37 months is 3 years and 1 month so "almost 4 years" is taking rounding to the next level.
Please insert joke about people lining up to get iawolve to measure their penis here.
if you round up to the nearest century, he was in jail for almost 100 years
maybe the OP thinks there is only 10 months per year?
or maybe hes from ancient rome before Caesar messed it up...
Had a good high school friend of mine go through a bit of "rehabilitation" recently. As always Go Blue!
According to Stringer Bell you only do two days in Prison. The day you go in and the day you get out.
So, lets not get out of hand here
If people are okay with Michael Vick making millions playing in the NFL, then why can't this guy get an education? He's served his debt to society, now he deserves the chance to move on and continue rehabilitating himself.
Coach Dantonio.....is that you?
Good for him if he is able to turn his life around.
It is remarkable, when you take an honest look, at how much of an agenda the local media had against the Michigan football program while RR was at the helm. Very interesting indeed... /conspiracytheory
I watched the MAAC title game last night between Iona and St. Peters. Iona has a kid who transfered in from JUCO because he was originally ineligable for Bobby Gonzalez's program at Seton Hall. Anyone who knows about the Gonzalez era at SHU knows how hard it was to be found ineligable for that program. Now Iona is looking to bring in another JUCO transfer and this kid served 37 months in jail. It makes you wonder what's going on at that school.
... giving kids a chance to get a college degree and better their lives?
There's plenty of ball players who could use a second chance. But a 25 year old coming off a 3 year sentence? Come on now.
Next stop... East Lansing
They don't, their from Iowa
They don't, their from Iowa
Ha Ha.....Ironic post of the day.....