Men's basketball's relationship with NBA Scouts
There is a small mention of Michigan in this article, and I'm not necessarily a huge fan of the NBA, but it mentions Michigan men's basketball as one of the most positive venues for NBA scouts. I found it interesting mostly because I assumed that everyone caters to scouts (spoiler alert: UCLA not so much), but I also think that this approach helps make Michigan basketball a success. This sort of positive relationship with NBA scouts might contribute to the increasingly high-profile of basketball recruits.
The article is here.
January 15th, 2014 at 10:02 PM ^
I dunno for sure, but I heard they got to 3rd base
January 15th, 2014 at 10:21 PM ^
January 15th, 2014 at 10:20 PM ^
It is pretty cool that scouts enjot their experience in Ann Arbor, of course, but I do find it fascinating that the experience for them varies as widely as it does. You would think school as a rule would try to provide the best experience possible for people who are evaluating the quality of the output of their program, but it seems as if some school do not go out of their way to do this. I find that interesting, if not totally shocking. According to this, it even drives people away from scouting at the home games of a few teams.
January 15th, 2014 at 11:40 PM ^
Having players who go on to a pro career especially in the NBA is a major recuriting advantage in the era of one-and-dones. It make sense just like it looks good on central campus when the famous companies recruit for grads.
The bit at the end of the piece about European teams and how they treat NBA scouts may reflect a different reason - sometimes like in soccer, there are sizable transfer fees involved so a team would often want to show up a player in the best possible light. If the player gets signed for a NBA team, it means a cash payday for the team.
January 16th, 2014 at 12:10 AM ^
January 16th, 2014 at 12:46 AM ^