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I am friends with a woman whose son played recently at Madison Central and who is very good friends with the parents of the players including Bosley and Hawkins. She came to work the other day after the first round of the tournament with no voice and hasn't missed a game. She's told me before that Cal came to the table VERY late on Hawkins and that Bosley really hasn't been recruited by any majors as well until recently. She said that now the boy Hawkins is well known that his mother said that the recruiters from all over are driving her crazy. The phone won't quit ringing. She said that all of the parents are saying the recruiters are going nuts wondering how this entire team could go through the cracks on the recruiting scene minus Hawkins who was hearing from Rick Pitino before the notariety for quite a while. Note what I said about Cal. Her thought on it is this.....why play for Cal and sit the bench for a bunch of out of state Prima Donnas to play when you can go to Louisville and get playing time immediately? I had to think about that myself and I'm no Louisville fan. Would these boys actually play if they went to Kentucky before their senior year over McDonald's All Americans? You have to think about what is in the best interest of the boys as this woman has. I hate to say it, but, I wonder if they wouldn't be better off elsewhere other than at Kentucky riding the pine. This is my biggest gripe about Kentucky anymore. You've got hardnosed local kids who play their guts out like the Polson boy from West Jess. does and he gets minimal playing time. The kids proud of playing for Kentucky and got extended time in the Florida game only because the McD All Americans were in foul trouble and when given the chance he showed up big. But, he still rides the pine to much in my opinion.

By the way....A BIG CONGRATS TO THE RICHMOND BOYS FROM CENTRAL!! I love a local school winning the state tourney.