It's a good point about the desire and work ethic of the kids Golden has plucked with African backgrounds. Interesting how kids from the inner city 30 years ago were the ones with hunger and desire for a better life and that's how our teams were built back then...but I think we all know that many SoFla kids aren't growing up in quite as desperate situations, even if the violence in their neighborhoods hasn't changed.
It's hard not to feel entitled - they are worshipped on recruiting sites, have youtube videos made of their exploits and are glorified on their campuses. Then add powerful college programs showing them love all the while, and you have a recipe for entitlement.
Other than finding kids that "bleed orange & green", you gotta find kids that can match athletic ability/potential with an overwhelming desire to be successful. You miss on that last point, and that's how you end up with 4/5 star busts as well as kids who underperform.
Hope Lockley pushes hard in prep (if he has to go) and comes back and balls out for Miami.
It's hard not to feel entitled - they are worshipped on recruiting sites, have youtube videos made of their exploits and are glorified on their campuses. Then add powerful college programs showing them love all the while, and you have a recipe for entitlement.
Other than finding kids that "bleed orange & green", you gotta find kids that can match athletic ability/potential with an overwhelming desire to be successful. You miss on that last point, and that's how you end up with 4/5 star busts as well as kids who underperform.
Hope Lockley pushes hard in prep (if he has to go) and comes back and balls out for Miami.
