Not to pick on you but the "legacy" thing has always been a bit more fiction than fact. Look at Calvin Hill, his kid could have hacked it at Harvard, still would have probably played in the NBA, but went to Duke. I mean if Harvard can't pull in a legacy who the hell can?
Calvin Hill was Yale. Grant's mother was Wellesley College and Hillary Clinton's roommate.
Not fiction at at all. Kendall chose Purdue because of his dad. If Painter wouldn't have made one of his biggest recruiting mistakes to date by not recruiting gr3 I would bet money he would have came to Purdue. Biggies guardian playing at Purdue also had a huge impact on him coming here I'm sure. There really is no comparison between Harvard and Duke's basketball programs. Not surprising at all that a legacy would choose any P5 school over Harvard for basketball.
GR3 was never coming to Purdue. Swanigan's adoptive father never made any secret it was a business decision. I could list all the different legacies who didn't follow mom or dad but I'd be here all day. Sean May didn't for example. There are way more who don't than those that do.
GR3 was never coming to Purdue because Painter never seriously recruited him. Highly doubt Gelen comes here if it wasn't for his father. Yes I realize Swanigans camp said it was a business decision but I think you're being a little naive if you don't believe Barnes playing here factored in a little. Kendall explicitly stated his dad playing was why he came here. There may be more that don't than do, but to dismiss it as a non factor simply isn't true.
I never said it didn't ever happen. It's just not the draw people seem to think that it is.
While this is true, it's worth noting that you're comparing 1 kid picking a single school to 1 kid picking every other school. While I get what you're saying, your statement isn't very meaningful (no offense intended) because it's pitting the choice for one school against the choice for the field.
I appreciate that my analysis is based on factors that may not win me a Nobel Prize. But I see criticism of Painter and other coaches by their fans, when a supposed legacy kid goes somewhere else as if it's a slight on the school or the staff. Now I know that 60 years of watching this stuff may not account for much, but, I harken back to the words of Jack Elway who unsuccessfully recruited his own son. "I bought the kid a car, I bought him clothes, I gave him cash, I even offered to have an affair with his mother and he still picked Stanford". Kids go where they want and it often isn't to the school where Mom or Dads number is retired or in the rafters.
Duly noted; and like I said, I knew where your head was. I agree with your last line that kids go where they want regardless of where their parents went (although that is certainly a motivating factor in some cases).
