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re: Alabama Basketball: 2015 Recruiting
Posted on 4/13/15 at 1:37 pm to Gongora
Posted on 4/13/15 at 1:37 pm to Gongora
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He makes the case that a student will be better off making high grades at an upper-mid university instead of struggling at an Ivy League institution.
As long as "struggling" doesn't mean "flunking out" then I would say 9 times out of 10 that Ivy League diploma is going to put you in a better position than your cum laude diploma at a "lesser school." People rarely care what grades you made at Harvard as long as you graduate.
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Posted on 4/13/15 at 2:19 pm to elposter
The fact that we are applying theories from Malcolm Gladwell to our basketball program tells me everything I need to know about where our program is 
Posted on 4/13/15 at 2:20 pm to elposter
I believe the "lesser" school from the example in the book was UVA or Maryland or some other ACC school. Still very fine institutions, but not quite on the Harvard level. Gladwell makes a very convincing argument that might change your opinion if you read his book. By the way, and without deviating too far off topic, grades have a HUGE impact in grad program admittance.
There are many other factors that contribute to that theory which do not apply to basketball recruiting. I'm trying to present a logical case for Bama without my Crimson colored glasses. The resources/PT that we could devote to Ingram will benefit him more in the long-run than what he could receive at Kentucky. RTR
There are many other factors that contribute to that theory which do not apply to basketball recruiting. I'm trying to present a logical case for Bama without my Crimson colored glasses. The resources/PT that we could devote to Ingram will benefit him more in the long-run than what he could receive at Kentucky. RTR
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