In attendance at SMU/Marshall game

[PonyPride]

A lot of NBA scouts are here — word is there are 18 NBA teams with scouts here (plus two teams with GMs in attendance). One is some guy named Pat Riley.
He's sitting near me, so I can only assume he's here to pick my brain for my opinions and insights.

[Pony_Fan]

A lot of NBA scouts are here — word is there are 18 NBA teams with scouts here (plus two teams with GMs in attendance). One is some guy named Pat Riley.
He's sitting near me, so I can only assume he's here to pick my brain for my opinions and insights.

To watch who from Marshall?

[PonyPride]

Freshman center Hassan Whiteside — 7 feet, leading the country in blocked shots (I think). A lot of folks think he goes pro after this year, and could be taken in the top five or 10 picks, maybe even as high as second overall.

Wait — Riley isn't here to see Whiteside. He's just here to learn my philosophy of basketball. Weren't you paying attention???

[PonyPride]

I learned at halftime that Whiteside broke the Marshall CAREER blocked shots record in January ... of his freshman year.

Riley just left, with 2:29 to go. Guess he just can't absorb any more of my basketball expertise in one evening.

[tristatecoog]

Whiteside had 23 blocks in two games this year against UCF. Three tonight.

[RGV Pony]

another well known evaluator of talent in attendance...Adrian Klemm

[Eye In the Sky]

At least 15 of those scouts made the drive up from the Baylor-UT game. They got to see a ton of talent today. I sure hope they advise Whiteside to stay in school one more year, but I wouldn't be one bit surprised if he came out after this season.

[PoconoPony]

Watched about 5 minutes of the TAMU/Oklahoma game on TV at OU. Arena was empty and for a fleeting moment I thought it was an SMU game at Moody. We are not the only alums questioning the direction of a program although OU has had good teams recently.

[Cardinal Puff]

knew it was not the usual evening when I parked on Binkley between limos. Whiteside really has great footwork going for him along with the ability to combine the block with starting the fastbreak.