It was a joke before this week – dating way back to when Calipari left Memphis (frankly, before that) its been a joke. College basketball recruitment is a dirty, nasty business which is a joke.
Now both Xavier Henry and his older brother CJ Henry are indicating they may not be headed to Kansas afterall. And the KU Jayhawks might be better off without him. After comments by their father that clearly indicated they have no interest in attending classes or being in college started a firestorm on Monday of this week its gotten worse. Now stories are out that Bill Self is flying to meet with the Henry family right away – hopefully to resolve this once and for all.
When Henry indicated (and there is no letter of intent at this stage – you only get one such letter and his was with Memphis, which he’s been released from) he was coming to Kansas to be a Jayhawk KU became the overwhelming favorite for the national title in 2010. If they don’t come – that changes.
But at this point, none of that matters. What this brings up is simply this – what the hell is wrong with college basketball, college basketball recruiting, families and kids being made huge stars for being high school athletes. This display by the Henry brothers – back and forth, changing their minds again, sucking up all the media that goes with it, etc, etc… is all a joke. It’s pathetic. It isn’t changing anytime soon but it’s a disgrace.
