Monday, June 14, 2004
two for trent!
After Trent Johnson left Nevada for Stanford, the punditry weighed in, big time. The Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy wrote "Stanford basketball's first opponent each year is the university admissions department. No successful Division I program is as stringent about its standards." The Oregonian's Ken Goe noted the obvious, at Stanford there is "little margin for error." CBS Sportsline headlined Gregg Doyel's thoughts on the subject "Stanford's crazy admission standards will burn Johnson."Fox Sports then added facts to the fire. The day Mike Montgomery left for Golden State, point guard Bobby Frasor was in Palo Alto for a visit. A couple days later, he signed with North Carolina.
But after less than a month on the job, all is well for Trent Johnson and his Stanford Cardinal. This week Anthony Goods and Lawrence Hill, both Top 100 prospects, signed letters of intent. Given the small number of elite high school players who qualify to attend Stanford, inking a single Top 100 recruit is always cause for celebration.
Signing two during the same week? Monumental. Particularly because Goods and Hill already have good chemistry. Two two informed Coach Johnson of their decision together, over a single conference call.
