My two cents: Miller still recruiting, winning during March
In his busiest month of the year, Sean Miller took time last week to offer Tempe Corona del Sol point guard Alex Barcello a scholarship.
Barcello, who helped the Aztecs go 33-1 overall and win their fourth consecutive state title this year, has also been offered by Virginia, among others. He is teammates with 6-foot-11-inch freshman Marvin Bagley III, who is likely the top basketball prospect in Arizona since Mike Bibby in 1995.
College basketball never ends. On Friday night, Miller’s incoming five-star point guard, Justin Simon, led Brewster Academy of New Hampshire to the national prep school championship and a 34-1 overall mark. Also on Friday, Miller’s top commitment from the class of 2016, five-star power forward T.J. Leaf of El Cajon (Calif.) Foothills Christian High School, completed his season with a 27-point, 14-rebound average.
Pressure? Workload? The alternative is to be like ASU’s Herb Sendek, sent home from Las Vegas by a dreadful USC team. Sendek allowed himself to be photographed sitting, alone, waiting for a plane at a Las Vegas food court.
You’ve got to know the turf better than that. Drive home if you have to. Don’t let them see you suffer.
