An awesome letter

That is a fantastic read. Great life lessons in there, not just related to basketball. Much respect for Ray Allen and the way he lives his life (except, maybe, that one decision of attending UConn).
 
What wonderful perspective this gives about the things some of these kids have to deal with, long before we ever see them on the court. Ray Allen is a wonderful example of one of the kids that negotiated the twists and turns of growing up, and becoming a role model to a lot of kids who quietly follow his lead,
 
I remember reading about him in the old Big East Yearbook just before his freshman year at UConn - how he was an under recruited player who "may" contribute.

Whatever, I thought. We have James-I-averaged-a-freakin-triple-double-in-JUCO-Scott coming in to light up UConn, the Big East, hell the world .

Then I was watching the nightly news and saw a highlight of Doron Sheffer throwing a 40-foot alley oop to Allen in their first game of the season.

And STJ's precipitous decline began.
 
I remember reading about him in the old Big East Yearbook just before his freshman year at UConn - how he was an under recruited player who "may" contribute.

Whatever, I thought. We have James-I-averaged-a-freakin-triple-double-in-JUCO-Scott coming in to light up UConn, the Big East, hell the world .

Then I was watching the nightly news and saw a highlight of Doron Sheffer throwing a 40-foot alley oop to Allen in their first game of the season.

And STJ's precipitous decline began.
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Two things, you've got to recruit and you've got to know who to recruit.
 
I remember reading about him in the old Big East Yearbook just before his freshman year at UConn - how he was an under recruited player who "may" contribute.

Whatever, I thought. We have James-I-averaged-a-freakin-triple-double-in-JUCO-Scott coming in to light up UConn, the Big East, hell the world .

Then I was watching the nightly news and saw a highlight of Doron Sheffer throwing a 40-foot alley oop to Allen in their first game of the season.

And STJ's precipitous decline began.
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You mean the same Doron Sheffer who visited St. John's, didn't like it and then visited UConn and then committed (not as good a story as thst guy that wound up in Houston but true nonetheless).
 
I remember reading about him in the old Big East Yearbook just before his freshman year at UConn - how he was an under recruited player who "may" contribute.

Whatever, I thought. We have James-I-averaged-a-freakin-triple-double-in-JUCO-Scott coming in to light up UConn, the Big East, hell the world .

Then I was watching the nightly news and saw a highlight of Doron Sheffer throwing a 40-foot alley oop to Allen in their first game of the season.

And STJ's precipitous decline began.
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You mean the same Doron Sheffer who visited St. John's, didn't like it and then visited UConn and then committed (not as good a story as thst guy that wound up in Houston but true nonetheless).
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You're thinking of Nadav Henefeld, also from Israel, but a few years earlier. He left after one year to go pro in his home country, and because of that, Sheffer was not recruited heavily, because many felt he would do the same thing.
 
I remember reading about him in the old Big East Yearbook just before his freshman year at UConn - how he was an under recruited player who "may" contribute.

Whatever, I thought. We have James-I-averaged-a-freakin-triple-double-in-JUCO-Scott coming in to light up UConn, the Big East, hell the world .

Then I was watching the nightly news and saw a highlight of Doron Sheffer throwing a 40-foot alley oop to Allen in their first game of the season.

And STJ's precipitous decline began.
Click to expand...

You mean the same Doron Sheffer who visited St. John's, didn't like it and then visited UConn and then committed (not as good a story as thst guy that wound up in Houston but true nonetheless).
Click to expand...

You're thinking of Nadav Henefeld, also from Israel, but a few years earlier. He left after one year to go pro in his home country, and because of that, Sheffer was not recruited heavily, because many felt he would do the same thing.
Click to expand...
excellent memory http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn...enefeld-dream-season-1226-20141225-story.html
 
I remember reading about him in the old Big East Yearbook just before his freshman year at UConn - how he was an under recruited player who "may" contribute.

Whatever, I thought. We have James-I-averaged-a-freakin-triple-double-in-JUCO-Scott coming in to light up UConn, the Big East, hell the world .

Then I was watching the nightly news and saw a highlight of Doron Sheffer throwing a 40-foot alley oop to Allen in their first game of the season.

And STJ's precipitous decline began.
Click to expand...

You mean the same Doron Sheffer who visited St. John's, didn't like it and then visited UConn and then committed (not as good a story as thst guy that wound up in Houston but true nonetheless).
Click to expand...

You're thinking of Nadav Henefeld, also from Israel, but a few years earlier. He left after one year to go pro in his home country, and because of that, Sheffer was not recruited heavily, because many felt he would do the same thing.
Click to expand...

Ooops : :oops: :oops: :oops: You're right. Henefield played with Tate George on the 89-90 team that made that great Big East run and the lost in the elite 8 to Duke.

Sometimes the mind jumbles things up. Thanks
 
Great letter and great read as I take the LIRR on the way home. I plan to let my 12 year old read it when I get home and send the link to my other two.
 
I remember reading about him in the old Big East Yearbook just before his freshman year at UConn - how he was an under recruited player who "may" contribute.

Whatever, I thought. We have James-I-averaged-a-freakin-triple-double-in-JUCO-Scott coming in to light up UConn, the Big East, hell the world .

Then I was watching the nightly news and saw a highlight of Doron Sheffer throwing a 40-foot alley oop to Allen in their first game of the season.

And STJ's precipitous decline began.
Click to expand...

You mean the same Doron Sheffer who visited St. John's, didn't like it and then visited UConn and then committed (not as good a story as thst guy that wound up in Houston but true nonetheless).
Click to expand...

You're thinking of Nadav Henefeld, also from Israel, but a few years earlier. He left after one year to go pro in his home country, and because of that, Sheffer was not recruited heavily, because many felt he would do the same thing.
Click to expand...
excellent memory http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn...enefeld-dream-season-1226-20141225-story.html
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Thanks. Asperger's Syndrome gets most of the credit for the memory.

However, it had been mentioned on here before re: Henefeld.
 
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