Louisiana native Martin Zeno scored 24 in win over Kansas

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  1. ric flair

    ric flair Founding Member

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    He should have been on Brady's radar. He was the district 3-5A MVP his sophomore season. He was the district AAAAA player of the year (over Tasmin). He is a 6' 5" versatile player who can play guard, wing, or forward. He plays good defense. I guess since he's a good kid he wasn't on Brady's radar, since Tac Minor got a freakin' scholarship after being kicked off of his high school team. Think about this in football terms: If a 5A district MVP is a sophomore running back/quarterback, I bet LSU would be recruiting him hard to play football at LSU. I'm glad he didn't go to LSU--Brady probably would have redshirted him this year. If I was a parent of a high school basketball recruit, I think I would probably throw up if brady came into my house and tried to b.s. my son. Bobby Knight in a kid's house is probably "Saban-like," while Brady's used car looking, 5 o'clock shadow ass probably seems more "Orgeron-esque."
     
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    TigerWins Founding Member

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    Can you explain why no other major college program recruited him, other than Knight?
     
  3. ric flair

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    Probably because he broke his arm his junior year, and Knight signed him early before his senior year after he saw him play in a summer league game. If Brady was on him after his sophomore year, then he might have come to LSU.
     
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    SabanFan The voice of reason

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    LSUGradin99 I Bleedeth Purple 'N Gold

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    Silly old man, we are supposed to have more Texas players on our team since a team from Texas has so many Louisiana players. It's a shame we have so many Louisiana kids starting. We could be pissing off fans of the Texas college teams!
     
  7. SabanFan

    SabanFan The voice of reason

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    :D :thumb:
     
  8. CharleyLake

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    I have followed Martin and have watched him excell in several events.

    1. Top ten HS long jump and triple jump last two years.
    2. Won Class 5A 400 M easily. Perhaps Glen Oaks Dillard (Class 4A) could have challenged him.
    3. Participated in Sulphur's 4x400 relay because he is a team player.
    4. Coach Knight recruited Martin for his defensive skills. Martin said in a Lake Charles American Press story that if he played defense well enough he would be allowed to shoot a little bit.
    5. The way that it was presented to me by a Sulphur booster is that Coach Knight scouted Martin at a basketball camp in Texas. He was the only one looking at Martin. The other coaches were there to observe the "high-profile" athletes. The Tiges missed a gem.
    6. Martin is well-mannered, humble, and very well liked. Even the rival Lake Charles Barbe High School athletes that competed against him wish him continued success.
     

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