Coleman was wrong and was punished by Conference USA. He even went on to issue a public apology.

End of story, right?

Think again.

Coleman is black and Budinger is white, so you know where this is going.

There’s a story out today that says since the incident Coleman has been receiving “racially charged emails and calls.”

The FBI is also getting involved, but will not confirm or deny an investigation.

Of course Coleman isn’t taking this lightly telling Andy Katz at ESPN.com, “There’s been a lot of racial slurs. It’s crazy. I saved the e-mails. I haven’t been contacted, but I do know the police and the FBI were at the practices to make sure everything was safe.

“I’ve been very depressed on how the public and the media put this out, like I did it on purpose,” Coleman said. “I wish it didn’t happen. I’m not that type of person. Chase is a great player and I would never try to do that.”

Obviously Houston coach Tom Penders is quite upset that one of his players and his team is being targeted by a bunch of nuts.

“He [Coleman] attempted to step over Chase; at no time did he mean to hurt the kid,” Penders said. “It’s clear on the replay that he never touches his face, but his shoulder.”

Arizona and Budinger haven’t commented on the issue yet, but I would hope they are as upset as everyone at Houston is, and reassures everyone that the callers and emailers do not reflect them and the fine program at Arizona.

Weren’t we just celebrating the beginning of change in this country a week ago?

Oh well. You know what they say, the more things change….

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Aftermath of the Coleman/Budinger Incident gets out of hand

Though there’s good news Wildcat fans, your team actually won the game.

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Intentional face stomping or just an accident?

(Freshmen are not eligible for the preseason list)

My ingenious comments in italics.

A.J. Abrams, G, Sr., Texas- No more D.J
Wink Adams, G, Sr., UNLV- Anybody gonna cover Jo’Van?
DeJuan Blair, F, Soph., Pittsburgh- Skilled big
Jon Brockman, F, Sr., Washington- Rebounding machine
Derrick Brown, F, Jr., Xavier- Trenton Hassell 2.0
Chase Budinger, F, Jr., Arizona- Style over substance?
Nick Calathes, G/F. Soph., Florida- Multidimensional
Dionte Christmas, G, Sr., Temple- It won’t come early
Earl Clark, F, Jr., Louisville- Upside city
Sherron Collins, G, Jr., Kansas- Stocky playmaker
Darren Collison, Sr., UCLA- All around fundamental
Lee Cummard, G-F, Sr., BYU- Mormons think he’s crazy good
Stephen Curry, G, Jr., Davidson- Baby faced assassin
Devan Downey, G, Jr., South Carolina- 5′9 scorer
Robert Dozier, F, Sr., Memphis- 104 and counting
Wayne Ellington, G, Jr., North Carolina- Can he step it up?
Jonny Flynn, G, Soph., Syracuse- E.X.C.I.T.I.N.G.
Taj Gibson, F, Jr., USC- Leaper
Blake Griffin, F-C, Soph., Oklahoma- Scary
Tyler Hansbrough, F-C, Sr., North Carolina- Quit reading this and vote in the poll!
Luke Harangody, F-C, Jr., Notre Dame- Power Forward.
James Harden, G, Soph., Arizona State- Can he carry the team?
Gerald Henderson, G/F, Jr., Duke- Jerome McKinley thank you very much
Lester Hudson, G, Sr., UT Martin- Mid-major delight
Robbie Hummel, F, Soph., Purdue- Keith Van Horn, or Larry Bird?
Stefon Jackson, G, Sr., UTEP- Drains jumpers
Dominic James, G, Sr., Marquette- Free fallin
Damion James, F, Jr., Texas- Man among boys
Curtis Jerrells, G, Sr., Baylor- Streaky
James Johnson, F, Soph., Wake Forest- Under the radar
Marcus Landry, F, Sr., Wisconsin- Gritty
Ty Lawson, G, Jr., North Carolina- Little engine that could
Eric Maynor, G, Sr., VCU- The Show…

Jack McClinton, G, Sr., Miami- Sweet string music
Jerel McNeal, G, Sr., Marquette- Competitor
Patrick Mills, G, Soph., St. Mary’s- Boomer!
Raymar Morgan, F, Jr., Michigan State- Teaser
A.J. Ogilvy, F-C, Soph., Vanderbilt- Easy goin
Jeremy Pargo, G, Sr., Gonzaga- Explosive
Patrick Patterson, F, Soph., Kentucky- High goal setter, real high.
A.J. Price, G, Sr., UConn- The missing link?
Scottie Reynolds, G, Jr., Villanova- Allen Iverson fan
Tyrese Rice, G, Sr., Boston College- A team kinda guy
Kyle Singler, F, Soph., Duke- Smooth
Tyler Smith, F, Jr., Tennessee- Dude has 3 arms!
DaJuan Summers, F, Jr., Georgetown- It’s his now
Hasheem Thabeet, C, Jr., UConn- Imposing
Robert Vaden, G/F, Sr., UAB- Don’t throw it away
Terrence Williams, F, Sr., Louisville- Solid
Sam Young, F, Jr., Pittsburgh- Creative muscle

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Wooden Preseason Top 50…

But the news concerned a different Wildcat squad than the one previously mentioned.

It didn’t have to end up like this.

Prediction #2

2) Arizona will struggle to remain one of the top teams in the Pac 10 and shockingly, will miss the Big Dance. I see this team suffering through another season in which productive bodies off the bench are nonexistent. Last year’s Zona squad made Kentucky look like a deep group.

The top 15 recruiting class doesn’t look as enticing on paper anymore, but will somehow need to play way over their heads to give the team the extra depth.

Italy bound Brandon Jennings would have catapulted this team to a top 10 status. He would have made Budinger, Wise and Hill much better players and instilled the needed guard-like leadership foundation that was left void by Bayless. Giving up more than 27% of your scoring (Bayless) and in return swallowing a stat line of nothingness, which you thought would be abundant and flashy, is an obstacle too massive to overcome.

Losing out on Emmanuel Negedu hurts too.

And consequently, Chase Budinger will not be a top 20 pick.

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Missing in action

Well, they didn’t.

Walker’s decision wasn’t a big surprise, but Gordon’s was. But even more surprising was the college departures of George Hill and Luc Richard Mbah A Moute and the withdrawing of Ty Lawson, Chase Budinger and the nearly 24 year old Lester Hudson.

The league will have an official list out later on Tuesday.

Below is a list of the guys who were undecided going into Monday, per ESPN.

Staying In Draft
Player School
Joe Alexander, Jr. WVU

Ryan Anderson, So. Cal
Mario Chalmers, Jr. Kansas

Jamont Gordon, Jr. Mississippi St.
Richard Hendrix, Jr. Alabama

J.J. Hickson, Fr. NC State
George Hill, Jr. IUPUI

Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Jr. UCLA
Marreese Speights, So. Florida

Bill Walker, RS Fr. Kansas St.

Returning To School
Player School
A.J. Abrams, Jr. Texas

Josh Akognon, Jr. Cal St.-Fullerton
Chase Budinger, So. Arizona

Lee Cummard, Jr. BYU
Robert Dozier, Jr. Memphis

Wayne Ellington, So. UNC
Danny Green, Jr. UNC

Lester Hudson, Jr. Tennessee-Martin
Ty Lawson, So. UNC

Jeremy Pargo, Jr. Gonzaga
Ronald Steele, RS Sr. Alabama

Robert Vaden, Jr. UAB

source

Lester Hudson, a guard from Tennessee-Martin, could not ask for any better of a draft stock than he has now, yet he still withdrew from the draft. He more than likely didn’t feel confident in the feedback he received from the teams, so his decision is probably a wise one, except for the fact that by this time next year he will be almost 25 years old. A bit old for a rookie point guard? 1st round pick… no. But 2nd round pick… yes. I would have liked to see him go. How much more can you prove by dominating Ohio Valley Conference competition again?

One of the smartest decisions was made by Gonzaga guard Jeremy Pargo. The player has a future in the league, but just didn’t fit well in this year’s draft. He needs to improve his ball handling and decision making skills to really reap the benefits of coming back to a very dangerous Gonzaga team. I see him being a mid to late 1st round pick next year.

I don’t believe Hill will be drafted, nor do I believe Moute will be drafted. Unless of course, both have verbal 2nd round guarantees. Could be the case, but things change. Don’t count on anything in the NBA, well, except for questionable refereeing.

Questions, comments and beefs are always appreciated.

And please take a second to vote on the poll question seen on the right hand side of the page regarding who will be the best 08/09 freshman.

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