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Date Posted: 12:45:49 06/02/03 Mon
Author: AUScott22
Subject: Re: Pau Gasol's brother-- at AU?!!/Ryan Odom leaving
In reply to: matt b 's message, "Pau Gasol's brother-- at AU?!!/Ryan Odom leaving" on 17:35:18 05/29/03 Thu

I had not heard about either of these developments.
Great finds Matt.

The Gasol rumor is surprising and I would handicap our chances as being slim at best. From what I have heard, Marc speaks little English and it is going to be difficult for him to become eligible. If he does make it academically, it'll be infinitely more difficult to get him out of Memphis. His brother is not getting traded anytime soon and his brother will likely pay for school allowing him to walk on. I'd think Calipari would assure him of working with him and developing his raw body into an NBA prospect. Having said all that, it is great to hear Jones is working on snaring a guy with obvious upside like lil Gasol. It isn't out of the realm of possibility that he'd come here. There are plenty of Latina's roaming around AU for him to at least consider it. It'd be fun searching for Pau in the stands during games.

As for Ryan Odom, I'm not surprised in the least by his move. The day he walked into the Athletic offices I am sure he was looking for his next job. Dave Odom helped his kids break into the business and serves as a great reference for them to continue upward. And Ryan worked for Greenberg before at USF. I'm sure it hasn't been pleasant for Ryan when talking shop at family functions. While his dad and brother get to represent big time programs in big time conferences, lil Ryan is stuck holding the fort as the number two assistant at a Patriot League program. I say good for him, he has helped us land some good Lithuanian talent. Let's hope the pipeline doesn't go dry. I never saw him as a potential replacement for Jones if he were to leave. I really think AU should drop a little money into an assistant that could take over if Jones were to jump ship. If and when AU knocks off Holy Cross I think Jones may be as good as gone. It would be nice to have a little foresight to groom his replacement on campus over the next few seasons. Just my opinion.

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