By now you all have probably read every latest piece of news on the Henry recruiting trail. Since a recent Kansas City Star article has surfaced, both Xavier and C.J. Henry are now re-thinking their commitment to play basketball for the University of Kansas. We should all know for sure what will happen by the end of the night or at some point tomorrow. Word is Coach Self and Danny Manning will be making the trek down to Oklahoma City for the night to see what's up. We'll see where this goes, but let's take a look at the whole process.
Due to an NCAA rule, Xavier could not sign a letter of intent with the University of Kansas because he had already previously signed one with Memphis. Was it not incredibly ominous that the brothers Henry were not in Lawrence for the start of summer school? We have not seen this kind of freshman drama since the Brandon Rush ordeal. That worked out great for Kansas. Also, Kentucky has 12 players on scholarship for the 2009-2010 season. The NCAA allows 13. Xavier is friends with Daniel Orton and John Wall, both of whom are actively trying to persuade Xavier to become a Wildcat. And finally, Mr. J Brady McCullough's article and the subsequent reaction from Kansas fans has scared the family a bit. But how does Carl expect his boys to play in the NBA when they can't even seem to handle some criticism? The point is, the boys will be revered in Lawrence the minute they step on campus. The article seems to have portrayed Carl and the boys unfairly in a very poor light. Its an unfortunate situation, we will see what happens with the family. But, for now, it seems as if the family will have yet another meeting to make up their minds on the matter. Kansas fans are hoping desperately the boys honor their commitment to the Hawks after Lance Stephenson signed a financial agreement today with the Cincinnati Bearcats. Its touch and go at the moment, but by no means should Kansas fans be scared. The Hawks return absolutely every piece of last year's team and bring in two wonderfully talented freshmen in Thomas Robinson and Elijah Johnson.
The matter will soon be cleared up, look us up at the Steroid Era for the first word on Xavier and C.J. Henry's futures.
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