"Quite frankly, Jamal was the throw-in. When you saw Alex, even as a young guy, great student and...
"Quite frankly, Jamal was the throw-in. When you saw Alex, even as a young guy, great student and great kid — Jamal was a good student and a good kid, too — but Alex seemed to be the limelight guy. He was the one who was the McDonald's All-American, a big, strong physical kid. They wanted to go to school together. The more we saw of Jamal — I remember taking a trip early in his senior year just to reassure him that we really wanted him. We had to reassure him that he was an important part of our recruiting process."
— Jim Calhoun, stating the obvious, I guess, back at the Final Four.
Not sure if this has made the rounds before, seeing that it's a fairly dated quote. Nor am I totally sure if Calhoun told the truth and tried to back track, or if the first part wasn't as harsh as he meant it. But, well, there it is.
