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Wednesday, April 27, 2005
 
Ben Howland down under
This article chronicles Howland's recruiting efforts in Australia. The Bruins definitely could use a player like Andrew Bogut, but Howland's expectations are a little lower:
"We'd like to find a good player," Howland said yesterday. "The next Bogut would be asking, I think, too much. He is such a good player."
Howland also shares about the type of player he would like to find:
"Whether they're 5'9" or 6'9" it doesn't matter. I'm looking for kids who are athletic, have good skill level, have the type of body that can be developed (and) I like kids that have toughness."
Well, you certainly can't claim he isn't looking in enough places for talent. I hope the hard work pays off. The article mentions that Howland is scouting in Australia because the European supply of players seems to be drying up. Perhaps, but I think it would be more accurate to say that quality European players no longer need to play college ball to get noticed by NBA scouts - they can just stay in Europe until a team from the League takes notice and drafts them.
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