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Message: [QUOTE="pfister1, post: 309826, member: 285"] Of course he adds/would add value. He was a lottery pick and had a 10 year NBA career. Was a BE defensive player of the year. He is by all accounts an intelligent/thoughtful human being. Just because he doesn't spout the party line doesn't mean he can't be an asset to the program (assuming he is on good terms with JB and Hop). Not everyone can be Carmelo and not every recruit is looking to follow in Carmelo's footsteps. Diversity is a good thing. Different strokes for different folks. While having Melo as a former player may help us to land 90% of the recruits we do land, having Etan won't hurt us, and may help us with a few guys who don't fit the standard mold. Etan strikes me as the kind of guy who may go on to have a much bigger post-playing days career/impact than he did in his playing days. Kind of like the impact that Dave Bing has had off the court or Jim Brown on the football side. [/QUOTE]