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ubercat

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Great story, great family. What an odyssey! Thanks for posting.

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Alaskawildkat

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ubercat said:
Great story, great family. What an odyssey! Thanks for posting.

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Amazing, you read my mind.

For those who might miss heading to the link, here is an excerpt that prefaces the "Alaska story" in the article:

"The story of their relationship started in September of 1997 in a place that not many that revolve so heavily around the game of basketball do: Anchorage, Alaska.

Gerald had starred there on the court in college when attending the University of Alaska-Anchorage, and had returned after a lengthy and successful career playing professionally overseas and established a life with his wife (and Isiah’s mother) Yolanda as a successful businessman in the corporate communications industry and a part-time basketball coach. With Gerald being a former player and current coach, and with he and Yolanda having already added a basketball player to the family in Isiah’s older sister, a young Isiah was almost literally born into a basketball world.
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Gerald decided to help Isiah by making their aforementioned household as much of a basketball resource on its own as it could be. This meant drawing on his connections throughout the Alaska basketball network, and bringing some pretty influential figures into Isiah’s life as mentors.

“I knew [Anchorage natives] Mario Chalmers and Trajan Langdon very well, having coached both of them” says Gerald. “For Isiah, who was so passionate about the game right from the start, I tried to bring Mario and Trajan around as much as possible. Not only were they guys that had had a ton of success in high school and beyond in college and the pros, but they were also people that Isiah could see play growing up learn from, and emulate in the situation we were in.” "

As noted on my congratulatory thread from earlier this week after Isiah set a new scoring record, reportedly "The Alaska Kid" maintains his ties to the state through extended family here and his own family's return visits to the state.

 
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Alaskawildkat

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Great to see "The Alaska Kid" came through to put the Rutgers game on ice with those final two free throws!
 
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EagerFan

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Great story and it just gives me more confidence that he will continue to improve and get past those frosh growing pains.
 
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Alaskawildkat

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TejasCat said:
His penetration and pass to Skelly for the corner 3 was huge, we were down 4 with under 2 left
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I see NUSports picked up another late in the game contribution by Isiah as a highlight in their story as well:

"After a missed Rutgers 3-pointer, Isiah Brown scooped up an offensive rebound off a missed shot by Law, and McIntosh put the 'Cats ahead with a clutch 3-pointer just past the one-minute mark.

NU continued to play lockdown defense in the final minute, with Law coming up with a huge steal with under 10 seconds remaining to prevent Rutgers from getting off a potential tying shot. Law made one free throw before Brown sealed the game with two from the charity stripe, and the 'Cats walked away with the win."

http://www.nusports.com/news/2017/2...e-threes-rally-northwestern-past-rutgers.aspx
 
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Medill90

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When they stick to "fluff" pieces - very good. Actual analysis - needs work.
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Two things on this....

They're students, so we shouldn't expect their work product to be perfect.

Their analysis of plays is actually pretty good. (player and game evaluations are sometimes cursory)

OK, one more thing...

The students provide more coverage of NU sports than anywhere else. Which should matter to us.
 
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Windy City Cat Fan

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The video piece about prater I saw on there after reading this piece was very good too - something recruits should see. No idea how old it is though, I'm probably way late to that party
 
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nu greek

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Great family story!!! What an amazing Dad!!! Glad we have The Brown family as part of our team!!!
 
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