Mr Baditude

Florida State and Alabama are in the Top Five where it matters...felonies!

Apples and oranges. MKG is 6'7", 235# while TW is 6'6", 193#. Power vs. finesse, meaning MKG is built to withstand the mugging on the drive. He's also an elite defender. On top of that, MKG worked hard and dramatically improved his jump shot. Go check out his percentages on 2-pt FG by distance. That's why he got the big contract. TW is very athletic and talented. He's an explosive and quick leaper, too. He's quick enough to stay with his man on D and recover if he gets beat off the dribble. TW gets most of his points at or around the rim, and some are on put back dunks. However, he lacks polish and makes bad decisions (e.g., driving into traffic, forcing passes into crowds). He just doesn't have a very high basketball IQ. His mechanics on his jump shot are awful and that's reflected in his shooting percentage. I don't think TW has the skill or talent to consistently slash his way to the hole without getting knocked off stride, turning it over, or forcing passes. Nor do I believe he has the strength to get the same put back dunks in the NBA that he gets in college. TW will get drafted, but unless he shows marked improvement over last year, he'd be wise to stay in college for his senior year. If he goes after this year, I'll be surprised if he gets drafted before the second round, and I'll be even more surprised if he makes the team. I expect he'll spend a considerable amount of time in the D League.

Can you explain why you think so if he can't routinely knock down twenty-footers? Without a jump shot, defenders will back off to stay in front of him and stop his dribble, forcing him to pull up and shoot.

Troy Williams won't make it in the NBA until he develops a jump shot.

Here's the team's chemistry: C21H30O2 and CH3-CH2-OH

Oh, it's their fault all right. Not entirely, of course, but they had all summer to explain what the expectations are at IU and to drive home the point. That's what leadership is about. Oh, wait, that's right, they're not leaders, they're part of the problem, and arrests and citations for drugs and alcohol are what's expected nowadays.

Perhaps he said "they" in reference to Bryant and Holt.

I don't recall what the legal outcome of the Holt/Davis incident was, probably the pre-trial diversion program, but Holt's the one who shouldn't have been in that position. Despite drinking and driving and being at the wheel in an incident in which someone nearly died, here he is back in trouble with alcohol again. He apparently learned nothing, making his contrition back then appear contrived to lessen his punishment. I have no idea if Holt's on probation for his prior offenses, but this recent incident is well within one year of the earlier ones. Of course, there won't be any serious consequences even if he is because the legal system is just as ugly on the inside as it appears on the outside.

I had the same thought.

Again, is there an upside to having Tom Crean as Indiana's coach and, if there is, does it outweigh the mediocre results and embarrassment his players have brought on IU? He has given players second chances. How many does he get?

JD '89 IU School of Law

Did you see the word "usually" there? No? It's the first word you highlighted.

There's no "pissing match," as you so eloquently framed it, just the correction of misinformation to prevent people who don't know what they're talking about from misleading others. And, while many, even most, might not care, some do.

No, you're wrong. A law student who prepares legal documents for someone other than a supervising attorney commits the crime of the unauthorized practice of law. Fink v. Peden, 17 N.E.2d 95 (1938) The practice of law is defined in 7 C.J.S., Attorney and Client, 703, Section 3(g), as follows: 'The general meaning of the term, 'practice law' or 'practice of law', is of common knowledge, although the boundaries of its definition may be indefinite as to some transactions. As generally understood, it is the doing or performing of services in a court of justice, in any matter depending therein, throughout its various stages, and in conformity with the adopted rules of procedure; but it is not confined to performing services in an action or proceeding pending in courts of justice, and, in a larger sense, it includes legal advice and counsel, and THE PREPARATION OF LEGAL INSTRUMENTS and contracts by which legal rights are secured, although such matter may or may not be pending in a court. To 'practice law' is to carry on the business of an attorney at law; to do or practice that which an attorney or counselor at law is authorized to do and practice; to exercise the calling or profession of the law; usually for the purpose of gaining a livelihood, or at least for gain; to make it one's business to act for, and by the warrant of, others in legal formalities, negotiations, or proceedings.' (Capitalization my own.)

What about you? Has the Supreme Court granted a Writ of Certiorari for your clients yet?