re: Fo those clamoring for Will Wade to get a big raise

Early in the season, as high as I was on Wade, I was still skeptical when seeing some of the same mistakes happening over and over, but he obviously can recruit, he gets fired up (which I love), he talks like a winner, seems focused on not being too negative or overly boastful in given situations, and his team is showing mental toughness and the extremely important ability to adjust to different situations. This is a great group of players he has formed in just two years. He's young and still has room to grow as a coach too.

His name popped up a little too much with the recruiting violation talk last year for my liking (even if everyone is doing stuff), but as long as that's being monitored, I think you invest in him and what is important to him and build a real, consistent winner that can contend with the big boys. Basketball has profited even in crappy years. Imagine what it could do if we were consistently really good. And Louisiana is loaded with great basketball talent. Per capita, Louisiana produces something like the 2nd most basketball recruits and 2nd most NBA players currently.