TFD: Top basketball recruit picks Illinois cap ... then sets it down and chooses Kansas

Good times

November 15, 2013 at 10:50PM

Say what you want about the spectacle of the Tyus Jones signing today -- in tandem with Jahlil Okafor, televised nationally on ESPNU, with hundreds of classmates in a packed Apple Valley gym -- but at least Jones didn't pull the same stunt as Chicago area player Cliff Alexander. In fact, we could never imagine Jones doing something like that.

You can read a few hundred words about how Alexander, a top 5 recruit, handled his business. Or you can watch this quick .gif file from the esteemed SB Nation to see him toying with the hearts of the Illini faithful before picking Kansas.

Seriously? The first time you watch, it might seem kind of funny. But it's really just [redacted] behavior.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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