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Jul 21, 2014
5:09:00pm
Ham
IMO, Matt Carlino's dad is the really intriguing figure here.
I've read several articles that make it clear Carlino's dad is the one kind of driving Matt's basketball career. He's the one who spearheaded the move to Indiana, and the shuffling of colleges. I wouldn't be surprised one bit if he has been in Coach's ear throughout Matt's time at BYU, and that's why Dave is relieved.

I wish I had the link to the story I read... it was written after Carlino decided to transfer out of UCLA, but before he committed to BYU. The article talked about how, as a seventh grader, Carlino got the attention of coaches at Arizona. So immediately his dad researched the best high schools for point guard development, or something, and it landed them in Indiana. Matt and his dad lived in Indiana for basketball, while Matt's mom and sister stayed in Arizona. Matt committed to Indiana, but then switched to UCLA because it gave him the best chance for playing time and exposure to the NBA. When he didn't play immediately, he transferred to BYU because Jimmer just made it huge (By the way, I heard Dave Rose talk about this once--he said Carlino never would have transferred to BYU without Jimmer). Clearly he was trying to be the next big thing at BYU, and I bet it was all driven by his dad.

Kind of a sad story, actually. I think Matt Carlino is a good example of a kid who is really talented, but whose talent was snuffed out by an overzealous parent trying to push his son into the NBA through the back door.
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