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Rowley was at the NY2LA AAU tournament in Milwaukee this weekend, and reportedly was wearing a "Wisconsin basketball shirt".
Rowley certainly looks the part, has potential, and is coachable enough to improve as he matures. He intrigues me more than Evan Anderson, with the lack of footwork and basketball skills that I've witnessed from the Eau Claire center. He also didn't seem to have much passion for the game in the interview I saw. Like he was a guy compelled to play just because he was tall. If we took Rowley in '09 we'd risk being heavily frontcourt laden and devoid of an ideal amount of 1/2/3's with experience. But that was our team construction this year and we survived. It's supposedly not a given that Evans arrives at Wisconsin with a 4-year scholarship even if he signs. He might be on scholarship in '08 and then play it by ear in the future years. If he could be essentially a 14th legitimate scholarship level player, that would be a God-send for mix and depth.
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