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Chris Johnson is an RTC Columnist. He can be reached @ChrisDJohnsonn. 

The age of smartphone-based communication is upon us. There’s no denying it. From pre-pubescent pre-teens to middle-aged parents to retired folks, the instant communication trend has slowly seeped its way into every technological aspect of our lives. For the purposes of college basketball recruiting, this created something of a problem. The NCAA’s previous restrictions on messaging and calling frequency forced coaches to monitor their phone habits with painstaking consistency. On principle, the limitations made absolute sense – messaging fees could get out of hand pretty easily, not every player can afford [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2012/10/12/ncaas-ban-on-instagram-marks-a-regression-in-liberalization-of-digital-recruiting-practices/feed/ 0 Morning Five: 10.12.12 Edition http://rushthecourt.net/2012/10/12/morning-five-10-12-12-edition/ http://rushthecourt.net/2012/10/12/morning-five-10-12-12-edition/#respond Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:31:52 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=75171

Several years ago we posted a column talking about the remarkable recruiting run that John Calipari was putting together in his first year at Kentucky. At the time we questioned if a group including John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins and Eric Bledsoe represented the greatest recruiting run in modern history. Now we are beginning to think that the debate is over as Calipari has redefined the entire concept of recruiting with his one-and-done program. On Thursday Calipari added top 10 prospect James Young to a class that is shaping up to be among the best classes ever — the Wildcats already have commitments from three of [...]]]>
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