Really?

Am I the only one? Please tell me someone else out there is wondering what the hell Greg Paulus was thinking when he was deciding which sport to play in college. Clearly he got this one wrong. For full disclosure purposes I should tell you that I have never really liked Greg Paulus as a basketball player. I have always thought that he was more of an agitator than anything on the basketball court. Everybody, and by everybody I mean anyone who loves Duke which seems to be EVERYBODY, says Greg Paulus was such a tough player, I believe that couldn't be further from the truth. Paulus was only "tough" when his teammates were nearby to come to his aid. For those who disagree with me look at the tape from the 2006 ACC Tournament Championship Game, and tell me that Jared Dudley and Craig Smith wouldn't have flossed their teeth with Paulus had his teammates not been there to save him. He was an overrated point guard who lost his starting job the minute Duke got somebody better to play the position, only to get it back once Nolan Smith decided to go in the tank as well. What I am trying to say is that my view of Greg Paulus as a basketball player may be a little bit skewed, but at least I am honest.

The fact of the matter is, apparently Paulus is ONE HELLUVA FOOTBALL PLAYER!! Who else do you know that can play football in high school, decide to play basketball in college instead, then once his eligibility runs out still have the necessary skills to field offers from other colleges about coming back to play football. On top of all of that he has also worked out for the Green Bay Packers.

Is Greg Paulus really that good at football? None of us really know, because after winning not just the Gatorade National Player of the Year for football, but also the Gatorade MALE Athlete of the Year, Paulus decided to take his McDonald's Basketball All-American status to Duke. Do you know who else has won the Gatorade Male Athlete of the Year this decade? LeBron James, Dwight Howard, Greg Oden and Kevin Love. When reading that list of names Greg Paulus doesnt exactly come to mind.

Believe it or not I think Paulus' current circumstance is unbelievably impressive. The guy didnt play football at all in college, yet people still think he has the tools to play big time Division 1 football, and in Michigan's case compete for their starting quarterback position. My question is why didnt he just play football from the beginning? From everything I am reading he is a much more talented football player than he is a basketball player, and right now he has a future in football, he has no future in basketball.

You also have to wonder, does he regret his decision to play basketball? Other than his freshman year when J.J. Reddick was still on the team, Paulus was the point guard for one of the least successful four year runs Duke has had since Coach K took over. Do you think instead of that he would have rather been the heir apparent to Brady Quinn at Notre Dame?

I dont know, maybe its just me, I am just having a tough time wrapping my head around the fact that this guy is supposedly a once in a generation athlete.