Cal visiting Bona again today.
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At least we know not to bother watching the Lively announcement.
Well that sounds about right, because I don't think you take both.
You definitely take both. Getting both is highly unlikely but if you can, you take both
Yea, the tea leaves seem to be trending Lively to Duke the last 48 hours, after a brief UK momentum burst. UK just isn't winning the head to head battles with Duke.
You mean “with Nike”.
Don’t think NIL means they will stop paying players to go to Duke.
Without question Nike has a HUGE role in this. Looks like they are all in. Therefore I'd love to see untested Scheyer fail even more.
So cal cant even beat Scheyer out for a recruit? And some swore duke would fall off the map after K retires. yeah, right... like nike or duke boosters would ever allow that to happen
Well that just lets you know where Lively picks tomorrow if Cal is in visiting Bona today! Right when you thought Cal was getting the swag back those a$$holes in Durham swoop in and block that swag sh@t!
Well it might be time to point out that K isn’t retired yet?
Just my opinion, but this visit is to try and get Bona to come along with Lively. I still think Lively will commit to UK tomorrow. We will know soon enough.
Swag or not I’m happy with the class so far even though it looks as if some are not
K is retiring at the end of this season, so he wont coach Lively.... unless lively cant read or doesnt stay up to date on news of the schools he's looking at, I'm pretty sure he knows he'll be playing for Scheyer and not k
Well there is a chance Cal wants Bona at center and Lively at PF........ but I still would put the odds more at Cal got a call telling him the pick is Duke.. guess we'll find out soon.
If we get Bona and Wallace I don't see how anyone could be unhappy with the class.
If Sharpe and Livingston are truly Top 5 talents, we shall prevail.
Much like Kevin Ollie after Calhoun, Ryan Day after Urban Meyer, Tubby after Pitino, literally hundreds of examples, a program isn’t going to fall off a cliff instantly, AND K IS STILL THERE HE HASNT EVEN RETIRED YET. Just because Duke is still recruiting well today doesn’t mean he’s going to be good or that Duke will remain a top program. However today they are. I’m not even trying to pick on you I’ve just seen several people post it and it’s kinda dumb no offense. Time will tell if Duke will remain on top in the next several years. We know we will be.
Guys, the visit with Bona today was already scheduled last Thursday. Cal had canceled Thursday due to a wedding in California. This has zero to do with Lively.
I hope they have a losing record for the next 50 years
That may be true; but I suspect the content of their conversation may change
Yeah but he can still walk in the room with his big freakin nose and wow a recruit’s family with his pretentious douchiness. The K effect is real.
I doubt this reflects what is going on inside Lively's head. With his announcement plans set, he knows where he is going and probably has for a while. The rest is just fantasy for the rest of us who don't know.
I want Lively at UK - a special talent with a great motor but, if he chooses dUKe, Cal will need to have another big and Adem Bona is more than adequate at the 5.
Kentucky can’t win a recruiting battle with Duke?
I’m a little surprised Duke had no interest in the consensus #1 player in the class in Sharpe, or an immense, top 5-10 talent in Livingston. That’s a real puzzle.
I’m a little surprised Duke had no interest in the consensus #1 player in the class in Sharpe, or an immense, top 5-10 talent in Livingston. That’s a real puzzle.
Shhhh.... don't come up in here ruining a pity-party with facts....That's against the rules!
As you say, "the tea leaves seem to be trending Lively to Duke the last 48 hours" -- to say the very least !
Travis Branham made the call for Duke on the 247 website this past Friday afternoon, September 17, at 2:34 p.m. Since then, there have been six (6) more predictions of Lively to Duke, including one by Jerry Meyer and one by Chris Fisher of the Cats Pause.
Conversely, there have been zero (0) predictions on the 247 website -- ever -- that Lively would come to Kentucky. The only "brief UK momentum burst" was on this board, advanced by some posters who can only see the 'Cats recruiting, and other aspects of U.K. basketball, through blue-colored glasses.
Nevertheless ... Go 'Cats ! ! !
When did he commit to UCLA?
Some people are just ate up with dook. Sad af honestly. We only play them once every three years. And of all the supposed UK/dook recruiting battles, the only ones I've ever cared about or even remember are Zion and Knox.
Matter of fact, I just checked. Since 2015, there has been 10 dook players that UK recruited. 6 of those are guys that we either never seriously went after, or were never considered the favorite for (Hurt, Carey Jr., RJ Barrett, Reddish, Tatum, Duval). The other 4 are Paolo, Zion, Kennard, and f**king Marques Bolden.
So all this whining is really about FOUR players in the last 7 years. One of which ended up being terrible anyway, and one of which was paid to go there.
We ve lost some serious talent to duke. Then throw in they won the title the 2 years we had super teams and there’s plenty to be “ate up” with. LmaoSome people are just ate up with dook. Sad af honestly. We only play them once every three years. And of all the supposed UK/dook recruiting battles, the only ones I've ever cared about or even remember are Zion and Knox.
Matter of fact, I just checked. Since 2015, there has been 10 dook players that UK recruited. 6 of those are guys that we either never seriously went after, or were never considered the favorite for (Hurt, Carey Jr., RJ Barrett, Reddish, Tatum, Duval). The other 4 are Paolo, Zion, Kennard, and f**king Marques Bolden.
So all this whining is really about FOUR players in the last 7 years. One of which ended up being terrible anyway, and one of which was paid to go there.
He hasn't. He's been visiting Kansas this weekend. Ocornett is smoking crack.
I hope you’re right about Lively tomorrow and like you said we will see soon enough.
BJ was also at the top of their priorities and so was TC. Just because those players didn’t pan out as expected doesn’t mean we lose every battle with them. Knox, EJ, and Wenyen are three more guys I can think of that Duke prioritized as well that picked us. The truth is, the majority of the players that are head to head battles between Duke and Kentucky don’t pan out because both fan bases hype themselves up over winning the recruiting battle that we have unrealistic expectations for them.
BJ is always at the top of my priority list.