Kwe Parker decommits
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Does anyone have any insight as to why this happened ? From his tweet it doesn't sound like we're even still in the running ?
Not exactly a shock after how long he dragged his feet on committing.
Never get excited until they are on campus.
Never get excited until they are on campus.
So to sum up, the early signing period starts next week and we have no 2016 commits.
And the practice facility is nowhere close to even breaking ground. I miss anything?
And the practice facility is nowhere close to even breaking ground. I miss anything?
Saw a picture of him seemingly enjoying himself at the tOSU game and thought, "Hey, there's a shot of the future of RU basketball!" -Guess not so much.
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Jerry Carino, who covers a lot of Rutgers basketball news, tweeted this in regards to Parker's decision to decommit: "Sounds like other schools got involved with Parker, who was on campus for the Ohio State football game. Recruiting is a brass-knuckles game"
Obviously a huge blow for Rutgers. They have to hope that Corey Sanders will be all in after this season as well. These kids are so fickle these days. Wish him best of luck tho
Obviously a huge blow for Rutgers. They have to hope that Corey Sanders will be all in after this season as well. These kids are so fickle these days. Wish him best of luck tho
Not BK, but at the end of Kwe's tweet announcing his decommit, he wrote that he "thanked Rutgers for their time & interest", which has the ring of the ultimate kiss-off line.
Clearly I'm not as connected BK, (in fact, I'm just a fan with no inside connection at all), but going by the sound of the last part of his tweet, barring some sort of miracle I think we can, unfortunately, color Kwe gone.
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Predictable response from BAC....comes to post whenever there is bad news.
"Have You No Sense of Decency" ??
Let us not assassinate this coaching staff further, BAC. You have done enough. Have you no sense of decency sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?
What a horrible existence...going from board to board just to post negative comments.....lol
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This hurts. Was just re-watching some of his youtube vids and getting excited about a Corey Kwe backcourt. Really thought this one was locked in with just a week to go. Then maybe getting Issa also.
He really didn't leave us much time to find a plan B SG before the early signing period, that hurts just as much.
He really didn't leave us much time to find a plan B SG before the early signing period, that hurts just as much.
Nigel Johnson is a complete two way basketball player on both ends of the court....Parker needs to take his time and get to that point in his career after the knee injury and to me, RU was the perfect place to refine his skills to become that player. A highlight reel waiting to happen really didn't materialize this summer and fall and immensely talented player will need to develop more beyond his freakish athletic ability. I stayed off the other post on why his ranking dropped from 4* to 3*, but he has not completely shown the same flashes he had before the injury....that means other parts of his game need to be reliable beyond his legs.
After watching Johnson practice a couple of weeks ago, RU on paper entered 2016-17 with what I believed would have been 4 true legitimate 2 way guards that could play both ends of the court in Sanders, Johnson, Parker and Mike Williams....they are all a little undersized but not Myles Mack short, but 6'1 to 6'3"...Parker would have been the icing on the cake, making RU a legitimate backcourt that could matchup on paper, short and long term.
This one is a body blow for certain, but make no mistake, Parker while immensely gifted, is not Sanders and not as good as Nigel Johnson is today, This is a shot that hurts the perception of momentum and secured some things that took some of the pressure of what may be another long season this year.....With Parker, you could point to next year as the year where you have a lot of pieces in place, now, we need something along the lines of a Nigel Johnson type transfer/player to replace Parker.
Parker would have been a 3rd piece with Mike Williams and ideally, Parker would have been the longer term guard that with Sanders provides a bridge to a longer term future of what should be better guard play. I believe RU did as much as they could, they waited, worked, worked some more, stayed EXTREMELY patient multiple times this spring and summer and got the verbal. It took longer than it should because other schools just weren't sure about Parker being a little unsure about a lot of things with us and other schools that recruited him as well.......and obviously, in the knee deep pool of recruiting, things always are changing.
Parker (I assume) has other suitors but I'll reserve comments on whether this is a huge hit, by determining whatever else develops between now and spring of 2016. As of today, no spin at all, it's a hit you definitely don't want, but if Sanders and Johnson are 100% the guards to look forward to in 2016-1017 as your starters, mixed with Mike Williams whose development now goes from gradual to now important. RU is back to finding another short term fix (JUCO shooter), or transfer or another guard that can be that 4th player or better in that rotation.
The staff can absorb this hit long term, they just need the right piece and perhaps the recruitment of JUCO Niem Stevenson was a signal that a wing player, longer shooting guard was being considered. It's not sure how players or parents AAU handlers are able to absorb recruiting of other players, but Stevenson apparently was also here for the Ohio State game as well. While I view Stevenson as a wing or Small Forward, he's definitely also capable as a shooting guard as well. I think we offered Parker the fastest path towards playing time as a freshmen, but perhaps earning that time or seeing other pieces targeted, perhaps scared him away......I felt RU held that advantage over Wake Forest, because RU pretty much didn't have the depth recruited as incoming underclassmen like Wake Forest did. Johnson and Williams would have been juniors with Parker arriving as a freshman, so to me it made sense. But at the end of the day, regardless of where a kid like Parker goes, he has to put in the time and compete, if he is going to impact a program the way we hoped/expected. Maybe he reconsiders, maybe the ship has sailed......
After watching Johnson practice a couple of weeks ago, RU on paper entered 2016-17 with what I believed would have been 4 true legitimate 2 way guards that could play both ends of the court in Sanders, Johnson, Parker and Mike Williams....they are all a little undersized but not Myles Mack short, but 6'1 to 6'3"...Parker would have been the icing on the cake, making RU a legitimate backcourt that could matchup on paper, short and long term.
This one is a body blow for certain, but make no mistake, Parker while immensely gifted, is not Sanders and not as good as Nigel Johnson is today, This is a shot that hurts the perception of momentum and secured some things that took some of the pressure of what may be another long season this year.....With Parker, you could point to next year as the year where you have a lot of pieces in place, now, we need something along the lines of a Nigel Johnson type transfer/player to replace Parker.
Parker would have been a 3rd piece with Mike Williams and ideally, Parker would have been the longer term guard that with Sanders provides a bridge to a longer term future of what should be better guard play. I believe RU did as much as they could, they waited, worked, worked some more, stayed EXTREMELY patient multiple times this spring and summer and got the verbal. It took longer than it should because other schools just weren't sure about Parker being a little unsure about a lot of things with us and other schools that recruited him as well.......and obviously, in the knee deep pool of recruiting, things always are changing.
Parker (I assume) has other suitors but I'll reserve comments on whether this is a huge hit, by determining whatever else develops between now and spring of 2016. As of today, no spin at all, it's a hit you definitely don't want, but if Sanders and Johnson are 100% the guards to look forward to in 2016-1017 as your starters, mixed with Mike Williams whose development now goes from gradual to now important. RU is back to finding another short term fix (JUCO shooter), or transfer or another guard that can be that 4th player or better in that rotation.
The staff can absorb this hit long term, they just need the right piece and perhaps the recruitment of JUCO Niem Stevenson was a signal that a wing player, longer shooting guard was being considered. It's not sure how players or parents AAU handlers are able to absorb recruiting of other players, but Stevenson apparently was also here for the Ohio State game as well. While I view Stevenson as a wing or Small Forward, he's definitely also capable as a shooting guard as well. I think we offered Parker the fastest path towards playing time as a freshmen, but perhaps earning that time or seeing other pieces targeted, perhaps scared him away......I felt RU held that advantage over Wake Forest, because RU pretty much didn't have the depth recruited as incoming underclassmen like Wake Forest did. Johnson and Williams would have been juniors with Parker arriving as a freshman, so to me it made sense. But at the end of the day, regardless of where a kid like Parker goes, he has to put in the time and compete, if he is going to impact a program the way we hoped/expected. Maybe he reconsiders, maybe the ship has sailed......
Nigel Johnson is a complete two way basketball player on both ends of the court....Parker needs to take his time and get to that point in his career after the knee injury and to me, RU was the perfect place to refine his skills to become that player. A highlight reel waiting to happen really didn't materialize this summer and fall and immensely talented player will need to develop more beyond his freakish athletic ability. I stayed off the other post on why his ranking dropped from 4* to 3*, but he has not completely shown the same flashes he had before the injury....that means other parts of his game need to be reliable beyond his legs.
After watching Johnson practice a couple of weeks ago, RU on paper entered 2016-17 with what I believed would have been 4 true legitimate 2 way guards that could play both ends of the court in Sanders, Johnson, Parker and Mike Williams....they are all a little undersized but not Myles Mack short, but 6'1 to 6'3"...Parker would have been the icing on the cake, making RU a legitimate backcourt that could matchup on paper, short and long term.
This one is a body blow for certain, but make no mistake, Parker while immensely gifted, is not Sanders and not as good as Nigel Johnson is today, This is a shot that hurts the perception of momentum and secured some things that took some of the pressure of what may be another long season this year.....With Parker, you could point to next year as the year where you have a lot of pieces in place, now, we need something along the lines of a Nigel Johnson type transfer/player to replace Parker.
Parker would have been a 3rd piece with Mike Williams and ideally, Parker would have been the longer term guard that with Sanders provides a bridge to a longer term future of what should be better guard play. I believe RU did as much as they could, they waited, worked, worked some more, stayed EXTREMELY patient multiple times this spring and summer and got the verbal. It took longer than it should because other schools just weren't sure about Parker being a little unsure about a lot of things with us and other schools that recruited him as well.......and obviously, in the knee deep pool of recruiting, things always are changing.
Parker (I assume) has other suitors but I'll reserve comments on whether this is a huge hit, by determining whatever else develops between now and spring of 2016. As of today, no spin at all, it's a hit you definitely don't want, but if Sanders and Johnson are 100% the guards to look forward to in 2016-1017 as your starters, mixed with Mike Williams whose development now goes from gradual to now important. RU is back to finding another short term fix (JUCO shooter), or transfer or another guard that can be that 4th player or better in that rotation.
The staff can absorb this hit long term, they just need the right piece and perhaps the recruitment of JUCO Niem Stevenson was a signal that a wing player, longer shooting guard was being considered. It's not sure how players or parents AAU handlers are able to absorb recruiting of other players, but Stevenson apparently was also here for the Ohio State game as well. While I view Stevenson as a wing or Small Forward, he's definitely also capable as a shooting guard as well. I think we offered Parker the fastest path towards playing time as a freshmen, but perhaps earning that time or seeing other pieces targeted, perhaps scared him away......I felt RU held that advantage over Wake Forest, because RU pretty much didn't have the depth recruited as incoming underclassmen like Wake Forest did. Johnson and Williams would have been juniors with Parker arriving as a freshman, so to me it made sense. But at the end of the day, regardless of where a kid like Parker goes, he has to put in the time and compete, if he is going to impact a program the way we hoped/expected. Maybe he reconsiders, maybe the ship has sailed......
After watching Johnson practice a couple of weeks ago, RU on paper entered 2016-17 with what I believed would have been 4 true legitimate 2 way guards that could play both ends of the court in Sanders, Johnson, Parker and Mike Williams....they are all a little undersized but not Myles Mack short, but 6'1 to 6'3"...Parker would have been the icing on the cake, making RU a legitimate backcourt that could matchup on paper, short and long term.
This one is a body blow for certain, but make no mistake, Parker while immensely gifted, is not Sanders and not as good as Nigel Johnson is today, This is a shot that hurts the perception of momentum and secured some things that took some of the pressure of what may be another long season this year.....With Parker, you could point to next year as the year where you have a lot of pieces in place, now, we need something along the lines of a Nigel Johnson type transfer/player to replace Parker.
Parker would have been a 3rd piece with Mike Williams and ideally, Parker would have been the longer term guard that with Sanders provides a bridge to a longer term future of what should be better guard play. I believe RU did as much as they could, they waited, worked, worked some more, stayed EXTREMELY patient multiple times this spring and summer and got the verbal. It took longer than it should because other schools just weren't sure about Parker being a little unsure about a lot of things with us and other schools that recruited him as well.......and obviously, in the knee deep pool of recruiting, things always are changing.
Parker (I assume) has other suitors but I'll reserve comments on whether this is a huge hit, by determining whatever else develops between now and spring of 2016. As of today, no spin at all, it's a hit you definitely don't want, but if Sanders and Johnson are 100% the guards to look forward to in 2016-1017 as your starters, mixed with Mike Williams whose development now goes from gradual to now important. RU is back to finding another short term fix (JUCO shooter), or transfer or another guard that can be that 4th player or better in that rotation.
The staff can absorb this hit long term, they just need the right piece and perhaps the recruitment of JUCO Niem Stevenson was a signal that a wing player, longer shooting guard was being considered. It's not sure how players or parents AAU handlers are able to absorb recruiting of other players, but Stevenson apparently was also here for the Ohio State game as well. While I view Stevenson as a wing or Small Forward, he's definitely also capable as a shooting guard as well. I think we offered Parker the fastest path towards playing time as a freshmen, but perhaps earning that time or seeing other pieces targeted, perhaps scared him away......I felt RU held that advantage over Wake Forest, because RU pretty much didn't have the depth recruited as incoming underclassmen like Wake Forest did. Johnson and Williams would have been juniors with Parker arriving as a freshman, so to me it made sense. But at the end of the day, regardless of where a kid like Parker goes, he has to put in the time and compete, if he is going to impact a program the way we hoped/expected. Maybe he reconsiders, maybe the ship has sailed......
This kid was never set on Rutgers. For me I only want players who choose RU because this is where they want to be, this is where they believe is the best place for them.
Kwe will end up at the coolest place to play that offered.
If he ends up at Louiville, ill send him a carton of condoms myself.
Good Luck Son.
Kwe will end up at the coolest place to play that offered.
If he ends up at Louiville, ill send him a carton of condoms myself.
Good Luck Son.
Relax. Get over yourself. The kid a can go where ever he likes. Its not like he waited until March to pull out..... Um, that was not intentional....
I know this is a first post lol......but rumors.....i repeat rumors are that Harry Giles is going to commit to Wake. Giles and Kwe are pretty tight.....could this be the reason......who knows?
I agree that he never wanted to be here. It seemed like he "settled" on Rutgers after delaying his self-proclaimed decision date. His stock seemed to be dropping also.
Nevertheless, this is hugely disappointing. It's hard to be trending down from last place, but I think we've done it.
Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
Nevertheless, this is hugely disappointing. It's hard to be trending down from last place, but I think we've done it.
Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
This stings but I believe after seeing Nigel Johnson that he will often play the SG. We also have Mike Williams and Justin Goode. We have a long time to find someone else. Maybe Niem Stevenson can be the guy or perhaps someone else. Shoes definitely has contacts. I doubt Parker will come now but maybe he just wants to be sure and will not sign until the spring. For now it hurts but we must move on. Hopefully we can sign one or two guys still in this November signing period which begins one week from today.
I hope we don't waste more time on this kid. It's never a good idea to beg a kid to be here. We recruited him hard and it didn't work out. Next.
Early signing period starts next week, we have 4 scholarships available and 0 verbal commitments. Luckily we'll be getting a full Big Ten share in 7 years and might be able to break ground on a parking garage / shared practice facility then. In the meantime we can just rely on undersized transfers to compete against MSU and OSU. So excited!
No surprise this news is either being spun or dismissed as not as big a deal as it is.
Wouldn't we like to see RU make the NCAA Tournament before we're dead? Parker was supposed to be a big part of us one day getting back there..
Wouldn't we like to see RU make the NCAA Tournament before we're dead? Parker was supposed to be a big part of us one day getting back there..
OH NO! THERE GOES MY WEEK!! WOE IS ME!!!!
Whaddya gonna do? If he doesn't want to come here, move on. I still think we're headed in the right direction.
Whaddya gonna do? If he doesn't want to come here, move on. I still think we're headed in the right direction.