He also conveniently planned it AFTER the Mr. Basketball award announcement. So they didn’t have time to pick somebody else should he spurn the in-state school.
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Very intelligent on his part. Good strategy.
These awards should go to the best player, not a popularity contest for who stays "in state" and such. Just IMO.
I don’t give a **** about any kid not coming to UK. Hope he fails. Don’t care either way, honestly. Why do you?
Wheaties are being pulled from every grocery in Indiana and will be replaced with a special "We are Back" box.
He was a lock for Mr. Basketball no matter what. There is no one else in his class even close to his level. Next year could be interesting with Brooks and TJD but both appear to be near IU locks. Davis especially.
You know I think I feel the movement starting !! No what that was something else , but it still had a lot to do with IU basketball
Vandy is going to end up in severe trouble with a drew. Thought it when they signed him and his immediate Cal like recruiting solidified my theory.
I'm sure he learned a thing or two about cheating to get good players like his brother at Baylor. That dude has been cheating for years and has nothing to show for it.
I think VU will have lots of growing pains next year, they were garbage this year, lost 3 of their top 4 scorers from that team. Unless they have some players i dont know about id be surprised if they dance next year. Thats a huge turn around, from what 6-8 games under 500 to a NCAAT? With FR?
The ill will is because of the ******, public shots the dad took at Coach Cal.
Yeah but if he was going to Kansas or wherever he would announce on Espn or out out a twitter video or something. He wouldn’t announce in front of his whole school that he’s leaving their state in the lurch.
I hope he says Vanderbilt in front of all those IU fans. Crystal ball is 80% and one is the dude from Kansas and.he always goes down with the boat so it is probably IU.
If he picks a Nike school over two Adidas schools, even Adidas will ask for an investigation.:stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
LOL at Adidas Midwest. I'm stealing that and never calling them Kansas again.
If they did in fact win a bidding war and can keep from getting caught, good for them. Kid is worth big money.
Indiana fans always say they do it the right way and would never resort to paying players.
I think you're wrong.
We sucked last year because our seniors were not very good (you saw the game in Rupp they blew) and because we are transitioning between Stallings' players, Drew's players and the difference between the systems are vast to say the least.
As far as who we have back:
Saban Lee is somebody you can build around. Anybody who watched him a few times knows that he can be special. Lee needs to continue to work on his jumper (which he did, and made big improvements), but his ability to get to the rim and finish is pretty special.
Max Evans (combo guard, athletic, 4 year player)
Clevon Brown (has potential and flashed a few times last year, big athletic leaper)
Obinna (solid young big, may redshirt next year)
Joe Toye (enigma, talented, scores 20 one night, no show the next)
D'jery Baptiste (warm body)
We add two impact transfers:
Matt Ryan - transfer from Notre Dame, dead eye shooter, immediate starter from day one. Everybody raves about his ability to score in bunches and his 3 point shot.
Yanni Wetzell - International big who by all accounts is a very skilled offensive player. I've been told he will start and be a very big upgrade over any big we had in 2017.
We add three impact freshmen:
Darius Garland - Really good point guard who will be ready to play and start from day 1. Good shooter, quick, athletic, can finish and elite passer.
Aaron Nesmith - South Carolina's Gatorade Player of the Year is supposedly legit. He's a wing, probably a 2 guard, maybe a 3, but can score from all over the court. Reviews are very good on Nesmith and supposedly one of the top 2-3 shooter in this class as well.
Simi Shittu - just watch the tape on this kid. Tore his acl last fall, but is supposed to be ready by September by all accounts.
Overall, we add 5 starter level players to Saban Lee, Joe Toye, Clevon Brown and Max Evans (all of whom are solid players).
I expect to be a borderline top 25 team next year, could be better if Shittu's knee is 100%.
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I would imagine Romeo's family was offered a lot of money to play at IU and we don't play those games so we're fighting an uphill battle for sure....
Odds are high that it's IU.
See other players i wasn't aware of but FR....youll see on that front too, relying on FR to be saviors. The ACL...inevetlabley saps most players of the what they had to begin with. good luck. Second look.. your biggin up matt ryan and his 4pts per game, he averaged before VU?
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So the "official" announcement isn't until 7pm tonight?
I was reading the first page and I thought 100% that "Team Langford" had went public already committing to IU.
Hmmm... If it is a "done deal", than the OP will get a few pats on the back for having the inside scoop, but if "Team Langford" picks Adidas West ([laughing] ) or Vandy, then I already feel bad for the OP.
I was reading the first page and I thought 100% that "Team Langford" had went public already committing to IU.
Hmmm... If it is a "done deal", than the OP will get a few pats on the back for having the inside scoop, but if "Team Langford" picks Adidas West ([laughing] ) or Vandy, then I already feel bad for the OP.
You do realize the Shittu recruitment is widely considered the absolute dirtiest recruitment of this year, right?? I'm sure Indiana paid big bucks to get an instate kid away from historical blue blood Vanderbilt.
relax, we gt the best of new Albany, ind. in Allie Stumler. let romeo go wherever. Allie will come tearing ip up and lead the team to at least a final four finish.
I'm just going off of what others connected to the program have said. Look for Ryan to be a very effective scorer two years later and in a different offense and personnel than he was at ND. What some people forget is that the non NBA players stick around and typically get better as they go and from all reports, Ryan is going to be a good one to add to the roster.
LOL and I'm ok with that. Maybe we are paying players, doubtful considering what I've heard about Drew, but I am familiar with the rumors about his brother.
Is UK paying players in your opinion?
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No, I didn't realize that.
Tell me more about Shittu's recruitment to Vanderbilt.
Link would be appreciated, but I'll take story time too.
I don't think UK has to. I've seen us miss on enough guys who pretty clearly had their hand out (Lance Stephenson, Chris Walker, Cliff Alexander, DeAndre Ayton, etc.) to think we're not handing out briefcases of cash.
Do I think we've had guys who had been paid by someone along the way? Absolutely. But I think that's an important difference.
I don't even approach it from a perspective of judgment. If Vanderbilt isn't paying players, they're stupid. Because you're not going to get them otherwise, and you're not going to win without them. If you're going to take basketball seriously and hire a big name coach, you better get him someone to work with.
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