Don't know the kid not gonna assume anything, but yea that's kinda what i meant by he can go anywhere that can surround him with above par talent and be THE MAN.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoopsDawg
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Don't know the kid not gonna assume anything, but yea that's kinda what i meant by he can go anywhere that can surround him with above par talent and be THE MAN.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoopsDawg
I just think you're wrong, if u surround a kid like that with even decent talent you never know what happens in the tourny. Please stop about kentucky, i realize they are the elite of elite at the moment. they are also 12 kids that never played together ever. There's some value of a core team that's put in the time together , IMO. Put him on a 18-20 win team with mostly returning starters in the SEC and I dont think it's a "bad" move.Quote:
Originally Posted by CadaverDawg
aTm has the #2 class now and would be #1 with malik. They also signed a top 10 pg last season that played really well today against kentucky. After the nba draft decimates kentucky this year, aTm may could match their talent next seasonQuote:
Originally Posted by CadaverDawg
Who gives a shit? I wouldn't send my son to play at State.
Not arguing this point at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by thunderclap
Good Lord - Stans had to go. Ray was a shit hire, but no way Stans could stay here after the Sidney debacle...Quote:
Originally Posted by Liverpooldawg
ZERO, huh - you 100% sure of that? I think that Hood was gone regardless and it would be hard to blame him after the Sidney coddling.Quote:
Originally Posted by maroonmania
Ray is in over his head and needs to go, but you're reaching. I assume you're referring to Booker and he he isn't a "Mississippian" - he played in Moss Point when he started living with his father, but lived in Michigan more than in Mississippi. The KY roster is more accurate - 1 Devin Booker Guard 6-6 206 FR Grand Rapids, MichQuote:
Originally Posted by Catdawg
F*** college basketball and f*** anyone who even attempts to have a conversion with me about it. I'm done with it. That's my new philosophy, now next question.
For what it's worth, Newman's career wouldn't suffer at all by choosing MSU. He's only going to college at all because the NBA won't let players declare out of high school, and he could literally pick anywhere and be one of the top picks int he 2016 draft. If he decided to go to Holmes Community College, he'd be one of the top picks. If he decided to go to some random D3 school in Maine, he'd be a top pick.
If Newman wants to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament, he was never going to come here anyway. If he doesn't care about that and just wants to go wherever for a year while he waits to become an NBA rookie, then we're just as viable of a choice as anyone else. It really doesn't make a difference if we're an NIT-quality team without him or a sub-NIT-quality without him if he doesn't care about chasing college championships.
"Things can make people change their mind" is code for "I was wrong".Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
Have you looked at "Stands" recruiting class rankings? I laughed when you made fun of him by using "Recruiter". And not because it was funny.
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Originally Posted by HoopsDawg
He still won't be playing for stans unless stans gets an unexpected promotion. No clue if there was anything to it to begin with but him going to a place that has stans as an assistant doesn't prove anything one way or another.
If we're ever going to be relevant in basketball again, it's going to cost money to do it. Our mission should be to get a coach with a very good head coaching pedigree interested in our program. Unfortunately, any remaining quality from our program name and brand has been lost in the last 3 and a half seasons. That makes this a tougher task to accomplish. This will be a momentous hire of significant scale, if we want the success we used to enjoy. We need someone that can give us instant improvement, not just long term.
You all got what you wanted. Some folks just arent happy with an upper middle class income and a 3 year old suv.
That's what I 100% believe and I'm sticking to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by woozman
No- things change. Everybody knows that. He's getting one helluva scholarship offer- that can heal alot of wounds.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheDogFather
Also, I know you are a Mensa member and all from your posts, but you do realize Kennedy and staff had been recruiting those kids 2-3 years already before Stands stepped foot on campus right? And that they are all from Texas??? Or you gonna tell me that Stands has owned Texas for years already while he was out of work???
LOL, still can't give Stans credit can you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
Coach has had a rough couple years. The shit he's thrown against the wall just isn't sticking. Finding out Deshea was calling the defense in the orange bowl was quite a coup for him.
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Originally Posted by YazooDawg23
Also, I think Newman ends up at Kansas.
TAMU is getting a lot of love for their 2015 class and they deserve it but lets not forget about LSUs class. they have two 5*s coming in
https://lsu.rivals.com/default.asp?type=4
Johnny Jones is a Dale Brown guy and knows how to work their system really well
It's sweet of you to stick up for him. It really is. A Coach34 yes man does not equal rebel.
LSU is a sleeping giant of a basketball program. I'm not sold on Johnny Jones the coach, but I am on Johnny Jones the recruiter. They are absolutely killing it and Malik is giving them a strong look too. Ben Simmons is LEGIT.Quote:
Originally Posted by HailState39110
He's a very good recruiter- it's just assinine to act like he is the sole reason for A&M's classQuote:
Originally Posted by HoopsDawg
yes he is.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoopsDawg
Questions, questions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
How about we just both agree that Stansbury is an excellent recruiter? That didn't change just because we fired him - A&M's gain. But then, compared with Rick Ray's recruiting, who isn't excellent.
The Mensa comment I will take as a compliment.
Lsu cares less about basketball then almost all sec schoolsQuote:
Originally Posted by HoopsDawg
If Ray could've adjusted his coaching approach then things would've been better by now. In the South that all defense first approach at gonna cut it. Gotta let the kids get up and down the floor and score then make defensive stops when needed.
He surely is and they add Craig Victor to a lineup with Jordan Mickey and the other former 5 star forward. If Jones messes this up he deserves to be fired lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoopsDawg
That's what he said he was going to do at his press conference when he was hired...
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Originally Posted by headcoach98
That is the gospel truth.
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Originally Posted by Quaoarsking
Gonna have a hard time convincing them of thatQuote:
Originally Posted by shannondawg
What great basketball player worth their salt doesn't care about winning? So you're saying, "Newman's career wouldn't suffer at all by going to MSU......unless he cares about winning"? Well yea, I'm assuming the #1 recruit in the country would want to win regardless of what level he is playing at, wouldn't you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Quaoarsking
So in summary, going to MSU WOULD impact Newman's career. Because A) He probably wants to win, B) The more the team wins, the more exposure the individual player gets, and C) Because just like fans, most of these guys want to make the NCAA Tourney because it's a great event. I don't think Kansas, Duke, Kentucky, etc, would be in the running for Malik if he "didn't care about winning".
^Logic^Quote:
Originally Posted by CadaverDawg
I was really only commenting on the fact that wherever he goes, the NBA will find him
, not about his desire to win, as he wouldn't have put as much work in without that desire. That better?
Always have been a fan of TAMU and would love to see him go there if not here, and if he was my kid, he wouldn't be coming here under the present situation.