Whispers about Malik Newman

It's sweet of you to stick up for him. It really is. A Coach34 yes man does not equal rebel.

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Originally Posted by HailState39110

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

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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.

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Originally Posted by HoopsDawg

LOL, still can't give Stans credit can you?

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He's a very good recruiter- it's just assinine to act like he is the sole reason for A&M's class

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Originally Posted by HoopsDawg

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.

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yes he is.

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Originally Posted by Coach34

No- things change. Everybody knows that. He's getting one helluva scholarship offer- that can heal alot of wounds.

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???

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Questions, questions.

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.

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Originally Posted by HoopsDawg

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.

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Lsu cares less about basketball then almost all sec schools

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.

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Originally Posted by HoopsDawg

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.

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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.

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

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.

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That is the gospel truth.

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Originally Posted by Quaoarsking

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.

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Originally Posted by shannondawg

That is the gospel truth.

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Gonna have a hard time convincing them of that

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Originally Posted by Quaoarsking

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.

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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?

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".

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Originally Posted by CadaverDawg

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?

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".

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^Logic^

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.