Someone please make me feel ok about basketball going forward

[tcdog70]

If he's had 2 full recruiting periods then he has to get credit for Sword and Ware (and Thomas) - you can't have your cake and eat it too



So you are not willing to let Davis get his feet under him after a major surgery, get used to playing in the SEC, and mature as he becomes not a freshman before deeming him the worst player ever? You are also not willing to see if any of the other guys who are redshirting or coming in next year are actually any good before labeling them the worst? Also by your own logic of his 2 full recruiting cycles he's had at least 3 if not 4 decent players.

By your logic, Casey Prather (Florida senior, in the conversation for SEC POY, and who produced very little until this season) was also the worse player ever the past few years.

Excuse Me Sir but those three signed with Stansbury in the early period, before Ray. Now Ray did convince them to stay, unlike Hood and Gray.. I didn't say Davis was the worst player ever, I just said he wasn't a SEC caliber player. I havent said shit about any Fla. Players, but since you bring it up--It's Fla.. I'm sure their whole team is made up of great players. They are undefeated in the SEC. My logic tells me Davis wouldn't have a Rat's ass chance to be on the Gators roster. So once again after 2 recruiting cycles He has 1 maybe SEC player in Ready.(that we have seen play against SEC teams)

[mic]

Are we doing anything to address our depth issues? How is recruiting going? I saw where we got a commit from another guard out of GA but man we are sooooo thin the post. That and we need a legitimate shooter. We are playing ok today but we will run out of gas a few minutes into the second half. You just can't keep that level of intensity up for a whole game without some depth and we have Zero. I don't understand how two years in a row we are dealing with a team that doesn't have a full roster.

There will be an article on here next week or (maybe before the weekend) that may shed light on our basketball situation. And yes it will be written by someone who has played college ball at the SEC level. You all can agree or disagree with what he has to say...

[NewTweederEndzoneDance]

Excuse Me Sir but those three signed with Stansbury in the early period, before Ray. Now Ray did convince them to stay, unlike Hood and Gray.. I didn't say Davis was the worst player ever, I just said he wasn't a SEC caliber player. I havent said shit about any Fla. Players, but since you bring it up--It's Fla.. I'm sure their whole team is made up of great players. They are undefeated in the SEC. My logic tells me Davis wouldn't have a Rat's ass chance to be on the Gators roster. So once again after 2 recruiting cycles He has 1 maybe SEC player in Ready.(that we have seen play against SEC teams)

you just said yourself that Stans signed the 3 I mentioned, yet you claim that Ray has had 2 FULL recruiting cycles. Those 2 things cannot both be true. So which is it? Either Ray gets credit for bringing in everyone in your so called "first full recruiting cycle", or he has NOT had 2 full recruiting cycles.

[smootness]

you just said yourself that Stans signed the 3 I mentioned, yet you claim that Ray has had 2 FULL recruiting cycles. Those 2 things cannot both be true. So which is it? Either Ray gets credit for bringing in everyone in your so called "first full recruiting cycle", or he has NOT had 2 full recruiting cycles.

No, they are both true for tcdog because it makes Ray look bad. Believe me, that's not a battle he will ever concede.

[tcdog70]

you just said yourself that Stans signed the 3 I mentioned, yet you claim that Ray has had 2 FULL recruiting cycles. Those 2 things cannot both be true. So which is it? Either Ray gets credit for bringing in everyone in your so called "first full recruiting cycle", or he has NOT had 2 full recruiting cycles.

3 recruiting periods
regular-1.
early---2.
regular--3.

I guess cycle was a wrong choice of words--My bad -you are correct. But I don't think I used the word Full. I meant he has recruited players in both years he has been Coach.I did give Him credit for keeping the Stansbury signees.

[tcdog70]

No, they are both true for tcdog because it makes Ray look bad. Believe me, that's not a battle he will ever concede.

come on Smoot Ray doesn't need my help in looking Bad. he is really good at doing that all by Himself

[Coach34]

come on Smoot Ray doesn't need my help in looking Bad. he is really good at doing that all by Himself

Actually Ray has looked really good to this point to anybody thats unbiased. People around the SEC are impressed. And I'm talking decision-makers- not fans

[NewTweederEndzoneDance]

3 recruiting periods
regular-1.
early---2.
regular--3.

I guess cycle was a wrong choice of words--My bad -you are correct. But I don't think I used the word Full. I meant he has recruited players in both years he has been Coach.I did give Him credit for keeping the Stansbury signees.

The "early" and "regular" recruiting periods combine each year to form one single recruiting period. He was hired in the middle of your "regular" recruiting period in 2012 (with about 3 weeks or so left in the 3+ months worth of window for players to sign during that academic calendar year), so if you insist on counting having to scramble after most signees worth a damn are already signed elsewhere, then all you are really doing is trying to reinforce your already weak argument. He had a full recruiting period last year, and we only have IJ Ready this year to show for it, which I agree is disappointing. He is currently in the middle of his second full recruiting period, which will hopefully provide us with more weapons and he also should get the rest of his first full class back next year, at which time we will get to see first hand if he was the right hire or not.

[smootness]

come on Smoot Ray doesn't need my help in looking Bad. he is really good at doing that all by Himself

Yeah, for real...just completely embarrassing what he's done considering the overflow of riches he inherited.

[HailState39110]

If we continue to lose this team will quit playing hard . I watch our team suffer through last season and quit against Vandy and Missouri at home and lose those games by 30+. If we lose vs UGA in Wed I'm not sure how much longer you can keep the group to 'keep buying in and playing hard' . That's why the game Tomorrow is so big for our confidence the rest of the season

[Goat from MSU]

A total must win. If not this team might pack it in but I do not think so.

If we continue to lose this team will quit playing hard . I watch our team suffer through last season and quit against Vandy and Missouri at home and lose those games by 30+. If we lose vs UGA in Wed I'm not sure how much longer you can keep the group to 'keep buying in and playing hard' . That's why the game Tomorrow is so big for our confidence the rest of the season