Apparently De'Runnya IS playing BBall all season

[CadaverDawg]

Elijah Staley is tweeting about how DeRunnya just gave him confidence that MSU would stick to their word. He is pumped that he will be able to play both.

I know this is no guarantee...but our coaches better at least try to make it work now. Expectations are in place

[Raytoraid83]

I took it as him telling Elijah it's his choice to not to play basketball since he hasn't even practiced yet, I could be looking at wrong though

[CadaverDawg]

I took it as him telling Elijah it's his choice to not to play basketball since he hasn't even practiced yet, I could be looking at wrong though

Maybe so, good point. Sounds like Staley is fully planning on playing both

[Raytoraid83]

Maybe so, good point. Sounds like Staley is fully planning on playing both

Agreed with staley.

[Dawg61]

Can we put to rest now that yes indeed MSU told Wilson he can play both. Looking at you Shotgun.

[DownwardDawg]

Thread hijack: Speaking of Elijah, has he enrolled yet? Wasn't he an early grad?

[engie]

No to both questions. He's dominating in highschool with his 2 5* junior teammates

[Percho]

No to both questions. He's dominating in highschool with his 2 5* junior teammates

Are we recruiting them?

[Bothrops]

We ought to be.

[CJDAWG85]

When would Bear's first game be? This week?

[fishwater99]

I took it as him telling Elijah it's his choice to not to play basketball since he hasn't even practiced yet, I could be looking at wrong though

Why would Elijah not want to play basketball?

[Coach34]

Just remember guys- if Ray thought Wilson was some kind of stud on the court- he would have had all this shit worked out a month ago. You can bet there wont be this kind of drama with Staley- that will be taken care of well before the bowl game. Staley is a legit 4-star in basketball

[Coach34]

Why would Elijah not want to play basketball?

Elijah does. Hell, it's more of a worry about Elijah sticking with football possibly

[fishwater99]

Yeah I don't get how Ray hasn't even talked to Bear about playing basketball, but let's him suit up and go through warmups...
I find that really hard to believe. Ray's full of it...

http://www.clarionledger.com/article...sissippi-State

[Coach34]

Wilson is not a bigtime basketball player- Barbee didnt even want him to play basketball at Auburn, and Auburn is ****ing awful. Thats why you see Ray talking about him and football so much.

[msstate7]

Wilson is not a bigtime basketball player- Barbee didnt even want him to play basketball at Auburn, and Auburn is ****ing awful. Thats why you see Ray talking about him and football so much.

Surely he's as good as Moore and Cunningham

[mjh94]

I'm confused on this.. either you're wrong or high school basketball in Alabama sucks. He was Mr. Basketball in the state his senior year, you know. He averaged 18.4 pts/15.8 rebounds per game in 5A, helping Wenonah to 3 state titles in a row.

Compared to his ability in football? Maybe he's not. But standing alone as a basketball player, i'll take him on our roster any day. You're making it out to sound like he should be a walk on at max.

Wilson is not a bigtime basketball player.

[smootness]

I'd like to see him on the court just to see what he can be, but just because he was a stud in high school doesn't mean his game translates to big-time college basketball.

Perhaps he's better suited for a D2 or NAIA type school, or maybe a lower mid-major, like Jacksonville. If that's the case, then maybe Ray would take him and play him but isn't necessarily beating down doors to do whatever it takes to get him on the court.

It sounds like Ray's recruitment of Wilson may have been done more as a favor to Mullen than because Ray truly needed Wilson on the team. And I'm sure we'll follow through with anything Wilson was told, and that he'll play if he wants to.

[Dawg61]

Pretty positive Wilson can spell Borchert, Roq and FSF for 10 minutes a game and get 4-5 boards and a few transition/cleanup points too. That right there is all I ask of the Bear and that will be a TREMENDOUS lift for the team. Just give max effort for 10 minutes and the WHOLE team is better for it. Just wait till the Bear throws down a monster dunk in the Hump! It's going to be awesome.

[thf24]

I'm confused on this.. either you're wrong or high school basketball in Alabama sucks. He was Mr. Basketball in the state his senior year, you know. He averaged 18.4 pts/15.8 rebounds per game in 5A, helping Wenonah to 3 state titles in a row.

Compared to his ability in football? Maybe he's not. But standing alone as a basketball player, i'll take him on our roster any day. You're making it out to sound like he should be a walk on at max.

He'd be a bigtime basketball player if he was 4 inches taller and/or thirty pounds heavier. He put up those 18.4 points and 15.8 rebounds in high school from the PF/C position, which would not happen in college.