2025 recruiting....
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There is going to be someone willing to pay that for a top 75 kid. The market has been set and these kids and their Agents know it. I won’t be surprised if someone pays him in that ballpark.
I don't mean to disparage the kid but I don't want us to pay that for a kid in that range. Just this summer we balked at paying a beefy 5 who we could have really used on this squad $1M.
This entire discussion nauseates me. So now we are wanting to miss on a recruit so we can bank the cash to possible use it on a superstar with no guarantee. Poor Hubert. If I were in his position I would be drinking heavily. Even more so than I do watching the NIL destroy college sports.
I fully believe, have believed for months now, I expect Denis to commit to UNC today and when he does I will support him to the best of my ability, I am just not excited with the addition. I posted early today what I did with that very notion, not the guy I would take but it isn't my call.
It certainly looks like that now. With guys not having to sit a year to transfer,if they aren’t playing and it isn’t working out they will just transfer. I don’t see it as a big deal.
He's been steadily climbing the rankings (now #47 on 247sports.) He's got long arms, good height, he's athletic, he's got a good 3pt shot, he has experience playing some point guard. I can't see why anyone would be down on this addition. Especially when we could literally lose most of our guards this spring.
We could easily have 8 or 9 scholarships we need to fill before next year, and as of this moment we have 1 commit.
We could easily have 8 or 9 scholarships we need to fill before next year, and as of this moment we have 1 commit.
Just a question. How excited were you when we signed RJ Davis? IIRC, he wasn’t that highly ranked, but he obviously had that it factor that he wouldn’t be denied. Not saying he does, but maybe Denis has some of those traits too? (Notice the 2 o’s when too means also, it’s not that hard to type that extra o).
Honestly, was not nearly as excited as I was about our getting Caleb. I did like that he was a NYC kid, those kids seem to have a little extra grit to them. Are you equating Denis to RJ Davis?
I was fine with EITHER Dixon or Denis, I preferred Dixon because I think he has a more college ready body, I do think they can both shoot some. I just think bringing in both of them is a mistake, my opinion. Since the day Dixon committed I felt that it was time to back away from Denis because I felt and still feel we had other more pressing needs. Gone are the days where you can take a guy like Denis, stash him on your bench and develop him over time in to a starter with the transfer portal being what it now is. It takes a rare kid now days to do what Tremble has done. Frankly, I will take a guy like Dixon or Denis and stash on the bench, same as James Brown, same as High, but taking 2 at the same position in the same class that are projects is to me a concern.
Now, I hope I have clearly answered the question you posed to me and noticed the spelling lesson you for some unknown reason felt compelled to add in. I would now like to ask you what the purpose of your question to me was?
- we currently have 2 unused scholarships being taken by walk-ons
- Davis, Withers, and Claude run out of eligibility at the end of the season
- Jackson is turning pro. It's as certain as Nas Little was.
- Powell is currently in some top 10 mock drafts. If his draft stock remains high, he has to go and Hubert has to push him.
- Trimble's big brother turned pro after his junior year despite having basically no draft chance. Trimble almost left the program once already. Now he's back, he's starting, and he's looking like he may be our 2nd leading scorer. We should probably prepare ourselves for him turning pro in the spring.
- Cadeau had great draft stock in high school. That draft stock cratered because of his shooting as a freshman. If his shot returns to form as a sophomore, he becomes an early entrant candidate again.
- I'll be shocked if both Washington and Lubin return to UNC for their senior seasons. Both are centers. Only one can start. Whoever isn't projected to start as a senior has a high likelihood to end up in the portal. Best case scenario is Washington plays himself into a draft pick this season, and Lubin returns thinking the spot is his.
Suffice to say, we have a lot of spots we're going to need to fill. Even if a couple of the guys I listed do return, we'd still have a lot of spots to fill. And we saw this past summer we can not count on the transfer portal to give us what we need as long as our NIL is lagging.
- Davis, Withers, and Claude run out of eligibility at the end of the season
- Jackson is turning pro. It's as certain as Nas Little was.
- Powell is currently in some top 10 mock drafts. If his draft stock remains high, he has to go and Hubert has to push him.
- Trimble's big brother turned pro after his junior year despite having basically no draft chance. Trimble almost left the program once already. Now he's back, he's starting, and he's looking like he may be our 2nd leading scorer. We should probably prepare ourselves for him turning pro in the spring.
- Cadeau had great draft stock in high school. That draft stock cratered because of his shooting as a freshman. If his shot returns to form as a sophomore, he becomes an early entrant candidate again.
- I'll be shocked if both Washington and Lubin return to UNC for their senior seasons. Both are centers. Only one can start. Whoever isn't projected to start as a senior has a high likelihood to end up in the portal. Best case scenario is Washington plays himself into a draft pick this season, and Lubin returns thinking the spot is his.
Suffice to say, we have a lot of spots we're going to need to fill. Even if a couple of the guys I listed do return, we'd still have a lot of spots to fill. And we saw this past summer we can not count on the transfer portal to give us what we need as long as our NIL is lagging.
I like Denis, and I have stated that I compare him to a young Hunter Salis. If you remember Salis was no where near ready to contribute much as a Freshman at Gonzaga, so I don't expect a large role for Denis in year one. I think he and Dixon will be competing for (a role) in year one.
I like both players as 3-4 year players, but with the portal, every team is year to year.
So if we get Isiah Denis today.....that makes two 4* guards and lines still in tge water up front. We can at least take a breath, for a day.😉
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