...planning to visit DSJr's and Bam's High Schools in a damned helicopter tomorrow.
Normal dog-and-pony show?
or...... gettin' a little worried ?
Normal dog-and-pony show?
or...... gettin' a little worried ?
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...planning to visit DSJr's and Bam's High Schools in a damned helicopter tomorrow.
Normal dog-and-pony show?
or...... gettin' a little worried ?
Where did you hear this? Link?
Not sure how pulling in on a helicopter necessarily impresses a recruit, however.
Yeah, that seems like more of a football thing. I know many football coaches have done that before.
Yep, that's exactly how it struck me. Smacks more of the excesses of football 'cruitin ........
The whole point is to get the classmates all riled up about it and then hopefully talk him into going to State because of how "cool" it was.
They are HS kids who probably haven't seen a helicopter before and probably somehow get a reprieve from class for a few minutes or so to take in the spectacle. Of course it is cool to them. Would have been cool to your to as a kid.
That said, not sure how much of an impact it will have on the recruits themselves. Just seems more like a peer pressuring tactic if anything.
Being from Fayetteville..I'm quite sure d. Smith has seen his share of helicopters (military and law enforcement)!!
He isn't doing it to impress the recruits, he wants to impress the girls ! LOL
Seeing a Helicopter land anywhere near me is still exciting to me a an adult! I have ridden in them several times and seen them many more, but they still are cool guys. People still talk to me about one that landed near my apartment complex in 1972 ( I was 8)! Gotty must be feeling a little threatened if he has to resort to to grandstanding tactics to get recruits though. I think he might be underestimating the maturity of the recruits in question. If there is no under the table stuff going on, I don't see this working out well for the Pack.
Football coaches almost have to use helicopters if they want to see multiple recruits during the same game night, since all recruits play on the same night. Football coaches have to cast such a wide net in recruiting....they have to hone in on like 45-60 targets in the rising senior class alone then wittle it down from there -- and 60-75 more between the rising junior and sophomore classes. Basketball coaches focus on, what, like 10 targets per year? Apples and oranges, IMO.
Not to mention these two are in the exact same state of the school he's coaching at...
I think Woods commits to us soon now. He recently said that UNC has been the most loyal school in his recruitment. This might give him the nudge. As must as I hate DSJ going to State, he seems like a good kid. state was the first to recruit him and he returned the favor. oh well
Dang Gary, way to jinx us with this thread. J/k, it is what it is. Here is my question/concern: I see Gott flying a helicopter to visit his top two targets. I see tweets everywhere about all of the guys Calipari has visited the first two days of the open period. I see numerous tweets about 5 star kids Kwyslhtalslvlskj has visited but I see nothing on Roy. Who has he visited? Why was he not on the doorstep of our top targets at midnight or first thing the next morning of the open period? I'll get blasted by the homers on this board, but IMO Roy has been outworked in recent years and he needs to step it up big time. I use to admire how hard he worked when he beat K for Harrison Barnes and how tirelessly he worked for JP Tokoto and many others. I just don't see that work ethic out of him lately and I think he dislikes the recruiting landscape of today. JMO
Yep, good chance now. Woods OV-ing G-Town first. Maybe this is good timing for us. DS out of the way makes it much more likely SW goes to UNC.
Moo: where basketball talent goes to die. It's a shame for Smith. Let's hope Bam has better sense.
I'm not sure I'd put it that way. Roy is on his way to visit Wendell Carter and Robinson in GA as we speak, for example. Roy's shot-gunning offers this time has complicated things, but he typically picks his fights strategically and works his butt off for the kids that he:
A. Really wants and, B. Has a realistic chance with.
I know Roy put in time with DSJr, but it is not his style to stalk recruits. Some recruits like the used car salesman approach, others don't. Oh well... the Gottfrieds of the world will win some, but Roy builds genuine relationships and it pays off in getting elite yet solid kids like HB, JJ, JoelB and Theo.
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Roy takes a private jet everywhere. He still works his butt off. Was just visiting Woods and his new commit Bradley yesterday. Robinson today. He puts in the work
Yeah, Dave, I hear ya. As I said before, I'm not surprised as much as disappointed. Moo was odds-on leader for a while but Roy definitely made some head-way and turned it into a 2-team race in reality. Unfortunately the used car salesman approach won out on this one. Bam almost sure to follow. Tells me they'll both be one-and-dones though.
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