Huffman offered
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Completely agree with your thoughts on stokes. I love that kids potential and think he could become a monster at Carolina.
Don't necessarily disagree with anything there except for the athletic part in comparison to Alex. I've only watched Huff once in person so I'm in no way an expert on his game, but he may have "energy" but I certainly wouldn't call it "athletic energy" (even though I'm not sure exactly what that is).
But as a few have said, thank god he has better hands than Alex.
Ha! Me neither. Sounded good when I wrote it though. Lucky you seeing some of these kids in person. I'm in STL and am forced to watch Tatum.
Michael Porter Jr. Also disagrees.
Literally nothing more than telling the coaching staff your intents without making it public.
Though the chances of that actually being the case are probably low.
Telling a coach your plans/intentions without making it public or official is just a way to leave your options open and let a coach hear what he wants. It is not a commitment.
I am sure coaches know this.
Hell in this age a commitment isn't even a commitment to some kids.
Come on, guys. Huffman is ranked 217. Even if you think he's underrated, you can't really think I meant he looks as good as Rasheed Wallace. What I said was that there was something about him that reminded me of RW and I specifically pointed to attitude. Look at the clip. You should see what I'm saying.
Clint discusses Huffman on the recruiting link on the front page. Listen to what he says about a committment coming from the kid. It is kinda the text book definition of a silent verbal, don't ya think?
Forgot the kids name, ended up a Mich but he told every coach he visited he was coming. Butter's dad said it was so.
I got ya WWJD. People just don't want to get carried away on the kid. I know what you mean about the attitude. He looks firey and confident. Always a good addition to the squad, especially with a guy like Brice moving on. Carolina always needs players like that. Can't have Enzo and Cass calling us SAWFT.
You talking about Roe and MSU? Or the big white kid that ended up at Michigan, McGary I think his name was?
I also notice that Jones said Berry was likely to go pro, along with Justin (with the usual caveat about having a good season). Clint didn't correct him.
Delvin Roe. Remember his Dad said he Checked Roy on the phone after Roe committed to MSU for coming at his kid inappropriately. Also said Roy was a liar and his kid did not committed in the locker room before the dook game.
There's good attitude and bad attitude. Sheed had a lot of both. At the time his pouty attitude pissed me off a lot. Because that just wasn't how Dean Smith players were supposed to act. But later on I came to appreciate the good side of the attitude thing more. The chip on the shoulder (as long as it isn't too big) and the expressions of joy for the well-performed play.
Clint said that he was a bit surprised that Huffman hadn't already committed. He also said he believes it just a matter of time before he does. I'd love to see him commit and get the ball rolling. That would exert a little pressure on Stokes and lesser ranked guys like him to commit while schollies are available.
Unless Stokes just wants to stay home, I can't believe he'd choose Tennessee over UNC. BTW, he's now a 4* and ranked 60th by ESPN now that he's chosen to play basketball only. He is ranked 124th by 247 and unranked by Rivals/Scout. IMO, we really need this young man. I'd love PJ/Knox but I'd be content if Huffman and Stokes joined Felton and Platek in '17.
Unless Stokes just wants to stay home, I can't believe he'd choose Tennessee over UNC. BTW, he's now a 4* and ranked 60th by ESPN now that he's chosen to play basketball only. He is ranked 124th by 247 and unranked by Rivals/Scout. IMO, we really need this young man. I'd love PJ/Knox but I'd be content if Huffman and Stokes joined Felton and Platek in '17.
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Clint also said Clifton said some stuff off the record about that, and I suspect Roy may be taking the opposite approach and is asking Huffman to lay low for a bit.
I saw you allude to this the other day. Why do you think he would do that? Waiting to see if a higher ranked recruit commits? Seem a dangerous game to play, if true. Personally, my gut is that PJ is our only legitimate chance at a top 25 big man, but what do I know? Getting shut out on bigs in this class would be disastrous. I think the old "A bird in the hand..." adage is apropos here.
Arch, it was either going to be a quick announce after the visit or it would be timed a few days after late Night with Roy to try to get some momentum building for the kids that come to late night.
Huffman obviously wants to come here and Clifton (ironically) desperately wants the cred, so that's not much of a worry. I'll also say fairly confidently that Roy believes he's in better shape with certain Bigs than the analysts are giving him credit for, and leave it at that.....
Bamba is still a wild card, now I put the odds at about 75% that he ends up at Ky now that the Ayton thing is settled, would give duke about 15% shot, and us around 10% but not out of it just yet. Green seems to be getting closer to Syracuse, could they sneak in there for Bamba to?
Agree on Bamba. Cal met with Bamba early this AM as the fall eval period opened. He's prioritizing him and going to get him.
Yea of little faith---please come back when Huffman commits...I know you won't but it would be nice...
All I know is what you guys tell me. So I'll assume Huffman is a done deal.
Expect Bamba to be a spring commitment and major factor IMO will be does Bam and/or Garbiel go one & done as it the plan. Also maybe what SJK can do and if he can go one & done, doubtful IMO. IMO spring commits from big men is not great for us because it says they are waiting on someone else to see who goes and who stays, they already know Meeks and Hicks will be gone for us.
Sorry, but not committing early is overrated as a sign of anything. Sure, it could be with a given player but it's just as likely simply a player with the luxury of choices doing his due diligence in his senior year.
Lotta assumptions being made ITT, BTW.
First off, what does ITT mean? Some times I get lost in your initializing !
I was referring more to this specific 2017 recruiting season and how it impacts our need for big men from this class. The ONLY possible mystery for our front court would be will Tony show enough to be one & done, outside of that there is nothing a 2017 big man can learn by waiting to commit in the spring. A 2017 wing like Knox, yeah, I can see waiting to see what happens. But telling ya, a 2017 big man waiting means he is wanting another program more than ours. That does not mean we can't get him, it means the program he prefers had after the season a guy or 2 that could be road blocks to starting roles and PT so the recruit goes to plan B. A 2017 big man that waits till the springs considers us at best his plan B, IMO.
gary, you know as well as I do, these kids already have their list prioritized. If they wait they are wanting to see who leaves and who stays, wanting to see who blows up or who has a less than expected season and is not a road block for their PT. If neither Bam nor Gabriel leave after next season then that is a HUGE problem for Bamba and if they do the door to all the starts and PT you want opens wide. None of these top 50 2017 kids have gone thru this past summer and decided to not think about recruiting until their senior seasons are done. They have thought about it, they have prioritized their lists, even if they have not made it public.
Agree with DSouth. For a big man in 2017 that wants to be at UNC, why wait?? You already know what the roster is going to be like. NCAA isn't going to magically give Hicks/Meeks a 5th year. It tells me the spring decision means they want to see who dook/uk loses to the draft. As for a wing such as Knox, I can see why he would wait if he wants to be at UNC because he needs to know if JJ is gonna leave or not.
ITT = In This Thread, BTW.
And it's all part of the process. Some are measuring, some just want to take their time with an important decision. You're reading a bit too much into it.
