PJ Washington to announce Thursday at 6pm
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Idk if Im allowed to say but our experts are in line with the majority. Lets just say if he doesnt go To Uk I will be extremely surprised and thrilled. Also, apparently we are signing Brooks wednesday. Think about that as well, what is the likelihood we sign brooks wed and PJ thursday? Slim to none.
Kinda depressing. Back in the day this would be a 50/50 decision and very exciting to watch the announcement thursday. This is a formality.
I think we have a better chance at Vandy than most realize. UK is about to get 2-3 commitments before Vandy decides and there isn't a ton of room there for him with PJ and Richards on board. Plus UK is very alive with Bamba.
Calipari likes his recruits to commit on ESPN because it's part of his "branding" and it helps keep people talking about UK. Based on the rumors and the type of announcement, I'd say he's definitely going to uk.
Yep. Whens the last time we had a recruit commit on espn? Meeks maybe? I remember it was down to us and georgetown and he announced on espnu or something.
How funny is the Barnes presser going to look in 10 years with the awful Skype connection...already antiquated technology.
Between 10 and 12 thousand dollars I believe . .
Agree, Carolina mostly never gets ESPN announcements to go in their favor. Meeks is the only one I can think of but maybe there have been a couple more.
With that theory, is PJ picking UK when Richards most likely is a few hours earlier? It looks like Kentucky, but lets not act like Brooks commiting is the telling story.
Except that UK has it happen all the time, multiple recruits commiting within hours\ days of each other. And we dont, so yes Id say its a good indicator.
Calipari orchestrates these type of group announcements. I fully expect Richards and Washington to announce for UK on the same day. They are also in the final 2 for Petty who is also announcing but some think he will pick bama.
You are what's kinda depressing. Stop false remembering a utopian yesterday. This is the exact same as it was back in the day. We made the final 2 with another blue blood program for a 5* recruit. Happens all the time and always has.
Ah yet another personal attack. Once again. If you're cool with just making the final two or 4 with these top level recruits that's your prerogative. I have the same right to be disappointed with it ..so.. get over it.
...as are Sexton and Trent.
Sexton (who plays at Pebblebrook down here) has appeared to be (ugh) bama bound, although UGA pulled a last-minute visit from him and think they may have at least have a shot now. However, Avery has more, um "support" behind him over in Tuscaloosa, so we shall see, and Petty is announcing (prolly for bama) the same day, so.... In other GA news Wendell Carter has also decided to announce in the early signing period.
Trent is supposedly down to dook, UCLA and Mich State (heard Izzo has made a big run). Guess we'll see if that package deal plays out at dook....
Gary, I think with Trent signing early, and Carter moving his decision up early pretty much gaurentees the package deal.
Yes, this is true. However we also won some battles for 5* recruits when matched up against other blue bloods in the past. I'm not sure what to tell people who see this board getting giddy over a potential Brooks commitment (3 or 4* who isn't in the top 100) while watching 5* recruits choose Duke, UK, Zona, etc. - and don't think anything has slipped.
Hark you are right, recruiting at UNC is not like it 'used to be'
But you're also wrong to compare now with 5yrs ago, or 10yrs ago. A lot has happened and damage has been done via an assortment of scandals, bad blood, negative ish, poor perceptions etc.
To ignore all that's happened and expect a quick turnaround is just not realistic.
12-18 months ago Roy couldn't even get a 5* to visit! To be even considered once again or in a top 2 is a step in the right direction.
So he has to load up on lesser ranked players, providing team depth and stability while still working on landing a big fish or two.
All that said, I have to question the sense of many of the top ranked bigs in the '17 class.... UNC had oodles of PT available for all comers and some of them are going to ride pine or find other disappointment with their choices.
Oz, I put it like this earlier: As we speak, there is no logical legitimate reason for PJ to choose uk over UNC.
If he nonetheless does, then well, draw whatever conclusion you choose as to why, and I'll leave it at that.
Mate, I agree about PJ, and how about Carter, Bamba, et al? Any one of them would get as much PT and exposure they need for their one-season NBA audition at UNC.
But, maybe there's more to their decision making than good coaching, national exposure and plenty of PT.
I think Roy knows Washington is committing to UK because he is giving the last 'ship to Brooks. Jackson and/or Berry could leave early but I don't believe that it is known this early and Roy will not give away a player's schollie until he knows for sure. Knox's commit schedule will allow Roy to know. I think Vanderbilt will take more visits before making a decision. Also when Luke was recruited the 1st year 'ship wasn't guaranteed but Roy said after one was available that he was happy to say that Maye was covered for 4 years.
So you think UK's track record with top 10 NBA draft picks is not a legitimate reason to choose a school? That's a little far fetched.
No it is not. They do nothing to achieve that status other than recruit the talent, i.e., circular logic.
Now granted, some kids might buy into it, but in reality it's total nonsense.
What about going to uk makes these kids top 10 picks? They are already that level of prospect before choosing uk. Players like Simmons or Ingram could've chosen uk, didn't, and still went 1-2 in the draft. They have a track record of being a stop off for OADs. Why does that make them a good place to go?
It's like saying most OADs favorite food is pizza. PJ Washington isn't about to start eating more pizza is he? Choosing uk because other OADs go there would be just as irrelevant.
Good point, and it's a tough nut for someone like Roy to crack. That's what the kids see, though I reckon they're being blinded by the bright lights, smoke and mirrors - almost a self fulfilling prophecy: Get top players, top players go pro, look like you're 'preparing' them for the NBA.
But let's be honest, most if not all of those top draft picks would be top draft picks no matter where they went to school.
You also have to wonder about the next tier players who go to somewhere like Kentucky.... Isaac Humphries will be lucky to take his sweats off this season yet he could have gone elsewhere and had a shot at starting this year... the guy is good, but not a physical specimen like Bam. Then you've got Jeter, a 5* destined to get splinters this season (though he's caught a break with Bolden injured)
As I said, a tough perception to recruit against and I believe all Roy can do is coach the kids he gets the best he can and then go out and sell his results to the next batch.
Handlers are tougher to recruit against than any perceptions... they tend to be impatient.
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