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I'm not coming at VO5 or anyone else I'm just saying what I have/haven't heard.

I have reason to believe that doesn't happen. I think a lot of this UCLA stuff is a baseless reaction/paranoia that he hasn't committed yet. Maybe it's out there, but it hasn't come to my inbox at all.

The fact that he won't commit to an MSU official tells you a lot...something would have to change.

Recruiting is most obviously about connections. A lot of times those run deep. Fran coached as an assistant and recruiting coordinator under Phelps at Notre Dame for over 10 years. So he spent 10 years building relationships and connections. Also, Sherman Dillard, current assistant, was a head coach at Indiana State. They can get in the door but....

Got the ball rolling....IU isn't done w the backcourt and the focus turns to HH Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

One stop shop on those open gyms...

Still nothing to suggest this isn't IU. It is as it stands, but UCLA has a bit of pull here with the family. Something would have to change for it to swing that way but it did for Wilkes in Aug/Sept. Every recruitment is different, so I hate bringing that up...suppose that's paranoia.

I haven't seen him play in person but, as demo said, people who have seem talk highly of him. I'm down with the offer.

I wouldn't worry about that here.

Received some more pro-IU conformation here. We'll see what happens after visits but IU is in front at this time

This is true. I don't think Carton starts

It's also interesting to see the shift in recruiting. Archie clearly focuses on the upcoming class ('19) while doing some evaluation/recruiting on the next. Under Crean, IU being on a kid for 4 years or so never really panned out. Honestly, it wore on the kids and they soured. I like the approach and expect IU to follow '19 hard this month. IU is going to have to look outside the state for '20

IU was sold before the team camp. They're going to try but the competition is going to be fierce. I never feel good about kids from the south or west. I know that seems arbitrary but there is something to it.

It looks like IU is waiting to see how '19 goes before offering Leal- which is the right approach, imo. And the staff's focus is on '19, I think you'll see that in the coming weeks.

Exactly. OV's before July eval on a top kid indicate an impending commitment. If it doesn't happen and it goes until fall, something changed. Could things swing back, sure, it's recruiting. But IU should know the general situation in the next week and a half

I think you'd have to say this weekend is the most important point in IU's recruiting efforts since the Romeo commitment. Almost for sure he'll have a "great" visit but we'll see if the staff can edge out UM here. I'll try to dig in on this

Like Gnarly said, if Archie wants him I think he gets him. Slow playing it is smart at this point though

A visit is going to have to change things because nobody seems to confident he's getting out of the South at this point. I do like this kid a lot.

It went well. Crean's visit's always went well, too. I'm told IU is basically in the second tier right now. Something is going to have to change to get him to Bloomington.

Nooowww we're talkin'

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No problem. I think we've talked about it around here but if Khaliq hadn't moved on I'm not so sure Keion would be in IU's backyard, relatively speaking. This just confirms he'll be at North Side for the duration of the recruitment.

That's been the speculation. It would help IU

This happens all the time, breaks no rule, and is honestly just scratching the surface of some of the stuff that goes on. I would have the same take if it was UK, UL, PU, whoever because we're dealing with facts.