Walking Boot of Doom

Phinisee and Anderson aren’t Romeo Langford. He's that next level recruit that we’ve all seen leave the state lately. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Holy ish this is fan bias at its worst. LeBron is possibly the greatest player of all time and has single handedly carried teams through the playoffs. Look at his first championship in Cleveland and what he did in the Finals. Absolute monster. To discredit him because of a perceived bias from the refs is incredibly naive. Enviado desde mi iPhone utilizando BtownBanners

By his logic Romeo should be going to Kansas, then maybe Indiana, and certainly not Vandy. What an idiot.

Love that we're going after PGs in back to back classes. Sick of not having a PG waiting to take the reins.

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What a prick. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Nope

Slow day at work. I want credit in the Btown Crystalball for a February 4th pick!

Definitely was the right move. I wasn’t saying this to her, but I didn’t think Troy had a chance at becoming a rotation player in the league. His development his first year out was incredible. Really excited to see how far he’ll make it. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

It was one mother versus a board of know it alls telling her her son was a POS ruining the team and that he wasn’t going to achieve his dream. No way she was going to react properly or hold a civil and open discussion where we changed her mind about her own child. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

I liked Mama Williams. She was angry, but it seemed she had had a tough life. People ripped her son and said he’d never make it in the NBA. Well, who was the crazy one then? I’m ashamed of the way this board handled that situation. Enviado desde mi iPhone utilizando BtownBanners

Nice, thanks for the info! Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Pretty sure we saw this scenario last year where someone finalized their transfer and then entered their name in the draft. Have their backup option in play that way. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Sorry, I meant, I know we held some commitments last year. I was asking if anyone knows if he is a lean for somewhere else just waiting for an offer. Football recruiting is confusing. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Every recruit seems to be buying what we’re selling. I like it. Enviado desde mi iPhone utilizando BtownBanners

You don't need to be told you'll be drafted - he may be told that there's a summer league spot for him. I think that was similar to what led Troy and JBJ to leave. If a team tells Juwan we believe in you, need to work on these items with you, but want to do so within our organizaiton, he may have plenty of reason to leave.

You’re right, but I think if you play out your point here, you’re trying to mostly recruit high potential 3 stars and solid 4 stars to fill 7-9 of your scholarships over multiple years, and then fill in the gaps with the best talent you can get. Definitely not the UK approach, so I think we’re in agreement. My original point was that I don’t like the look of this recruitment. Too many rotten apples. I don’t want to play the dirty recruiting game for one year of a player. There’s a ton of risk that they get injured or struggle, and then you took on huge program risk for very little. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

I would love if we could redshirt someone from this class, but I don’t give that a high likelihood. Redshirting is so uncommon these days. There are way more avenues for a kid to get paid professionally than there were back when redshirting was possible, so delaying a year of marketing yourself doesn’t seem to be a popular first choice. Example: I think we all would have thought OG was a good freshman year redshirt candidate. He ended up having some real great performances on a national stage that catapulted him into discussions about his draft potential next year. Too much to gain as a player even in limited minutes to redshirt, in my opinion. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Yeah I’m not counting any freshman, except those like Romeo, as contributors until they start playing some college ball. We can’t be in a position where we’re hoping that a freshman who isn’t a surefire NBA prospect is going to change our fortunes. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Yeah, I mean, it’s hard to project how much “talent” he’ll bring to the table since we haven’t seen him play, but he does have an entire year of practice and workouts under his belt. Could be a real X-factor. Enviado desde mi iPhone utilizando BtownBanners

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There are some players where you have to play a recruiting game I’d rather not play, and other recruits where it is not necessary. Also, I don’t want Indiana to take in the same recruiting strategy as Kentucky or Duke. Strong multi-year players with an occasional 5 star is a better strategy in my opinion. So recruit differently. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

I don’t like the company. All of those schools are playing dirty. Memphis had Cal, Pastner, and now Penny Hardaway at least in the top recruiting battles? I hope we stay clean. It’s just not worth it. UNC is the only one who seems to reap adequate benefits for the risks they’re taking. Enviado desde mi iPhone utilizando BtownBanners

Except they have called Romeo a punk and accused him of trying to sabotage Vanderbilt without evidence. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

I have to go way back and find the post I made when I decided that Indiana made the most business sense. If he commits, I want to see if any of the post-commitment comments line up Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app