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I’m with BTown on this, I’d prefer to surround Juwan and Langford with as many shooters as possible. Don’t see why we’d really need another big, unless the staff feels none of Davis, Thompson, Moore or Forrester are ready to contribute. Edit: Caveat is if we can find a Beilfeldt type big that can rebound and play D, and also hit open 3’s. But the key is surrounding Morgan and Langford (assuming he comes) with as many shooters as possible.

Me too. Would really love for Green to make a leap next season as a pg.

Sure, but it’s not like there’s some established, or even typical, two-guard on the roster that will be relegated to the bench. There’s no RoJo or someone like JBJ that has to be worried about moving from the starting 2-guard spot to a 6th man role. If someone like Green or Al transfer it’s not because of Langford.

I don’t really see how Langford would impact anyone on the current roster? Our returning lineup literally has nobody at his position.

I'd be really surprised if he gets a combine invite.

I find the "join the greatest class in Vandy history" thing as a reason to go there pretty hilarious. That's like saying "be the best restaurant on the street" when the only other restaurants are a McDonald's, Burger King, and a gas station hot dog.

I'm not saying there would be an article with quotes from the Langfords. That's kind of my whole point, this recruitment has been so close to the vest and even the people closest to Langford have said they have no idea, so I doubt this Kansas reporter does either. He's making a guess. If he had sourced info from the Kansas staff he would most certainly write an article saying "sources close the recruitment tell me Langford was waiting to see if Newman and Vick were going pro, and now is heavily leaning toward Kansas." That article would drive a TON of clicks, which is basically what his job is to do. Once again, I'm not saying whether Newman/Vick impacts Langford or not, we have no idea, just saying we shouldn't get all worked up over a few crystal ball picks going that way this week. My posts on this topic are more to the "darn, looks like Kansas has all the momentum" crowd.

Absolutely, what we’re saying isn’t much different. Newman and Vick going pro might help Kansas, or it might not. We don’t know. I’m just saying a Kansas writer doesn’t either, and switching his crystal ball is no real indicator of anything.

Things aren’t always a guess. It’s possible to have sourced information. There’s nothing sourced, the KU guys didn’t change his pick because he’s heard that it is influencing Langford, he changed his pick because he’s taking a guess that it might. It’s not based on anything known about the Langford’s decision making process.

But it’s not based on any actual information from the Langford’s. Nobody knows what impact that has on their decision making process. So something like changing a crystal ball because Newman and Vick went pro is a guess, not a change based on information from the recruit or anyone in his camp. Pits not from a reporter with sources saying he was told this was something Langford was waiting on, it’s a guess.

This! I fully expected Kansas talk to pick up this week simply because their season is over and two guys declared. But, the Kansas talk is actually based on zero real information from the Langford camp. It’s based on nothing but guesses and feeling. Not saying Kansas is or isn’t the pick, but any perceived momentum or even crystal ball picks this week aren’t based on any actual information from the people making the decision.

Which is a good thing. You want to be able to shoot with distractions.

Unless Donte uses his Final 4 performance to go pro. Probably won’t, but you never know.

He’s scored several times tonight with some pretty fancy post moves.

Been preaching this for weeks. If you think you have your guy, then you need to be patient and give him time. In the context of Indiana, so far I think Archie is a guy we should be patient with.

I’d argue we need two scorers and another shooter.

Nova is clearly the better team, but I think Wagner is a guy that gives Michigan a chance. He’s such a good all around player, can shoot, dribble, pass, etc., and has the chance to sort of neutralize or even outplay Spellman. Nova’s guards are definitely way better, but Michigan does have a chance.

I agree. I know there's a segment of the fanbase that thinks we should all hate Tom Crean as if he ran over our dogs with his car, but the reality is that he was a good hire for Georgia and they should be excited. This isn't meant to be some huge defense of Crean post. He couldn't cut it at IU. I was ready for him to leave several years ago, and was ecstatic that Glass finally pulled the trigger. But this is Georgia, not IU. Given their history/expectations, he can be very successful there. He'll still be really inconsistent, because his system lends itself to that. The defense will be terrible, the turnovers will be high, but he'll do just enough that Georgia's level of expectations could be satisfied. If Bruce Weber can be successful at Kansas State, then Tom Crean can be successful at Georgia.

My guess is someone posted on a forum somewhere “I bet if Langford comes to Vandy he’ll room with Garland.” Then on another forum: I read on another forum that Langford and Garland already decided they’re rooming together. Then back on the original forum quoting the first post: I can confirm this. I read on another forum they’ve already decided to room together. Finally on a 3rd forum: I have it from a good source that Langford already has his room assignment and is coming to Vandy.

Players can, and have always, been able to go straight to the G-League from high school. There is not 19/one year removed from high school rule. Romeo Langford could do the same thing, Cody Zeller could have done it too.

I get it, these are high school kids and they live in their own little bubble, but it's so irritating the way the guys that picked Vandy act like there's only talent in their own class and only if a guy is a McDonald's AA. One guy picked Vandy and said something to the effect of "At IU he'll have to carry the load, but at Vandy he'll have lots of talent around him with Garland and Shittu." I'll take a senior Juwan Morgan, and even a sophomore Justin Smith, over a freshmen Shittu (even if he was fully healthy) every day of the week and twice on Sunday. Heck, Jerome Hunter could have every bit as good of a freshmen year as Shittu. IU is a way more talented roster.

Wonder if Fernando will test the waters, he was in some first round mocks during the season. That, along with Jackson, would be a big loss.

I'll disagree with you a bit on the chef thing. While yes in college kids learn how to function as adults and part of that is getting your own meals, but most (most, not all) kids leave college knowing how to prepare Ramen noodles and order pizza's, etc. With an in-house chef players are being exposed to foods they probably normally wouldn't be exposed to, and are learning about nutrition and what the proper foods, prepared the correct ways can provide for your health, performance, etc. They probably learn more about food and cooking this way as opposed to being left to their own devices.

Agree with your general point on Duke guys in the NBA, though not sure I’d have Brand and Hill on that list. If injuries didn’t derail him Grant Hill is a 10-time All-Star and HOFer. Brand while not on that level, was a multi-time All-Star. Even Laettner made an All-Star game, though I do admit his career in the NBA was not what people had hoped. Again though, I do agree with overall point.

Wow! I broke a big toe playing summer league in high school. It got misdiagnosed by our school trainer as broken blood vessels, so I played about 3 more games (we only had 5 guys for some of them) before my parents took me for X-rays. It was excruciating. I could barely trot up and down the court.