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When the kid talks about wanting to be coached hard, I’m guessing that’s true. His current coach, Frank Bennett, is VERY demanding. Also, very good.

Yeah, we should all know every school with an open ‘20 ride within a couple of days.

Have thought for the last year it was going to be Georgetown. The combination of fit, need, location and Harmon’s stated admiration for Ewing would be too much. But the pandemic changed everything. The Greenwood coach, Darren Taylor, has apparently told people that he doesn’t expect to have Mohammed all year under any circumstances. Don’t know if that’s true, just what I’ve been told. If that’s true, Mohammed’s options are actually pretty limited. G-town and Georgia don’t have open rides. Looking at their roster, I believe UT is full. I think DePaul jumped in late because they do. Harmon has said a lot of nice things to people about Miller and his attention to detail, though he seems to say nice things about everyone. I freely admit that this is based on a combination of previously reliable 2nd hand information and 2+2., but at this point, unless it turns out to be something bazaar like an HBCU school, I kind of think it’s going to be IU.

Harmon tweeted a while ago that, in light of the T of C cancellation, if the the Blue and Gold event goes away as well that would effectively be the season. I will actually be pretty surprised if this doesn’t wrap up in the next couple of weeks, cancellation or not.

https://247sports.com/college/georgetown/Article/aminu-mohammed-discusses-georgetown-recruitment-154435480/Amp/?__twitter_impression=true Interview with both Mohammed and Harmon by the Georgetown 24/7 writer. Mohammed’s part is pretty bland. The kid has really mastered the generic answer. Harmon’s part is interesting because he makes it pretty apparent that if the HS season is cancelled Aminu will be on a college campus in January, which would screw Georgetown. Given the Covid spread in MO right now, this seems entirely possible, bordering on likely.

Reed on a virtual call with Miller and the staff tonight, per Jake Weingarten.

If anyone looking for a random game to watch this winter has a chance, I highly recommend watching SLU and Hassan French. 2 reasons: 1) He is an absolute bully on the interior. He just beats guys into submission. 2) He might be the worst free throw shooter I’ve ever seen at the college level. I think really bad free showing is a hoot when it’s not my team.

Texas reached out to Mohammed last night, per Harmon. Don’t know if they offered. Unfortunately, that strikes me as a really good fit.

Trey and I have been using the same barber for the last 8 months or so. But it looks better on him.

That lineup would really struggle to defend.

Assuming it's Purdue, I REALLY want to hear what Painter's pitch re: on court fit to Kaufman was. Kaufman has mentioned more than once what a great system fit Purdue's system is for him. I'm not sure I see that. Whether you like Miller's schemes or not, Kaufman's fit in them couldn't be more clear. He's a high post 4. And, to me, that's exactly what he is. But I'm guessing he really wants to play on the wing and that's the angle Painter took. No matter how rigorous our processes, it's still a natural human tendency to hear what you want to hear.

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Nice interview but, in the way of editorial, IMO’s pizza is objectively gross.

Love Mohammed and Kaufman, but this is my #1 kid regardless of class. Kind of hard to see him getting out of the SEC, but if Miller can get a visit, ya never know.

Loved that guy. He was also the first player I ever heard referred to as “a flick.”

Yeah, he has some physical maturing to do. When he plays from a point of balance he’s really good. But there’s some calf on skates going on when he’s scrambling. And he also appears to still be growing. He’s now listed 6’10” pretty much everywhere. The last game I saw him was in January and I thought he was probably a full 6’8”.

Couple of things to add to the breakdown in video #3, which, I agree, is very good. 1) Reed has been really well coached on the block. He has a drop step/counter action that is just textbook. He finishes easily over either shoulder with either hand. He keeps the ball high in traffic. And when he doesn’t see a double he is extremely decisive. 2) He’s still so young that there is a lot of projection here, but I wouldn’t be so sure that he’ll become a good pick and roll defender. He struggles to move laterally and really struggles to change direction. I saw 3 Chaminade games last year and he was in foul trouble in all of them. 3) Love his demeanor. Love it. He is a tough kid. The 1st video above shows him committing a hard foul on Caleb Love(UNC). I was at that game. He actually knocked Love down TWICE. And then just stood over Love and stared him down. How many HS sophomores have you seen try to physically intimidate McDonald’s All Americans? 4) He’s a high D1 kid on skill level and physicality alone, but if the athleticism and movement keep coming, he will be a load.

Love those so much. You could do a pretty decent thread on the great ‘fros of the day. Darnell Hillman’s was a work of art. Also loved Dwight Lamar’s, my original favorite Pacer. The 1st of the truly remorseless gunners.

Have seen Reed several times. I’ll write something more complete at some other point. Bottom line: big, physical, tough low post hammer. Big body, pretty good athlete. Has a nasty streak. Like this offer a good bit.

https://mobile.twitter.com/Harmon64S/status/1320575204691763203 Decent piece of video. Some really well-timed, accurate passes and a cute little left hand finish off a drop step. Have always thought the kid had pretty good vision, but it might be better than that.

Well, to your point #3. Neubert certainly had them believing that Harrison Ingram was all but signed, sealed and delivered. Gotta be quite the tightrope walk between providing clickable content and striving for, ya know, accuracy.

You and your doggone reasonableness and nuance! Sure, being the adult is what we should all aspire to. But a good smoking adolescent tantrum over something inconsequential is one of those things that makes life worth living. Snark aside, excellent post, and you’re , of course, exactly right,

#1 ‘21 kid Chet Holmgren is currently playing on ESPN2. Fascinating watch. He’s 7’1”, long, insanely skilled across the board, can really run.But he’s built like a literal stick figure. Like, Manute Bol thin. And he just doesn’t look like a kid who’s gonna add a bunch of weight. I seriously question whether he can hold up physically to a high usage rate. But, man, is he talented.

Don’t want to make it look like the revenue sports only. So let’s also bust the women’s swim coach for lack of head coach control. I can’t stop laughing at that. The highest paid state employee in Arizona.......and some other dude.

Did someone really not tell that kid to just blow it through the back of the end zone? Surely not.