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1 hour ago, Uspshoosier said:

No surprise IU made his top 7. Marquette, Zona, NC, Kansas, Minny, Memphis were the others


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Man. 

Zona, UNC, Kanas.  The cheaters have really paid a price for their actions....LOL.

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Archie really seems to want this one. This would actually be his biggest get. It’s an out of state guy that very well may end up a Burger Boy.


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I kind of agree here. I like when we prioritize a kid and get him but am admiringly cautious with Garcia. Just as I like prioritizing a kid and getting him, I really don’t like when the opposite occurs.


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As we saw with Brooks- that seemed to really stall IU's recruiting momentum. When you go "all in" you stand to lose it all. Does IU even have a realistic shot at another '20 big? 

Don’t like the idea of going all in but like the idea of pursuing 2-4 guys. The only reason we should pursue a a one and done is if he is in our back yard and if he can push us over the edge and make us a final four contender


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Losing Brooks didn't stall IU's recruiting momentum.  A horrific losing streak in Big Ten play resulting in not making the NAACP is what stalled IU's recruiting momentum. Brooks' decision to go to Kentucky was a consequence of IU's poor 2018-19 season. There's no reason not to go all in on Dawson Garcia even if the odds of landing him are well below 50%. If IU gets him it is high reward. If IU does not get Garcia, he was always going to be a tough get. Better that he is out-of-state. As the Brooks recruitment showed, losing a top in-state player is a much worse look than losing an out-of-state recruit because IU is expected to win in-state recruiting battles. Besides, IU already has received some nice commitments for 2021.

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There aren't any other guys like Dawson Garcia who IU would be recruiting if they didn't go "all in" on 
Garcia. And, there weren't other players like Brooks who we would have been recruiting in addition to Brooks. Brooks was an in-state 5-star who seemed to be leaning our way. We had no choice but to go "all in" on him. If you don't go "all in" you are not likely to land these recruits. Sometimes you are successful, other times not. Besides, all the players we pursued in the spring after Brooks declared for Kentucky were top 100 players and worthy of offers. 

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1 minute ago, iuswingman said:

Garcia wanted to sit in on a real class to see what it was like and they had trouble finding a real class.

I think they just got a 5 star big man commit

Lol yeah I saw that. 

Looks like Kansas is going to be out as well. 

If Rumors were true it’s down to us and Marquette though. 

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5-STAR CENTER WALKER KESSLER COMMITS TO UNC OVER DUKE, AUBURN AND GONZAGA

 

Late Sunday evening, North Carolina Basketball landed one of the top prospects in the 2020 recruiting class: 5-star center Walker Kessler. The story was first reported by Evan Daniels of 247 Sports. Kessler took an official visit to Chapel Hill this weekend.

A top-15 overall prospect in the 2020 class, Kessler committed to North Carolina over Duke, Auburn, Gonzaga and Cal.

Kessler, a 6-foot-10 product of Georgia, joins another 5-star big man — Day’Ron Sharpe — in North Carolina’s 2020 class. Sharpe, who also stands 6-foot-10, is a top-20 player in the 2020 class, per 247 Sports.
With Walker Kessler commiting, per the great @RellDMC this will be the first time North Carolina signs two 5-star big men since 2008 with Tyler Zeller and Ed Davis.
 

Keep in mind, North Carolina could still have Armando Bacot, a 5-star center in the 2019 class, Garrison Brooks, Sterling Manley and Brandon Huffman all on the roster then.

THIS IS REALLY GOOD NEWS FOR IUBB

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