(2021) SF - Aminu Mohammed to Georgetown

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,390]

I’m quite certain this was decided long before Armaan Franklin started shooting like he was a three point assassin. Also, pretty sure it has nothing to do with competition he might or might not have at the spot.


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Yes. We will never know the real reasons. We might have had a chance if Bob Knight was still coach and he allowed bagmen to take care of his players.


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[Stuhoo 80,889]

 

Eight hours left and STILL no predictions. While it's easier to keep rumors in check when the player is from out of country, Shawn Harmon and Aminu have done a "Zeller-like" fantastic job of keeping a lid on the choice.

 

[Bowhunter 2,693]

Do we even have a chance


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[mdn82 25,510]

40 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

Eight hours left and STILL no predictions. While it's easier to keep rumors in check when the player is from out of country, Shawn Harmon and Aminu have done a "Zeller-like" fantastic job of keeping a lid on the choice.

 

To be fair there is a 5* committing today with IU right there at the end and Peegs hasn’t posted about it on Twitter.  

[Stuhoo 80,889]

24 minutes ago, Bowhunter said:

Do we even have a chance


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I'm assuming that Crean will give this young man the "Noah Vonleh/Anthony Edwards" treatment, and we will not.

So, while I suppose there's a chance, I am not optimistic. We have Franklin, Galloway, and Stewart to man the 2/3 for the next few years, so we are not going to suffer too much from this no-get if the likely scenario plays out.

 

[TheWatShot 14,006]

We've missed on so many of our intended targets lately, I'm not surprised IU insiders aren't jumping into this one. 

[Free Jurkin! 1,498]

 
I'm assuming that Crean will give this young man the "Noah Vonleh/Anthony Edwards" treatment, and we will not.

What is this treatment? Does this just mean giving him free rein and letting him be the star of the program, or is there an implication of dirty recruiting?


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[Stuhoo 80,889]

10 minutes ago, Free Jurkin! said:

 

What is this treatment? Does this just mean giving him free rein and letting him be the star of the program, or is there an implication of dirty recruiting?


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An implication?

Sure.

 

[Bobman1 2,909]

This is all very strange... guess I’m hoping he chooses IU obviously but there is an impressive, air-tight lid on this recruitment and can’t say I’m too optimistic.


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[TheWatShot 14,006]

4 hours ago, Free Jurkin! said:

 

What is this treatment? Does this just mean giving him free rein and letting him be the star of the program, or is there an implication of dirty recruiting?


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I look at it as Crean being Crean, and simply having a personality that these types of kids are drawn to. The best way to get 5 star recruits is to run around the country with the energy and relentlessness of a weasel in heat on meth. These kids love it when coaches "show them love" and always talk about how "blessed" they are to receive an offer. I'm not sure why so many recruits want coaches to "show them love"; perhaps they lack father figures in their lives, and Crean has found a niche in filling that void with some of them? Anyway, I'm convinced that Crean gets players like Vonleh, Edwards, and soon to be Aminu, not from his coaching or NBA track record, but purely from sheer, maniacal effort. 

[wirenuts 1,056]

maybe crean told him that he had been thinking about him a lot...that might have sealed it

[Stuhoo 80,889]

And so a five star will commit with only one "expert" prediction.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,390]

Remarkable inactivity.  Putting Indiana in the token top 3 or 5 has gotten old.   It sure drives the Twitter mania recruits are looking for however. 

[Stuhoo 80,889]

6 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Remarkable inactivity.  Putting Indiana in the token top 3 or 5 has gotten old.   It sure drives the Twitter mania recruits are looking for however. 

But there are two historically relevant programs, + Georgia in his final three. I think that if Gtown and us had completely backed off that would have leaked too.

Also, there hasn't been much self-promotion at all--Harmon is not out doing publicity tours with reporters.

[Hardwood83 4,774]

I will be shocked if he picks IU, genuinely shocked. If it wasn't for this thread popping up I would have forgotten about Aminu over the last week.  At this point, I'm just in for the bitchin' Tipton Edits graphics! 

 

[Jeff_Boy_Ardee 1,311]

I look at it as Crean being Crean, and simply having a personality that these types of kids are drawn to. The best way to get 5 star recruits is to run around the country with the energy and relentlessness of a weasel in heat on meth. These kids love it when coaches "show them love" and always talk about how "blessed" they are to receive an offer. I'm not sure why so many recruits want coaches to "show them love"; perhaps they lack father figures in their lives, and Crean has found a niche in filling that void with some of them? Anyway, I'm convinced that Crean gets players like Vonleh, Edwards, and soon to be Aminu, not from his coaching or NBA track record, but purely from sheer, maniacal effort. 

That’s possible, but I have a hard time believing the kids were actually drawn to Crean. I was around a former highly regarded recruit that ended up choosing Michigan a few years back, and was pretty good for them, that Crean “was an absolute weirdo”. Said he honestly thought the guy was cracked out everytime he met him.


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[JSHoosier 20,259]

10 minutes ago, Jeff_Boy_Ardee said:

That’s possible, but I have a hard time believing the kids were actually drawn to Crean. I was around a former highly regarded recruit that ended up choosing Michigan a few years back, and was pretty good for them, that Crean “was an absolute weirdo”. Said he honestly thought the guy was cracked out everytime he met him.


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You know what, that would explain a few in game decisions too.

[HoosierDYT 1,748]

Georgetown


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[ray 1,570]

Committed

Georgetown.

[Stuhoo 80,889]

 

Georgetown!