(2024) - Liam McNeeley to UConn

[Uspshoosier 45,622]

https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/rivals-roundtable-thoughts-on-upcoming-grassroots-season

[Alford Bailey 12,373]

11 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/rivals-roundtable-thoughts-on-upcoming-grassroots-season

We are strongly in the mix with several guys. I don’t understand the panic of some fans

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,312]

We are strongly in the mix with several guys. I don’t understand the panic of some fans

Really? Did you follow 2023 recruiting? Next year is the biggest concern. 2024 is a ways off and it looks good now, but landing those type of guys is a concern.

Transfer portal or bust next season. 2024 is a very distant thought if we go to the crapper next season.


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[Alford Bailey 12,373]

7 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Really? Did you follow 2023 recruiting? Next year is the biggest concern. 2024 is a ways off and it looks good now, but landing those type of guys is a concern.

Transfer portal or bust next season. 2024 is a very distant thought if we go to the crapper next season.


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Let it play out. Still upset we haven’t crashed and burned this season? The drama Queen mentality gets old….

[sweetpain 536]

I think we just need some positive news on the recruiting front. It would be nice to get a valued commitment. We are in there on a ton of players and it appears positive but would like a verbal soon.

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[WayneFleekHoosier 48,312]

Let it play out. Still upset we haven’t crashed and burned this season? The drama Queen mentality gets old….

Ridiculous take. I pointed to 2023 efforts as a reference that at one point we felt good about 2023. 2024 is a long way off. I love that our targets are well regarded. I hope we land a few. When the program shows consistency the fanbase will react in kind.

 

PS- this season has been fun. Good and bad moments but I’ve always said being a top 25 program year in and out will keep me entertained. I mean, I’d like to be a shoe in top 10 program at some point but I’ve been riding out the storm for 30 years so far. Keep your jabs to yourself.

 

 

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[Alford Bailey 12,373]

7 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Ridiculous take. I pointed to 2023 efforts as a reference that at one point we felt good about 2023. 2024 is a long way off. I love that our targets are well regarded. I hope we land a few. When the program shows consistency the fanbase will react in kind.

 

PS- this season has been fun. Good and bad moments but I’ve always said being a top 25 program year in and out will keep me entertained. I mean, I’d like to be a shoe in top 10 program at some point but I’ve been riding out the storm for 30 years so far. Keep your jabs to yourself.

 

 

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Woody has brought in 3 -5 stars. How far in advance were Bates and Reneau signed? You don’t like woody. That fine but the constant hand wringing gets old. Come at me some more and I’ll gladly call you out

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,312]

Woody has brought in 3 -5 stars. How far in advance were Bates and Reneau signed? You don’t like woody. That fine but the constant hand wringing gets old. Come at me some more and I’ll gladly call you out

Where is this I don’t like Woody nonsense coming from. I have my questions, but I like Woody. He’s done a solid job so far. Lots of work left to do. My biggest issue was always age. I obviously wanted Stevens first and foremost or a guy like Nate Oats due to his age and results but Woody was always going to be a “see it out” scenario. Personally, he’s great. Really like him as a person. As a coach, still have questions. But I’m on the Woody fan bus because it needs to work.

I’ve also pointed out the transfer portal has a chance to be our saving grace. It does. And still maybe Bidunga. But my point was and is pointing to ‘24 and expecting recruiting wins, isn’t ant guarantee, it needs to happen on the dotted line because ‘23 was a setback. The true ‘24 guys are probably going to watch us in ‘23. Gotta find a way to keep winning. Lots of time left.


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[WayneFleekHoosier 48,312]

Back to McNeeley. Kids a stud and likes us. He appears to be a top recruit for us much like TJ Powers. All I’m saying is we need some recruiting confidence to get back on the horse.


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[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,670]

Moving from Drive Nation to Florida Rebels for the upcoming AAU season.  Both members of the EYBL circuit.

[Demo 19,904]

16 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Moving from Drive Nation to Florida Rebels for the upcoming AAU season.  Both members of the EYBL circuit.

They’ve had Montverde kids before. Wonder if Newell will do the same thing. He played for an independent last year. 

[Demo 19,904]

I guess this is supposed to be flattering?

[Hoosierfanyuh 2,201]

He reposted an instagram picture about JHS game, and liked a few tweets about our dub. At least we know he’s watching 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,670]

Follow-up commentary from Rob Cassidy following the updated Rivals '24 recruit rankings earlier this week.

“I advocated for making Liam McNeeley a five-star based on a few reasons, not the least of which is the Montverde Academy star’s remarkable consistency. Even the best prospects are prone to occasional slumps at his age, but McNeeley seems almost immune to off games in big moments. I can’t remember a time over the last year where the Texas-born prospect failed to massively impact a game I scouted in person, and his development as a passer and defender in the past few months have helped set him apart from the pack. Simply put, there are few prospects in this class that are more reliable than the 6-foot-8 junior.” - Cassidy

[Hoosierfan1901 6,251]

Futurecast to IU

[JSHoosier 20,177]

14 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Futurecast to IU

Saw that. By Keegan Nickoson, don't know much about him, I saw his previous picks had quite a few wrong.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,670]

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,670]

GEICO Nationals start on Thursday.   Of most importance to us in Montverde's participation in the tournament.  Also in the field is '25 Mikel Brown (Sunrise Christian).

 

Full schedule and TV coverage at the following link.

https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2023/03/full-geico-high-school-basketball-nationals-tournament-to-air-live-across-espn-platforms-march-30-april-1/

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,670]

More on the GEICO event starting today and a couple of other names you might be interested in watching.

https://www.insidethehall.com/2023/03/30/several-indiana-recruiting-targets-set-to-tip-off-in-this-weeks-geico-high-school-basketball-nationals/

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,670]

Sunrise Christian the #8 seed upsets #1 Montverde 46-45.