(2024) - PG Boogie Fland to Kentucky

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1 minute ago, coonhounds said:

How do we know 100 percent he isn't coming? I missed that part

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We don’t.  Just know that Trilly Donovan is basically saying it’s Kentucky, and he’s really accurate.

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1 minute ago, coonhounds said:

How do we know 100 percent he isn't coming? I missed that part

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Um no. We’re being dramatic. To be honest I was a little creeped out with how utterly reasonable the McNeeley recruitment was. Let’s fire up the histrionics. 

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Trilly, Rabby has said it, Peegs isn’t even previewing the announcement now, and it’s just gotten out. It’s UK.

We don’t.  Just know that Trilly Donovan is basically saying it’s Kentucky, and he’s really accurate.

Hadn't heard about Peegs not previewing it. I'd say that's a pretty clear sign. Even more than the Trilly gif.

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Just now, rcs29 said:

Hadn't heard about Peegs not previewing it. I'd say that's a pretty clear sign. Even more than the Trilly gif.

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Yep it’s a done deal. Rabby said if they did preview it then that would just be clickbait and he wasn’t going to do that. 

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Something about this recruitment hurts me a little more than others. I guess because he seemed like such a good fit. I would say well the sun is still going to come up but it's cloudy out. I'm glad Queen isn't deciding for a little bit, this recruitment seems to take the wind out of us. Need a TV timeout to regroup. 

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Looking at this recruitment....I wonder if Cal guaranteed him the starting point guard position and maybe Coach Woodson said, "Son you have a tremendous opportunity to come here and be the starting point guard from day one, but you will have to earn that spot!".... JMO..

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7 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Something about this recruitment hurts me a little more than others. I guess because he seemed like such a good fit. I would say well the sun is still going to come up but it's cloudy out. I'm glad Queen isn't deciding for a little bit, this recruitment seems to take the wind out of us. Need a TV timeout to regroup. 

I wanted Fland more than Queen; but what sucks is we're already out on the other good guards so we have to hope someone comes available in Spring.

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2 minutes ago, Artie86 said:

Looking at this recruitment....I wonder if Cal guaranteed him the starting point guard position and maybe Coach Woodson said, "Son you have a tremendous opportunity to come here and be the starting point guard from day one, but you will have to earn that spot!".... JMO..

He will be the starting point guard without any doubt. And Kentucky will have a PG/SG duo of Fland/Sheppard for 24-25 likely.

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2 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

He will be the starting point guard without any doubt. And Kentucky will have a PG/SG duo of Fland/Sheppard for 24-25 likely.

They also have Robert Dillingham who will most likely be back next year, plus Jasper Johnson if he reclassifies, and Boogie. 

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11 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Something about this recruitment hurts me a little more than others. I guess because he seemed like such a good fit. I would say well the sun is still going to come up but it's cloudy out. I'm glad Queen isn't deciding for a little bit, this recruitment seems to take the wind out of us. Need a TV timeout to regroup. 

I always wondered how a recruitment loss like this one would affect the staff. I’m sure they get deflated. Wonder how long it takes them to regroup.

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Just now, HoosierTrav said:

I always wondered how a recruitment loss like this one would affect the staff. I’m sure they get deflated. Wonder how long it takes them to regroup.

Might be a good thing Hoosier Hysteria is tonight. Something to take their mind off of it so fast. Plus can't dwell on it with the season starting in 9 days

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What if Cupps and Newton are very solid? You don't need 1 and done type talent at guard to make a deep run in the tourney. It helps ofc....Galloway gets an extra year if im not mistaken so we will have him as well. That's a potentially pretty good trio of guards right there plus sprinkle in a transfer or two. 

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Makes me wonder how the process works. Does the Kentucky staff get a phone call and then starts jumping up and down fist pumping and then a member of the staff picks up the phone and calls Trilly and says hey, we got him.. go ahead and broadcast it.  

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Woodson got IU a seat at the table for sure. But the fact is this table is brutal so we all need strapped in. We need for IU to have a successful season this year and if Ware and Mackenzie become lottery picks. We get a better seat at the table. I feel we are close to becoming a power house again but not there just yet.

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2 minutes ago, Adillac said:

What if Cupps and Newton are very solid? You don't need 1 and done type talent at guard to make a deep run in the tourney. It helps ofc....Galloway gets an extra year if im not mistaken so we will have him as well. That's a potentially pretty good trio of guards right there plus sprinkle in a transfer or two. 

I'm not sure we can count on Newton for a while. Dude has been hurt for like a year and a half. He's going to redshirt this year. I'm not believing anything with him till he steps on the court. 

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1 minute ago, ronzo4IU said:

Makes me wonder how the process works. Does the Kentucky staff get a phone call and then starts jumping up and down fist pumping and then a member of the staff picks up the phone and calls Trilly and says hey, we got him.. go ahead and broadcast it.  

I would say it works something like that. I'm guessing the staff starts pumping out to all of their people we got him in text immediately and it spread like wildfire. I'm guessing the IU staff didn't get a call till it was already known if they got one at all. 

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9 minutes ago, HoosierTrav said:

I always wondered how a recruitment loss like this one would affect the staff. I’m sure they get deflated. Wonder how long it takes them to regroup.

They virtually whiffed on all the '23s.  They Put together a very good portal class and we enter the season anywhere from preaseason 30-40.

We ultimately need growth out of our existing players the most, but if we want to be viewed as a powerhouse (and we should) we have to win the offseasons too.  Gotta be a perennial top 25 team at worst if we are gonna act like a blueblood.  

24 had so much promise with Bidunga, Harper, Mustaf, Fland, Newell,  Betsey, Swartz, etc.  I mostly wanted Bidunga.  I really like Queen, but I don't think we get Queen.    But if we do, that's still a major coup.  McNeeley was number 2 on my list behind Bidunga but McNeeley is a huge get.  

I only really want 3 freshman anyway because starting 4 or 5 freshman doesn't win championships these days.  

So now we have to see how good Gunn, Cupp, Banks and company play and aim for a huge PortalSzn.  

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1 minute ago, Adillac said:

What if Cupps and Newton are very solid? You don't need 1 and done type talent at guard to make a deep run in the tourney. It helps ofc....Galloway gets an extra year if im not mistaken so we will have him as well. That's a potentially pretty good trio of guards right there plus sprinkle in a transfer or two. 

I love Cupps. Think he’s going to take longer to come along but the payoff will be huge. As far as Newton? I hate to say it, bc I was so excited about him. Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t he originally require microfracture surgery? If so, I’m afraid his ceiling will have been drastically reduced. The knee seems to be problematic ever since his initial injury. I hope I’m wrong and really want the world for the young man. I just don’t think we can realistically expect him to breakout at this point. 

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5 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I would say it works something like that. I'm guessing the staff starts pumping out to all of their people we got him in text immediately and it spread like wildfire. I'm guessing the IU staff didn't get a call till it was already known if they got one at all. 

If that’s true, it doesn’t really seem fair for the kid who only gets to experience the big surprise once in his lifetime. Seems to really defeat the purpose of keeping things close to the vest unless they actually don’t even care.  But then why hold a press conference, and not just release it to social media. Seems kind of strange.