(2019) SF Trendon Watford to LSU

[HoosierFan1994]

53 minutes ago, JVIU98 said:

The only way you don't see him back for year four is if you unplug your tv and don't get on a computer or phone.  He will be here for a long time.  Hope Trendon comes! Go IU!!

I sure hope he is! Just has to get more talent for next year. 

[HoosierFan1994]

22 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

This is going to be an interesting off season, to say the least.

From what is written on internet, rumors, speculations etc (all of which might be wrong)...

Gone: Fitz, Romeo, McBob (not a scholly) Morgan

Perhaps both sides disgruntled: Smith, Green

Lack of playing time: Moore, Jake, Damezi

How much change can there be without APR implications?

I think you are spot on. I think one of Moore or Forrester sticks around. I'll guess Moore. Not good that Forrester's dad is on twitter. 

[HooHooHoo22]

 
That couch is in trouble if the couch is the one outside the Grand Jury room in the hallway of the Federal Courthouse, and if Will Wade is sitting on it!
 

[emoji23][emoji23] Sorry guess I wasn’t paying enough attention


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[ap2345]

29 minutes ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

I think you are spot on. I think one of Moore or Forrester sticks around. I'll guess Moore. Not good that Forrester's dad is on twitter. 

I think Forrester stays and Moore is gone. He hasn’t seen the court at all in weeks I don’t think he sticks around with most of the guys playing over him coming and TJD joining the mix.

[ebridges24]

1 hour ago, DChoosier said:

We don’t know that they are involved in those things.

If it's true what Chris said, then it's pretty damning evidence. I don't want to believe it.

[MoyeNeeded]

1 hour ago, ebridges24 said:

If it's true what Chris said, then it's pretty damning evidence. I don't want to believe it.

Chris never said that the Watfords were complicit. Just the programs. 

[ebridges24]

19 minutes ago, MoyeNeeded said:

Chris never said that the Watfords were complicit. Just the programs. 

I didn't say he did, but the implication is certainly there considering Archie bowed out. Like I said, I hope it's not true that the Watfords are playing the game, but to me it looks like it. And I'm done with this.

[Bowhunter]

I doubt that they would put generated computer results over matching up storylines


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[Uspshoosier]

Looks like Duke is jumping in his recruitment


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[ray]

19 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Looks like Duke is jumping in his recruitment


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Well...if Duke lands him, then at least we’ll still see a Watford playing on Branch McCracken Court twice more (considering they matchup Indiana with Duke in the ACC/Big10 Challenge every stinking year). I love the idea of Indiana having the chance to knock off Duke on an annual basis, but not when the roster comparisons have been far from favorable for Indiana. 

[DChoosier]

55 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Looks like Duke is jumping in his recruitment


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Be interesting to see if Coach K gets him after a one week recruitment. Would not count it out.

[Hoosier1984]

Hopefully he sees how well Jordan Tucker worked out with Duke with them jumping in last second as a last option


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[Chris007]

19 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

OK boys and girls, let's all take a deep breath.  I'm not taking a shot at ap2345 as I'm as appreciative of what he shared as everyone else is, but I guess I'm just overly skeptical in my old age.  I'd really like to hear something from Pap or Chris that could add a little more support to this recruitment.

You are not going to hear anything from me to support what he shared. I read it and it sounds great, but it goes against everything I have been told by the staff. I hope I'm getting bad information or being led astray.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Although IU continues to get referenced in his recruitment, when's the last time there was any report that we had anyone actually watching him play?   To paraphrase Hoosier Guy in Romeo's recruitment -- he's not coming to IU.

 

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Duke is jumping into the Trendon Watford Sweepstakes. The Blue Devils have been in touch with Watford for several weeks now, and assistant coaches Nate James and Chris Carrawell were expected to watch the 6-foot-9 Watford on Thursday morning when Mountain Brook (29-3) plays Montgomery’s Robert E. Lee (29-3) at 10:30 a.m. in the Alabama 7A semifinal.  The 7A state championship is on Saturday. “They’re showing high interest,” said Ernest Watford, Trendon’s father.Duke currently has three Class of 2019 commits in point guard Boogie Ellis, wing Wendell Moore and big man Vernon Carey.  They remain in the mix for late-signing forward Matthew Hurt. A McDonald’s All-American, Watford had trimmed his list to four schools — Alabama, Indiana, LSU and Memphis. He has already taken officials to LSU and Memphis.Alabama head coach Avery Johnson, LSU coach Will Wade and Memphis coach Penny Hardaway were all expected Thursday as well. “A real superstar makes everyone around him better, and understands what it takes for team success, and that’s what he has done,” Bucky McMillan, Mountain Brook’s coach, told AL.com this week.

[darB s'tI]

54 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

You are not going to hear anything from me to support what he shared. I read it and it sounds great, but it goes against everything I have been told by the staff. I hope I'm getting bad information or being led astray.

I'd like to be glass half full on this, and I hope it's all true.  I don't feel like we've been burnt too much by bad info, and this is pretty specific.  Let's keep our glasses half full!  Also...when exactly is this "official" supposed to start?  Would have to be Saturday, right?  If not, I guess that answers that!

[Chris007]

4 minutes ago, IU-DL said:

I'd like to be glass half full on this, and I hope it's all true.  I don't feel like we've been burnt too much by bad info, and this is pretty specific.  Let's keep our glasses half full!  Also...when exactly is this "official" supposed to start?  Would have to be Saturday, right?  If not, I guess that answers that!

Watford coming here for an official visit? If he wins his game that starts in 20 minutes they play the state championship on Saturday. 

[darB s'tI]

51 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Watford coming here for an official visit? If he wins his game that starts in 20 minutes they play the state championship on Saturday. 

Exactly my point...when would he even be available to take an official?  Doesn't seem like it's in the cards to me as Saturday would be a major stretch.

[IUaic]

2 hours ago, Chris007 said:

Watford coming here for an official visit? If he wins his game that starts in 20 minutes they play the state championship on Saturday. 

Did he win?

EDIT: Found the AHSAA twitter feed. TW and Mountain Brook won 59-48.

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[Bowhunter]

Unless Watford drags this recruitment out, I don’t see us getting him. Really never read much about our coaching staff being involved like the other schools. He still never made that official visit. I don’t get insider information, but just doesn’t seem likely.


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[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Game played earlier today.

BIRMINGHAM -- A cast of college basketball coaches rendezvoused at Legacy Arena on Thursday morning for the Class 7A state semifinal between Mountain Brook and Lee-Montgomery. 

Memphis' Penny Hardaway. Alabama's Avery Johnson. Two of Mike Krzyzewski's assistants at Duke. 

All were there to check out Mountain Brook High School senior Trendon Watford, a five-star forward still looking for a college home. 

But on a day when Watford drew so much attention — from both coaches and defenders — it was another Mountain Brook senior who stepped up to lead the Spartans to their third consecutive state final.

Alex Washington, a Harvard football signee, scored 14 consecutive points in the second half to help his team hold off Lee-Montgomery 59-48. 

"I just kept shooting," said Washington, who recorded a game-high 19 points. "I was shooting with confidence." 

Washington drained four 3-pointers during his scorching stretch, which spanned from the end of the third quarter to the end of the fourth.

After canning his final 3, taken from the right wing near the Mountain Brook bench with under two minutes to play, he turned to his teammates.

They've seen him do it before. 

"He always does," said Watford, when asked if he'd witnessed a similar showing in practice. 

Mountain Brook (30-3) needed Washington to heat up when he did. After trailing by three at the half, 24-21, Lee-Montgomery (29-4) came out firing post-intermission. 

The Generals sank five 3-pointers in the third period and led by as many as six points. Demond Robinson (14) and Nicholas Barnes (12) paced their team in scoring. 

Mountain Brook carried a one-point lead, 41-40, into the final quarter. Spartans head coach Bucky McMillan gave his team simple instructions to counter Lee-Montgomery's run.  

"Please find No. 10, because he's got it going," McMillan said in regard to Barnes, who hit four 3s. 

Lee-Montgomery started the fourth quarter with another 3 but then cooled off. Washington never did. His prolific effort enabled the Spartans to overcome a performance that McMillan said was far from their best.

The victory was his 300th as a coach. 

"Sometimes it's better to win ugly than lose pretty," he said. "That's kind of what I felt it was." 

Mountain Brook started sluggishly and trailed 15-10 after one quarter. The Spartans committed eight turnovers against Lee-Montgomery's full-court press in the opening frame. 

Watford, who tallied 14 points and 13 rebounds, provided a spark early in the second. He scored five straight points to pull his team even, 15-15, before three minutes had run off the clock. 

Lior Berman, another senior, picked up the torch from there. As Lee-Montgomery defenders hounded Watford, Berman found a way to get to the basket. He scored 11 points in the first half, most of them coming on layups. 

"I knew we were struggling at first, and we were turning the ball over," said Berman, who finished with 17 points. "...I just wanted to attack the rim and do everything I could." 

Mountain Brook will vie for its third straight state title on Saturday against either Hoover or Baker. Tipoff is at 5:45 p.m. at Legacy Arena.