(2018) SG Romeo Langford - INDIANA HOOSIERS

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How many 5* on the court for the Michigan-Loyola game?
 

One thing is clear you dont need 5 stars all the the time to make the final. Michigan has not had to beat over a 6 seed to make the final but the highest ranked recruit they have was ranked #65. They have one heck of a coach who has made the final twice now in six years. All without having this five star talent the blue bloods have every year. His system is what does it.



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I believe Matthews on Michigan was one.
Edit:  Nevermind.... looked it up.  he was a 4 star.

Ranked 65th I think.

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To me, if I have a quality center, a quality Point, a quality wing and then add another wing, the quality (or value) of my point guard doesn't go down.  The quality of the class goes up. 
Worthless because it no longer measures the value and quality of a team with an extra guy. A class can't get diminishing returns. It might not get better by adding Jeremiah April, but the other recruits didn't lose talent because of it.

... it’s an algorithm. It does so to balance class size and talent so that a class of 6 3 stars isn’t better than a class of 2 5 stars. If you want to know the ranking of a player, just look at the ranking.

It’s honestly ridiculous how everyone on here thinks they are some kind of genius and considers the individuals who evaluate high school and college basketball for a living are morons.


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On 3/30/2018 at 2:07 PM, Hoosierfan2017 said:

While it may seem like Romeo is golden regardless of where he spends his year of college, I would argue that that's not necessarily true. Many McDonalds All-Americans have flamed out in the past. I forget who posted the numbers on here, but a sizeable portion of them never get more than a few cups of coffee in the NBA. What if that happens to Romeo? I don't expect it to, but he wouldn't be the first "can't miss" recruit to flop. Imo, where he goes to college is very important, and I commend him for not rushing into a decision. 

The flameouts are the reason the NBA created the rule causing high school students to play ball one year after high school somewhere before declaring for the draft after so many teams signed flameouts to big contracts straight out of high school and lost a lot of money doing that.

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On 3/30/2018 at 2:28 PM, BtownBanner6 said:

Apparently Dakich is hearing Vandy for the sake of generating interest in tuning into his show.


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Fixed that for you!

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On 3/30/2018 at 3:38 PM, iufaninillinois said:

People only read and believe what reinforces their opinion.

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^ yes this.  people like to create an echo chamber where they can live willfully ignorant to thoughts that might challenge the conclusions they possibly already finalized without all of the information.

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8 hours ago, Feathery said:

I’m not sure how much we will win next year without Romeo. We need a scorer and Romeo fits the bill. I’m not sold on any of the other freshmen being able to step on the court day 1 and put up double digit points per game. 

Don't forget the intriguing grad transfers we appear to be in on.

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3 hours ago, chicagoHOOSIER said:

Don't forget the intriguing grad transfers we appear to be in on.

I haven’t. We haven’t got him yet and a lot of others are in on him too. Regardless, we need a scorer before we can be successful next year. Romeo, grad transfer, one of the freshmen already coming, whoever it is needs to be able to be an efficient scorer 

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42 minutes ago, Feathery said:

I haven’t. We haven’t got him yet and a lot of others are in on him too. Regardless, we need a scorer before we can be successful next year. Romeo, grad transfer, one of the freshmen already coming, whoever it is needs to be able to be an efficient scorer 

I’d argue we need two scorers and another shooter. 

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4 hours ago, chicagoHOOSIER said:

Don't forget the intriguing grad transfers we appear to be in on.

 

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24 minutes ago, InArchWeTrust said:

 

Thanks for sharing...am I crazy or is Baumgart’s meaning very unclear?

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9 hours ago, Bailey7878 said:

Ranked 65th I think.

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60th per 247

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22 minutes ago, lillurk said:

Thanks for sharing...am I crazy or is Baumgart’s meaning very unclear?

Had the same thought.  ‘All but gone’ to whom?  Maybe I missed the context of the tweet?

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Had the same thought.  ‘All but gone’ to whom?  Maybe I missed the context of the tweet?

You’re not alone. Confused on this one


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8 minutes ago, MemphisHoosier said:

Had the same thought.  ‘All but gone’ to whom?  Maybe I missed the context of the tweet?

All but gone from UE.  The destination is not clear yet though.

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Just now, CrimsonV said:

All but gone from UE.  The destination is not clear yet though.

This is how I eventually read it, too. We’ve known that, though. (I guess maybe the occasional potential transfer asks for release but ends up returning but given his options, that seems unlikely in this case.)

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Just now, lillurk said:

This is how I eventually read it, too. We’ve known that, though. (I guess maybe the occasional potential transfer asks for release but ends up returning but given his options, that seems unlikely in this case.)

Considering they landed a brand new coach recently would leave it up in the air a bit.  With a talent like Taylor, there is no doubt Walter McCarty was going to get a word in.  Sounds like that didn’t sway him though according to Nick.

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What is the timeline for grad transfers to make a decision?

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14 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

For me.... no facts but instincts.

1. Indiana hasn’t won a player like Romeo since Gordon. Will Archie play the 5 star game? Sampson was willing of course. Kansas is one of the Kings of 5 star recruiting. Vanderbilt is quickly proving to be willing to accept the risks and play the game. I think Archie would be the same way Sean is, but has Sean’s year disturbed this?

2. Garland and Romeo are friends who have fun together and have played together. Rumors existed early on they would want to play together. Took official visits to Vandy and Indiana TOGETHER.

3. Vandy people predicted the Shittu commit with full confidence early on after Garland committed. Many of those same people have said Romeo to Vandy from around the same timeframe.

4. The biggest debate is why continue to wait? Lots of theories here and I have my own but really not facts to back anything up. It’s been discussed ad nauseum.

To me the things that are pro Indiana:

1. Archie is still trying to recruit him. So Archie thinks we have a chance.

2. The announcement location seems to favor IU but could mean anything.

For me, the most overriding factor affecting my decision is Archie’s willingness and ability to do what it takes to land a high rated 5 star. Past history at Indiana says no, but Archie is blazing his own trail.

We’ll see.


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I’ll play here:

I have to think when Tim Langford mentioned announcing in a community setting with potentially involving an IU alum in the mayor, IU had to be the leader at that point.  Now, this is still a fluid scenario.  Could that have changed?  Absolutely.  Stay tuned.

I gleaned a few nuggets from some of the McAAG interviews.  When asked about having friends at the schools and specifically DG, Romeo was quick to bring up a similar relationship with RP.

It seems when many big time 5 stars are asked in retrospect about why they chose a certain school, it always comes back to coach.  The kids seem to take to Drew so he apparently has us beat in the personality department.  In one of the more goofy interviews involving topics of who would be the best UFC fighter and best rapper among the coaches, Romeo didn’t hesitate stating Archie for both.  This gives some insight into his mind on the competitor of the bunch.  Does he want a nice guy coach or one who will improve his game?  Romeo has repeatedly said Archie “gets the most out of his players”.

Archie has said he will recruit the parents as well and it seems he has succeeded.  They have said they will sit down as a family to decide.