(2018) SG Romeo Langford - INDIANA HOOSIERS

[Stromboli 6,076]

41 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

I think everybody needs to hit the brakes here -- just my opinion. It seems to me that anything about Bryce Drew playing dirty is pure conjecture. Just because Vandy isn't playing well and had a great recruiting class coming in doesn't necessarily mean there's been malfeasance going on. Remember in 2010-11? We were 12-20 and 3-5 in the B1G. Yet we landed Cody. And the next season, we won 27 games (11 in the conference) and went to the Sweet 16. So Garland wanted to stay close to home, because he's probably thinking he will be a one-and-doner, and wants his family to be able to see him play. What's wrong with that? And he forms a friendship with Shittu and gets him to go to Nashville, too. And they know Romeo, who makes Vandy one of three finalists. Why does that have to mean Drew is dirty? Alabama, which is not a traditional basketball power, had the No. 4 class this past season. Does that automatically make Avery Johnson dirty? Alabama doesn't have any more of a basketball pedigree than Vandy. Just because a school is getting player(s) we want doesn't mean it had to resort to dirty tricks to get them. Just chill. 

 

Four or five times I've typed out long responses similar to yours and deleted them.  I tend to think like you.  Obviously a lot of people on here think differently.  Who am I to get in the way of a good witch hunt.  

This thread is trash anyway.  Since the mob has decided that this recruitment is dirty, I hope I get to see the backpedaling if Romeo picks IU. 

I really, really like the kid, and maybe that's why I get defensive when you guys make the clear implication that Romeo is playing in the mud here as it relates to Vandy.  He is classy to fans.  Handles the pressure cooker of Indiana basketball.  Handles the best shot of every team he plays against.  Also plays a little nasty.  It's hard to see sometimes because his demeanor is so calm.  But I swear I see him playing headgames, going straight at guys out there.  I've said before I think he has that same competitive streak Jordan had.  

Watch what Romeo has to say about Indiana basketball here.  

 

 

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Four or five times I've typed out long responses similar to yours and deleted them.  I tend to think like you.  Obviously a lot of people on here think differently.  Who am I to get in the way of a good witch hunt.  
This thread is trash anyway.  Since the mob has decided that this recruitment is dirty, I hope I get to see the backpedaling if Romeo picks IU. 
I really, really like the kid, and maybe that's why I get defensive when you guys make the clear implication that Romeo is playing in the mud here as it relates to Vandy.  He is classy to fans.  Handles the pressure cooker of Indiana basketball.  Handles the best shot of every team he plays against.  Also plays a little nasty.  It's hard to see sometimes because his demeanor is so calm.  But I swear I see him playing headgames, going straight at guys out there.  I've said before I think he has that same competitive streak Jordan had.  
Watch what Romeo has to say about Indiana basketball here.  
 
 

Nobody said romeo is playing in the mud they said drew is playing in the mud. Big difference and just because drew is in the mud certainly does not mean romeo is.

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[BGleas 7,917]

^^^^^ You're lumping the player being dirty with the coach being dirty. They're separate things. People thinking Drew/Vandy are dirty doesn't mean they think Langford is. 

Of course people are going to speculate when a coach that has never even been in a recruitment for a 5* all of the sudden lands two top 10 players and is in the final 3 three for another one, at a school that hardly ever lands these types of kids if at all. If they land Langford you're looking at a class that rivals Duke and is probably better than UK'...at Vanderbilt. 

It's not like Drew came in an took them on some magical run and is now capitalizing on it. This is completely out of nowhere for both the coahc and school. 

[323SGrant 1,176]

John Wooden was a great guy but we all know what went on at UCLA.

 

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...and Bill Walton shared quite a bit on that topic!

 

 

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Before Drew started landing any recruits, I said there’s no way he’s not dirty like his brother. Many on here defended him saying he’s actually a good guy, and no one knows where his brother came from. A couple 5* commits later: “Bryce Drew is scum just like his brother!”


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I heard it as ap2345 stated as a rumor that he was told privately. Which to me sounds like something that is unethical but maybe not against NCAA rules? I don't think it's fair to just act like Bryce is dirty because his brother is. I think everyone should be judged for their actions. But assuming this is true I can't help but be feel like this is something his brother would do. A lot of the things I've heard his brother does are often just petty and unethical and not so much NCAA violations. Mind you I'm not saying his brother hasn't ever committed any. I don't know frankly. But I think there is probably something to his reputation he has gotten. Which is he plays in a gray area.

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Ouch, harsh man


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[MoyeNeeded 3,073]

I think everybody needs to hit the brakes here -- just my opinion. It seems to me that anything about Bryce Drew playing dirty is pure conjecture. Just because Vandy isn't playing well and had a great recruiting class coming in doesn't necessarily mean there's been malfeasance going on. Remember in 2010-11? We were 12-20 and 3-15 in the B1G. Yet we landed Cody. And the next season, we won 27 games (11 in the conference) and went to the Sweet 16. So Garland wanted to stay close to home, because he's probably thinking he will be a one-and-doner, and wants his family to be able to see him play. What's wrong with that? And he forms a friendship with Shittu and gets him to go to Nashville, too. And they know Romeo, who makes Vandy one of three finalists. Why does that have to mean Drew is dirty? Alabama, which is not a traditional basketball power, had the No. 4 class this past season. Does that automatically make Avery Johnson dirty? Alabama doesn't have any more of a basketball pedigree than Vandy. Just because a school is getting player(s) we want doesn't mean it had to resort to dirty tricks to get them. Just chill. 

Likey!

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[Bailey7878 2,506]

^^^^^ You're lumping the player being dirty with the coach being dirty. They're separate things. People thinking Drew/Vandy are dirty doesn't mean they think Langford is. 
Of course people are going to speculate when a coach that has never even been in a recruitment for a 5* all of the sudden lands two top 10 players and is in the final 3 three for another one, at a school that hardly ever lands these types of kids if at all. If they land Langford you're looking at a class that rivals Duke and is probably better than UK'...at Vanderbilt. 
It's not like Drew came in an took them on some magical run and is now capitalizing on it. This is completely out of nowhere for both the coahc and school. 

You got it.

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Nobody said romeo is playing in the mud they said drew is playing in the mud. Big difference and just because drew is in the mud certainly does not mean romeo is.

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Beg to differ. There has been plenty of talk on here speculating that the Langford's were dirty.

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[Stromboli 6,076]

45 minutes ago, BGleas said:

^^^^^ You're lumping the player being dirty with the coach being dirty. They're separate things. People thinking Drew/Vandy are dirty doesn't mean they think Langford is. 

Of course people are going to speculate when a coach that has never even been in a recruitment for a 5* all of the sudden lands two top 10 players and is in the final 3 three for another one, at a school that hardly ever lands these types of kids if at all. If they land Langford you're looking at a class that rivals Duke and is probably better than UK'...at Vanderbilt. 

It's not like Drew came in an took them on some magical run and is now capitalizing on it. This is completely out of nowhere for both the coahc and school. 

^^^^

Says he's not implicating Romeo in Drew being dirty.

Then implicates Romeo in Drew being dirty.  

Well done.  

47 minutes ago, Bailey7878 said:

 

 

Nobody said romeo is playing in the mud they said drew is playing in the mud. Big difference and just because drew is in the mud certainly does not mean romeo is.

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Don't play stupid.  And certainly don't imply that I'm the one that can't get the distinction.  There would be no reason for the pages and pages of talk of Drew being dirty in the Romeo Langford thread if you weren't implying that the only reason Romeo is interested in Vandy is because there is something extra being offered.  In your thousands of daily posts you've never made the distinction until you got called on it.  And if you (and others) have been so obviously clear that Drew's dirty tactics have nothing to do with Romeo, then why is this thread so focused on Drew's dirty tactics?  Because the obvious implication is that Romeo's interest are related to the dirty tactics. 

 

 

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1 minute ago, Stromboli said:

^^^^

Says he's not implicating Romeo in Drew being dirty.

Then implicates Romeo in Drew being dirty.  

Well done.  

 

Huh?!?! I didn't implicate Langford in anything. 

A coach being dirty doesn't mean a player is. 

[Stuhoo 81,520]

To me? The Langfords seem like very smart, motivated people.

If that much is true, a smart family would easily grasp the concept that playing for the right coach who can form the competitive mindset and turn a player into the maximized potential competitive and skill level NBA superstar is far more financially valuable than any hundred thousand dollar payment that a dirty coach and shoe company could put together.

 

 

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[Bailey7878 2,506]

Don't play stupid.  And certainly don't imply that I'm the one that can't get the distinction.  There would be no reason for the pages and pages of talk of Drew being dirty in the Romeo Langford thread if you weren't implying that the only reason Romeo is interested in Vandy is because there is something extra being offered.  In your thousands of daily posts you've never made the distinction until you got called on it.  And if you (and others) have been so obviously clear that Drew's dirty tactics have nothing to do with Romeo, then why is this thread so focused on Drew's dirty tactics?  Because the obvious implication is that Romeo's interest are related to the dirty tactics. 
 
 

Drew is dirty and thats all I know. I dont care if you think otherwise. I doubt his dirty tactics will work on romeo.

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[BGleas 7,917]

Cheating can be a lot more sophisticated in this day and age than simply handing a wad of cash over to a player and his parents. With shoe companies, agents, AAU coaches, etc., a player can essentially be "delivered" to a school without the player and family even knowing it. 

So yes, it is possible for Drew to be dirty without Langford and his family being involved in it. 

I just find it very, very difficult to believe that a young coach with absolutely zero track record for it, at a school with absolutely zero track record for it, is all of the sudden landing 3-4 (if they get the Auburn kid now too) top 10-15 players in one class. Maybe it's on the up and up, which is possible, but given the school/coach, it would literally be the greatest recruiting haul of all-time. 

[mdn82 25,510]

I think everybody needs to hit the brakes here -- just my opinion. It seems to me that anything about Bryce Drew playing dirty is pure conjecture. Just because Vandy isn't playing well and had a great recruiting class coming in doesn't necessarily mean there's been malfeasance going on. Remember in 2010-11? We were 12-20 and 3-15 in the B1G. Yet we landed Cody. And the next season, we won 27 games (11 in the conference) and went to the Sweet 16. So Garland wanted to stay close to home, because he's probably thinking he will be a one-and-doner, and wants his family to be able to see him play. What's wrong with that? And he forms a friendship with Shittu and gets him to go to Nashville, too. And they know Romeo, who makes Vandy one of three finalists. Why does that have to mean Drew is dirty? Alabama, which is not a traditional basketball power, had the No. 4 class this past season. Does that automatically make Avery Johnson dirty? Alabama doesn't have any more of a basketball pedigree than Vandy. Just because a school is getting player(s) we want doesn't mean it had to resort to dirty tricks to get them. Just chill. 

Alabama is a horrible example. They had to fire an employee and their star player didn’t start the season due to his dirty recruitment. So yes I would say they cheated.


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[Bailey7878 2,506]

Cheating can be a lot more sophisticated in this day and age than simply handing a wad of cash over to a player and his parents. With shoe companies, agents, AAU coaches, etc., a player can essentially be "delivered" to a school without the player and family even knowing it. 
So yes, it is possible for Drew to be dirty without Langford and his family being involved in it. 
I just find it very, very difficult to believe that a young coach with absolutely zero track record for it, at a school with absolutely zero track record for it, is all of the sudden landing 3-4 (if they get the Auburn kid now too) top 10-15 players in one class. Maybe it's on the up and up, which is possible, but given the school/coach, it would literally be the greatest recruiting haul of all-time. 

I thinks its the arena. That thing sells itself!!!

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I hope Romeo is watching Trae Young this year for Oklahoma and how he could have went anywhere but choose to stay home and bring his state school back to the national stage and has his team to #4 in the country. Plus we have a better returning and incoming class than Oklahoma had. The sky is the limit R-O-M-E-O!


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I know people are going crazy over Trae Young but I’m not sold YET. Yes, he may score a ton of points. HE SHOOTS THE BALL 22-23 times per game!! But my god, doesn’t he lead the country in turnovers per game? I think it’s a little over 5 per? Since conference play has started those turnovers are up to a smidge under 8 (7.7to) per game. OUCH!!!


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Especially with Shittu not even visiting UNC. 

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EXACTLY MY THOUGHTS


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Drew is pure as the driven snow.

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[Stuhoo 81,520]

Drew is pure as the driven snow.

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