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You're still in on wiggins and randle too. Best recruiting stretch ever.

 

 

Add those two and it becomes right there with the Fab 5 for one of the best ever. I think Wiggins will go to FSU and UK is still likely for Randle.

The fab 5 was one top 10 kid and a couple top 20s then a couple top 100s. This is all top 20s. The only recruiting class that is better in my opinion is the Lew Alcindor class at UCLA. Lucious Allen was also a stud, but the main thing is they got Lew Alcindor.

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Yikes. We might not be as good as I thought.

Ridiculous. You aren't so good you should never be challenged.

 

iowa state is not that good. probably why he's concerned.

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Yikes. We might not be as good as I thought.

Ridiculous. You aren't so good you should never be challenged.

Two games in a row where we're losing in the second half at home to solid but not spectacular teams shouldn't happen.

 

I'm following on gamecast, so I don't know what's really happening, but we shouldn't have trouble with ISU at home.

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The fab 5 was one top 10 kid and a couple top 20s then a couple top 100s.

 

I don't think those numbers are true, at all, for the Fab Five. Even before doing research, Howard and Rose only being "top 20s" sounds rather unbelievable (as does Chris freakin' Webber merely being "top 10" -- c'mon, there's basically no way he wasn't at least top-two along with Glenn Robinson). Sure enough, according to this, Webber was No. 1, Howard was No. 3, Rose No. 6, and King No. 9 (http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=jn-tophoopsclasses052909). Four of the Fab Five (short Ray Jackson) were McDonald's All-Americans.

illiniguy Knoxville Smokies

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The fab 5 was one top 10 kid and a couple top 20s then a couple top 100s.

 

I don't think those numbers are true, at all, for the Fab Five. Even before doing research, Howard and Rose only being "top 20s" sounds rather unbelievable (as does Chris freakin' Webber merely being "top 10" -- c'mon, there's basically no way he wasn't at least top-two along with Glenn Robinson). Sure enough, according to this, Webber was No. 1, Howard was No. 3, Rose No. 6, and King No. 9 (http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=jn-tophoopsclasses052909). Four of the Fab Five (short Ray Jackson) were McDonald's All-Americans.

Weber was number one it think. Let me check on the others real quick.

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Yikes. We might not be as good as I thought.

Ridiculous. You aren't so good you should never be challenged.

Two games in a row where we're losing in the second half at home to solid but not spectacular teams shouldn't happen.

 

I'm following on gamecast, so I don't know what's really happening, but we shouldn't have trouble with ISU at home.

 

Kansas is obviously really good -- as they surely will be as long as Bill Self is there. But living off the win against Ohio State -- SSR aside, how good are they, exactly? -- leaves some question marks, I think (especially considering the Grantland article ranking them No. 1).

 

For the record, I think nearly every team has some questions about how good they are -- I'm not overly impressed by any of top teams resumes.

illiniguy Knoxville Smokies

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The fab 5 was one top 10 kid and a couple top 20s then a couple top 100s.

 

I don't think those numbers are true, at all, for the Fab Five. Even before doing research, Howard and Rose only being "top 20s" sounds rather unbelievable (as does Chris freakin' Webber merely being "top 10" -- c'mon, there's basically no way he wasn't at least top-two along with Glenn Robinson). Sure enough, according to this, Webber was No. 1, Howard was No. 3, Rose No. 6, and King No. 9 (http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=jn-tophoopsclasses052909). Four of the Fab Five (short Ray Jackson) were McDonald's All-Americans.

Webber was number one i think. Let me check on the others real quick. Edit ok, wow they had four top 10. How in the hell was Jimmy king a top ten guy?

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The fab 5 was one top 10 kid and a couple top 20s then a couple top 100s.

 

I don't think those numbers are true, at all, for the Fab Five. Even before doing research, Howard and Rose only being "top 20s" sounds rather unbelievable (as does Chris freakin' Webber merely being "top 10" -- c'mon, there's basically no way he wasn't at least top-two along with Glenn Robinson). Sure enough, according to this, Webber was No. 1, Howard was No. 3, Rose No. 6, and King No. 9 (http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=jn-tophoopsclasses052909). Four of the Fab Five (short Ray Jackson) were McDonald's All-Americans.

Weber was number one it think. Let me check on the others real quick. Edit ok , wow they had four top 10. How in the hell was Jimmy king a top ten guy?

 

Well, yeah, King certainly seems overrated in retrospect. But Webber was dominant -- he left after two years, before that was commonplace, and was the top pick in the NBA draft. Howard was the fifth pick after his Junior year, then played eighteen years in the NBA. Rose was the thirteenth pick after his Junior year, then played thirteen years in the NBA. Those guys were really, really good.

 

Edit: Except, you know, when getting swept by IU their last year together. :wink:

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illiniguy Knoxville Smokies

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The fab 5 was one top 10 kid and a couple top 20s then a couple top 100s.

 

I don't think those numbers are true, at all, for the Fab Five. Even before doing research, Howard and Rose only being "top 20s" sounds rather unbelievable (as does Chris freakin' Webber merely being "top 10" -- c'mon, there's basically no way he wasn't at least top-two along with Glenn Robinson). Sure enough, according to this, Webber was No. 1, Howard was No. 3, Rose No. 6, and King No. 9 (http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=jn-tophoopsclasses052909). Four of the Fab Five (short Ray Jackson) were McDonald's All-Americans.

Weber was number one it think. Let me check on the others real quick. Edit ok , wow they had four top 10. How in the hell was Jimmy king a top ten guy?

 

Well, yeah, King certainly seems overrated in retrospect. But Webber was dominant -- he left after two years, before that was commonplace, and was the top pick in the NBA draft. Howard was the fifth pick after his Junior year, then played eighteen years in the NBA. Rose was the thirteenth pick after his Junior year, then played thirteen years in the NBA. Those guys were really, really good.

I'm aware they were great, just thought king was closer to Jackson.

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