College Basketball 2013-2014

[illiniguy]

i could be wrong, but i'm pretty sure that Cliff is going to Illinois.

I think you are right. I also think KU is going to get the OAK/Jones package.

 

 

Really? This sort of implies that you are both 80% or so on Cliff to UI. I wish I could be on board with that but I just can't be. I'm thinking 50/50 at best, but not holding my breath.

Just trying to read the tea leaves. I probably am wrong.

[Exile on Waveland]

Robinson would have been nice, don't get me wrong. If there was a time for a small incoming class though it is this one. Keeps more options open for the 2015 kids.

 

I have no hope for Blackmon tomorrow. Lyle eventually joining this class looks more likely by the day.

 

If IU does manage to land Lyle (and he qualifies) it will end up being a good class, considering its size. I would have preferred a big man in this class, but, well, I'm still concerned on Crean's ability/focus recruiting bigs.

[snoodmonger]

i could be wrong, but i'm pretty sure that Cliff is going to Illinois.

I think you are right. I also think KU is going to get the OAK/Jones package.

 

 

Really? This sort of implies that you are both 80% or so on Cliff to UI. I wish I could be on board with that but I just can't be. I'm thinking 50/50 at best, but not holding my breath.

Just trying to read the tea leaves. I probably am wrong.

 

I have a bad feeling that Self is trying to shoot the moon and land Jones/Okafor, and that it has turned off Cliff.

 

I don't think we'll get the package deal. And I kind of like Cliff better than Okafor. But maybe I'd just talked myself into thinking that because I thought we had no shot at Jones and Ikafor.

[illiniguy]

i could be wrong, but i'm pretty sure that Cliff is going to Illinois.

I think you are right. I also think KU is going to get the OAK/Jones package.

 

 

Really? This sort of implies that you are both 80% or so on Cliff to UI. I wish I could be on board with that but I just can't be. I'm thinking 50/50 at best, but not holding my breath.

Just trying to read the tea leaves. I probably am wrong.

 

I have a bad feeling that Self is trying to shoot the moon and land Jones/Okafor, and that it has turned off Cliff.

 

I don't think we'll get the package deal. And I kind of like Cliff better than Okafor. But maybe I'd just talked myself into thinking that because I thought we had no shot at Jones and Ikafor.

I mean it's self. That guy might land all three. I think oak will be better in college. Cliff the better pro.

[sneakypower]

this is just crazy to think about

 

• “You could almost cover the [bleepin] lottery if in the preseason you go to Michigan, Michigan State, Kansas Kentucky,” one Western Conference NBA GM told SNY.tv. “I mean you basically almost got the lottery covered.”

[SouthSideRyan]

I don't remember which free site was the good one, but nbadraft.net has 9 out of the top 13(and 12 of the top 22) from those 4 schools. Nuts

[Guest]

Draft Express is the better one, and they say 9 of the top 16(and 2 of the 7 are Euros).

[illiniguy]

And Louisville won it all. And might again.

[UK1679666180]

I can't wait until 3pm cst.

[sneakypower]

Chip Sylvie ‏@IllianaAAU

Final tweet for a while: I just got a text. I can confirm Devin Booker will, indeed, commit to Kentucky today at 4 pm ET

[pitchcs]

Looks like Devin Robinson is about to choose Florida. What the hell happened to IUs 2014 class?

 

 

http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/lt/lt_cache/thumbnail/400/img/photos/2013/03/26/f5/17/tomcrean.jpg

[Smack]

http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/tom-crean-gif.gif

[UK1679666180]

Evan Daniels is also tweeting that Booker is likely headed to UK and its 50/50 for Blackmon between UK and IU

[UK1679666180]

Nice pickup by UCLA grabbing Looney, was not expecting that.

[Guest]

What the [expletive]?

 

I didn't even bother checking out the announcement because I thought he was going to Florida or Tennessee. Wow.

[UK1679666180]

What the [expletive]?

 

I didn't even bother checking out the announcement because I thought he was going to Florida or Tennessee. Wow.

 

Shaping up to be a nice class with Goloman and prob. Welsh.

[Guest]

What the [expletive]?

 

I didn't even bother checking out the announcement because I thought he was going to Florida or Tennessee. Wow.

 

Shaping up to be a nice class with Goloman and prob. Welsh.

 

Still no PGs, which was always the biggest need.

[UK1679666180]

Booker commits to UK, UK with the #3 recruiting class, Blackmon looks like he will be heading back to IU, will announce tonight.

[Bruno7481]

Booker commits to UK, UK with the #3 recruiting class, Blackmon looks like he will be heading back to IU, will announce tonight.

 

Refusing to imagine this until I see it with my own eyes.

[sneakypower]

Booker commits to UK, UK with the #3 recruiting class, Blackmon looks like he will be heading back to IU, will announce tonight.

‏@nickbaumgardner Kentucky's ability to simply call a kid 3 months before a decision and wipe out years of recruiting is incredible.

 

pretty much, what a drag

[fiver]

247 crystal ball trending towards iu getting Blackmon Jr. and Lyle...

[Butterscup1679666578]

well at least Mizzou missing out on Booker wasn't for lack of effort (see: Porter, Otto; see: Anderson, Mike)

[UK1679666180]

Blackmon commits to IU.

[brinoch]

Blackmon commits to IU.

 

Guess he wanted to see what was out there. I can understand that -- and I'm not huge into the super-early commitments in part because of that. Where to go is such a huge decision that I think kids really need to wait and see.

[Exile on Waveland]

Looks like Devin Robinson is about to choose Florida. What the hell happened to IUs 2014 class?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZkr0A9633Q

 

Yeah, this disastrous class of a 5-star (Rivals No. 23), a 4-star (No. 42), and an unranked player (trust in Crean??). And very possibly leading for another 5-star (No. 22).

 

Yes, very much implosion-like.