Be careful, he's getting in your head.
Right. Give me a break. Do you really think this board is that naive. I guess you do. That's why you are here.
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Right. Give me a break. Do you really think this board is that naive. I guess you do. That's why you are here.
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I guess you don't understand what the winking emoji means. I haven't posted here much, so I can understand why my sarcasm slipped by you. As far as posting over here goes I can leave if you want. It won't bother me. Of course running off a rival fan that has been respectful is what you guys say happens on THR. Maybe they are getting into your head too.Right. Give me a break. Do you really think this board is that naive. I guess you do. That's why you are here.
I guess you don't understand what the winking emoji means. I haven't posted here much, so I can understand why my sarcasm slipped by you. As far as posting over here goes I can leave if you want. It won't bother me. Of course running off a rival fan that has been respectful is what you guys say happens on THR. Maybe they are getting into your head too.
Do you think anyone would be able to voice their opinions and whatever else the way some of you, gunslingerdick, has been allowed, over at THR??. They ban over at THR for simply finding out you are a Duke fan. It is absolutely ridiculous.
Funny how the Dick is like the pied piper and all his little cronies follow him over here and "like" all his posts.
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He has multiple accounts; it's a good way to build credibility.
This is the kind of post I wouldn't mind seeing deleted. Clearly this person has one goal: to try and get a rise. They've got nothing to add but negativity. Here, have an -ignore-.I guess you don't understand what the winking emoji means. I haven't posted here much, so I can understand why my sarcasm slipped by you. As far as posting over here goes I can leave if you want. It won't bother me. Of course running off a rival fan that has been respectful is what you guys say happens on THR. Maybe they are getting into your head too.
You baby blue pansies need to start quoting what some of your fellow thr loons have been saying or GTFO of this thread. We can all be nice to each other somewhere else.
I'm not a mod so I don't know who has gotten a ban, but one of my first posts over here was about the tone of THR. It seemed different over here to start with and some of your fellow posters and I were actually agreeing on some things. If we didn't it was a respectful disagreement. I guess I just shouldn't have made what i thought was a harmless joke.
This little thread is pretty funny regarding recruit Brandon McCoy.
https://northcarolina.forums.rivals.com/threads/heaping-helping-of-mccoy-please.41226/
https://northcarolina.forums.rivals.com/threads/heaping-helping-of-mccoy-please.41226/
Meh. I've seen funnier over there and over here.
Here's a couple of paragraphs of fun if you have the time:
So DSouthr was losing sleep because 24 players were picked ahead of Brice Johnson in the draft. One poster mentioned that NBA management prefers the OAD players like Marquise Chriss because they have a higher ceiling; he also mentioned that a lot of college stars don't fare so well in the NBA (like Hansbrough). DS was having none of that as he used Draymond Green as his shining example of how 4-year players can succeed in the league. Here's part of my exchange with DS:
Me: 52 players in the NBA averaged 15+ ppg - only CJ McCollum and JJ Redick played 4 years of college basketball. 17 of the 24 all-stars from 2016 played 2 years or less. Can 22 year-olds still develop into great players? Sure. But, they have a lot less time to do it than a 19-year old.
DS: That is NOT true, matter of fact that is 100% TOTALLY FALSE! You are trying to tell me that Lebron playing in college and entering in to the NBA when he is 22 that just because he is 22 that he could never become an all star? Oh, so had JJ Reddick gone one & done at duke he would have been an annual NBA all star? Do you understand how dumb that reads??????????????
Believe it or not, the NBA didn't just survive way back in the day that kids went to college for 3 or 4yrs before going in to the NBA. Believe it or not the NBA did not magically begin from the ether the day the one and done was put in place.
Me: Yes, I understand exactly how dumb that sounds because I would never make those assumptions. I'm not trying to tell you LeBron wouldn't succeed as a 22 year-old. You interpret a bit too much from one little sentence.
Your point, though, is highly irrelevant. Everyone knows that the best players come out early. If players like LeBron and Kobe played four years of college, it would be because almost everyone else is too. They would clearly stand out against the rest of their peers. The drafts from the 60's, 70's, and 80's were largely dictated by the production and talent of college seniors. But if the top players in each class leave before graduating, it's probable that the players actually drafted as seniors would likely be rated as the 25th-40th best in their respective high school classes when you factor in the kids that already declared. If I compare the 25th best player in one class to the top 10 players in another class, well it's a no-brainer. Especially when you consider those top players from the freshman class have three more years to improve and develop before you could genuinely juxtapose their statistics and production against the seniors.
So DSouthr was losing sleep because 24 players were picked ahead of Brice Johnson in the draft. One poster mentioned that NBA management prefers the OAD players like Marquise Chriss because they have a higher ceiling; he also mentioned that a lot of college stars don't fare so well in the NBA (like Hansbrough). DS was having none of that as he used Draymond Green as his shining example of how 4-year players can succeed in the league. Here's part of my exchange with DS:
Me: 52 players in the NBA averaged 15+ ppg - only CJ McCollum and JJ Redick played 4 years of college basketball. 17 of the 24 all-stars from 2016 played 2 years or less. Can 22 year-olds still develop into great players? Sure. But, they have a lot less time to do it than a 19-year old.
DS: That is NOT true, matter of fact that is 100% TOTALLY FALSE! You are trying to tell me that Lebron playing in college and entering in to the NBA when he is 22 that just because he is 22 that he could never become an all star? Oh, so had JJ Reddick gone one & done at duke he would have been an annual NBA all star? Do you understand how dumb that reads??????????????
Believe it or not, the NBA didn't just survive way back in the day that kids went to college for 3 or 4yrs before going in to the NBA. Believe it or not the NBA did not magically begin from the ether the day the one and done was put in place.
Me: Yes, I understand exactly how dumb that sounds because I would never make those assumptions. I'm not trying to tell you LeBron wouldn't succeed as a 22 year-old. You interpret a bit too much from one little sentence.
Your point, though, is highly irrelevant. Everyone knows that the best players come out early. If players like LeBron and Kobe played four years of college, it would be because almost everyone else is too. They would clearly stand out against the rest of their peers. The drafts from the 60's, 70's, and 80's were largely dictated by the production and talent of college seniors. But if the top players in each class leave before graduating, it's probable that the players actually drafted as seniors would likely be rated as the 25th-40th best in their respective high school classes when you factor in the kids that already declared. If I compare the 25th best player in one class to the top 10 players in another class, well it's a no-brainer. Especially when you consider those top players from the freshman class have three more years to improve and develop before you could genuinely juxtapose their statistics and production against the seniors.
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I find that exchange very amusing when you consider the European model for youth academies. I'm a big soccer fan and the tip talents are signed around 14 and developed from there. If you have not broken through to the first team by your early 20s, you won't at all.
If you have not separated yourself from the college field by the end of your senior year, then you probably won't be an all star at the next level. There is always the possibility of a late bloomer, but that is the exception and not the norm.
At least in my opinion.
If you have not separated yourself from the college field by the end of your senior year, then you probably won't be an all star at the next level. There is always the possibility of a late bloomer, but that is the exception and not the norm.
At least in my opinion.
Gary explaining why Jalek Felton is no longer a 5-star:
Some of our friendly Rivals reporters will probably deny it, but there is a perception among some that automatically downgrades Carolina Kids, especially those who declare that allegiance early.
I've seen the majority of the 2017 5*s and the idea of Jalek Felton falling out of that category is utterly, patently absurd --- just like it was with Joel Berry in '14. Had Jalek committed to uk I can almost guarantee you his ranking would be higher. Doubters are welcome to flame away.
How predictable.
Some of our friendly Rivals reporters will probably deny it, but there is a perception among some that automatically downgrades Carolina Kids, especially those who declare that allegiance early.
I've seen the majority of the 2017 5*s and the idea of Jalek Felton falling out of that category is utterly, patently absurd --- just like it was with Joel Berry in '14. Had Jalek committed to uk I can almost guarantee you his ranking would be higher. Doubters are welcome to flame away.
How predictable.
More predictable is Gary saying there is a recruit who is losing interest in UNC but he is not willing to give a name yet.I guess this allows to tout his inside knowledge if any of their targets go elsewhere
I also have some inside sources - and they are telling me that this kid, who is rated very highly, is likely to commit to Duke in the Fall. I can't leak this inside information per the family's request, but it is accurate. My source has a proven track record. I will reveal who the recruit is when the time is more appropriate.
Funny, I always thought this is what Gary's brain looked like:A sneak peak into the brain of Gary in regards to all things Carolina :
DSouthr and I are having another pleasant exchange on THR. The conversation is too long to post, IMO. But if you have the time, give the thread a look. The guy is trying to win an argument on semantics and he insists that I believe age is more important than talent on star potential, even though I have told him multiple times, in fact, that I absolutely do not believe that. Clown argument, bro.
https://northcarolina.forums.rivals.com/threads/draft-thread.41304/page-2#post-613617
https://northcarolina.forums.rivals.com/threads/draft-thread.41304/page-2#post-613617
Why don't you just leave him be. He feeds off things like that. Not worth your valuable time IMO. OFC
A conversation with DSouthr is too long?
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With all due respect, Skysdad, we need that kind of material to keep this thread going.
DSouth explaining why players committed to UNC drop in the recruit rankings:
What ya have to understand is after the history we have had there is a lot of anti-Carolina feeling out there. Rivals hated that UNC was seen as the gold standard of how a program should be run, so many felt well what about us and yet they could never reach the level of esteem UNC got or gets for that matter.
You see more & more guys on sports channels like ESPN and Fox with commentators that come from schools that are historically our rivals, a lot of perception is born from these people making comments that are either blatantly anti UNC (they had a field day with the AFAM stuff) or that over state the programs that are our rivals.
You get AAU coaches that "put together deals" with some of our rivals, deals that we just will not do and that creates negativity with some AAU programs that UNC will not play the game with them. And of course all these influence a kid's decision. It isn't about what is said, it is more who they trust and what they say.
These factors along with the perception effects a kid that commits to us as if maybe he isn't as talented as we thought or he would have gone to Ky or duke or kansas. Now of course, much of that is agenda driven and those doing the rankings base their rankings on the talking heads because those doing the ranking do not have the time to really break down all the kids they are ranking, so they take someone else's word for it. Just my opinion...
So much laughable irony in this post (in particular the bolded portions). I asked @Eric Bossi on the national recruiting board to address this misconception regarding why UNC players drop in the rankings. Would love for him to weigh in if he pops up over here. Insinuating that bias against UNC is the primary reason these kids drop is just hilarious.
What ya have to understand is after the history we have had there is a lot of anti-Carolina feeling out there. Rivals hated that UNC was seen as the gold standard of how a program should be run, so many felt well what about us and yet they could never reach the level of esteem UNC got or gets for that matter.
You see more & more guys on sports channels like ESPN and Fox with commentators that come from schools that are historically our rivals, a lot of perception is born from these people making comments that are either blatantly anti UNC (they had a field day with the AFAM stuff) or that over state the programs that are our rivals.
You get AAU coaches that "put together deals" with some of our rivals, deals that we just will not do and that creates negativity with some AAU programs that UNC will not play the game with them. And of course all these influence a kid's decision. It isn't about what is said, it is more who they trust and what they say.
These factors along with the perception effects a kid that commits to us as if maybe he isn't as talented as we thought or he would have gone to Ky or duke or kansas. Now of course, much of that is agenda driven and those doing the rankings base their rankings on the talking heads because those doing the ranking do not have the time to really break down all the kids they are ranking, so they take someone else's word for it. Just my opinion...
So much laughable irony in this post (in particular the bolded portions). I asked @Eric Bossi on the national recruiting board to address this misconception regarding why UNC players drop in the rankings. Would love for him to weigh in if he pops up over here. Insinuating that bias against UNC is the primary reason these kids drop is just hilarious.
Mark, I asked the question over there because I do believe Carolina commits drop in the rankings. But I don't think its for any of the conspiracy reasons they gave us over there. I think its because Carolina players consistently drop in NBA draft rankings the longer they stay at UNC. Scouts have seen first-hand how poorly kids are developing under Roy and I think that subconsciously affects their belief in the kid's potential. And so they may dock them a few points for that without even realizing it.
James McAdoo is the prime example: projected Top 5 pick after year one, projected late first round after year two, undrafted after year three. You can name any number of kids who have seen their draft stock tumble after sticking around in Roy's system: Barnes, Meeks, Paige, Justin Jackson, Tokoto, Strickland, Hairston (actually improved his stock by leaving UNC and going to the NBDL), Henson, etc
Joel Berry's Final HS Rankings:
Hot100Hoops - #13
ESPN - #17
Rivals - #27
PrepStars - #27
Scout - #34
247Sports - #50
He really got the shaft. And not just rivals, but really, every recruiting service out there, especially 247. I mean, kids who stay for 3-4 years are typically rated in the top 10. Gary knows his stuff.
Hot100Hoops - #13
ESPN - #17
Rivals - #27
PrepStars - #27
Scout - #34
247Sports - #50
He really got the shaft. And not just rivals, but really, every recruiting service out there, especially 247. I mean, kids who stay for 3-4 years are typically rated in the top 10. Gary knows his stuff.
I don't know if players that sign with Carolina are dropping or not. I just don't pay that much attention to the rankings. I mean, I follow recruiting but I don't often watch where kids end up after they've signed. But with that said, I don't agree with your assertion. I think JMM was certainly a better basketball player when he left UNC than before he arrived. You can make the argument that Roy's system is very confining - meaning he asks players to perform a certain role which may inhibit their ability to show off all their talent. I might agree with that. So I think a better way of saying it is that "Roy develops players for the UNC basketball system, not necessarily for a future NBA system". I still don't know if I'd totally agree with that but I think that's a much more accurate statement than saying Roy can't or doesn't develop players.
If that's happening, then they're terrible at their job. And that wouldn't really be a surprise to me. There are tons of guys working for those recruiting services that are no more informed than you or I or gary. It's just as much a shot in the dark with many of them as it is with us. Why some people take those recruiting services so seriously is beyond me. There are literally guys doing that job who have no sports background at all - they never played a minute of basketball or organized team sports in general. So what you say could indeed be true. And that's pitiful.
Back to JMM. Everyone says he was a lottery pick after his first year. That may be true. But he wasn't a good basketball player. He got enough PT to show he can run fast and jump high but any GM worth his salt would have seen that JMM was devoid of skill. And as I said above, he became a much better player throughout his time there. So was he more draftable after 1 year than after 3? Probably. And by that measure, maybe his decision to stay hurt him. But had he been drafted after 1 year, he'd be out of the league by now and you guys would be having fun with the fact that he was such a high pick and then busted.
Barnes was never higher than a top 5 pick and he went 7th. So I don't really see how he helps your argument.
Meeks? The same Meeks you guys make fun of? So you're telling me that had Meeks left after his freshman year he would have been drafted in the first round? You don't really believe that.
Paige might have eeked his way into the first round after his sophomore year based on how productive he was that year. But there were always questions about his size and his ability to play point guard in the NBA. So again, I don't agree that Paige returning hurt his stock. Even if I did agree with that, injuries were out of his control. He's obviously a smart and thoughtful young man that enjoyed the college experience. Why should that be a knock against him or Roy?
We'll see on Justin Jackson. That's one that may turn out to be true. But I'll wait until he actually leaves to see where he ends up before making that claim.
Tokoto was never seen a sure fire NBA player. Maybe if you go back to 9th grade when he was highly rated there were some people talking about him as an NBA prospect. But from his junior year in high school on, he wasn't on the radar with anyone reputable.
Strickland - lol. seriously?
Hairston was a first round selection. Was he that leaving high school? I don't recall.
John Henson's dad asked Roy to try him at the SF spot his freshman year. It was a disaster. So there was no chance, that after his freshman year, he was going to be selected higher than pick 14 - where he eventually was selected. He became the ACC DPOY and you don't think that helped his stock? And that was after Roy told Henson's dad, we tried the 3 spot and it didn't work. I'm going to put him in the paint and coach him up to be a nightmare on defense. And that's what he became. Henson actually works against your argument here.
Haha, I love the irony of all of this. It really shows the difference between the boards. If I had posted on THR like Dicky posts here, he'd have been the first to tell me to leave immediately. In fact, he did tell me that once. I was banned for posting the same way for the most part. There would be a lot more hostility over there, no question.
If he ever tries to say that our posters or mods are alike, I shall laugh.
If he ever tries to say that our posters or mods are alike, I shall laugh.
GSD is just trying to get a rise out of us.No one could be this obnoxious without getting his butt kicked on a daily basis
Haha, I know. That's why I've refrained from interacting. Just wanted to share that I appreciate how amusing the situation is.
What I want to see is wall2boogie and gsd get into a poast battle.Now that would be entertaining.
OFCAnd I quote:
" If you think we're sensitive and we react that way to any question, then don't ask questions at all".
I'm sure you'll have some sort of witty way of saying that's not actually telling me to leave, but I really don't care about the rationale and I'm sure you'll be right no matter what you actually meant. But you wanted the proof. Like I said, I find this all amusing and informative, haha. Enjoy your holiday weekend.
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You are correct. We would be having fun with McAdoo no matter what happened