What Will the Final 2017 Recruiting Class Look Like?
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Ok, I'll go....
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I think that's all of them.
I don't hold HB as causation of my hesitancy but since I'm in the business, I see:
1- players changing their minds last minute for many reasons
2- academic entry
3- players making life mistakes
In my attempt to make humor I named it the HB Syndrom but I seriously don't fret over the thought of his recruitment.
1- players changing their minds last minute for many reasons
2- academic entry
3- players making life mistakes
In my attempt to make humor I named it the HB Syndrom but I seriously don't fret over the thought of his recruitment.
I'm not arguing the fact that there have been more harrison barnes recruiting results. I'm saying until they tell us they are coming to Duke and actually come to Duke do I consider them Dukies. We've had a couple of guys that committed to Duke but never made it because they ha second thoughts or decided to go into the draft before freshman became ineligible. Most of the time I'm hard on harrison barnes because he's a tar heel and tar heel family not because he decided to not come of Duke. We did fine without him. OFC
There was Shaun Livingston and the recruit that went to Minn. because his dad wasn't sure Duke would use him the way his dad wanted. He ended up leading Minn. in scoring and rebounding though. I can't think of his name right now but he's still playing. OFC
Then on to the lottery and becoming a millionaire. I think he will take the trade off. Worrying about who likes you and who doesn't will not get you a comfortable life and an early retirement.
And that's fine and good for him. I'm just listing what ended up happening, not trying to point at and make fun of him
Anyone remember Kris Humphries' recruiting visit to Kansas? Roy turned him down, of course, but Kris actually had something to do with it this time. Here's a little snippet from an article:
Kris Humphries came on a visit and tried to commit. He really wanted to come here. But no one on the team liked Kris Humphries. He was arrogant. He told everyone he was going to come in and be the leading scorer as a freshman and that we'd all have to take a backseat to him. We were trying to be respectful and not say anything. But he was an absolute jerk. It was tough, because Roy was really excited about him. Kris Humphries was a big deal. He was a one-and-done or a two-and-done kind of player. Roy wanted him to commit on his visit. But we told him, "Coach, you can't bring this guy in. You can't do it." You'd figure Roy would say something like, "Let's work on him," or "Let's give him another chance." Instead he told Humphries, "Sorry, but you can't come."
Full article:
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/basket...mprhies-a-kansas-scholarship?urn=ncaab,wp4959
Kris Humphries came on a visit and tried to commit. He really wanted to come here. But no one on the team liked Kris Humphries. He was arrogant. He told everyone he was going to come in and be the leading scorer as a freshman and that we'd all have to take a backseat to him. We were trying to be respectful and not say anything. But he was an absolute jerk. It was tough, because Roy was really excited about him. Kris Humphries was a big deal. He was a one-and-done or a two-and-done kind of player. Roy wanted him to commit on his visit. But we told him, "Coach, you can't bring this guy in. You can't do it." You'd figure Roy would say something like, "Let's work on him," or "Let's give him another chance." Instead he told Humphries, "Sorry, but you can't come."
Full article:
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/basket...mprhies-a-kansas-scholarship?urn=ncaab,wp4959
That hof coach roy williams really has that thing about him. He just knows character. OFC
Some of the rivals experts made predictions for the top uncommitted prospects. Here's who they think we get:
Eric Bossi:
Bamba, Carter, Knox
Dan McDonald:
Carter, Trent
Krysten Peek:
Carter, Knox
Russ Wood:
Carter, Knox, Trent
Everyone thinks we get Carter. 3 out of 4 think we get Knox. 2 out of 4 think we get Trent. 1 out of 4 thinks we'll get Bamba.
Eric Bossi:
Bamba, Carter, Knox
Dan McDonald:
Carter, Trent
Krysten Peek:
Carter, Knox
Russ Wood:
Carter, Knox, Trent
Everyone thinks we get Carter. 3 out of 4 think we get Knox. 2 out of 4 think we get Trent. 1 out of 4 thinks we'll get Bamba.
I like Eric Bossi's predictions the best
but I really like Gary Trent as well and I find it strange that McDonald and Peek didn't list Gary Trent in their predictions because Carter and Trent early on was supposed to be a package deal.It was just a couple months ago where Carter said, "It's a definite that we will be going to college together." Things can certainly change over time, but I'd be surprised if Trent ends up elsewhere.
In those predictions, yes. However there are others out there that say differently. Which you know Jake. : )
The older I get the more impatient I am.Thought with age you got calmer guess it is not applicable to me lol
Here's an UPDATED version of the OP showing a few changes in the 3-week interval.
Looking at 247 right now we are listed at:
Bamba (61% with UK at 39%)
Carter (100%)
Knox (93% with UK at 7%)
Trent (100%)
Coleman (33% with Texas at 62%)
So we most likely have Carter, Trent (both to announce soon) and Knox in the bag. Coleman is a reach and I think Bamba is in play ONLY if Bolden is OAD (which to me is win/win for us...Bolden returns or we potentially replace him with Bamba).
Of course O'Connell already on board.
This looks to me to be a killer class.
Bamba (61% with UK at 39%)
Carter (100%)
Knox (93% with UK at 7%)
Trent (100%)
Coleman (33% with Texas at 62%)
So we most likely have Carter, Trent (both to announce soon) and Knox in the bag. Coleman is a reach and I think Bamba is in play ONLY if Bolden is OAD (which to me is win/win for us...Bolden returns or we potentially replace him with Bamba).
Of course O'Connell already on board.
This looks to me to be a killer class.
I'd be interested in hearing about them too. If they are anything like Javin and Jack...well things couldn't look much brighter.