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Post by BubbleVisionBiff on Mar 28, 2012 12:55:48 GMT -5
Well, Pollard has cut Kentucky, so not sure about the rest of the article. Not sure what one guy's quote from an unnamed school (us? SUcks, Prov?) means.
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Post by CaliHoya on Mar 28, 2012 13:13:01 GMT -5
I think it's safe to say, the longer Noel takes to decide, the worse Georgetown's chances are. The good feelings from his visit subside over time, and there'll be plenty of time for handlers, etc to muddle the process. I really was hoping he'd decide before New Orleans, but now it seems like that may not happen...
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Post by idhoya on Mar 28, 2012 13:17:23 GMT -5
I actually think the opposite phatty. Mom has more of a chance to get in his head and logic sets in.
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Post by jgalt on Mar 28, 2012 13:43:39 GMT -5
Nerlens also tweeted something about "all these rumors..." or something similar today. There are a lot of people out there willing to create rumors for teams they like or be quoted saying something just so they can be quoted saying something no matter if its true or not.
Noel may go to Kentucky, but i think the chances of them landing BOTH Noel and Shabazz are extremely low. More of a chance they get neither i think.
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Post by KirbyKeger on Mar 28, 2012 13:46:25 GMT -5
Does anyone else get the weird feeling that Nerlens is never going to play in a college game. The weird nature of this recruitment makes me feel like there's a chance the NCAA will prevent him from ever suiting up. I hope its not the case, but it wouldn't shock me.
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Post by nychoya3 on Mar 28, 2012 13:55:06 GMT -5
There's nothing particularly weird about this recruitment that I can see. He reclassified, is seemingly qualified, and has been taking visits since he was able to do so officially. By the standards of top recruits, there are recruitments that are way more circus-like than this one.
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Post by KirbyKeger on Mar 28, 2012 13:59:52 GMT -5
Most recruits don't have a full New York Times article about shady handlers that they're potentially involved with either. Not to mention RDF's discovery that Randolph is connected to or works for a sports agency. There are definitely questions.
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Post by nychoya3 on Mar 28, 2012 14:05:37 GMT -5
If you can find me a top 5 recruit without hangers on (or wannabe hangers on) I would like to see them. It's all just circumstantial and without a hell of a lot more evidence it certainly wouldn't impact his eligibility.
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Post by KirbyKeger on Mar 28, 2012 14:15:37 GMT -5
Not saying that it certainly will impact his eligibility. I'm just pointing out that a lot of smoke has been building on this, and that if it continues to do so, there could be trouble. There are just a lot of things that are looking sketchier by the day: the article, Randolph, and I believe alleninixis said that someone had been told "this one is going to the highest bidder". Is any of this uncommon? No. However, this is an extremely high profile recruitment, and the more attention that gets drawn to it, I'd say the greater the chance that these things are investigated in further detail. By no means a certainty, but the possibility exists without a doubt.
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Post by CaliHoya on Mar 28, 2012 14:36:06 GMT -5
Monroe was top 5 - I wonder what handlers he had.
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Post by sleepy on Mar 28, 2012 14:43:26 GMT -5
The problem ID is the kid is and has been isolated up at Tilton for a couple of years... really don't know what kind of impact Mom and family will have.
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Post by alleninxis on Mar 28, 2012 14:49:31 GMT -5
The problem ID is the kid is and has been isolated up at Tilton for a couple of years... really don't know what kind of impact Mom and family will have. Part of the plan, sadly. This recruitment is not average, too many people involved for it not to be considered a special case.
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Post by DoctorHoya on Mar 28, 2012 14:56:30 GMT -5
Monroe was top 5 - I wonder what handlers he had. very few... thats why we landed him and not duke
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Mar 28, 2012 14:58:40 GMT -5
I hate to even throw this cynical speculation out there, but is there any chance that the kid's handlers convinced him to put us out there into his top 3 to try to add some legitimacy to the process and make it look a little less like an all-out bidding war, especially if they had some inkling that the NYT article was coming out at some point? Crazy thought, I know - but not the craziest thing that has ever happened in recruiting.
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Post by RDF on Mar 28, 2012 15:04:41 GMT -5
The "smoke" is being started by Jon Rothstein who has so much Peter Vescey in him and Adam Zagoria.
These two bozos are the least informed morons on in the media-unless you want ridiculous comparisons that are inaccurate, or info on Bruce Springsteen's tour dates.
Noel could very well end up at Kentucky--but I'm going to revert back to what Alleninxis said and realize that Hoyas are a LONGSHOT in this one--despite being a finalist. He wouldn't say what he did without having good insight, and in this level of player's recruitment-this is how things often operate--to maximize the bidding.
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Post by guru on Mar 28, 2012 15:41:51 GMT -5
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Post by DoctorHoya on Mar 28, 2012 15:42:05 GMT -5
from his twitter: Nerlens Noel @nerlensnoel3 Wassup with all these rumors... ?
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Post by FromTheBeginning on Mar 28, 2012 15:50:19 GMT -5
The more this plays out, the more I think it won't be such a bad thing if he goes elsewhere.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Mar 28, 2012 16:20:11 GMT -5
The more this plays out, the more I think it won't be such a bad thing if he goes elsewhere. On the other hand - maybe he decides that he is tired of all of this garbage and goes to the one school where he can just ball without the circus?? ;D
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Post by perrymcruled on Mar 28, 2012 18:10:36 GMT -5
From Pete Thamel at NYT via Twitter around 6:45 pm today: @petethamelnyt: Heard from a few places today that Georgetown is picking up a lot of steam in the @nerlensnoel3 derby.
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