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Post by FrazierFanatic on Sept 3, 2020 10:05:52 GMT -5
The bolded part is definitely true. But, I think that's the point. There is no expectation that the staff is going to pull in a somewhat random top 100 recruit. I mean, even the best recruiting programs still whiff on a lot of important targets. From the perspective of not getting one player, it's not a big deal. However, it is a big deal in the sense that (a) Georgetown has always stressed its tight family, (b) Dikembe Mutombo is part of that family and has always been (and still is) a big cheerleader for Georgetown, and (c) we basically have every advantage in recruiting Ryan, and we might miss out on him anyway. I think that last part is the driver of sentiment here. As I stated earlier in the thread, if we cannot pull in a guy like Ryan, with all the advantages we have, how are we going to fare recruiting other top 100 guys with no preexisting connection to Georgetown? I think people are more upset about how it reflects on the program as a whole - it is about more than recruiting one top 100 center. I also think this would matter less, if we didn't just lose an entire recruiting class to transfers and have such a big turnover this past year. I think in the case of Ryan it is the same as say landing D.C. kids. Sometimes your best advantage is also the thing that makes it impossible to land certain recruits in particular. In the case of legacy recruits, some guys no matter what just don't want to follow in their dad's footsteps no matter what you do. Similarly sometimes local kids no matter what you do want to get away from home. I respect those kids for making those tough decisions, but I don't think it's as simple as we should've landed Ryan because he's a legacy when arguably the reason we didn't land him is BECAUSE he's a legacy. Exactly. It says nothing about our recruiting. IF it turns out that way, it is solely because Ryan wants to play outside the shadow of his father. Of course even at Tennessee, every broadcast will include references to his father.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Sept 1, 2020 21:32:26 GMT -5
Meh, the "expert" may just be speculating based solely on the fact that Ryan has not committed to Georgetown already.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Aug 31, 2020 6:25:10 GMT -5
Rest In Peace Coach. The world lost a great man and a great educator.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Aug 27, 2020 18:05:21 GMT -5
So if he decommits - or if he has a strong freshman season but then decides to transfer closer to home - you don't think the staff would at least touch base with him?
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Aug 25, 2020 11:11:36 GMT -5
Saw an article on a Philly sports site discussing a dozen different possibilities for the sixers job. Patrick was not among them. So while this August in particular is the college basketball fan forums version of golf's "silly season", let's not get too worked up about this.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Aug 24, 2020 15:28:41 GMT -5
I guess that means he is definitely gone!😀
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Aug 22, 2020 11:40:40 GMT -5
It is always fluid on HoyaTalk.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Aug 18, 2020 11:59:10 GMT -5
I saw tweets on Casual that Ryan is not going to pre- announce his announcement. Definitely a Hoya mindset.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Aug 17, 2020 8:49:56 GMT -5
The important thing here is that Ryan chooses the Hoyas. Whatever happens after that is icing. Be the cake Ryan! Be The Cake! Love it.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Aug 17, 2020 8:31:54 GMT -5
Plan B. Plan C. Plan D.
The staff is putting in the work across the board. No reason to be confused.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Aug 15, 2020 13:49:52 GMT -5
If Brandon enters the transfer portal after a year or two, I wonder if the tone of the board suddenly changes??🤔
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Aug 15, 2020 8:12:41 GMT -5
Good points. The fact is that pretty much every freshman big man who has to play a lot of minutes is going to have foul issues; they are adapting to the speed of the college game, and also to playing against other talented and athletic big men every night, something they don't face often in high school.
If any coach can teach an athletic big man to harness his ability and play intimidating defense without fouling, it is the current head Hoya.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Aug 14, 2020 17:22:17 GMT -5
On maybe 123fireballs actually is 321fireballs??? Are we eating the banana? Has that meteor landed? GO METEOR GO HOYAS!!! We will have 14 scholarship players but only 13 with growth plates. Which does the NCAA really count?
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Aug 10, 2020 21:12:22 GMT -5
You never know what opportunities present themselves down the road. No need to burn any bridges in these times of Transfer Mania.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Aug 10, 2020 15:04:50 GMT -5
True, should have said long climb because there is a long way to go.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Aug 10, 2020 13:47:07 GMT -5
Just a tangential observation: we’ve spent time at various East coast beaches this summer, from North Carolina to New England, and I’ve been amazed at the amount of Villanova gear I’ve seen all over the place. I’ve seen maybe one Georgetown hat. Obviously furthest thing from scientific but these are brands going in very different directions in the public’s eye. This is a direct result of the slide to irrelevance that JT3 allowed to happen at the dawn of the new conference, and Villanova’s simultaneous rise to elite status. Here’s hoping the recent momentum can start to shift that balance back a bit. If the last two years of JT3's time at Georgetown were a slide to irrelevance, how are we describing the past 3 seasons? We had just started the climb back up the slide - when we lost our footing and slid back down. Now we are starting that slow climb again.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Aug 10, 2020 10:45:49 GMT -5
It seems pretty clear that the staff is still working hard and staying on '21 recruits, so they are not holding a scholarship indefinitely for Ryan.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Aug 8, 2020 10:36:45 GMT -5
Not only is this board unfortunately filled with posts that would certainly concern me as a recruit it is also filled with so much ridiculous speculation and demonstrative statements. Most likely from people who have absolutely no idea but feel compelled to express the absolute views. Yes I know everyone is entitled to an opinion. Unfortunately even if It only hurts the cause. The Social Media Generation. Whatever you think is the real and only truth, and needs no qualification. Anyone who cares to disagree - even with facts or logic to support their position - is a reprehensible moron.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Aug 8, 2020 10:15:48 GMT -5
4 year degree in 3 years.
Georgetown kind of academic commitment!
Congratulations Mr. Carey from a Hoya fan who lives 5 minutes from Siena, I know how hard you had to work.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Aug 5, 2020 15:13:09 GMT -5
Wait, it's Robert Parrish's birthday too??😁
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