HoyaSox04
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Founding member of the ROCK-tavius Spann Fan Club.
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Post by HoyaSox04 on Mar 10, 2009 7:32:20 GMT -5
He will never, ever replace the Old Tay. Not in my heart, nor in the hearts of the rest of the Rocktavius Spann Fan Club in Section 120.
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idhoya
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Post by idhoya on Mar 10, 2009 8:14:12 GMT -5
hoyaboya,
This sentence is my point:
"But if I'm a top 20 recruit looking to get to the League as fast as possible, Memphis is a very attractive option."
Memphis actually has a rich basketball history even before Pennt Hardaway. Larry Finch was prob the best player they ever had. He was also the coach for many years. Revered in Memphis. Elliot Perry, Keith Lee, etc. College Hoops shouldn't be a farm system or at least it shouldn't be treated as such. Cal exploits it and ultimately its a detriment to the kids. But you made my point, so I'm done with it.
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idhoya
Platinum Hoya (over 5000 posts)
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Post by idhoya on Mar 10, 2009 8:21:11 GMT -5
Memphis does have better barbeque though. DC has the Prez!
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RDF
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Post by RDF on Mar 10, 2009 11:03:08 GMT -5
Memphis also has a history of sleazy coaches who win but put the team on probation (Dana Kirk anyone??) and Cal is following in that path.
He's a good coach, they are a talented program, and I can see why players want to go there--but it's also not fair to judge a program that is run in Big East and follows the concept of collegiate athletics to one that is run by standards that are like an NBA team--all basketball, all the time and mansions, money, etc....
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Post by gtowndynasty on Mar 10, 2009 17:27:02 GMT -5
Does anyone know what became of the fiasco surrounding Abdul Gaddy after his initial decommitment from AZ? I know they said that the Fedex guy, who happens to be a huge Memphis booster and close associate of Cal, had made improper contact with Abdul's mother, who is a lower tier employee at Fedex in Washington state, regarding a possible job promotion and move if Abdul committed to the Tigers...
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Post by danielrog on Mar 10, 2009 17:49:25 GMT -5
ANOTHER FIVE-STAR TO MEMPHIS?
Despite having four signees, the commitment of Cousins and the strong possibility of landing Wall, Memphis is still recruiting five-star prospect Latavious Williams.
Latavious Williams still has Memphis in the mix. "Memphis is still recruiting me," Williams said in response to Cousins' recent commitment. "I've been talking with [assistant] coach [Josh] Pastner."
Williams' travel team coach, Scooter Owens of Brandon Bass Elite, said Memphis coach John Calipari is expected to travel to Houston to check in on Williams in the near future. Owens, however, also noted that the crowded front line at Memphis might hurt its chances at landing Williams.
"With all the top players Memphis will have next year, I'm not so sure that Latavious wants to play as the third or fourth guy," Owens said. "He wants significant minutes, and he also needs some room to play inside even though he is developing his perimeter game. With Memphis, it's not so much Cousins, but it is the junior college players that they are bringing in and [Shawn] Taggart coming back that is a concern. Anytime a coach brings in junior college players, he is bringing them in with the intention of them playing right away."
Presently, the other top option for Williams is Georgetown. After being named Most Outstanding Player of the National Prep tournament in Dayton, Tenn., Williams headed up to Washington, D.C., to unofficially visit Georgetown. Williams, who has never traveled that far north before, enjoyed the visit.
"I was able to visit the campus, and it is a nice school," he said. "It's all right up north."
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Post by bronxhoya87 on Mar 10, 2009 19:11:18 GMT -5
Finally we are getting some good news. The above statement is so very promising. Sounds like he is ours if it is between us and Memphis.
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Post by HoyasAreHungry on Mar 10, 2009 19:13:07 GMT -5
way to jinx us bronk
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Post by michaelgrahamfan on Mar 10, 2009 20:22:15 GMT -5
Checkered pasts ... anyone remember Michael Graham??
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Post by harwoodhoya on Mar 10, 2009 21:18:29 GMT -5
Please commit!
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prhoya
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Post by prhoya on Mar 10, 2009 22:05:23 GMT -5
Come to GU! You'll get 25+ mins as a freshman!
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Post by jd369 on Mar 11, 2009 12:23:53 GMT -5
Geeez... that kid almost sounds like he doesnt wanna come here. I say he was ready to commit to Memphis and the Cousins commitment took him by surprise
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Post by HoyasAreHungry on Mar 11, 2009 12:36:08 GMT -5
how do you even remotely get that feeling from the above excerpt? Sounds to me like Memphis's chances of landing him are slim at this point...good for us imo...(*knocking on wood)
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Post by harwoodhoya on Mar 11, 2009 17:40:00 GMT -5
second that!
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tonydeals
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Post by tonydeals on Mar 15, 2009 22:20:59 GMT -5
And the plot thickens...GU vs Baylor in the grand daddy of em all!
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paranoya
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"Iverson was cool but I supported Victor Page. It's a DC thing, in case you ain't notice." - Wale
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Post by paranoya on Mar 16, 2009 3:18:42 GMT -5
New Rivals article on Latavious and his AAU teammate J.J. Thomas, who is listed on Rivals as an unranked 6'5" 220 lb. SF in the 2010 recruiting class (Roscoe Smith safety valve maybe?), visiting Gtown last week for the DePaul game. Sorry if this has been posted. link for those with a subscription: georgetown.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=924000The article talks about a lot that has been said on the board about him visiting for the DePaul game which he called "nice". I guess the person someone called his friend earlier in the thread is his AAU teammate and now a Hoya recruit. Willaims also called Gtown a "nice place" and really didn't reveal too much about where he will go just that it will be decided in the next couple months. LW also said he is interested in an education major which I'm not sure we even have on the Hilltop but I'm not sure that will be an issue. If anyone has any info on J.J. Thomas it would be greatly appreciated if you could share in a new thread, thanks.
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Mar 16, 2009 9:58:24 GMT -5
no education major at gtown but we do have a strong teach for america connection if he really wants to teach.
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hoyaLS05
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Post by hoyaLS05 on Mar 16, 2009 10:14:30 GMT -5
no education major at gtown but we do have a strong teach for america connection if he really wants to teach. I'm sure III brings this up frequently in his recruiting.
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Post by cheshirebear on Mar 16, 2009 21:00:40 GMT -5
Don't mean to butt into y'alls recruiting board, but I think it's really between Baylor and Georgetown. There were a lot of rulmors flying around early signing day that he had actually faxed in his LOI and was in. We've been recruiting him really hard and I think he'd love a chance to play with a future NBA All-Star like John Wall, who most of us believe has been our's since we hired Dwon Clifton. If he doesn't go to BU though, I hope he goes to Georgetown and not Memphis. Georgetown = Good. Memphis = Blah.
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chep3
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Post by chep3 on Mar 16, 2009 21:27:12 GMT -5
Man between Wall and Williams, there's got to be a little bit of tension between Baylor and Memphis.
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