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Post by FrazierFanatic on May 31, 2024 12:33:48 GMT -5
Why are we still talking about this guy? Well we do have all of that NIL money!
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Post by DownTownJoeyBrown on May 31, 2024 12:36:10 GMT -5
Why are we still talking about this guy? Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?!?!
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Post by SSHoya on May 31, 2024 13:20:35 GMT -5
Why are we still talking about this guy? Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?!?! It's over when we say it's over! Nothing is over until we decide it is!
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on May 31, 2024 13:39:38 GMT -5
Catching up on this part of HoyaTalk after a few days...and it seems like we kinda, maybe have a shot at a few guys? I would be thrilled to get any of the bigs being mentioned. I think if he's willing to come, Dual at this point is a no-brainer. It would give us depth, he's a good defender, and he has potential. He's the type of kid Cooley has done well with too. Sign him up.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on May 31, 2024 13:41:31 GMT -5
Young people say stupid things all the time. I won't hold it against him. Cooley should go after him anyway, or at least put out feelers. If Hawkins truly feels this way (and he probably does), then he'll make that clear, and the staff can avoid wasting its time. But might as well try. Proof that young people say stupid things all the time: when I was 16, I told my parents I would never go to Georgetown, so why should I apply? A year and a half later, I was enrolling at Georgetown.
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Post by prhoya on May 31, 2024 14:18:36 GMT -5
Young people say stupid things all the time. I won't hold it against him. Cooley should go after him anyway, or at least put out feelers. If Hawkins truly feels this way (and he probably does), then he'll make that clear, and the staff can avoid wasting its time. But might as well try. Proof that young people say stupid things all the time: when I was 16, I told my parents I would never go to Georgetown, so why should I apply? A year and a half later, I was enrolling at Georgetown. Why is it stupid to want to go to a school with a big-time football program?
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Post by jwp91 on May 31, 2024 17:37:03 GMT -5
Our favorite burner friend has us in the list of 4 for Brazile including the teams in that above tweet. Henton follows him and his agent. Other teams are making offers as well. That tweet is basically someone using his info. They just didn't mention us. If you are referring to the comment I saw, we were explicitly listed with a few others but I don't know that it has been reduced to a Final Four.
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Post by dense on Jun 1, 2024 8:28:25 GMT -5
Our favorite burner friend has us in the list of 4 for Brazile including the teams in that above tweet. Henton follows him and his agent. Other teams are making offers as well. That tweet is basically someone using his info. They just didn't mention us. If you are referring to the comment I saw, we were explicitly listed with a few others but I don't know that it has been reduced to a Final Four. It was the 4 that were mentioned. The tweet just took 3 names and left us off. I didn't say it was a final 4.
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Post by bluechi on Jun 1, 2024 8:56:07 GMT -5
Young people say stupid things all the time. I won't hold it against him. Cooley should go after him anyway, or at least put out feelers. If Hawkins truly feels this way (and he probably does), then he'll make that clear, and the staff can avoid wasting its time. But might as well try. Proof that young people say stupid things all the time: when I was 16, I told my parents I would never go to Georgetown, so why should I apply? A year and a half later, I was enrolling at Georgetown. not stupid when that's a preference
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Post by jwp91 on Jun 1, 2024 12:56:19 GMT -5
If you are referring to the comment I saw, we were explicitly listed with a few others but I don't know that it has been reduced to a Final Four. It was the 4 that were mentioned. The tweet just took 3 names and left us off. I didn't say it was a final 4. OK...I saw something different that mentioned 3 teams and suggested there were likely others.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jun 1, 2024 17:27:48 GMT -5
Young people say stupid things all the time. I won't hold it against him. Cooley should go after him anyway, or at least put out feelers. If Hawkins truly feels this way (and he probably does), then he'll make that clear, and the staff can avoid wasting its time. But might as well try. Proof that young people say stupid things all the time: when I was 16, I told my parents I would never go to Georgetown, so why should I apply? A year and a half later, I was enrolling at Georgetown. Why is it stupid to want to go to a school with a big-time football program? Well, it's truth that young people say stupid things all the time. That being said, I am not saying Hawkins is stupid. It's not stupid if that's your preference. Maybe he loves football. And my sense is when he says he wants to go to a football school it's a lot more than football, but also all the money and ancillary benefits that come from it, including facilities that surely dwarf those of a place like Georgetown. I realize I made the point badly, I was just trying to say that people say things all the time, and then go back on it, especially when they're young. Remember when Greg Monroe was coming back to Georgetown after the Ohio loss? That didn't last long. I just don't think the coaching staff should say "well Hawkins said he wants a football school, so let's ignore him." That's all. But my original post wasn't clear, and I realize I was basically calling Hawkins stupid when I should not have done that. So apologies if I hurt anybody's feelings.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jun 4, 2024 15:49:37 GMT -5
Well, it won't be Brazile:
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Post by suicideslushpuppie on Jun 4, 2024 18:41:34 GMT -5
All quiet on the Hilltop. Just seems like Cooley is content to just go with what he has. My prediction is that we have another lackluster season and several of our top guys leave for greener pastures.
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Post by hoyainspirit on Jun 4, 2024 19:13:23 GMT -5
But can he play the tenor?
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Post by bluechi on Jun 4, 2024 19:54:10 GMT -5
All quiet on the Hilltop. Just seems like Cooley is content to just go with what he has. My prediction is that we have another lackluster season and several of our top guys leave for greener pastures. screenshot taken.
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Post by madmike on Jun 4, 2024 20:21:15 GMT -5
All quiet on the Hilltop. Just seems like Cooley is content to just go with what he has. My prediction is that we have another lackluster season and several of our top guys leave for greener pastures. screenshot taken. Not to be negative but I agree with the original poster. Year two of the rebuild. Nothing panned out as far as a big. I think the staff is content developing and trying to keep the players they have
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Post by nbhoya on Jun 4, 2024 20:37:48 GMT -5
Problem is, this isn’t 1993. If any of the players develop and make a splash, they’ll command big $ from a contender. You have to try to win NOW in this new world.
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Post by eastcoastteddy58 on Jun 4, 2024 20:37:54 GMT -5
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Post by daymondmyles on Jun 4, 2024 20:53:40 GMT -5
He’s clearly not content with what he has. He’s tried extremely hard to get multiple bigs but he failed to land any of them.
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Post by calhoya on Jun 5, 2024 7:16:20 GMT -5
Understandably players want PT, exposure and the opportunity to play post-season. Now you can add in $$. Hoyas can offer PT, and exposure playing in one of the top basketball conferences in the nation (even in a mostly empty arena at ridiculous starting times) and perhaps $$, depending upon what you believe. Until playing in the post-season is at least a realistic goal, it will be hard for Cooley to recruit the bigs he has targeted. My hope is that he can continue find kids who were quality recruits out of high school but not featured at their first stop and kids like Mack who excelled at the mid-major level. If he is able to develop the talent as in the past, we should not be out of the post-season for long. If he cannot then we are locked into this cycle of mediocrity and high turnover.
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