Whiff City
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Self and Howard checking in with Grimes today. Yeeeehaw.
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This is two visits within a week. Wonder if we are trying to close here.
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BShark said:
This is two visits within a week. Wonder if we are trying to close here.
would be greeeattt ( frosted flakes voice)
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@BShark and Dotson.
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BShark said:
FarmerJayhawk said:
@BShark and Dotson.
Busy busy busy. Would love to see some early guard commits.
If I were advising a recruit right now, I would say “no early commits anywhere”.
Way too much uncertainty about what schools will be allowed to compete in which games with which players and which coaches.
Not to mention these top recruits may already have accepted money and are waiting for the badges to knock on their doors…
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@ParisHawk Very fair point.
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If we are clean, our pastures: green.
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@approxinfinity Was just going to say that. If somehow we get out of this completely unscathed, lookout.
With Pitino being fired, I’d have to say the Romeo sweepstakes are going to heat up. KU would have to look like the favorite at this point I would think.
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Kcmatt7 said:
@approxinfinity Was just going to say that. If somehow we get out of this completely unscathed, lookout.
With Pitino being fired, I’d have to say the Romeo sweepstakes are going to heat up. KU would have to look like the favorite at this point I would think.
Sounding like Romeo will be a spring time decision, lots of people saying that now. Would make sense. See how rosters shape up, if any other programs get murdered by the FBI etc…
Dotson should decide within the next week or so.
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I would agree with most of what’s in that article. I would probably go a step further and start talking to Grimes about playing in the backcourt with Langford. There’s a video of a shooting contest between Grimes and Langford on youtube. Langford’s stroke is much cleaner - it’s also notable that he’s at least an inch or so taller than Grimes, which matches up with the reports that Grimes is 6-4ish, while Langford is between 6-5 and 6-6.
Grimes’ best future is playing on the ball. If he’s a wing player, he’s a dime a dozen at the next level. At 6-4, he’s a big PG that could be a game changer. It all depends on whether Grimes wants to peak as a very good college player, or as a very good NBA player.
If Grimes and Langford both come to KU, look out. I didn’t really have Langford on the radar because he was headed to Louisville, but if he flips, this whole investigation could really turn college hoops on its ear because there could be more changes coming.
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EJ Montgomery has decommitted from Auburn. No surprise there. KU is fine on bigs, provided De Sousa isn’t caught up in this mess. Some shady coach is involved with De Sousa. It’s not the guy he visited KU with but he did move from Monteverde to IMG with this coach.
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The Grimes/Langford duo is a game changer at KU if it happens. Langford has some things he needs to clean up effort wise and defensively. Lots of stuff out there that the game is just so easy for him at this point and he’s bored. Self would definitely change that quickly.
I’ve long maintained Self needs to land these type of guys to compete next year. Some combination of Dotson, Grimes, Langford at guard to go with the transfers and 2 big men we have on board is a dynamite reload
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Is it illegal for a recruit to receive money? As long as he pays taxes on the money it is likely not illegal. Of course he would no longer be able to play college sports but other than that I am not sure there are any other consequences. A cash payment made to a third or fourth or fifth party might be difficult to trace.
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BeddieKU23 said:
The Grimes/Langford duo is a game changer at KU if it happens. Langford has some things he needs to clean up effort wise and defensively. Lots of stuff out there that the game is just so easy for him at this point and he’s bored. Self would definitely change that quickly.
I’ve long maintained Self needs to land these type of guys to compete next year. Some combination of Dotson, Grimes, Langford at guard to go with the transfers and 2 big men we have on board is a dynamite reload
Buckets would rain from the sky.
Also, a defensive line-up of Grimes/Garrett/Langford/SDS/McCormack would be pretty good. And by pretty good I mean stifling. SARAN WRAP. Now I do think Dedric will start, but say you NEED a stop and the other team has taken a timeout, I’d say you go to this line-up.
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@BShark Think through this with me. Who are the recruits we should actually be worried about?
Guys that were possibly affected:
- Oubre - Recruited by Norm - Finalists were UK and KU
- Diallo - Recruited by Norm - Finalists were UK and KU
- Doke - Recruited by Norm - Finalists were KU, FSU and UNC
- Embiid - Not sure who he was recruited by. Down to UVA and UT. Not so worried about him.
- Wiggins - Recruited by Townsend - Finalists FSU and UK
- Bragg - Recruited by Norm - Finalists were UK and KU
- Jackson - Recruited by Townsend - Finalists MSU, Ariz.
- Cliff - Recruited by Snacks - Finalists Illinois and Depaul
Looking at this, I’m less worried. Cliff’s mom took out a loan. Doesn’t seem likely they got paid. If KU were in a bidding war, looks like UK would also be involved in many of these.
If anything, this was Self knowing that Adidas would take care of him without any contact from his staff to Adidas. A sort of unspoken agreement. Bill would do his part, and Adidas would do theirs with no contact necessary.
On a side not, Towns can close top 5 kids and Norm has kicked UK’s ass lately.
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@Kcmatt7 I’m more worried about recruits KU missed out on, but was potentially in a bidding war for. Now if by some miracle KU wasn’t offering to pay Ayton, Tarc etc…and it’s AZ’s money that pulled them to AZ then…well fuck AZ and good for KU…
On some level all the African players worry me a little bit because there is no doubt they have/had sleazy people around them.
Kcmatt7 said:
If anything, this was Self knowing that Adidas would take care of him without any contact from his staff to Adidas. A sort of unspoken agreement. Bill would do his part, and Adidas would do theirs with no contact necessary.
This would be an excellent scenario for KU.
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@BShark I’m far less worried now that I know we lost the recruits. It was always a weird thought how Arizona was able to keep up on the recruiting trail with KU, UCLA, UK and Duke.
I’m fairly confident that Bill was smart enough to have 1000 degrees of separation from the Adidas reps. And to make sure that his assistants knew not to even talk to them. I’m not saying that Adidas wasn’t trying to pay players to go to KU, but Bill probably didn’t know which ones were up for sale. At least, that is what it looks like at the moment.
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Kcmatt7 said:
@BShark I’m far less worried now that I know we lost the recruits. It was always a weird thought how Arizona was able to keep up on the recruiting trail with KU, UCLA, UK and Duke.
I’m fairly confident that Bill was smart enough to have 1000 degrees of separation from the Adidas reps. And to make sure that his assistants knew not to even talk to them. I’m not saying that Adidas wasn’t trying to pay players to go to KU, but Bill probably didn’t know which ones were up for sale. At least, that is what it looks like at the moment.
Something that I think bodes well for KU is that it’s not like every kid that goes pro after being at KU signs with Adidas. In fact, far from it.
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@BShark I think we have such a great recruiting pitch by itself, I don’t know why we would even think about getting caught up in it.
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In a phone conversation recorded by the FBI, Dawkins told Sood and an undercover agent that “the path to securing commitments from college athletes was through assistant coaches…because ‘the head coach…ain’t willing to (take bribes) cause they’re making too much money. And it’s too risky,’” the complaint says.
Odds are very good Bill isn’t involved in this. And out assistants get paid very well and have bright futures. Not worth $20k. The more I read, the more I feel better.
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Gregg Doyle, formerly of CBS (I think), and now in Indianapolis is reporting that Romeo Langford is down to either Indiana or Kansas. I’m assuming the Louisville situation has convinced him otherwise because wasn’t Louisville the assumed destination for Langford for a long time?
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Yup. Langford also set up his official visit for Oct 27th
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JayHawkFanToo said:
Is it illegal for a recruit to receive money? As long as he pays taxes on the money it is likely not illegal. Of course he would no longer be able to play college sports but other than that I am not sure there are any other consequences. A cash payment made to a third or fourth or fifth party might be difficult to trace.
“Badge at the door” doesn’t necessarily mean being arrested, but being interviewed / investigated / obliged to testify, yes.
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Did not mean to imply an arrest. They can be invited to testify but unless they have leverage, I am not sure they could force them to testify and even then, all they have to do is take the fifth…just sayin’…
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@ParisHawk Do scholarship players have to fill out financial aid forms, even pro forma? I had to (and my annoyed Dad did, also) to receive a minimal $100 honorary scholarship even tho we were not asking for anything needs-based.
If so, maybe there could be charges for unreported assets–if federal or state, unsure.
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@JayHawkFanToo I don’t mean to argue with what you say. My main point was simply that recruits have more reasons than usual to keep a low profile and commit when and if the smoke clears.
That can be true whatever the legal risks.
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Just kind of curious. Wouldn’t you think that with everything that is going on right now with this FBI investigation on the corruption and fraud wouldn’t you think that recruits would have more of a tendency to wait until spring before committing? I mean one reason would be to see what Schools had took a hit in this thing and then another just to see what players had been effected and /or what players were going to return. - -I think this might slow down the commits until the spring period - maybe that is just me. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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It could happen. Maybe you see some guys hold out to see the fallout. It all depends on what those kids feel like doing. If any of them are scared the schools they are considering are at risk of getting in trouble I would definitely back off from any immediate plans.
If I was the two kids committed to Arizona I would definitely be looking at my options closely. There is no telling what the fall out for Sean Miller and the program will be with all those allegations they are facing. An Assistant coach is fired, one recruit was paid, at least 1 current player was paid. I wouldn’t be making travel arrangements for Tuscon anytime soon if I was them. The same goes for USC. They have signed what 3-4 Top 100 kids and if any of them were recruited by the assistant I’d be looking elsewhere.
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If it gets any bigger, the NCAA might allow individual to transfer from schools caught in the net; heck, it might allow all recruits with signed LOI to reconsider their destinations. We might end up with a reboot of the entire 2018 class recruiting.
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@BeddieKU23 Ya those are my train of thoughts on this exactly. - -That’s why I am wondering if that’s what we will see, a lot of these kids might just hit the brakes until spring to see what schools take a hit from this. - -Hmmm I wonder what Ayton is thinking? - -I’ve read where his family took 500, 000 and already spent it. - -If this is True then I would think that his amateur status took a SERIOUS hit/ - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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@jayballer54 Some great news regarding your boy Dotson posted on 247…
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@BShark anything eminent?
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@dylans Florida will be out provided two players expected to commit to Florida do so.
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So it would be KU vs MD essentially. Gotta hope and think KU can win out there… Esp since MD has a better PG than Moore on the roster.
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BShark said:
@jayballer54 Some great news regarding your boy Dotson posted on 247…
Ok, buddy, soo you gonna have to give me the poop as the 247/shiver is VIP I don’t do the Vip. - -I’m thinking Florida no longer an option for my boy as the one’s I’m thinking going there more likely then not from what I could dig up would be - – Andrew Nembhard - -& Noah Locke - -is that who you talking about? - -that makes Maryland and us as the two has to be. - -I STILL saying we in great shape and my boy - -my boy that I’ve been on his wagon since day one will end up here at KU can sure use him, the kid is sooo dam quick - -fearless taking the ball to the hole love the kid - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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Dotson and Langford and/or Grimes? would be very nice!
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dylans said:
Dotson and Langford and/or Grimes? would be very nice!
I think Dotson + Grimes is most likely. Would be killer.
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Someone just posted that Dotson will pop for Maryland by Wednesday so who really knows?
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@BShark What are the chances we end up getting Antwann Jones? He decommitted from Ok St and we had previously recruited him.
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@approxinfinity Unlikely. He listed KU but KU hadn’t even been out to see him yet.
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@BShark well it seemed fine to OSU. Things could change. A lot more scholarships to fill… I think we are due for new names to start popping up.
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Kcmatt7 said:
@BShark well it seemed fine to OSU. Things could change. A lot more scholarships to fill… I think we are due for new names to start popping up.
Dotson and Grimes deciding early would be good either way. Obviously better if they pick KU.
Maryland would still take Dotson but it looks like they want to also take Ayala. Ayala obviously isn’t going to Miami now and it looks like he is getting squeezed out of his Cuse offer by Carey. Ayala is def a PG and Maryland will still have Cowan as well. I think it’s fairly easy to sell Dotson on the starting PG spot but of course I have seen Maryland fans pointing to our roster having Moore + Garrett and Grimes being a likely addition.
Could be KU only gets one of Grimes and Dotson which would be totally fine.
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I am having a hard time figuring out which posts are being responded to when there is just a name and no quote or specific player mentioned since we have multiple parallel posts from multiple posters about multiple players! Can y’all at least include the kid’s name rather than just “he”? Thanks!
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mayjay said:
I am having a hard time figuring out which posts are being responded to when there is just a name and no quote or specific player mentioned since we have multiple parallel posts from multiple posters about multiple players! Can y’all at least include the kid’s name rather than just “he”? Thanks!
Who are you responding to?
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@RockkChalkk "Who are you responding to?
"Good point! Here in th’ South, though, we just say “y’all” and it covers all possibilities.
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Jesse Newell had a podcast with Matt Scott. Pretty good.
Sounds like Harvey is legitimately interested in hearing from other schools. Reading between the lines, it sounds like JRE will be a Jayhawk for sure. Lines up with other things I have read and/or heard.
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@BShark I listened to that too. Really solid podcast. 2019 should be a low volume recruiting year. Get JRE, Lawson, and Harvey to go along with Jacobs and call it good. Not sure we have a shot with many top guys in 19.
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FarmerJayhawk said:
@BShark I listened to that too. Really solid podcast. 2019 should be a low volume recruiting year. Get JRE, Lawson, and Harvey to go along with Jacobs and call it good. Not sure we have a shot with many top guys in 19.
Agree. That’s a great class especially if the staff closes 18 as we are hoping.
Malik Hall is a really appealing player if needed but might not be room. Similar position as JRE and Chandler.
If he is willing to likely redshirt (barring rapid development) I feel that Samuell Williamson would be a solid legacy take and 4-5 year guy.
