Quentin Grimes Is A Jayhawk (MONSTER CLASS ALERT)
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But man, those UK donks were just sure it was super close with UK. Turn’s out @jayballer54 gut feeling knew more than those clowns.
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https://twitter.com/d_dotson1/status/930964063714185217
I love Devon. You know in a completely normal way.
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“The coaches were very consistent in recruiting me,” said Grimes. “Coach Self and Coach Howard would come down here every week they could to see me, and they made it clear that they wanted me to go there,” added Grimes.
PUTTING IN THE WORK.
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His mom is from my neck of the woods. Knew she wouldn’t let all us Jayhawks down!
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@Crimsonorblue22 and Silvio!!
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I think he signed as well, showed him signing something on the table.
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RockkChalkk said:
I think he signed as well, showed him signing something on the table.
Yep. That was the plan. NLI should be in soon.
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Grimes apparently called KU and Texas coaches this last week to help make his decision.
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KU is now #1 in Scout and #2 in Rivals.
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Grimes also cited his relationships, not only with Self, but also Kansas assistant Jerrance Howard, who was his lead recruiter.
“He’s real with you no matter what, tells you the truth, great guy to play for just seeing him at practice like how he gets on his best players,” Grimes said about Self. “He doesn’t let anything slide by him and like I said just playing for a Hall of Fame coach knowing he coached players like me that are big guards like Deron Williams in the past and guards like Mario Chalmers and seeing how he let them have their freedom is what I really like about him.”
“Coach Howard, I really liked how coach Howard let me have my space and wasn’t overbearing me with phone calls except over the last couple of weeks because they got kind of nervous,” Grimes said. “But me and Coach Howard have a good relationship, he’s really easy to relate to and he gave me a lot of space but the last couple of weeks they started calling me almost everyday but it was good though.”
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Snacks gonna need a raise fam.
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“I see myself fitting in great playing with multiple guards out there and me being the lead guard that they want me to be and do my thing,” he said. “I’ll have a lot of offensive freedom, playing the one on the ball and off the ball, posting up and really just have a blast out there playing for Kansas.”
Grimes joins a loaded recruiting class that also includes five-star point guard Devon Dotson and top 50 prospects Silvio De Sousa and David McCormack.
“I feel like everyone will complement each other well on the court,” Grimes said. “Devon will complement me terrifically on the ball. He’s a good point guard and can get to the basket and he can definitely find me because he’s a good point guard and I’m more of a scoring guard to play on and off the ball. David is a beast on the boards. Silvio is a freak athletically so I think we will definitely be the number one recruiting class for sure.”
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RockkChalkk said:
I think he signed as well, showed him signing something on the table.
Ya he signed his LOI - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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Like clockwork, UK’s 247 writer getting defensive over Grimes picking KU. Of course it was only because they landed KJ and Herro. It’s not like Grimes cut them first. Nope. Definitely not that.
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JAYHAWK NATION: - -SAY IT WITH ME : - -Dotson - - -De-sousa- - -McCormack - - Grimes - - De-sousa - - -McCormack- - Grimes- - -Dotson- - -McCormack- - - Grimes- - -Dotson- - -De-sousa - - -Grimes- --Dotson- - - De-Sousa - - McCormack - -OH ya - -you all see what I did there lmao - - -Welcome to Jayhawk Nation - - Can you hear us now lmao - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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BShark said:
Like clockwork, UK’s 247 writer getting defensive over Grimes picking KU. Of course it was only because they landed KJ and Herro. It’s not like Grimes cut them first. Nope. Definitely not that.
This is what have to say about that - - - they better worry about losing Williamson to Clemson - -They lost Barrett - They gonna lose Williamson, Lost Bagley - -oh dstop stop it hurts so bad my ribs hurt so bad laughing my ass off. - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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@jayballer54 Don’t forget Bol Bol likely to pop for Oregon. But I’m sure Cal didn’t want him right? lol
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And I mean UK will have a great back court next year but their writers can bite me.
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@jayballer54 haven’t looked but I bet rupp rafters is in meltdown mode
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BShark said:
@jayballer54 Don’t forget Bol Bol likely to pop for Oregon. But I’m sure Cal didn’t want him right? lol
Ya right lol- - - -Cal missed on a few for sure - ahh damn probably toss and turn all night lol. – ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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Now we just need zion to hold his preference for zion/quentin package deal. Mmm…only 2 games in and I’m ready for next year to start with this class, Lawson boys, and whoever else stays.
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Woohooooo. Just heard. Great class coming in but can’t wait to see what this one does.
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6’5" guard who can rebound and score and dish? Sounds like a bright future. Self aint leaving anytime soon with this class coming in. 2019-20 national champs. Book it!
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wissox said:
6’5" guard who can rebound and score and dish? Sounds like a bright future. Self aint leaving anytime soon with this class coming in. 2019-20 national champs. Book it!
Might be the best guard we’ve had under Self. I count Josh as a wing.
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Some quotes from Bedore
I spoke with Quentin Grimes and his parents who are very nice: “The whole staff came down here a couple times. Coach Self and coach Howard (Jerrance) wanted to make sure I knew I was top priority at guard.”
Grimes added: "Coach Self let me know how much responsibility I’d have as a freshman, go in there and try to lead the team to another Big 12 championship and hopefully another national championship.”
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@BShark Man O Man O Man…
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HA, a jeopardy question - -ok Alex I’ll take Ku for 60.00 - -Ok - -your question for 60 is - -When is the last time KU had an early signing period such as the class coming in? - - Anyone wanna answer Alex lmao - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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Is it just me or does HOF attached to Coach Self boost his recruiting numbers? Maybe landing 4 top recruits early will be the new norm?
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@Statmachine All I know is, sure makes the winter period go a lot smooth to know we aren’t having to scramble for recruits come spring - breathe a lot easier. - Now all we need to do is -get this Preston thing cleared up ASAP and then get De- Sousa here and we be good to go. - -what a week man - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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@jayballer54 2013. That early haul was insane. Greene, Frankamp, Mason, Selden, and Embiid.
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FarmerJayhawk said:
@jayballer54 2013. That early haul was insane. Greene, Frankamp, Mason, Selden, and Embiid.
Well this is rivaling that class for sure. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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That class is funny. Mason was rated much lower than Frankamp and Greene. Only 247 really thought Frank was good.
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Some one fill me in on the John Philip De Sousa thing. I’ve been quite busy and haven’t been able to keep up.
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wissox said:
Some one fill me in on the John Philip De Sousa thing. I’ve been quite busy and haven’t been able to keep up.
He’s reclassifying to write a new fight song. Or something.
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I was messing around with lineups on a study break and came up with this depth chart as the one I think is most likely. Have fun America. And I didn’t forget Lightfoot. I just think he should RS if he’s the 6th big.
G: Dotson, Moore G: Grimes, Garrett, Moore G: Langford/Vick, Garrett, Cunliffe, Lawson F: Lawson, De Sousa, Lawson C: Azubuike, McCormack, De Sousa
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Well. I’m not thrilled about the way Kansas played on Tuesday. But, Kansas won, Kentucky lost, and Quentin Grimes is Lawrence bound. It’s been a good week all in all.
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@FarmerJayhawk I doubt Dok stays but if he does, an undefeated season is a possibility. I mean him and Dedric Lawson together? Plus de soousa and McCormack in the post with all the guard talent? That’s a monster team and who knows Vick or Malik could stay or we land Langford. Next year could be historically special.
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BShark said:
Like clockwork, UK’s 247 writer getting defensive over Grimes picking KU. Of course it was only because they landed KJ and Herro. It’s not like Grimes cut them first. Nope. Definitely not that.
ingrained in their delusional world
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@Statmachine I think the big difference is that this recruiting class can see “immediate and substantial playing time” available with all of the anticipated departures.
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Self compared him favourably to Deron Williams in the release. Easy to forget how good DWill was if you don’t follow the NBA but daaaaamn.
Also some quotes from Jerry
Of Grimes, Meyer said the guard is “very strong with the basketball, “gets where he needs to be” with “very good court vision” and has the capacity to be a three-level scorer — “I think he’s an extremely complete player,” he said.
Meyer has a feeling Grimes is “underrated” and is interested to see where he ends up in his outlet’s final rankings.
“You can make a strong argument that he’s the top guard in the class,” Meyer said. “Now, I say that, but there’s not much separation amongst about 12 guards in this class.”
This year’s crop of guards is “really, really good at the top,” Meyer said, but Grimes has separated himself with his best-in-class physicality. Meyer is also confident Grimes can play three positions — shooting guard, small forward and, yes, point guard.
“Grimes to me is as true a point guard as any point guard,” Meyer said. “Don’t penalize him because he’s big and strong and he’s 6-4 and he also can score. Those are the guys I want. I want a true combo guard. That fits the modern game of basketball.”
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I like how genuinely happy he looked during his announcement. Great job by the staff this year identifying targets and I still think KU could have pulled Ayo and Carey if the need had been there.
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For anyone wondering, we paid Grimes according to UT fans. They didn’t pay Bamba tho.
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BShark said:
For anyone wondering, we paid Grimes according to UT fans. They didn’t pay Bamba tho.
I hope it was a ton of money! Wow people are funny these days.
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Zion had 45/15 in his season opener. The rest of his team had 17 pts and they lost by 8 pts to a team with several high-level prospects.
Zion said he played bad: “My team didn’t get the win, it’s a bad performance for me.”
No comments on recruiting. I had wondered if he would say something about QG. USC’s (SC) coaches all attended.
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@Hawk8086 You could be right? I have my own thoughts on KU landing recruits early. Is anyone else wondering why UK is having a down recruiting year so far? Could it be that the shoe companies are laying low and the funds have dried up temporarily? If I were a top 25 recruit in the nation and I had been offered money to attend ANY school in the country I would not go to that school EVER! I would fear that others had taken the cash and the school would be given the death penalty at some point. I wouldn’t want to be investigated by the FBI or have my name attached to ANY of the negative publicity surrounding the school. The FBI has had a ripple effect on the recruiting scene and in my opinion UK and its recruits are laying low. How else would Coach Cal already know he is not going to sign a big this year? He knows who is coming already but they are all laying low and hoping this all blows over. I bet he has “bleached” his email and took a hammer to his phones!
Okay enough about that. On to Coach Self and his new recruiting approach. We have all heard recruits recently stating that Coach Self has told them they will come in and be impact players as freshmen. He is now also a HOF coach! PT has opened up “supposedly”? Is this the perfect storm or can we expect the same for years to come? Have the shoe gods finally answered our prayers? Next year is NCAA championship or BUTS!
Svi, Vick, Graham, and Preston are for sure gone.
Newman-If Newman doesn’t show up on any mock draft boards he will test the NBA waters but come back.
Udoka-copy paste Newman. They both need to develop another year at KU.
Garrett-Stud! This kid has all the tools in the shed. Just needs some polish and he will be a huge asset next year!
KJ Lawson-Coach Self said this summer he was more impressed with KJ than any other player on the roster. He averaged 12 points 8 boards and will be a rs JR. He would have been a SR next year fellas! He is going to start!
Dedric Lawson-Possibly NPOY honors? Need I say more?
I now everyone’s BIG on our recruiting class but if we return the 5 guys I have listed Our freshmen are not going to start! We would still have our “glue guys” WHO have started or would start at most D1 schools Moore, Cunliffe, and Lightfoot.
If all of this shakes out we will have the perfect balance of experience and talent on the court next year and should be favored to win it all next year! Even if Newman leaves I think we are in a good position with Langford and even if we don’t land him Plug in either freshman stud and we are still in good shape!
What a Luxury to have and if we could just get Preston and De Sousa on the court this year we could go deep in to March or early April! Good time to be a KU fan!
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@Statmachine UK literally just closed two stud recruits in the last week. They are fine.
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I disagree with a lot of that. I don’t think KJ or Moore will start.
Lightfoot and Cunliffe would not start anywhere good…
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Preston hasn’t even played in a real game and he’s gone. While I agree, its just funny.
