Langford
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@HighEliteMajor His dad ran the recruitment. I wouldn’t necessarily judge all of the “dram queen” stuff on Romeo quite yet. By all other accounts, Romeo is a good kid. His dad is a character though…
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There are rumors about a kid that is currently committed elsewhere that would decommit and change to KU if Romeo doesn’t pick KU. No one is willing to say the name of the kid right now, for obvious reasons.
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Well, let’s narrow it down. Odds are it is a top 100 kid. And it has to be someone who hasn’t signed yet.
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OOH. OOH. I would bet on Bryann Penn-Johnson. I am 100% sure we offered him and he is only currently committed and has not officially signed. At least it doesn’t look like it. There is guess #1.
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Matt didn’t even drop a hint if it was a guard or a post…
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Kcmatt7 said:
Matt didn’t even drop a hint if it was a guard or a post…
He isn’t the only person this is coming from. Pretty sure it’s a guard/wing.
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Kcmatt7 said:
OOH. OOH. I would bet on Bryann Penn-Johnson. I am 100% sure we offered him and he is only currently committed and has not officially signed. At least it doesn’t look like it. There is guess #1.
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@BShark I am looking down the list, and anyone who is still committed sure seems like it would be a coup to swipe from.
Here is the list:
- Quinerley - Nova
- Elijiah Weaver - USC
- Khavon Moore - TTU
- Jarius Hamilton - Boston College
- Matthew Mayer - Baylor
- Jaelin Llewellyn - Princeton
- Tyger Campbell - UCLA
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BShark said:
Kcmatt7 said:
OOH. OOH. I would bet on Bryann Penn-Johnson. I am 100% sure we offered him and he is only currently committed and has not officially signed. At least it doesn’t look like it. There is guess #1.
Strike 1.
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ESPN needs to update their page. Horrible. Let me try again from 247.
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@Kcmatt7 Taeshon Cherry hasn’t signed. That would be filthy. Don’t think KU made his final 8 though.
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247s list:
- Taeshon Cherry - ASU
- Khavon Moore - TTU
- Jarius Hamilton - BC
- AJ Green - UNI
- Jermaine Harris - RIU
- Keyontae Johnson - Florida
- Devonaire Doutrive - Arizona
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BShark said:
Then again…
Yea pass. We aren’t that desperate at the moment.
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From the list, I would take any of those except the UNI commit and Cherry.
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Keyontae Johnson is exciting af.
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Rhode Island is Adidas I believe. So maybe Jermaine Harris is the most likely? Especially with his coach leaving.
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Kcmatt7 said:
Rhode Island is Adidas I believe. So maybe Jermaine Harris is the most likely? Especially with his coach leaving.
Not sure how a big makes sense unless Doke or Silvio is out.
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@BShark I don’t either. Just trying to find a connection.
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Landing any of those other players would be a freaking coup. Would be funny to land Khavon Moore. It would be Bill’s “welcome to the conference” moment I think lol.
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Kcmatt7 said:
Landing any of those other players would be a freaking coup. Would be funny to land Khavon Moore. It would be Bill’s “welcome to the conference” moment I think lol.
Complete stud would take.
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@BShark Agreed. Just the way it sounds, it would have to be a guard and someone who could step in right away and play. But Bill does Bill in the Spring.
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@Kcmatt7 My first impulse was actually Jermaine Couisnard (kid is a KU fan) but he did sign with South Carolina yesterday.
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@BShark Maybe it is someone who signed. But I just think that would be an NCAA mess.
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@Kcmatt7 Well if a coach was fired the kid would easily be able to get out of it. Wonder how many of those situations there are.
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Keyontae Johnson would make the most sense- Oak Hill, not signed yet…
I get the feeling it could be someone who wants to back out of their LOI…
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Harris at Rhode Island is the only one I could find.
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Very curious to know who this mystery person is.
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@BShark Ok ok ok.
Here is that list (this is assuming Jay Wright takes the Knicks job):
- Cole Swider - Nova
- Quinerley - Nova
- Brandon Slater - Nova
- Jermaine Harris - Rhode Island
That’s it. So Jermaine Harris only one making sense here.
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I think it would have to be Harris or Johnson. Not sure why Johnson wouldn’t want to go to Florida though. Unless he thinks he is OAD and thinks KU is the place you go to do that.
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@Kcmatt7 I don’t think he is OAD. Odd that he committed in Nov and didn’t sign.
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I’m honestly thinking Herro at this point. We reached out way back. But that was when Cal was telling the kid he would come in and start. Now, I don’t even see how he plays.
He didn’t go there to be the 5th or 6th guard.
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Herro doesn’t sound happy lol.
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Jake Wojcik got his release from Siena.
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https://247sports.com/player/xavier-johnson-45573253
Decommitted from the children of the corn today.
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IU peeps still confident they are getting Romeo. Just passing along what they are saying. Apparently the coaches are confident as well
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I would be too if I were them.
With that being said, I hope Bill gives them a call and asks the to be honest with him. It really wouldn’t be fair to keep three programs in limbo for your own vanity. It would be different if it wasn’t two weeks away and the transfer market didn’t become this 2nd wave of recruiting. But it really is selfish to keep this info from the programs if you have decided already.
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I believe all the coaches have one last in-home visit to use. Whether Romeo will take in last impressions remains to be seen with two weeks left but I’d imagine KU and Vandy will be pushing for those visits to kind of get an answer one way or the other.
The confidence IU has looks comparable to the confidence KU had with Grimes and to some extent Dotson as well. I don’t know whether any of that is comparable, just voicing the vibe I’m getting from all this.
We’ll know soon whether Romeo wants to compete for a championship at KU, or mediocrity in the Big-10 or SEC
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@Kcmatt7 I agree with you and see your point. However I don’t think they will put it out - and that’s BS I actually think the whole delayed announcement is more Daddy - he is loving the media attention. Could very easily be that Romeo has had his mind made up for some time but Daddy told him to hold off. If you get the chance you need to check that video out -man the kid has some talents. - -You can sure see High School basketball is really big in Indiana some of the crowds he was playing in front of for a high school game - -geez. – ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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What is the position where KU would need the most help if Langford goes elsewhere? I would think wing and a true shooter? I bet Tyler Herro is wishing he waited a little longer before committing to UK; he would be a perfect fit at KU.
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@JayHawkFanToo Funny how wide open it looked for PT a month ago… I would say his family isn’t happy.
It will be really interesting to see what happens if Cal does get Maxey to come and play in this class.
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You pretty much nailed it. A 3 point shooter with athleticism would be ideal. I think we need to find someone that can play immediately that can give us some of the things we were used to getting from Vick, Jackson & Selden before that. There’s an element of athleticism missing IMO that KU likes to have for lobs and drives to the hoop.
Langford is both. Herro is 1/2.
Agbaji and Sam are both in that mold but unproven. Staff seems to like Agbaji but no clue if he’ll be ahead of the curve to play minutes as a freshman. Garrett & KJ haven’t proven to be consistent shooters yet but they give you a lot of other good things.
It’s unlikely we are going to find a really capable option if its not Romeo. I guess it could pop up so I won’t say it can’t. Will be interesting
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Agreed. withe the recent influx of players to UK some of the earlier commits must be having second thoughts. It would be difficult for Herro to de-commit since he has done it once already. If Langford does not come he sure would have been a great fit.
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@JayHawkFanToo Lol its funny, because I thought the fact that he decomitted before made it more likely he would consider it again.
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BeddieKU23 said:
You pretty much nailed it. A 3 point shooter with athleticism would be ideal. I think we need to find someone that can play immediately that can give us some of the things we were used to getting from Vick, Jackson & Selden before that. There’s an element of athleticism missing IMO that KU likes to have for lobs and drives to the hoop.
Langford is both. Herro is 1/2.
Agbaji and Sam are both in that mold but unproven. Staff seems to like Agbaji but no clue if he’ll be ahead of the curve to play minutes as a freshman. Garrett & KJ haven’t proven to be consistent shooters yet but they give you a lot of other good things.
It’s unlikely we are going to find a really capable option if its not Romeo. I guess it could pop up so I won’t say it can’t. Will be interesting
I found the player you are looking for
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Can we clone him and get double the pleasure?
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Your right he’s one. I’m expecting him to start at the 2 Guard position. Who’s the wing player? I know Marcus is the “guy” but we need much more from him shooting wise.
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Adding another quality guard/wing would really help. Not sold on Cunliffe at all. Think we might see some Moore at the 2 with Grimes at the 3.
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Romeo Langford is a decent kid and a good student. His plan all along was to wait until after the year so he could concentrate on school and his final year of basketball. It was nothing more than that. Part of me kind of would respect him more if he picks IU. That means he is up to being the man and trying to carry a team. I’m sick of kids acting like coward LeBron and teaming up. Do your own thing and own it. Having said all that, if he picks Kansas I wont complain.
