You realize Tate was forced into playing due to Tracy's injuries, right? If we never offered him, our only PG on the roster in 2015 would have been 5'7 Ahmad Starks, and in 2016, Khalid Lewis. We would have been even worse off without him!
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You realize Tate was forced into playing due to Tracy's injuries, right? If we never offered him, our only PG on the roster in 2015 would have been 5'7 Ahmad Starks, and in 2016, Khalid Lewis. We would have been even worse off without him!
I understand your thinking here. However Creighton is a pretty dang good program. They aren't the Creighton of the Missouri Valley anymore. They were really good last year before the injury hit they took, and they've got a solid class to pair with him.
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I will bet my beach house this kid will be in the top 70 or so by the end of the summer, and he's a perfect fit for BU's system. (But I won't take 2 pages making my case, promise.)
Doug Bucshon @IllinoisRivals 13m13 minutes ago
Chicago Simeon wing Talen Horton-Tucker is off to a fast start this spring with @TheMacIrvinFire
Doug Bucshon @IllinoisRivals 13m13 minutes ago
Chicago Simeon wing Talen Horton-Tucker is off to a fast start this spring with @TheMacIrvinFire
Other than Ayo and Talen Horton-Tucker, the talent in Illinois is way down in 2018.
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This kid screams "someone IU/Iowa/MSU would haaaate seeing for four years"
I know you can't the source but can you name of the players?
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True dat.
Joshua Langford, Cassius Winston, Lourawls 'Tum Tum' Nairn Jr. plus they didn't lose any of the rest of their guards , just think if he wants playing time odds are a lot better with Uof I then with MSU, but who really knows what he is looking for the most, or what each coach is selling him on. Time will tell I guess.
If it's too late we shouldn't be trying. Unless trying opens a door later perhaps.
Point is, Orlando Antigua gets the same 24 hours in a day that we all do. Every moment he spends seeking a recruit he can't get is a moment he's not recruiting a kid that he can get.
But Antigua has proven to be a savvy guy. I'm gonna trust him to get us into fights we have a shot at winning until proven otherwise.
It means that MSU has one less schollie to offer. They have filled two of three of their "known" slots. Bridges and Carter were their "unknown" slots. If Carter gets a sixth year, then MSU has only one slot left, and several other players they want as much as they want Smith still out there.
Then again, my quick look at the facts of the Carter case convinces me his chances are far worse than Thorne's chances were here. One of his missed years appears to have been voluntary due to transfer. I don't think that qualifies for a sixth year exception.
So, MSU probably has two slots left to fill, and I'd say that means they have room for Smith.
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and Illinois. Which is why I cringe every time I read how much of a priority Collins and NW are making him. Chin, do your stuff.
Recruiting is about relationships, so it does open doors for the future. That is actually the advantage of having more recruiting competent assistants on staff.
well it would have to be kids who haven't sign LOI so kind of cuts down on who it could be at this point
And Tim Finke.
Do they or will they hold his (Carter) scholarship until the determination is made?
Izzo seems to be a pretty loyal guy. Tho he also says he will keep Carter as a grad assistant if he does not get the waiver. I suppose you could read that either way.
If MSU does not get Smith, it will not be because of lack of scholarships.
Izzo is also the best IMO at reading recruiting situations, he will never unnecessarily stay in the hunt if he feels he is likely to lose. It does not mean that he always ends up getting a particular recruit, but he has a tremendous understanding of recruiting situations and where MSU stands.
Izzo is also the best IMO at reading recruiting situations, he will never unnecessarily stay in the hunt if he feels he is likely to lose. It does not mean that he always ends up getting a particular recruit, but he has a tremendous understanding of recruiting situations and where MSU stands.
Are you able to share which players?
Thorne got his answer May 18th last year. They have Smith, McCoy and Bowen as prospects. Bowen is pretty much out of the picture as it sounds with Bridges returning.
That leaves Smith and McCoy.
They can't sign both until they have an answer on Carter? Yes or no?
Who will jump first and will the other one wait until a ruling is made on Carter?
If I could, I would have already posted. I have never been big on hints or innuendos, just that I can't in this case.
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No one really had Mark Smith as a Mr Basketball candidate. Players can develop significantly over the next year.
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Well going by who is left in the Top, I would guess Bamba and McCoy
as two of them.
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I'm with you on THT. He's not going to wow you with Wiggins-type athleticism, but he's a baller with *great* size. Kid is solid.
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