[ed: Michigan is likely to get Keita Bates-Diop, says Chris Balas, after saying Michigan was unlikely to get Keita Bates-Diop.]
This would be a huge get for the 2014 class to go along with that already outstanding class of 2013.
#34 nationally - Zakarie Irvin. G.
#47 nationally - Derrick Walton. G.
#107 nationally - Mark Donnal. F.
edit - oops thought he was 2013.
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Yes plz
Yes plz
I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right?
Please!!!
I hope we can land this kid. Thought it would be a long shot with Illinois leading, but looks to be turning into our direction.
That would
That would be tremendous! But Baites-Diop wouldn't be in the same class as those three, they're all 2013 while he's 2014.
Practice makes perfect. Unless you're the Buckeyes. Then you have to cheat.
I was just going to mention
I was just going to mention that. Either way though he would be a great pickup.
“What the mind can conceive, the mind can achieve and those who stay will be champions.” - Bo
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Correct...
...currently the 2014 class is composed of Austin Hatch (6'-6", 3-star shooting guard from Ft Wayne, IN) who reclassified to 2014 after his personal tragedy and recovery. Still, this would be a great addition to the class - I like the size Belein is bringing to the program. I think he's having fun with the talent on his team in a way he hasn't had the opportunity to do in the past.
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Nice
Nice
Guys You List
are Class of '13. Bates-Diop is Class of '14. But would indeed be nice get.
"Better to have died as a small boy than to fumble this football" -- John Heisman
Bates-Diop would be a big
Bates-Diop would be a big get, but he's actually the class after Irvin, Walton, and Donnal. They're all 2013. Still, great way to kick off the 2014 class and take a player away from from Purdue/Illinois.
I approve of this
potential commit
Since people said it like 5 times already about the years
I'll edit to the 2014 targets-
http://www.umhoops.com/recruiting/2014-recruits/
(*Don't think he's reclassified Hatch as mentioned about. But who knows how that will end up).
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
I want Tyler Wideman in the
I want Tyler Wideman in the post for his name alone.
He sounds like Tractor Traylor
Or at what I remembered of him
Some great names there.
Tyler
Some great names there.
Tyler Wideman -- great name for a big!
Perry Poindexter -- potential on the all-name team.
Trevon Bluiett -- a Michigan Man's name if I ever heard one.
Bryant McIntosh -- could be the apple of our eye.
Mike Jones -- NTMJ
"Is There Anybody Out There?" Pink Floyd, The Wall.
That list seems a bit
That list seems a bit outdated as it doesn't include Jae'Sean Tate, another top-50 2014 prospect who apparently has OSU and Michigan as his top two.
Two of the others on the list--Booker and Bluiett--have Michigan offers and are seriously considering Michigan. Michigan seems to have a very good chance to land Booker. Both of them are in ESPN's top 50 as well.
Twitter: @Raoul_000
Still more current
Than me being the 4th guy in a minute and a half to say "he's in the 2014 class"....but you're right.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
HA! I said "potential" commit...!
in your face!
(ugh, I really need to finish this friggin presentation already... I have lost it)
Yeah, that's great news if it
Yeah, that's great news if it ends up happening. He'd be a great GRIII replacement.
Sounds crazy but GR III may
Sounds crazy but GR III may stay. The article saya he is having a blast in AA and has no "goal" of leaving after this season. The money may change his mind, but you never know.
or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.
I think
lots of times, kids who feel like their families really need the money would be most inclined to leave early if they felt they could. If GRIII's dad was a big-time NBA player, his concerns are more with his own basketball accomplishments, and if he/the team are doing well, why leave right away?
So it goes.
I am NOT saying this is the
I am NOT saying this is the case here (have no idea), but between 60 and 80 percent of NBA and NFL athletes apparently go bankrupt within five years of retiring. So, just because your father was an NBA player doesn't necessarily mean the family doesn't need money.
source:
http://www.gq.com/sports/guides/201204/athletes-millionaires-bankrupt-spending#ixzz1qvEy4nPX
"Is There Anybody Out There?" Pink Floyd, The Wall.
There's also the talent-development issue:
If you don't have to worry about the money, it can be very helpful to get the personal attention you'd get as a big fish in the (relatively-smaller) college BB pond that you might only get as an NBA lottery pick, initially.
Formerly 'mgoblaniel.'
He's like 3 games into his
He's like 3 games into his career. If he's already thinking about leaving, something's wrong.
Hmmm . . . that "somethings
Hmmm . . . that "somethings wrong" and think about leaving after the 3rd game of your freshman year sure sounds like Calipari's Kentucky. Hell, he pushes them out the door.
Tradition is something you can't bottle. But it is there to sustain you when you need it most. I've called upon it time and time again.
"Something's wrong" and
"Something's wrong" and "Calipari" just go together.
Well, KBD would be here after
Well, KBD would be here after GRIII's sophomore year, and it wouldn't be crazy if he left after his second season.
The article saya he is having
The article saya he is having a blast in AA and has no "goal" of leaving after this season.
I don't put any stock into those soundbites. Every player says something like this. No one will admit to thinking about the NBA while the college season is going on.
Seriously. What kid says he
Seriously. What kid says he fucking hates his first semester of college?
Nobody
That's why nobody has ever transferred before.
You have to argue with
You have to argue with everything, don't you? Of course some kids don't love college, but that doesn't change the point that a kid saying he loves college after a couple months means very little. I bet most one and dones say they love college in October.
The way the football and
The way the football and basketball programs are headed just makes me...I have no words. Anybody wanna help?!?
HEY! You there!
Tremendous?
Tremendous?
Hard
Hard
I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right?
Hard
edge?
Hard Edge
Explodes?
Tremendous?
Tremendous?
Edit: Of course, beaten to the punch on that one!
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Suggestions
Excited. Giddy. Hopeful. Happy.
"Better to have died as a small boy than to fumble this football" -- John Heisman
A picture is worth 1000 words.
All right Lemmings. Bring the heat.
Obviously:
Tremendous.
So obvious, in fact, that I was the 18th person with that response.
Formerly 'mgoblaniel.'
Not boo-boo?
Not boo-boo?
Paywalled content
Pretty sure that's paywalled content.
Thanks!
Thanks paywall police!
You're welcome
I'll just invite my way in to your home, take your TV, and give it to my neighbor. Sound cool?
Better analogy
Call him and tell him what you're watching on your TV.
This is not a great analogy.
This is not a great analogy.
" I want to win Big 10 titles. Multiply. Consecutively. I just made that word up (multiply). I'm like that. I'm good at Scrabble."
You prefer
You prefer spaghetti and meatballs?
lamb and tuna fish?
lamb and tuna fish?
Except that's not the same thing.
I don't know how much there was in the original post, so maybe the Edit above was appropriate, but you can't keep it all silent. If you sell me a book, and I tell someone what was in it is not hardly the same thing as copying pages and selling it. Or even quoting a section from it.
If you don't want anyone to know anything about it, don't make it public. Or stop trying to sell stuff that you didn't even create, you just went into some other guys house who people care about (a recruit), got his stuff (information), and then put a price tag on it without giving any of it back to the person who created it. One can make money by providing a service, but let's not act like they're not taking advantage of people far more than this post is.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
It was
It was word for word, less than an hour after the info was posted behind their paywall.
It's all going to be "public" eventually, I know that. Though the OP is likely violating some terms of service he/she agreed to upon signing up with this given subscription site.
Somebody worked hard to make the contacts necessary to get that information. If they choose to charge for it, and people are willing to pay for it... That's Capitalism, Tony Montana. I guess one could argue having your work stolen is also capitalistic.
I'll be the villain on this one though, that's fine.
Well, you wouldn't be "a villain" with better analogies.
And the word for word part was changed. Which it should have been. I don't really care what their terms of service are. Frankly, they probably allow you to become a human icentipad. They can kick you out (and lose your dough) if they choose; but restricting the free speech of telling people? Good luck with that. That's why there's fair use laws.
I don't object to them charging for it. I object to victimization of a class of people who are taking advantage of people who give all the valuable content but get none of the reward. At least the NCAA gives a scholarship. Kids do it willingly, for pub, or ego, or whatever. But it hardly makes the guys hounding them the victims in these cases. And I don't exactly see how "so and so told me this kid was doing this" is more stealing because you were charged for it than "this kid told me he was doing this" and I'm charging you for it, but I didn't pay for it. Who really is getting ripped off?
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
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