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Throw in Ray Smith finally getting to play and it would be almost embarrassing.Harvey Specter wrote:If Alkins ends up here I would perceive it to be more of a sign that Trier is leaving that that JJ isn't coming.
BTW... Lauri, Kobi, Rawle, and Josh would be (on paper) the best recruiting class in school history, and I am not sure that's even debatable.
Look, if we scored that, here's our hopeful depth chart:Catstatic wrote:Throw in Ray Smith finally getting to play and it would be almost embarrassing.Harvey Specter wrote:If Alkins ends up here I would perceive it to be more of a sign that Trier is leaving that that JJ isn't coming.
BTW... Lauri, Kobi, Rawle, and Josh would be (on paper) the best recruiting class in school history, and I am not sure that's even debatable.
Go Cats!!
Puerco wrote:That's for Alkins, not Jackson, HiCat.
It only resembles something remotely accurate shortly before a player's decision.uacat540 wrote:JJ trending towards KU on 247. Anyone have an idea how accurate the crystal ball is?
Many of those predictors will look at something like a kid taking an official visit and immediately change their decision. It's not as if all of them have some insider in JJ's camp who is telling them that he's going to this school or that one. So really it's just their best guess. You or I could make a prediction and it would be worth about the same as most of those guys.uacat540 wrote:JJ trending towards KU on 247. Anyone have an idea how accurate the crystal ball is?
Why can't warlocks have babies?Alieberman wrote:Crystal balls have never been wrong
That just seems odd. JJ is not in the same class as a player. He doesn't play the same position and is way better. Alkins/Trier, I get. Alkins and JJ affecting each other, I don't.HiCat wrote:Reiterating what others have already noted - it just seems like with Rawle Alkins interest in Arizona ramping up, 3-4 "analysts" have jumped on the Kansas bandwagon thinking in the last 3 days. Dunno if anything's substantively changed. (JJ playing cards close to vest thus far)
Jeebus, Fansided is garbage.dmjcat wrote:Evidently Bridges hasn't consulted the Crystal ball:
http://spartanavenue.com/2016/02/15/mil ... e-arizona/" target="_blank
Some believe that these guys can bring Izzo his first national title since 2000, and that’s not wishful thinking, it’s actually very likely.
Sounds good to me...97cats wrote:perfect fit
Yeah, I don't think he has a reason to sweat Alkins's decision.Merkin wrote:The consensus #1 ranked player is concerned about playing time? One thing JJ doesn't lack is confidence.
97cats wrote:perfect fit
Nice write-up--except Kadeem will be a senior next year and Josh Jackson will have as many minutes as he wants on that team.HiCat wrote:Michigan State Basketball: Recruiting Round-up (2/17/16)
By Matt McIntyre
Feb 17, 2016,
Jackson may be able to find more playing time somewhere else where he can showcase his talents more. There’s also the notion that Jackson doesn’t want to live somewhere with cold weather and that his mom doesn’t particularly want to move back to Michigan.
The Competition for Jackson
Right now the main competition for Jackson appears to be coming from Arizona and Kansas.
Arizona
One edge that Arizona has is that Sean Miller coached the USA U19 team that Jackson played on this past summer. I’m not sure where the article is but I do recall Jackson saying he appreciated that Miller did not try to recruit him and it was all about business for him. Arizona’s roster on the perimeter looks like this (year and 247Sports composite ranking in parentheses):
PG – 5’11" Parker Jackson-Cartwright (JR, 51), 6’3" Kadeem Allen (JR, JuCo combo guard)
SG – 6’6" Allonzo Trier (SO, 13), 6’5" Kobi Simmons (FR, 20 combo guard)
SF – 6’7" Ray Smith (RsFR, 20)
They’re also trying to add 6’5" wing Rawle Alkins (#21) to their 2016 class which would give them a very talented perimeter with a lot of options. They also add that to a couple solid upperclassmen in 7’0" junior Dusan Ristic and 6’11" sophomore Chance Comanche (who’s a bit raw right now). Adding to that frontcourt is a 2016 recruit in 6’11" international player Lauri Markkanen who is ranked in the top 20 by 247Sports and is receiving enough attention that he’s the projected #24 pick in the 2017 draft by DraftExpress.
While Arizona will have a very talented team, if Alkins ultimately decides on Arizona it might just be a bit too crowded on the wing for Jackson if he wants to play a lot. With how talented he is, he might have a good chance of playing the most minutes of any of the wings but he would still be limited in how many minutes he ultimately plays with that many high-level players on the team.
Kansas
Kansas will have more proven players on its perimeter than Arizona and MSU in 2016-17
http://www.theonlycolors.com/2016/2/17/ ... up-2-17-16" target="_blank
No way LM starts over a junior DR. And no idea about RS. I'm basing this on him being 100% and performing at the level he was expected to. You're right: LM and RS will compete for minutes next season. I think that's a good thing.catgrad97 wrote:BC97? LM >/= RS/DR
Because of the injury? I would understand that, but it's also a long time till the start of next season. He could be 100% by November, if not sooner.Main Event wrote:ray's probably coming off the bench to start the season
Two extremely important developmental years off of competitive basketball is hard for anyone to overcome regardless of health. If he is able to come in without playing competitively for two years and start on our projected '16-'17 team, he may have been destined to be the best player ever at UoA pre injury.Beachcat97 wrote:Because of the injury? I would understand that, but it's also a long time till the start of next season. He could be 100% by November, if not sooner.Main Event wrote:ray's probably coming off the bench to start the season
LOL no way man. Remember when Michael Jordan stepped away from the game to play baseball and returned? There was no injury, and I promise you he was still working out, playing pickup games, and shooting in the gym. And that's the greatest player of all time. I also played high school ball with a kid who missed a year due to injury. He came back and he only played mop up minutes. Next year later, he was the third best player on essentially the same team. Two years is a lot of rust to shake off. He will be able to get by in the meantime, but the offense will be somewhat limited and one dimensional for a while. And it's not just shooting either, it's other skills (eg ball handling), plus him being tentative physically.Beachcat97 wrote:These guys don't forget how to play basketball when they're injured, even for an extended period. He's got a lot of months to recuperate and get his flow back.
I'd assume you never played basketball and had to return from a serious injury. I have, and it isn't a matter of forgetting how to play.Beachcat97 wrote:These guys don't forget how to play basketball when they're injured, even for an extended period. He's got a lot of months to recuperate and get his flow back.
Chicat wrote:Sounds good to me...97cats wrote:perfect fit
Anything interesting? I can't get that to download over here for some reason...3rd world issues....Man, I really hope we land that STUD!
Bangkok Wildcat wrote:Anything interesting? I can't get that to download over here for some reason...3rd world issues....Man, I really hope we land that STUD!
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