Josh Jackson

TheGreatCatsby · Post by **TheGreatCatsby** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 7:27 pm

A few of his moves tonight reminded me of Miles Simon in the championship game vs. Kentucky, that ability just to drive to the middle of the lane in traffic and get that nice midrange shot/floater to go in softly off the rim. Great weapon to have when you need a score.

NYCat · Post by **NYCat** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 7:37 pm

I'm having a hard time finding a good quality gif of this JJ NBA move, but this will have to do for now.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 7:39 pm

Forget it...

This guy is the tits...I want him at Arizona and will be sad if he goes else.

He looks to have potential Jordan = UNC, branding. I want that for Arizona.

LBdCactus · Post by **LBdCactus** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 7:43 pm

Making everyone else out there look like children. Well, except that Azubuike guy.

TheGreatCatsby · Post by **TheGreatCatsby** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 7:45 pm

Kobi doing all he can tonight to convince Josh to come play alongside him

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 7:47 pm

There's a reason why we all wanted him so bad. Tonight is a good example of why.

dmjcat · Post by **dmjcat** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 8:16 pm

CalStateTempe wrote:Forget it...

This guy is the tits...I want him at Arizona and will be sad if he goes else.

He looks to have potential Jordan = UNC, branding. I want that for Arizona.

Agree completely but I doubt we get him. Its been some time since there was any indication that we are at the top of his list. We have a shot at Ferguson, although not getting an immediate commitment during/after his visit doesn't bode well with this type of kid.......he may very well commit to the school he visits last.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 8:19 pm

dmjcat wrote:
CalStateTempe wrote:Forget it...

This guy is the tits...I want him at Arizona and will be sad if he goes else.

He looks to have potential Jordan = UNC, branding. I want that for Arizona.
Agree completely but I doubt we get him. Its been some time since there was any indication that we are at the top of his list. We have a shot at Ferguson, although not getting an immediate commitment during/after his visit doesn't bode well with this type of kid.......he may very well commit to the school he visits last.

I don't know how you could listen to the interview with Ferguson tonight and not feel like we're in a good place with him.

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 8:22 pm

The one early in the game about going somewhere with "trust?" Or did i miss another one?

Jackson is clearly the cream of the crop out there. Wasnt anyone that close in my opinion. I dont know what ESPN was smoking when they rated Tatum ahead of him, JJ is a better player top to bottom and it didnt even take a whole half to see it

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 8:24 pm

I'll probably have to pee during the night, but I doubt I make it all the way to the toilet. Somebody get a sponge ready.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 8:27 pm

rgdeuce wrote:The one early in the game about going somewhere with "trust?" Or did i miss another one?

Jackson is clearly the cream of the crop out there. Wasnt anyone that close in my opinion. I dont know what ESPN was smoking when they rated Tatum ahead of him, JJ is a better player top to bottom and it didnt even take a whole half to see it

It was in the second half because I only got to see the second half. Ferguson listed us off first and talked a lot about Kobi and his positive influence. He also said he wasn't 100% he would even take officials to BU/KU/MD.

You never really know, but by design or otherwise, there was a focus on us.

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 8:31 pm

Shit you threw me off cuz its the JJ thread. I did see that

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 8:32 pm

I think we just need to accept that JJ will be a mystery until right before it happens, or just as it happens.

enfuego · Post by **enfuego** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:00 pm

I really get a laugh watching you all salivate over a future Jayhawk.

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:05 pm

How many teeth do u have? Serious question

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:07 pm

enfuego wrote:I really get a laugh watching you all salivate over a future Jayhawk.

He may go to Arizona, he may not. I just don't get a small penis complex with recruits where I can only praise them when I know they're coming here, and if they don't, I spend the next 4 years dropping in on an opposing message board to act butthurt about Kaleb Tarczewski.

Jackson's a major talent.

TheGreatCatsby · Post by **TheGreatCatsby** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:14 pm

enfuego wrote:I really get a laugh watching you all salivate over a future Jayhawk.

JJ is not going to Kansas. No reason for him to be there. It's either Michigan his home state, or Miller who he likes who coached him at U19 and knows he'd make him a better player.

NYCat · Post by **NYCat** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:17 pm

Very dismissive of Arizona at the 1:03 mark. Miles Bridges' wouldn't be recruiting him to come to MSU if he was already going there.

Joe Rexrode – Verified account ‏@joerexrode
I mean, @Graham_Couch and I are sitting here going through Miles Bridges quotes from tonight for clues.
8:33 PM - 30 Mar 2016

Arizona plays Michigan State in November

Pack it up folks it's over /s

#Recruitingisfun

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:24 pm

So is Miles Bridges playing the Kobi Simmons role for MSU?

Who is JJ better friends with/will produce better with?

I know jack shit about recruiting but you guys got me all hopped up on this one. FRT player that burned me on recruitment was the Brandon Jennings Fiasco.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:25 pm

Damn...hes going MSU.

thats too bad. good player.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:33 pm

I wasn't pessimistic until tonight. Still holding out hope though.

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:51 pm

Showed my wife the Bridges video and JJ's "ehhhhhh" (re: Arizona having the edge) videos. In her own language, basically said perfect fit.

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 10:50 pm

Can't believe this is gonna drag out for several more days. He's not coming to AZ. Hopefully it's a different story with TF.

Zero · Post by **Zero** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 11:03 pm

Where is SHB to tell some of you that you need help. Stop with the he is not coming here because of what these videos and twitter are saying. Kansas fans freaked when he vined with Kobi.

It is all a toss up.

Jwsisliving · Post by **Jwsisliving** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 11:35 pm

Beachcat97 wrote:He's not coming to AZ. Hopefully it's a different story with TF.

Didn't know you could tell the future.

Puerco · Post by **Puerco** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 12:50 am

NYCat wrote:BTW nice article, JJ is competive, has attitude and a trash talker. We need his attitude because we've been pretty soft for a while (Dwill E8 team had the most but ultimately limited by less talent). Tyler Dorsey has more attitude in one finger than Trier's whole apathetic body.

This is a weird, weird take. I really don't understand your fixation with Dorsey over Trier. They were rated closely coming out of HS, and they performed very similarly in their freshman years, so why are you banging this drum over and over? I know you want some intangible thing that you didn't get out of Trier and Ryan Anderson this year. Statistically, Dorsey wouldn't have given you anything extra, and if you think a freshman was going to come in and lead a team with Anderson, Tarc, and York on the roster you're nuts. This Kobe-MJ quality you talk about is just fine if you're a dominant player. Dorsey is not -- he's about as good as the other players on the team, so coming in with that kind of attitude gets you exactly what it got Dorsey at UA -- a bunch of already committed guys who don't want to be around you.

Bangkok Wildcat · Post by **Bangkok Wildcat** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 5:26 am

Puerco wrote:
NYCat wrote:BTW nice article, JJ is competive, has attitude and a trash talker. We need his attitude because we've been pretty soft for a while (Dwill E8 team had the most but ultimately limited by less talent). Tyler Dorsey has more attitude in one finger than Trier's whole apathetic body.
This is a weird, weird take. I really don't understand your fixation with Dorsey over Trier. They were rated closely coming out of HS, and they performed very similarly in their freshman years, so why are you banging this drum over and over? I know you want some intangible thing that you didn't get out of Trier and Ryan Anderson this year. Statistically, Dorsey wouldn't have given you anything extra, and if you think a freshman was going to come in and lead a team with Anderson, Tarc, and York on the roster you're nuts. This Kobe-MJ quality you talk about is just fine if you're a dominant player. Dorsey is not -- he's about as good as the other players on the team, so coming in with that kind of attitude gets you exactly what it got Dorsey at UA -- a bunch of already committed guys who don't want to be around you.

I'm sick of this Dorsey vs. Trier & Simon debate.....it's so over, let's move on please fellas.....What we needed the most was good PG play ala TJ! Second to that was a healthy Ray Smith.....but an 'Arizona Good' PG was sorely lacking.......and hence the first round flameout. Bummer.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 6:03 am

If you think Miles Bridges is Jackson's spokesman, then you should consider Jackson to be afraid of competition.

HiCat · Post by **HiCat** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 8:01 am

NYCat wrote:

Very dismissive of Arizona at the 1:03 mark. Miles Bridges' wouldn't be recruiting him to come to MSU if he was already going there.

Joe Rexrode – Verified account ‏@joerexrode
I mean, @Graham_Couch and I are sitting here going through Miles Bridges quotes from tonight for clues.
8:33 PM - 30 Mar 2016

Arizona plays Michigan State in November

Pack it up folks it's over /s

#Recruitingisfun

Miles Bridges:
"Michigan State will be a perfect fit for him..."

So that's it then? Not coming to Tucson?

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 8:14 am

I need to back away from these Josh Jackson threads. I had a dream last night he committed to Arizona and it was like I won the lottery. And after a while, my dream self thought "this is just a dream" and I woke up.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 8:16 am

NYCat wrote:Very dismissive of Arizona at the 1:03 mark. Miles Bridges' wouldn't be recruiting him to come to MSU if he was already going there.

Nice bonnet...

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 8:18 am

Trying to get some perspective here. Which team -- KU, MSU, AZ -- would have the best chance to win a title if JJ went there? I'm thinking it's close between MSU and AZ, right? KU is losing Selden and Ellis.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 8:31 am

Look, here's what I really care about: getting one of Jackson/Ferguson. We do that and we are in really good shape on the wing if we keep Trier.

Jackson is obviously a really big fish, but Ferguson is literally the best consolation prize possible if it is a on or the other scenario. Most years, we'd be crawling through broken glass to get Ferguson, so just because he isn't JJ, that isn't a negative.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 8:37 am

Beachcat97 wrote:Trying to get some perspective here. Which team -- KU, MSU, AZ -- would have the best chance to win a title if JJ went there? I'm thinking it's close between MSU and AZ, right? KU is losing Selden and Ellis.

Not Arizona, we always lose in the Elite Eight, and until Miller plays 2-3 zone full time, that isn't changing.

Kansas? Unless Mario Chalmers still has some eligibility, they'll get upset pre-Final Four like always.

MSU will make the Final Four but not win it like Izzo does on the regular.

My money is on UCLA. I think Alford really evolved as a coach this year.

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 8:39 am

I agree, SS. Getting either one probably makes us the Pac favorite again. If we get neither, we lose some key depth.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 8:41 am

Beachcat97 wrote:I agree, SS. Getting either one probably makes us the Pac favorite again. If we get neither, we lose some key depth.

It's not like a rotation of "only" Smith, Trier and Alkins is bad. That's 3 five star players on the wing. Add one more, though, and we're stacked deep enough where our concern is FF, NC, not the Pac crown.

NYCat · Post by **NYCat** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 8:45 am

Longhorned wrote:If you think Miles Bridges is Jackson's spokesman, then you should consider Jackson to be afraid of competition.

I don't think anyone thinks that. But now JJ confirmed Miles knows his decision which puts the total at 3 known (JJ, mom, Miles). Now a lot of people are looking through Miles' interviews during the McDs AA game to see if he slipped (given any clues). Because JJ is a diplomat and with every interview he makes all 3 fanbases think they're getting him.

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Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 8:49 am

Spaceman Spiff wrote:
Beachcat97 wrote:I agree, SS. Getting either one probably makes us the Pac favorite again. If we get neither, we lose some key depth.
It's not like a rotation of "only" Smith, Trier and Alkins is bad. That's 3 five star players on the wing. Add one more, though, and we're stacked deep enough where our concern is FF, NC, not the Pac crown.

Not sure why you're counting on Trier coming back.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 9:10 am

Beachcat97 wrote:
Spaceman Spiff wrote:
Beachcat97 wrote:I agree, SS. Getting either one probably makes us the Pac favorite again. If we get neither, we lose some key depth.
It's not like a rotation of "only" Smith, Trier and Alkins is bad. That's 3 five star players on the wing. Add one more, though, and we're stacked deep enough where our concern is FF, NC, not the Pac crown.
Not sure why you're counting on Trier coming back.

Because most draft predictions have him undrafted. That never guarantees anything, but...

catgrad97 · Post by **catgrad97** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 9:10 am

Yeah, I think we should aim our sights higher than 1 out of 3 of Trier, Ferguson and Jackson.

Let's just say I don't expect the former to have an attack of common sense after the combine. Hasn't he already hired an agent anyway?

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 9:12 am

Beachcat97 wrote:I agree, SS. Getting either one probably makes us favorites to win the national title. If we get neither, we lose some key depth.

Fixed it for you.

gronk4heisman · Post by **gronk4heisman** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 9:18 am

catgrad97 wrote:
Let's just say I don't expect the former to have an attack of common sense after the combine. Hasn't he already hired an agent anyway?

As far as I know, he hasn't even declared himself for the draft.

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 9:22 am

All these guys jumping and getting agents, several of whom are in a similar position to Trier in terms of uncertainty/projections not being good. We haven't even heard a peep from that camp in a while unless I missed something. Not even a test the waters with the new rule. Just guessing, but I'm putting the odds at 70 returning/30 leaving at this point.

With Trier and Ferguson, to me that's a very very strong roster that would have a great chance to nab that elusive final four.
With JJ, and Trier or Ferguson, Im thinking national title contender.
With JJ, Trier, and Ferguson, that's not even fair.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 9:30 am

gronk4heisman wrote:
catgrad97 wrote:
Let's just say I don't expect the former to have an attack of common sense after the combine. Hasn't he already hired an agent anyway?
As far as I know, he hasn't even declared himself for the draft.

I've heard nothing. If he was just done here, I figure he would have made that call already. I'd speculate that at the bare minimum, he's weighing options.

catgrad97 · Post by **catgrad97** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 9:32 am

OK. I seem to remember that Trier thread having him a lot more gone than it actually does, upon review.

I'm pretty sure Ferguson's coming to Arizona. Miller's undoubtedly already made his choice on which kid, Trier or JJ, to recruit all-out to Tucson.

Because, honestly, I don't think anything less gets either one. Trier may not be officially declared, but IMHO he's looking for reasons to go.

NYCat · Post by **NYCat** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 9:35 am

At least Stanimal is a true Wildcat. Hopefully he knows Miller knows.

rgdeuce wrote:All these guys jumping and getting agents, several of whom are in a similar position to Trier in terms of uncertainty/projections not being good. We haven't even heard a peep from that camp in a while unless I missed something. Not even a test the waters with the new rule. Just guessing, but I'm putting the odds at 70 returning/30 leaving at this point.

With Trier and Ferguson, to me that's a very very strong roster that would have a great chance to nab that elusive final four.
With JJ, and Trier or Ferguson, Im thinking national title contender.
With JJ, Trier, and Ferguson, that's not even fair.

I think we need JJ to be on the same level as Kentucky and Duke, they're absolutely loaded. 1A 1B 1C, three headed monster. JJ could shut down guys like Tatum easily.
Fergie would gives spacing, Trier should test the waters just like Briscoe, & Hamilton. He has nothing to lose without hiring an agent. Ultimately unless he wants to be a career Euro, he'll be back -- if we do lose JJ having Ferg & Trier back wouldn't be the worst thing.

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 9:43 am

Beachcat97 wrote:Can't believe this is gonna drag out for several more days. He's not coming to AZ. Hopefully it's a different story with TF.

Since you know, limbo no longer affects you. Embrace the certitude.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 9:44 am

catgrad97 wrote:OK. I seem to remember that Trier thread having him a lot more gone than it actually does, upon review.

I'm pretty sure Ferguson's coming to Arizona. Miller's undoubtedly already made his choice on which kid, Trier or JJ, to recruit all-out to Tucson.

Because, honestly, I don't think anything less gets either one. Trier may not be officially declared, but IMHO he's looking for reasons to go.

If he's looking for reasons to go, he isn't gonna find them. There's really only one big reason to go, and it's either been there for a while or it hasn't.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 9:45 am

gumby wrote:
Beachcat97 wrote:Can't believe this is gonna drag out for several more days. He's not coming to AZ. Hopefully it's a different story with TF.
Since you know, limbo no longer affects you. Embrace the certitude.

I thought limbo was only for unbaptized babies?

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 9:47 am

LBdCactus wrote:Making everyone else out there look like children. Well, except that Azubuike guy.

Really impressed with F. Jackson and Lonzo Ball.

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