Author Topic: 2014 Recruiting Thread (Read 363180 times)

sunny_cat · « **Reply #1825 on:** April 21, 2014, 01:48:42 PM »

Jfc. Just because he didn't commit on his visit doesn't mean he isn't coming.

scottwildcat · « **Reply #1826 on:** April 21, 2014, 01:49:25 PM »

Quote from: sunny_cat on April 21, 2014, 01:48:42 PM

Jfc. Just because he didn't commit on his visit doesn't mean he isn't coming.

DOESN'T MEAN HE ISN'T COMING.

PowercatPat · « **Reply #1827 on:** April 21, 2014, 03:16:05 PM »

Found this on Twitter fwiw:

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Roger Gonzalez ?@RGonzalezTNV 3h
Virginia Tech bball recruit Satchel Pierce said he thinks Top 100 recruit Malek Harris (who was going to Marquette) will commit to Hokies

ksupamplemousse · « **Reply #1828 on:** April 21, 2014, 03:17:14 PM »

He's totally gone, dudes

wabash909 · « **Reply #1829 on:** April 21, 2014, 03:28:15 PM »

Quote from: PowercatPat on April 21, 2014, 03:16:05 PM

Found this on Twitter fwiw:

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Roger Gonzalez ?@RGonzalezTNV 3h
Virginia Tech bball recruit Satchel Pierce said he thinks Top 100 recruit Malek Harris (who was going to Marquette) will commit to Hokies

Yeah. Not too difficult to put two and two together when it went completely silent following his visit.

ArchE_Cat · « **Reply #1830 on:** April 21, 2014, 03:47:30 PM »

Quote from: PowercatPat on April 21, 2014, 03:16:05 PM

Found this on Twitter fwiw:

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Roger Gonzalez ?@RGonzalezTNV 3h
Virginia Tech bball recruit Satchel Pierce said he thinks Top 100 recruit Malek Harris (who was going to Marquette) will commit to Hokies

All Satchel knows is that Harris has visit to VT scheduled for this weekend/early next week. Why would Harris not take the trip to VT?

Panjandrum · « **Reply #1831 on:** April 21, 2014, 03:57:04 PM »

Quote from: ArchE_Cat on April 21, 2014, 03:47:30 PM

Quote from: PowercatPat on April 21, 2014, 03:16:05 PM
Found this on Twitter fwiw:

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Roger Gonzalez ?@RGonzalezTNV 3h
Virginia Tech bball recruit Satchel Pierce said he thinks Top 100 recruit Malek Harris (who was going to Marquette) will commit to Hokies

All Satchel knows is that Harris has visit to VT scheduled for this weekend/early next week. Why would Harris not take the trip to VT?

Well, he committed to Buzz before; why wouldn't he do it again?

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #1832 on:** April 21, 2014, 03:58:13 PM »

Yeah, the guy who tweeted that isn't very credible. I'm sure all the guys at K-State think he's coming there after the visit, but didn't say it out loud.

Case NOT Closed!

scottwildcat · « **Reply #1833 on:** April 21, 2014, 03:58:48 PM »

NOT CLOSED

wabash909 · « **Reply #1834 on:** April 21, 2014, 04:05:07 PM »

Quote from: Panjandrum on April 21, 2014, 03:57:04 PM

Quote from: ArchE_Cat on April 21, 2014, 03:47:30 PM
Quote from: PowercatPat on April 21, 2014, 03:16:05 PM
Found this on Twitter fwiw:

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Roger Gonzalez ?@RGonzalezTNV 3h
Virginia Tech bball recruit Satchel Pierce said he thinks Top 100 recruit Malek Harris (who was going to Marquette) will commit to Hokies

All Satchel knows is that Harris has visit to VT scheduled for this weekend/early next week. Why would Harris not take the trip to VT?

Well, he committed to Buzz before; why wouldn't he do it again?

Anybody that thinks this kid is going to take a visit at this stage to V-Tech and not commit to the coach he committed to before is kidding themselves. Why it was imperative for oscar and Co to secure him this weekend, and apparently did not.

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #1835 on:** April 21, 2014, 04:18:24 PM »

I mean, if you want to overreact, go for it. I'm not sure if i'm going to trust some guy who has like 800 followers, when i've heard nothing but positive things about the visit. I would think it would be unfair to think he's not going to at least visit the coach he committed to before. I'm sure he feels like he owes it to him.

Also, can we stop acting like our coaching staff didn't try to close the deal this weekend? I mean, good grief.

wabash909 · « **Reply #1836 on:** April 21, 2014, 04:38:32 PM »

Quote from: WackySquawk08 on April 21, 2014, 04:18:24 PM

I mean, if you want to overreact, go for it. I'm not sure if i'm going to trust some guy who has like 800 followers, when i've heard nothing but positive things about the visit. I would think it would be unfair to think he's not going to at least visit the coach he committed to before. I'm sure he feels like he owes it to him.

Also, can we stop acting like our coaching staff didn't try to close the deal this weekend? I mean, good grief.

Of course oscar tried. oscar tries to do a lot of things.

And a four star recruit is not going to visit V-Tech just because he thinks he "owes it" to Buzz.

Come on, Wacky...

uncle clean jeans · « **Reply #1837 on:** April 21, 2014, 04:43:09 PM »

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Anybody that thinks this kid is going to take a visit at this stage to V-Tech and not commit to the coach he committed to before is kidding themselves. Why it was imperative for oscar and Co to secure him this weekend, and apparently did not.

I want to say, the lack of committment shouldn't be very surprising as we were told Harris wouldn't commit this weekend anyways.

I agree that Pierce is probably basing his info on the lack of commitment, and I would expect more analysts to as well. Everyone is running off pure speculation. For instance, look at Devonte Graham's profile. As soon as he left KU without a commitment this weekend, the tide shifts towards NC State (my school. yay!).

Harris should select wherever he has the best chance to fit in and make an impact. Based on how badly Kansas State can use another wing and how volatile the roster is at VT, not to mention the huge degree of uncertainty Buzz is asking recruits to buy into, I think Kansas State should feel okay about its chances. Harris committed to Buzz when he was in his own back yard. He committed to Buzz before he had to watch Marquette have a crappy season despite having a loaded roster. It's not over until he signs the paper.

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #1838 on:** April 21, 2014, 04:48:49 PM »

Quote from: wabash909 on April 21, 2014, 04:38:32 PM

Quote from: WackySquawk08 on April 21, 2014, 04:18:24 PM
I mean, if you want to overreact, go for it. I'm not sure if i'm going to trust some guy who has like 800 followers, when i've heard nothing but positive things about the visit. I would think it would be unfair to think he's not going to at least visit the coach he committed to before. I'm sure he feels like he owes it to him.

Also, can we stop acting like our coaching staff didn't try to close the deal this weekend? I mean, good grief.

Of course oscar tried. oscar tries to do a lot of things.

And a four star recruit is not going to visit V-Tech just because he thinks he "owes it" to Buzz.

Come on, Wacky...

I'm not giving up.

yoman · « **Reply #1839 on:** April 21, 2014, 04:49:04 PM »

Quote from: WackySquawk08 on April 21, 2014, 04:18:24 PM

Also, can we stop acting like our coaching staff didn't try to close the deal this weekend? I mean, good grief.

Not saying oscar won't land him (because I still think it's likely at this point), but I feel like most coaches try to sign players when they visit. Wooly and Prince both tried to sign top recruits on visits, I saw the latter in person. Trying is a terrible thing to judge on.

uncle clean jeans · « **Reply #1840 on:** April 21, 2014, 04:57:09 PM »

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Not saying oscar won't land him (because I still think it's likely at this point), but I feel like most coaches try to sign players when they visit. Wooly and Prince both tried to sign top recruits on visits, I saw the latter in person. Trying is a terrible thing to judge on.

Seems like more of an inroad to put a pen in his hand if his family wants him to take it slow and make a wise decision. Regardless, I'm sure Buzz will do it lol

Jackstack99EMAW · « **Reply #1841 on:** April 21, 2014, 05:00:47 PM »

Can we save the meltdowns/joy until this guy actually commits somewhere?

ArchE_Cat · « **Reply #1842 on:** April 21, 2014, 05:14:28 PM »

Quote from: wabash909 on April 21, 2014, 04:38:32 PM

Quote from: WackySquawk08 on April 21, 2014, 04:18:24 PM
I mean, if you want to overreact, go for it. I'm not sure if i'm going to trust some guy who has like 800 followers, when i've heard nothing but positive things about the visit. I would think it would be unfair to think he's not going to at least visit the coach he committed to before. I'm sure he feels like he owes it to him.

Also, can we stop acting like our coaching staff didn't try to close the deal this weekend? I mean, good grief.

Of course oscar tried. oscar tries to do a lot of things.

And a four star recruit is not going to visit V-Tech just because he thinks he "owes it" to Buzz.

Come on, Wacky...

he's at least going because of girls, parties, etc. He's a freaking h.s. kid. All ya'll telling me that coming out of h.s. you wouldn't have taken one more free recruiting trip to smoke it up and have some college girls all over you?

sys · « **Reply #1843 on:** April 21, 2014, 05:26:01 PM »

i always thought these threads were good. what an idiot i was.

Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) · « **Reply #1844 on:** April 21, 2014, 09:50:00 PM »

I was told by a "handler" that he'll sign kstate in a week or so. I don't pretend to care about the whims of 18 year old boys, but the info was unsolicited so I'll pass it on to ya'll. I'm 60% confident I'm talking about the same dood you guys are talking about.

ksupamplemousse · « **Reply #1845 on:** April 22, 2014, 10:32:43 PM »

Another expert chimed in on 24/7 and predicted that Harris is headed to Va Tech. None of the other guys have changed their prediction though, so that's good I guess.

scottwildcat · « **Reply #1846 on:** April 23, 2014, 05:12:27 PM »

Former 4 year basketball manager says we aren't getting Harris fwiw

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sunny_cat · « **Reply #1847 on:** April 23, 2014, 05:13:52 PM »

Quote from: scottwildcat on April 23, 2014, 05:12:27 PM

Former 4 year basketball manager says we aren't getting Harris fwiw

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not a good fit

kso_FAN · « **Reply #1848 on:** April 23, 2014, 05:24:32 PM »

I guessing we said "come for a year, see how you like it, then you can transfer if you want" and he balked. It's a risky recruiting tactic.

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #1849 on:** April 23, 2014, 05:27:02 PM »

I doubt he was that good...

I heard he couldn't fit our requirements...

He didn't want competition...