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And Luka is FAR from explosive and doing just fine. In fact he could take on a few less cheeseburgers and beers. As good as he is he looks like a young dad playing at the YMCA. (Of course until he starts playing 😂)

Neither does Jokic. (NOT saying Derik is Jokic, making a point that explosiveness doesn’t automatically equal a good player)

Time to jump on bud!!!

I forgot he’s 2025 🤦🏻‍♂️

If we could land this kid with Derik, Boogie and Liam I’m gonna geek and freak. IF we have room or even want to add anyone else it would be gravy. But I really want this kid because an athletic shooter who’d likely stick around four years brings some of the core stability we need to build around. Add him to Cupps and we have stability in the backcourt for a few years to plug one and done‘s around

I actually just kinda came back…so it’s good to have you back also 💪🏻

You crazy old nut…welcome back sir 😎

Couldn’t agree more. It can only help!

SOP: -we backed off -he’s overrated -he’s got dumb reasons -out coach can’t close 💪🏻😎

What? You attempting to me level headed??? Pfft…this is a recruiting board. We go 🦍 💩 about EVERY. THING. It’s just how we roll.

Heck yes!!! That’s 3/4 of the fun!!! 💪🏻😎

And my wife just asked “what good does doing all that accomplish?” 1.) it allows any coaches who interview to decline, their AD knows so they might get a raise, but when they decline it they can say they never even considered it. 2.) the university can back that up and declare they got their first choice making them look good. 3.) It keeps the fan base in such circles they are shocked when the coach is announced which prevents the base from forming opinions before the announcement and sometimes creates excitement thru the surprise. ”Why would you do it for recruits? I. Have. No. Idea. 😂

I know as a UT fan in coaching searches the school would literally fly to city X, then fly to city Y, fly in a prospective coach from Z so they weren’t even near where the candidate was from, then go to city A that had a candidate that we THOUGHT was a potential and stay there for hours and never even interview the person and never had interest. It was ALL because of message boards and Twitter.

Absolutely they do. Rabid fan bases have to have someone keeping an eye on message boards. And yes I’m being DEAD serious

Sweet Moses dude… you on 🔥

Let me add to this quote… Recruiting is a bunch of grown ups trying to figure out the head of 16-18 year olds when the kids can’t figure out what’s in their own heads.

I swear up here in WI I have an odd connection to the situation, he has heard the rumor and didn’t deny it. Said it’s consistent with what he’s been hearing.

Just wish McNeely wouod get on board because I feel like that might help a little bit drawing Queen and Fland. Certainly wouldn’t be a seal the deal, but think it would help a bit

You’re fine. I swear it’s in people’s DNA today. We can’t engage in what the actual statement is or was, we must characterize the person’s position into something that makes us feel so “right” and them “so wrong.” I understood your point. It’s potentially valid but I wasn’t old enough to read what Bird’s descriptions were coming out of HS exactly. Anything I know of him is tainted by what I know he became. 🤷🏻‍♂️

That’s fine but I just do NOT get why Gonzaga continues to be viewed in the way they are.

Gosh let’s get this kid locked down already so we can build a class around him 😩 maybe he can be the Recker I was hoping Luke would be

My gut also. I think if we get Liam he pumps the breaks and thinks this thru hard and it may become a 50/50 with Maryland, if no Liam he just goes Maryland. then if they both come Fland considers IU hardcore.

You have…but you can never pay me too many compliments. 😂 jk Blue…it was a very VERY dark and hard season of my life. I pushed virtually everyone and everything out of my life for over 2.5 years. Even sports. Clawed back eventually. So to say “it’s great to be back” is a weee bit of an understatement. 🤏🏻

Yup I remember that vividly

He missed a lot of recruits but landed a lot but dang it Eric turned out to be a massive miss.