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Cash 
SMU Fan
Lausanne
Member since Feb 2005
32969 posts
| re: Basketball recruit Ben Simmons (Posted on 6/18/12 at 10:39 am to Cash)
Apparently it's a charter school in North BR.
LINK
Somehow, I don't see a kid from Australia going here. If he lands at Dunham, the fix is in.
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Maximus
Idaho Fan
Member since Feb 2004
66635 posts
| re: Basketball recruit Ben Simmons (Posted on 6/18/12 at 10:42 am to Bubba Hotep)
i think he was being serious actually.
i'm glad taht chump Cash didnt make a joke about the third brother, Bread Maker.
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lwlsu96 
Butler Fan
Member since Oct 2011
3822 posts
| re: Basketball recruit Ben Simmons (Posted on 6/18/12 at 10:44 am to Maximus)
JJ doin work.
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Bubba Hotep 
LSU Fan
Member since Nov 2003
9301 posts
| re: Basketball recruit Ben Simmons (Posted on 6/18/12 at 10:47 am to Maximus)
Well he said Patrick was Simmons' Godfather, and I thought he was making a Butch Pierre joke.
Are you saying that is true? David Patrick is Ben Simmons' Godfather?
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Maximus
Idaho Fan
Member since Feb 2004
66635 posts
| re: Basketball recruit Ben Simmons (Posted on 6/18/12 at 10:48 am to Bubba Hotep)
i'm saying i thought he was being serious. he has inside scoop on hoops on ocassion.
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b rod lsu 
USA Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2006
3852 posts
| re: Basketball recruit Ben Simmons (Posted on 6/18/12 at 10:48 am to Elleshoe)
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Man I really really want to land Martin in this class. And the kid from Scotlandville. Anything else would be gravy.
Same here. Not sure of what David Taylor's intentions are in terms of college ball, but a class built on those three would be incredible.
When you start looking deeper (classes of 14 and 15), the potential is great.
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S 
Oklahoma State Fan
Quindependence Day
Member since Jan 2007
46900 posts
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| re: Basketball recruit Ben Simmons (Posted on 6/18/12 at 10:56 am to Bubba Hotep)
at madison?
in the words of rava from seinfeld
"there are no big coincidences or small coincidences, there are only coincidences."
i like this coincidence.
This post was edited on 6/18 at 11:00 am
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GeauxGus
LSU Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2005
4745 posts
| re: Basketball recruit Ben Simmons (Posted on 6/18/12 at 11:35 am to Bubba Hotep)
.. 2015 ??? ... Good grief people ! ... what are we , going after 8th graders now ... sheesh ... 
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TheCaterpillar
LSU Fan
Nashville from BR via Oxford
Member since Jan 2004
31016 posts
| re: Basketball recruit Ben Simmons (Posted on 6/18/12 at 11:46 am to GeauxGus)
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.. 2015 ??? ... Good grief people ! ... what are we , going after 8th graders now ... sheesh ..
Basketball recruiting works like that. Gotta get to them, their parents, and their AAU coaches early.
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Elleshoe 
McNeese State Fan
Waterproof, La
Member since Jun 2004
116128 posts
| re: Basketball recruit Ben Simmons (Posted on 6/18/12 at 12:00 pm to GeauxGus)
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.. 2015 ??? ... Good grief people ! ... what are we , going after 8th graders now ... sheesh ...
first time following basketball recruiting?
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GOP_Tiger
LSU Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
2389 posts
| re: Basketball recruit Ben Simmons (Posted on 6/18/12 at 12:24 pm to GeauxGus)
If an 8th-grader is 6'8", then yes, we go after him. He's not going to shrink.
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b rod lsu
USA Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2006
3852 posts
| re: Basketball recruit Ben Simmons (Posted on 6/18/12 at 12:58 pm to GeauxGus)
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.. 2015 ??? ... Good grief people ! ... what are we , going after 8th graders now ... sheesh ...
2015 would make him a to-be soph. With the current nature of college hoops recruiting, that's not early by any definition of the word.
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floridatigah
LSU Fan
FL
Member since Oct 2004
5397 posts
| re: Basketball recruit Ben Simmons (Posted on 6/18/12 at 1:43 pm to S)
Remember when people thought it was a coincidence that Collins re-classified the same day that Issac failed out? I hope this works out that well too. Kind of weird that this stuff was out there before Pangos and then Simmons camp played dumb about possibly coming to the US for HS. I like that.
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ToneyTiger
LSU Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2012
70 posts
| re: Basketball recruit Ben Simmons (Posted on 6/18/12 at 2:42 pm to floridatigah)
BTW, Isaac signed at BRCC. Wish him well.
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13AMS
LSU Fan
Member since Nov 2010
852 posts
| re: Basketball recruit Ben Simmons (Posted on 6/18/12 at 3:25 pm to ToneyTiger)
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BTW, Isaac signed at BRCC. Wish him well.
LINK
Come back to LSU, no way right?
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Tiger Authority
LSU Fan
Member since Jul 2007
29230 posts
| re: Basketball recruit Ben Simmons (Posted on 6/18/12 at 3:44 pm to 13AMS)
Would be awesome to land this guy. One at a time though. Need Martin in this class badly.
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Bubba Hotep
LSU Fan
Member since Nov 2003
9301 posts
| re: Basketball recruit Ben Simmons (Posted on 6/18/12 at 3:53 pm to 13AMS)
Unless Isaac just blows up at BRCC and becomes an All-American, I can't see LSU recruiting him again. In fact, after the 2012 class, I think junior college players will be a rare occurence.
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Bubba Hotep
LSU Fan
Member since Nov 2003
9301 posts
| re: Basketball recruit Ben Simmons (Posted on 6/26/12 at 8:58 am to Bubba Hotep)
Update on Simmons from Rivals. Doesn't mention any schools, just talks about his talent.
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Making waves
Now that we've had a few weeks for it to sink in, Ben Simmons performance at the Pangos All-American Camp is even more impressive. The 15-year-old Australian was far from home, didn't know anyone and was one of the youngest players. It didn't stop the 6-foot-8 forward. He hit jumpers, he slashed to the rim, he handled the ball and he played with poise reserved for much older players. When it comes time to rank the class of 2015, it's going to be hard to put anybody ahead of him.
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Lloyd Christmas
LSU Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2005
3397 posts
| re: Basketball recruit Ben Simmons (Posted on 6/28/12 at 12:59 pm to Bubba Hotep)
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Basketball recruit Ben Simmons
Future Mock Lottery picks
10. Ben Simmons, 2015, Melbourne (Aus.)
The lone 2015 prospect in our mock draft, Simmons was arguably the best prospect at the Pangos All-American Camp in early June. The Australia native runs the floor well, knocks down perimeter shots and attacks the rim with aggressiveness.
lottery
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Bubba Hotep
LSU Fan
Member since Nov 2003
9301 posts
| re: Basketball recruit Ben Simmons (Posted on 7/9/12 at 2:46 pm to Bubba Hotep)
USA beats Australia for U-17 Gold
These two will be LSU recruits in the future, in my opinion:
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Dante Exum and Ben Simmons were two of the best players in the tournament for Australia, but while Exum did manage to score 21 points Simmons was shut down by the biggest front court he saw in the event.
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