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re: LSU Basketball recruiting 2012, updated 7-16-12, removed Tony Trocha
Posted on 4/16/12 at 5:44 pm to ezrulz
Posted on 4/16/12 at 5:44 pm to ezrulz
quote:
Trent is no dummy and its not a coincidence that he chose a school in an ENORMOUS talent-rich area.
edited to change city (dallas) to area: Ft Worth and Dallas and suburbs.
I posted that the minute he was signed. He went to where there are more players. and got a raise. and its a Christian school, so his low key approach will go over better in the homes of recruits.
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Posted on 4/16/12 at 7:33 pm to ottothewise
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I posted that the minute he was signed. He went to where there are more players. and got a raise. and its a Christian school, so his low key approach will go over better in the homes of recruits.
This excuse doesn't work. TCU isn't a mecca and never has been. The simple fact of the matter is that TJ did a poor job on the recruiting and evaluating front for the majority of his time at LSU. Some hits, but more misses than hits and it resulted him being thanked for leaving.
Posted on 4/16/12 at 7:59 pm to Bubba Hotep
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Pelle news
Has the Norvel Pelle situation cleared at all?
- Ryon P.
In a word, no. The situation surrounding the recruitment of Norvel Pelle hasn't really cleared up. The 2011 five-star is still working to qualify academically during a prep school year that started in Pennsylvania and has taken him back to his native California. San Diego State is the school most prominently mentioned with him. He was supposed to take a visit to Iowa State during the winter, which ended up being postponed and has yet to be rescheduled.
From Rivals.
Posted on 4/16/12 at 8:53 pm to Bubba Hotep
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Howard College sophomore Shavon Coleman said he has spoken to new #LSU coach Johnny Jones and told him he's "very interested" in the Tigers.
rosetta twitter
Posted on 4/16/12 at 9:11 pm to RonBurgundy
After today's Presser, I don't think I am the only guy who would run through a wall for JJ. He will use that attitude and the draw of the LSU program to land a good class.
Posted on 4/16/12 at 9:25 pm to LSUextreme
I'm very interested to see who JJONES can bring in to salvage this class!
Posted on 4/16/12 at 10:26 pm to lil tiger22
Didn't swilling get kicked out of a d1 school for theft? I hope I'm not spreading rumors but I recall reading something to that effect.
Posted on 4/16/12 at 11:52 pm to The Cable Guy
Well we all had heard CJJ could recruit. So we needed bodies but I am surprised that he could get anyone to sign as late. I don't expect much now but where was Trent? Five schollies and no one here, did he just bail? was he that much of a dick?
We are not Auburn but they have a statue of Cam Newton.
We are not Auburn but they have a statue of Cam Newton.
This post was edited on 4/17/12 at 12:13 am
Posted on 4/17/12 at 1:27 am to ninthward
LSU Recruiting
New scout article posted about Jones hitting the recruiting trail. Don't have membership but thought people might be interested in it.
New scout article posted about Jones hitting the recruiting trail. Don't have membership but thought people might be interested in it.
Posted on 4/17/12 at 8:28 am to PortCityMadMan
From the Times-Pic:
LINK
quote:
Jones' longstanding ties with the local prep and AAU scene will turn a weakness for the LSU program into a strength. He's already familiar with the most influential AAU coaches in the state, Quannas White and Greg Holmes. In fact, White's younger brother, Josh, played four seasons for Jones at North Texas.
"It I were coming back and thought I needed an introduction to those (AAU) guys then I'd be in trouble," Jones said. "I have a connection. I never lost track with those guys."
Louisiana is loaded with young hoops talent. Jarrell Martin of Madison Prep and Brian Bridgewater of Episcopal in Baton Rouge will be top 100 recruits next year. Sophomore Craig Victor is the next "big thing" out of New Orleans. The eighth grade classes in Baton Rouge and New Orleans are already being hailed in basketball circles as the deepest and most talented in recent memory.
Jones' long-term success at LSU will be determined largely by his ability to lure some or all of these kids to Baton Rouge. His recruiting acumen was one of the main reasons for his hire. In one season at Alabama, he lured Mo Williams out of Jackson, Miss., to Tuscaloosa. He beat the bushes at North Texas to sign a potential lottery pick in power forward Tony Mitchell.
If anyone can mend the fences in state recruiting circles and simultaneously build one around the border, it's Jones. He's uniquely qualified to get the job done. The future success of LSU basketball depends on it.
Posted on 4/17/12 at 8:33 am to Bubba Hotep
In a sport like basketball where it is almost all about the horses you got, I don't see how you couldn't be excited about JJones at least in comparison to what we've been dealing with in Trent Johnson.
What are the chances we don't use all the scholarships this year and save a couple extra for next year, when hopefully JJones will have had time to recruit some better players.
What are the chances we don't use all the scholarships this year and save a couple extra for next year, when hopefully JJones will have had time to recruit some better players.
Posted on 4/17/12 at 8:38 am to tigerfan4120
I think it's a very good chance. Jones said in another article that he may not sign all five, to allow some "spacing" in the recruiting classes. Below, he says that he will not sign someone just to fill a spot.
See below:
LINK
See below:
quote:
It's well-documented that there are still plenty of unsigned players waiting for the right situation, including Thibodaux, La., forward Shavon Coleman. But in the scramble to make up for lost time, Jones said he refuses to make the mistake of signing players just to sign them.
"We don't want to waste any scholarships and be hung out there with somebody for the next three or four years that's not going to help move the program forward," he said.
That sounds like quite a balancing act. Jones smiled wryly when asked about highly touted prospect Ricardo Gathers, who signed his letter of intent with Baylor on Monday morning. There isn't an abundance of uncommitted talent left, nor is there a lot of time to identify them. Jones' time on the recruiting trail during the weekend, before he was even introduced, is a telling sign of that truth. After being hired Friday evening, Jones said he had already talked with the LSU compliance office about the current recruiting situation by Saturday morning.
"I hit the road. I had an opportunity to go visit with some kids out there. I spent some time with Malik Morgan, who (LSU) had signed before, just to make sure we had some hands-on," Jones said. "We've been working really hard. I can tell you it's kind of been a one-man wrecking crew right now for me, because no one else is on board."
LINK
Posted on 4/17/12 at 11:02 am to Bubba Hotep
Verbalcommits.com
This is a pretty neat website, if you haven't seen it. It basically tracks every school's players class by class. The recruiting info is not very accurate -- it looks like it comes straight from the Rivals database -- but it gives you a good visual of where each team's depth is by position. It even shows former players.
This is a pretty neat website, if you haven't seen it. It basically tracks every school's players class by class. The recruiting info is not very accurate -- it looks like it comes straight from the Rivals database -- but it gives you a good visual of where each team's depth is by position. It even shows former players.
Posted on 4/17/12 at 12:52 pm to Bubba Hotep
Any of you local guys know anything about Michael Lewis from Slidell? any reason he signed with Oakland and not LSU. Signed in November and this is a prime candidate for flipping now.
LINK
LINK
Posted on 4/17/12 at 1:11 pm to LSUextreme
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Any of you local guys know anything about Michael Lewis from Slidell? any reason he signed with Oakland and not LSU. Signed in November and this is a prime candidate for flipping now.
LINK
Word from people who know the situation is he won't qualify anyway.
Posted on 4/17/12 at 1:19 pm to LSUextreme
Ranked highly as a sophomore and junior, bounced around to a couple of schools, knee injury, etc. Missed his senior year.
Besides, he's already signed. It's a moot point.
Besides, he's already signed. It's a moot point.
This post was edited on 4/17/12 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 4/17/12 at 1:41 pm to Bubba Hotep
Unless we lose out on some guys, I'm thinking Swilling won't be in this class. In fact, I'm pretty confidant that he won't be.
This post was edited on 4/17/12 at 2:05 pm
Posted on 4/17/12 at 2:07 pm to Bubba Hotep
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Unless we lose out on some guys,
who do you think we sign this class breh?
Posted on 4/17/12 at 2:23 pm to Elleshoe
I think Hammink and Coleman are basically locks, unless something wierd happens.
Then, I can't see LSU signing anyone else that was not a post player. Odoh is a wild card, because I don't know Johnny's feelings on raiding UNT's recruiting class, or if UNT would even release him.
I don't think LSU will sign a full class, because there are not 5 quality guys out there this late and Johnny has said he won't waste a scholarship just to sign someone.
My prediction:
Morgan
Hammink
Coleman
JUCO post
4-year transfer (major talent)
The problems this scenario creates is:
1. Poor post depth for 2012-13.
2. Scholarship crunch for 2013.
Then, I can't see LSU signing anyone else that was not a post player. Odoh is a wild card, because I don't know Johnny's feelings on raiding UNT's recruiting class, or if UNT would even release him.
I don't think LSU will sign a full class, because there are not 5 quality guys out there this late and Johnny has said he won't waste a scholarship just to sign someone.
My prediction:
Morgan
Hammink
Coleman
JUCO post
4-year transfer (major talent)
The problems this scenario creates is:
1. Poor post depth for 2012-13.
2. Scholarship crunch for 2013.
This post was edited on 4/17/12 at 2:26 pm
Posted on 4/17/12 at 3:31 pm to Bubba Hotep
Sounds like you have an idea on who that 4 yr transfer may be? Or am I reading too much into that?
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