CWSGuy406 Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 QUOTE(thedoctor @ Oct 16, 2007 -> 06:31 PM) i've also heard marquette is where shumpert's going to go. would be a really nice get for them. Quit jinxing it, fellas. The MU fan base is on pins-and-needles until Thursday, as Shumpert would be Crean's best recruiting 'get' in his time at Marquette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 **** G Trent Lockett, 09, to Arizona State over Minnesota and Iowa State. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 two big announcements on television tonight: on comcast, basketball player iman shumpert (oak park) will choose between marquette, unc, and georgia tech. i say he picks marquette. on espnu, football player lamaar "flash" thomas (maryland) will choose between illinois, ohio state, and maryland. i say it's osu. these are just guesses. i have no info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palehosefan Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Crazy. 90 mins to go and coaches still haven't been called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Huge game for any Michigan fan tonight as Sam McGuffie's Cypress Fair plays Cypress Falls, two Houston area rivls. The game is set for 7:00 central time on ESPN2. McGuffie has come back strong from an early season ankle injury with more than 200 yards rushing each of the last two weeks and six TD's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSGuy406 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 (edited) 6:19 is decision time. It's time... Edited October 18, 2007 by CWSGuy406 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmteam Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Apparently Crittle committed to Oregon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Oct 18, 2007 -> 05:30 PM) 6:19 is decision time. It's time... Georgia Tech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSGuy406 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 kicked.in.the.sack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Oct 18, 2007 -> 06:17 PM) kicked.in.the.sack. I know that feeling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palehosefan Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Decided to play for a gigantic whiner in Hewitt, yuck. Easily the worst choice he could have made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyWhiteSox Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Oct 18, 2007 -> 06:17 PM) kicked.in.the.sack. YES!!! He was ACC from the very beginning and chose the school that was on him the longest. You gotta respect and appreciate that he was loyal to a team on him early rather than the bigger-name johnny-come-latelys... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSGuy406 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Oct 18, 2007 -> 11:21 PM) He was ACC from the very beginning and chose the school that was on him the longest. You gotta respect and appreciate that he was loyal to a team on him early rather than the bigger-name johnny-come-latelys... Crean was on him before he blew up during the summer camps, but go ahead, call MU a johnny-come-lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Wisconsin offered Shumpert a long long time ago, I think he was a 3star at that point. Good luck to him, but the fact of the matter was he wasnt going to the Big 10, so he was going to a second rate conference no matter what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 (edited) With as bizarre as the Shumpert recruitment was, it only makes sense he would pick Georgia Tech and shock everybody. Recruiting can suck sometimes. Oh, and the johnny come lately argument is a lie, Georgia Tech was very late in terms of getting in on the recruitment. And yes, Crittle did verbal to Oregon today. Edited October 18, 2007 by whitesoxfan101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyWhiteSox Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Oct 18, 2007 -> 06:23 PM) Crean was on him before he blew up during the summer camps, but go ahead, call MU a johnny-come-lately. I was referring more to the other program. He's been wanting to go to the ACC since the beginning. Georgia Tech and Clemson were mentioned early and often. I don't hide my enjoying his decision. But anyways, you guys will be just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 QUOTE(Palehosefan @ Oct 18, 2007 -> 11:20 PM) Decided to play for a gigantic whiner in Hewitt, yuck. Easily the worst choice he could have made. Yeah, Hewitt's just terrible at getting his point guards into the NBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Oct 18, 2007 -> 11:26 PM) With as bizarre as the Shumpert recruitment was, it only makes sense he would pick Georgia Tech and shock everybody. Recruiting can suck sometimes. Oh, and the johnny come lately argument is a lie, Georgia Tech was very late in terms of getting in on the recruitment. And yes, Crittle did verbal to Oregon today. Actually, GT was on him at the beginning with Marquette, Bradley, and Clemson. UNC is the one who got in late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 QUOTE(fathom @ Oct 18, 2007 -> 06:37 PM) Actually, GT was on him at the beginning with Marquette, Bradley, and Clemson. UNC is the one who got in late. I know UNC was late, but I did not know GT was on him early at all. I guess I just never read it since all I knew about this story was what the recruiting sites said since Illinois wasn't really involved at all, thanks for the info. And yeah, picking GT isn't exactly dumb, Atlanta is a big market, GT a very good school, and Hewitt gets point guards to the NBA. Plus, Shumpert's game is comparable to Javaris Crittendon, a 1st round pick of the Lakers this past summer IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyWhiteSox Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Oct 18, 2007 -> 06:42 PM) I know UNC was late, but I did not know GT was on him early at all. Apology accepted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palehosefan Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 It's not exactly difficult to turn top 40 PG recruits into NBA draft picks. He didn't get either one drafted in the top 18 picks either year. Neither GT or Marquette were in on Iman early as well. There were 3 stages to his recruitment, programs like Wisconsin, Illinois, and So. Illinois were in on Iman early, then others like GT and Marquette came on to his recruitment in the middle and UNC came on a few months later. He will certainly get freedom at GT and no discipline what so ever. He can play glorified streetball for a year before leaving, lucky him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 QUOTE(Palehosefan @ Oct 18, 2007 -> 11:47 PM) It's not exactly difficult to turn top 40 PG recruits into NBA draft picks. He didn't get either one drafted in the top 18 picks either year. Neither GT or Marquette were in on Iman early as well. There were 3 stages to his recruitment, programs like Wisconsin, Illinois, and So. Illinois were in on Iman early, then others like GT and Marquette came on to his recruitment in the middle and UNC came on a few months later. He will certainly get freedom at GT and no discipline what so ever. He can play glorified streetball for a year before leaving, lucky him. Tell that to Crean and Dominic James. If he's starting his freshman year there, they should have a strong nucleus with Clinch, Aminu, and Lawal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSGuy406 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 (edited) QUOTE(fathom @ Oct 18, 2007 -> 11:49 PM) Tell that to Crean and Dominic James. If he's starting his freshman year there, they should have a strong nucleus with Clinch, Aminu, and Lawal. Come on now, you can't compare James to Shumpert. IIRC James was a four star recruit. And if you want to go in that direction, Crean has gotten two guards into the NBA in Deiner (sp?) and obviously Wade. I'd also bet that all three of the current guards are eventually given looks (Matthews, James, McNeal). I'm guessing he chose GT because he's guaranteed to open next season as their PG, whereas UNC and Marquette couldn't *guarantee* those promises. Still, choosing on the merit kind of hurts -- if he wanted to win a national title, UNC is clearly the best choice and I can't imagine GT being in that much better (if at all) of a position than MU is, and a player like Shumpert would've put MU in that pre-season talk heading into next season. Edited October 19, 2007 by CWSGuy406 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Oct 18, 2007 -> 11:59 PM) Come on now, you can't compare James to Shumpert. IIRC James was a four star recruit. And if you want to go in that direction, Crean has gotten two guards into the NBA in Deiner (sp?) and obviously Wade. I'd also bet that all three of the current guards are eventually given looks (Matthews, James, McNeal). I'm guessing he chose GT because he's guaranteed to open next season as their PG, whereas UNC and Marquette couldn't *guarantee* those promises. Still, choosing on the merit kind of hurts -- if he wanted to win a national title, UNC is clearly the best choice and I can't imagine GT being in that much better (if at all) of a position than MU is, and a player like Shumpert would've put MU in that pre-season talk heading into next season. All I was saying is that there's no sure things with recruits, especially top 50 guys who are point guards. James had an amazing freshman year....but sucked last year. I honestly think it all came down to playing time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palehosefan Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Take a look at top 15 PG's in the past 5 years. 100% of them are in the NBA or getting ready to be drafted early (Collins, Lawson). Even a top 40 PG recruit like Jack took a similar career path to James. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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