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This is pretty much why I don't post very much on the board. I'd guess many other stay away as well. Guys are constantly calling other guys out for passing along info they heard. Who's your source? You don't have a source. You're making this up. Who did you hear this from, your brother's roommate's friend's little sister? Guys going back, reworking timelines. Geezus. Chicos' timeline on Sharma was exactly as I had heard it -- he was a lock. All signs pointed that way. I know guys who talk daily with the UW staff -- they all thought he was a lock. Then he fell in love with Stanford and he changed his mind. UW was absolutely "blindsided" -- that is the word that was used. Big F'n deal. Chicos said Mayo was on the outs even while Wojo was seemingly welcoming him. I've got about 8 pretty good high-level sources of info for MU and WI bball. That isn't to be a c*ck measuring statement, it's just a fact. But reading stuff like this just makes me never want to share intel at all. I knew Noskowiak asked for his release the day it happened, but instead of sharing it here, I just shared it with the "under board" -- I PMed Sultan, Keefe and a few others. Then it happened two weeks later. If it wouldn't have happened, and I had shared it -- I'm a douche, I have no contacts, I'm lying. Who needs the headaches?
I do twitter, I don't follow minors.
So as long as an adult is tweeting about the minor it's all fair game, but if a minor tweets about himself you damn better not touch that.This stuff just keeps getting better. Shift the boarders around as you see fit Chicos. This is your world and we're all just your puppets.
That's your perogative. You get good information and you can do with it what you want. To me when something is a "stone cold lock" there is no turning back and if it turns out wrong then I'm happy to admit (because it's what men do) that I was wrong. Chicos called it a stone cold lock that Sharma was going to UW. Sharma is signed with Stanford. He was wrong, no matter how he tries to spin it. And that's all he does...try to spin it. Rather than simply saying "Yup, my information was wrong." Not very hard to do if you ask me. But apparently to some it is. Usually I don't call things "stone cold locks" because I understand things change quickly. When I fuc stone cold lock statements, I don't brag about how right I was when I back down from those statements. The reality is he was very wrong and yet he turns it into "Look I was right I told you weeks before he committed to Stanford!" Uhh, no. You were wrong Chicos.
Except you would be wrong....again. If someone like Jeff Goodman or ESPN or recruiting experts send out a tweet that such and such has committed to a school. Fine. That's newsworthy and I see no issue in that. That is far different than following some 16 year old kid and following his every whim, who's he porking, how the chem test went, how he hopes Suzie Q's parents aren't home tonight, etc, etc. I don't get into that. I don't follow minors, but I am a college basketball fan so if someone in the industry or field says a guy has just announced or the rumor is that he is about to announce, I don't see any comparison to following the day to day activities of some 16 or 17 year old kid. That's my opinion, plenty of people totally disagree which is fine.No goalposts moved, no borders changing, no special exceptions...just common sense. You're a smart guy Wade, I know you understand the difference. Your other stuff about pedofiles, etc, was a strawman special.
I am lost on this thread. So what's the status of Diamond?
Damn it Fred! Stop putting this thread back on point!
I think you made this all up. You've been rock solid. JD, 50/50.
Maybe my memory is just hazy but I can't seem to remember a case of any posters here bringing up any quotes from a minor about "who's he porking, how the chem test went, how he hopes Suzie Q's parents aren't home tonight, etc, etc." All I've seen are Tweets about how a visit went, lists, commitments, etc. but I guess if it's not "someone in the field" then it's creepy. As long as someone's getting paid to "follow some 16 year old kid and following his every whim, who's he porking, how the chem test went, how he hopes Suzie Q's parents aren't home tonight, etc, etc." it's all good and we should follow that information like it's the Bible, but someone who supplies that information for free on a Marquette basketball board is a creep. Got it.Again, continue to shift those boarders.
I would take the Rick SLU program right now.
Don't cha get 15 just for gettin' yo name correctly on the paper?
A friend's son plays AAU ball with Stone and when asked if grades were possibly preventing his announcement/commitment his reply was a laugh along with "He doesn't "test" very well."
The recruiting process is not that fun. To many people offering you things they should not. To many handlers looking to get a piece of your pie. What is fun is making your decision and letting the love from your new school come pouring in.So I assume no one wants to put this process off. Yes, some do, like those they have not committed, but they said early on that was their goal. I assume they want to pick their school based on next year's roster which is why they are holding off.But when you give a November date for your decision, and let it pass without comment, something is wrong. And it makes perfect sense that he cannot qualify.
No...and after reading many many psosts from people on this board that do...I have to say I'm MUCH better off, if this is the type of "intelligence" a degree from MU gets you. It sure is on full display I will say that.
So has Diamond seen the light and he's coming to Marquette?