Kolek planning to go pro
Wasn't sure where a good place to put it would be, but I think I know who Wojo's biggest target is aside from Sacar: Traci Carter. I was told that Wojo has made multiple trips to Philly (where Carter lives) "trying to find us a PG". And because I am in college I feel comfortable looking into the Twitter tea leaves. Wojo just recently followed Traci on Twitter, just posted a little while ago how he's been on the road for 3 straight days recruiting, and has "favorited" a few of Traci's recent tweets (knowing that isn't that weird when it's one of the main things that pops up on someone's Twit profile). To put that in perspective, Wojo frequently favorites tweets from Henry, Haanif, and current players on the team. Maybe that's a way for him to express interest in someone, connect, I don't know.What I do know is that Traci looks like a total stud. Has offers from plenty of great high majors and looks to be the best HS PG prospect left. We haven't offered yet I don't think but I would expect that to change in the near future. Won't be easy to lure Traci away as it looks like he's a UCONN lean at the moment, but he looks like the kinda guy who can come in and contribute from the get-go - I'd imagine Wojo is selling him on the fact that he gets the keys right away. I'm sure his highlights and info have been posted before but I thought I'd bump it considering we are all clamoring for a PG. Here are some of his highlights.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBT3CqS5C20
Thanks onepostellenson. Very interesting. Traci has a great game and would be perfect to run this team. Kid hates to lose. I believe we already have offered, which is a good thing. http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=46442.msg697257;topicseen
I would love to see us get Carter. Though with UConn, Pitt, NC State, Memphis, SMU, FSU, and Tennessee all involved, it will be a battle. The real worry for me is Louisville. They haven't offered, but Carter has visited there and his coach is UL legend Pervis Ellison. Love to see Wojo get a visit and commit, but it won't be easy.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
Some debate on that. Adam Zagoria said we did in an article but it never came out from any other sources before or since. If Wojo had made an offer, either someone in Carter's camp or our local media likely would have put that out on Twitter.Regardless, I'd take Carter over any freshman point left in this class. I know Marcus LoVett has a little more name recognition, but that seems like a huge buyer beware situation. Carter looks like the type that could come in and play from day one.
It would be very simple to tell Carter that he can start from day 1, add Amin and Carter and you could be finished with recruiting, and maybe a transfer shows up in April.
Simple to say, but you don't want to give a guy the impression that starting or a major role is guaranteed. Seems Burton thought he'd be a major contributor and when his play didn't warrant it left instead of trying to earn time back. Hate to see that happen again.
You don't want to promise him anything, but certainly make him aware of the fact that a) the roster as it exists today has no clear starter at point guard heading into 2015-16 and b) if he commits to MU, Wojo won't be recruiting another point guard for next season.
Yeah, but if Nic Moore is suddenly available you can't recruit him without going back on your word. Recruiting is a fluid landscape. Never wise to make promises that could change with the blowing off the wind.
When you see veterans in front of you for an entire season, and then another half season - on court play not warranting 30+ minutes every f'in game - you decide to say f it - I'll take my talents elsewhere.I applaud Deonte and Dawson for leaving versus sticking around and getting a butt pounding from Wojo.
So....I hear Sacar Anim has a campus visit tomorrow
Baloney. When Novak was benched his junior year, he was not very happy. He vowed to work even harder to get back his starting position--and he did. I think departing is a kitten's way out of adversity. The fact that Burton left tells me his people weren't very tough (can't throw Deonte under the bus because he lost his mom). Same situation with Jeronne Maymon and Odartey Blankson. I am glad they left because I don't want those type of people around our program. Same can be said of Buzz.
I think that's a very reasonable approach. The 'promise' is that I won't recruit over you this spring, not that you'll get anything handed to you next year.
This would be a nice analogy on Novak, if it were apples to apples to what Burton experienced. Burton: 1) Never was a starter. 2) Even if Burton were benched from being a starter, he still did not go on to play 73.5% of all minutes available...as did Novak as a junior. 3)Burton was benched behind a guy, Juan Anderson, who as a junior was totally and completely inferior to Burton as a player in EVERY area other than perhaps on-ball defense and rebounding.
Let's take a look at Burtons stats:http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/66167/deonte-burtonMinutes up, points down, rebounds down, assists down, blocks same, steals up, fouls slightly up, turnovers up, FG% roughly same, 3 FG% about same in very small sample size, FT% up nicely but small sample size as a soph.So despite more averaging more minutes, Deonte's stats are mostly the same or worse. I give him a pass for him losing his mother but I don't have a problem with how much PT Wojo gave him. Deonte was worse this year than last year. No other way to spin it.
Aren't those two pretty big areas?