2013 F Austin Nichols (Memphis Briarcrest)

[germanicus]

Isn't that guy a huge Memphis fan?

Originally Posted by MemphisCanes

Counzo has something that Coach K doesn't: a relationship with Nichols' trainer, Tony Sarwar.

[bleedingTNorange]

Originally Posted by germanicus

Isn't that guy a huge Memphis fan?

It didnt matter with stokes, and that's the point MC was getting at I believe. Supposedly Sarwar and CCM and the staff really hit it off and that helped in jarnells decision. So the fact that he's also the trainer for Nichols doesn't hurt.

[bleedingTNorange]

Stokes doing some recruiting today???

Made the trip to Arkansas today to see Nichols and Hubbs M33M team win the real deal in the rock AAU championship.

“@a_nichols33: @JarnellStokes thanks for watching us today, good to see u bro, keep representing!!”

[bleedingTNorange]

Just picked up an offer from UNC.

[cncchris33]

This recruitment is getting tougher by the day.

[germanicus]

Originally Posted by cncchris33

This recruitment is getting tougher by the day.

Just confirmation CM's recruiting the right guys. I'm glad to see Tennessee competing for Duke type kids. Sure, you don't get many, but all you have to do is get one or two to kick start things.

[cncchris33]

Originally Posted by germanicus

Just confirmation CM's recruiting the right guys. I'm glad to see Tennessee competing for Duke type kids. Sure, you don't get many, but all you have to do is get one or two to kick start things.

No doubt, but it is disheartening to have to compete with schools like Duke for these kids when they offer last minute after we have invested years in them.

[bleedingTNorange]

Originally Posted by cncchris33

No doubt, but it is disheartening to have to compete with schools like Duke for these kids when they offer last minute after we have invested years in them.

Bingo. Losing hubbs to duke on an offer a month or 2 before his decision when we offered over a year ago is definitely disheartening.

Once again, I won't blame the kids, and definitely understand why you'd pick duke, but that doesn't make it any easier.

[bleedingTNorange]

Ohio state offered late last night as well, so Austin picks up UNC and OSU offers in same day, impressive.

[bleedingTNorange]

On UNC offer:

“There were no words to explain it,” the 6-foot-9, 210-pound post prospect said. “It’s a dream come true pretty much. Duke offered me last week. That was special and now this week it's North Carolina.”

Sound familiar? He said the same thing, "dream", about the duke offer and people were trying to spin it that it was his dream school. He's clarified, and as i said, it's a dream offer in the sense that those are elite schools to be getting that attention is a dream, not necessarily a dream school.

On timetable of decision:

“It’s awesome,” he said of the process. “I can tell everybody that I’m neutral. I’ll probably make a list of six or seven towards the end of the summer. I don’t know who will be on it yet.”

He originally was going to commit prior to senior season beginning, but it sounds like hell probably take a bit longer than that. I don't necessarily think that that helps/hurts UT's chances either way, would've preferred he gone ahead and committed to UT though haha.

[humdinger]

Originally Posted by germanicus

Isn't that guy a huge Memphis fan?

Sarwar isn't a "trainer." He's a restaurant cook and agent wannabe. There's a reason Memphis and Arkansas ran when he got involved in the Stokes recruitment.

[bleedingTNorange]

Originally Posted by humdinger

Sarwar isn't a "trainer." He's a restaurant cook and agent wannabe. There's a reason Memphis and Arkansas ran when he got involved in the Stokes recruitment.

He was stokes trainer and is also nichols trainer. If he has another job ok, but he's the trainer for both.

Arkansas ran? Bahahaha that's funny. It's an easy decision to "run" when you're no longer being considered.

[humdinger]

Originally Posted by bleedingTNorange

He was stokes trainer and is also nichols trainer. If he has another job ok, but he's the trainer for both.

Arkansas ran? Bahahaha that's funny

He met Jarnell Stokes less than a year ago. Amazing how 30-somethings with no experience training basketball players become friends with teenagers, who happen to be highly-ranked potential pros.

[bleedingTNorange]

Originally Posted by humdinger

He met Jarnell Stokes less than a year ago. Amazing how 30-somethings with no experience training basketball players become friends with teenagers, who happen to be highly-ranked potential pros.

Do some research on sarwar, not the first time he's been in a gym. Also, Nichols family isn't the type to get him mixed up with that. They have plenty of money, doubt they need sarwars "help". This isn't WWW were talking about.

[Nashvegas31]

Originally Posted by humdinger

Sarwar isn't a "trainer." He's a restaurant cook and agent wannabe. There's a reason Memphis and Arkansas ran when he got involved in the Stokes recruitment.

Hilarious the crap butt hurt fans come up with to explain losing a top recruit.