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So besides Fland & Claude thereās Darrion Williams, RJ Luis, PJ Haggerty & Jamir Watkins that all are projected 2nd round-undrafted so in theory thereās more money to be had returning to college, they could potentially be options. So adding them inā¦In addition to Henshall, obviously Dame Sarr is another international name, but also Neoklis Avdalas & Luka Bogavac. Those 4 seem to be the top international guys still exploring college possibilities along with sticking in the NBA Draft. Also had forgotten about Camron McDowell, unproven at this level but 2nd leading JUCO scorer and is at the NBA combine, would include him.
Soā¦
Boogie Fland
Desmond Claude
Camron McDowell
Niko Bundalo
Brayden Hawthorne
Dame Sarr
Ben Henshall (63)
Neoklis Avdalas (81)
Luka Bogavac
I'll tell you why I mainly feel not confident is BTO and SF have heard nothing about this and neither have the mods on the other sites. Granted sometimes VQ is behind but Ben Mckee on 247 is pretty well connected. I also don't think that we should get mad at Kirk if he's wrong, his guy could have really misheard somethingSo.....vibes coming from nothing. Got it.
I think Wilkinson makes sense. Yes, heās signed with Georgia, but he makes as much sense as Sellers in that regard, plus we know he and Morgan are tight.
Heās on campus and already working out at SJU, doubt itās himMentioned Sellers only because I saw where Sellers dad was online congratulating Abram when he committed.
Follow one another, call each other brother, played ball together in HS, etc. could be way wrong, probably will be.
I think you could also make an argument that Sellers could be the 3rd best player on the team as well.
Wilkinson would be nice.
Itās about to be Cade Tyson isnāt it?113 notifications since I was last on. Wild haha.
So my source (the same guy who told me about Massamba, Amaree, and Morgan before anyone reported it) is saying itās still happening today. I thought I guessed the guy, but I didnāt. He wouldnāt even tell me the name, just keeps reiterating that it would be the 3rd best add this offseason behind Ament and Kobi. He said this guy would 100% start and Vol fans would be stoked to have him. No idea if heās inflating the name, but he told me it wasnāt a Passmore type. Again, without knowing anything more than that, I canāt really answer questions you may have and I have zero hints as to who it is except that he has a connection to a current Vol (not sure if player or new coach) and theyāve kept it rather quiet due to the Rice stuff. The same source also said Vols feel pretty good about Gainey getting that 5th year, but that this add is even better than Gainey back. Sorry for the vagueness, but itās all I know. Source has never lied or given false info, so if it doesnāt happen, Iāll gladly take the hate as Iāve said Iām not an insider, just an alumnus with a VERY solid connection. Iāll report more when I hear.
113 notifications since I was last on. Wild haha.
So my source (the same guy who told me about Massamba, Amaree, and Morgan before anyone reported it) is saying itās still happening today. I thought I guessed the guy, but I didnāt. He wouldnāt even tell me the name, just keeps reiterating that it would be the 3rd best add this offseason behind Ament and Kobi. He said this guy would 100% start and Vol fans would be stoked to have him. No idea if heās inflating the name, but he told me it wasnāt a Passmore type. Again, without knowing anything more than that, I canāt really answer questions you may have and I have zero hints as to who it is except that he has a connection to a current Vol (not sure if player or new coach) and theyāve kept it rather quiet due to the Rice stuff. The same source also said Vols feel pretty good about Gainey getting that 5th year, but that this add is even better than Gainey back. Sorry for the vagueness, but itās all I know. Source has never lied or given false info, so if it doesnāt happen, Iāll gladly take the hate as Iāve said Iām not an insider, just an alumnus with a VERY solid connection. Iāll report more when I hear.
A little contextā Anyone at 247 or VQ etc is allowed to read situations or report on sentiment based on interviews. What they canāt do is leak before they are allowed to. They make their money by playing by those rules. Thereās a point where they might āknowā something but canāt share, a later point where they can share āconfidenceā but not the facts, and a final point when they can scoop the news. There are real insiders. This is a group composed of staff, Spyre attorneys, big money boosters etc. They have the state of affairs before anyone. If youāre like me, you know some of those people. Usually someone like me is let loose for a long time then reined in periodically. I have been allowed to share a lot over the last 3-5 years. During the Rice negotiations, everyone on the real insider circle got very nervous and tight with information. Villanova got our term sheet terms, USC soon after. He got big offers designed to blow up our deal. It worked. We lost Rice. Since then, everything has been tight-lipped. In the Massamba/Abrams week, I knew we had two guards from outside the main pool that we had a good chance to sign. Midweek, Todd knew who they were. I didnāt. He is obviously connected to someone in that circle who is playing looser than instructed or hasnāt been instructed yet. If you all remember āCheck my statsā guy who nailed a few predictions, he is a guy who was friends with a big money booster. He got some nuggets early, shared, got cutoff. I know who he is and watched it happen. So far Todd is batting 1000. Timing is always hard to predict on these signings. Deals can be 95% done and then an issue pops up with transcripts, family travel promises or some other trivial matter and it take another three days. Give it time. I still donāt know who heās referring to. I donāt get my ego inflated by knowing things, but enjoy sharing information when I get it. Right now I donāt have it. Hard to overstate how painful that Rice situation was. He was in paperwork when he got scooped due to poor information control. Letās see if something happens this week. If it doesnāt happen today, donāt burn Todd at the stake. It may still be true. Just late.I'll tell you why I mainly feel not confident is BTO and SF have heard nothing about this and neither have the mods on the other sites. Granted sometimes VQ is behind but Ben Mckee on 247 is pretty well connected. I also don't think that we should get mad at Kirk if he's wrong, his guy could have really misheard something
My only thought/contention with that thought is that weād have almost certainly heard of a player having asked for a release, then needing to get his release which usually takes a couple days, before heād be announcing a commitment.If they wonāt tell you anymore information, then this kinda makes me think this player is committed/signed to another team currently and they donāt want that info getting out and biting them in the ass.
Thanks, Stoerner. This is spot-onA little contextā Anyone at 247 or VQ etc is allowed to read situations or report on sentiment based on interviews. What they canāt do is leak before they are allowed to. They make their money by playing by those rules. Thereās a point where they might āknowā something but canāt share, a later point where they can share āconfidenceā but not the facts, and a final point when they can scoop the news. There are real insiders. This is a group composed of staff, Spyre attorneys, big money boosters etc. They have the state of affairs before anyone. If youāre like me, you know some of those people. Usually someone like me is let loose for a long time then reined in periodically. I have been allowed to share a lot over the last 3-5 years. During the Rice negotiations, everyone on the real insider circle got very nervous and tight with information. Villanova got our term sheet terms, USC soon after. He got big offers designed to blow up our deal. It worked. We lost Rice. Since then, everything has been tight-lipped. In the Massamba/Abrams week, I knew we had two guards from outside the main pool that we had a good chance to sign. Midweek, Todd knew who they were. I didnāt. He is obviously connected to someone in that circle who is playing looser than instructed or hasnāt been instructed yet. If you all remember āCheck my statsā guy who nailed a few predictions, he is a guy who was friends with a big money booster. He got some nuggets early, shared, got cutoff. I know who he is and watched it happen. So far Todd is batting 1000. Timing is always hard to predict on these signings. Deals can be 95% done and then an issue pops up with transcripts, family travel promises or some other trivial matter and it take another three days. Give it time. I still donāt know who heās referring to. I donāt get my ego inflated by knowing things, but enjoy sharing information when I get it. Right now I donāt have it. Hard to overstate how painful that Rice situation was. He was in paperwork when he got scooped due to poor information control. Letās see if something happens this week. If it doesnāt happen today, donāt burn Todd at the stake. It may still be true. Just late.
113 notifications since I was last on. Wild haha.
So my source (the same guy who told me about Massamba, Amaree, and Morgan before anyone reported it) is saying itās still happening today. I thought I guessed the guy, but I didnāt. He wouldnāt even tell me the name, just keeps reiterating that it would be the 3rd best add this offseason behind Ament and Kobi. He said this guy would 100% start and Vol fans would be stoked to have him. No idea if heās inflating the name, but he told me it wasnāt a Passmore type. Again, without knowing anything more than that, I canāt really answer questions you may have and I have zero hints as to who it is except that he has a connection to a current Vol (not sure if player or new coach) and theyāve kept it rather quiet due to the Rice stuff. The same source also said Vols feel pretty good about Gainey getting that 5th year, but that this add is even better than Gainey back. Sorry for the vagueness, but itās all I know. Source has never lied or given false info, so if it doesnāt happen, Iāll gladly take the hate as Iāve said Iām not an insider, just an alumnus with a VERY solid connection. Iāll report more when I hear.
Wait, you can get me Bob Muellerās autograph? Thatās all I need to complete my collection.A little contextā Anyone at 247 or VQ etc is allowed to read situations or report on sentiment based on interviews. What they canāt do is leak before they are allowed to. They make their money by playing by those rules. Thereās a point where they might āknowā something but canāt share, a later point where they can share āconfidenceā but not the facts, and a final point when they can scoop the news. There are real insiders. This is a group composed of staff, Spyre attorneys, big money boosters etc. They have the state of affairs before anyone. If youāre like me, you know some of those people. Usually someone like me is let loose for a long time then reined in periodically. I have been allowed to share a lot over the last 3-5 years. During the Rice negotiations, everyone on the real insider circle got very nervous and tight with information. Villanova got our term sheet terms, USC soon after. He got big offers designed to blow up our deal. It worked. We lost Rice. Since then, everything has been tight-lipped. In the Massamba/Abrams week, I knew we had two guards from outside the main pool that we had a good chance to sign. Midweek, Todd knew who they were. I didnāt. He is obviously connected to someone in that circle who is playing looser than instructed or hasnāt been instructed yet. If you all remember āCheck my statsā guy who nailed a few predictions, he is a guy who was friends with a big money booster. He got some nuggets early, shared, got cutoff. I know who he is and watched it happen. So far Todd is batting 1000. Timing is always hard to predict on these signings. Deals can be 95% done and then an issue pops up with transcripts, family travel promises or some other trivial matter and it take another three days. Give it time. I still donāt know who heās referring to. I donāt get my ego inflated by knowing things, but enjoy sharing information when I get it. Right now I donāt have it. Hard to overstate how painful that Rice situation was. He was in paperwork when he got scooped due to poor information control. Letās see if something happens this week. If it doesnāt happen today, donāt burn Todd at the stake. It may still be true. Just late.