Armando Bacot, PF - 2019 Offer
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LOLOnly 2 teams have won 24 or more games the last 11 seasons - VCU and Kansas. Don't compare us to a scrub like Carolina!
We have a long history of successfully beating Duke and UNC for recruits, so I expect this time will be more of the same.
That's not funny...
I expect him to choose Broad St over Duke because of academic opportunities...
See now that is funny...
So, you're saying there's a chance?!
http://d1vision.com/armando-bacot/amp/
He seems amped about the Duke offer though....
http://d1vision.com/armando-bacot/amp/
He seems amped about the Duke offer though....
I really don't think we have any chance and I'm pretty sure just about anyone other than duke, Kansas, Kentucky, unc or ucla will. He wants to go play a year and then go to the NBA.
He's going to go somewhere he'll be gauaranteed a lot of time first year, that's one of the few areas we can potentially compete.
He's going to go somewhere he'll be gauaranteed a lot of time first year, that's one of the few areas we can potentially compete.
I realize the our window of opportunity is very slim, but as long as there is a crack in it...we have a chance. I will be talking to his family this weekend.
It always puzzles me how pessimistic this board can be.
He's a smart kid, may love the idea of coming to a good school and
possibly being near home.
There are so many factors that an 18 y.o. kid considers, that there is no
way of knowing what he is thinking.
He's a smart kid, may love the idea of coming to a good school and
possibly being near home.
There are so many factors that an 18 y.o. kid considers, that there is no
way of knowing what he is thinking.
I don't see anything eye-popping in his highlight videos, but I do see great instinct and a pretty well-refined set of post moves. I would say his highlight videos lack the physicality I would expect from a one-and-done player. Based on who is recruiting him he does seem to be a very good player, but I agree, based on his highlight videos I would not expect him to be one-and-done. He is just a sophomore in those videos, right? We will see in a couple years.
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I'm not sure what we think really matters, if he thinks he's a one and done type guy, and some D1 coach is supportive of that, then he's quite likely to end up going somewhere that he thinks that's most likely to happen.
I don't think that's pessimism by the way, I think that's just being pragmatic. Obviously we keep talking to him as long as there's some level of interest but seems like we aren't in his top 8 or so whereas at least VCU got a nod given the local connection.
Have not read that Armando is interested in vcu. He was asked only which schools were recruiting him hardest, to which he responded that vcu was one of them.
I'm definitely not saying I know what he wants, but it did seem like a list of who wants him the most...
He means are they related.
http://www.richmondspiders.com/coaches.aspx?rc=464&path=football
No...there is no "e"
We can have a chance and still have almost no chance. It's fine to dream, it's not like we are flying repeatedly to say, Columbus OH to recruit a guy whose dad played at OSU or something. We can easily drive across the Huguenot Bridge, it's lovely to look out over the water after all.
You guys are missing the point. If we all go on a message board and say "no way we get this kid" and berate people who espouse optimism then we can all pound our collective chests and say "see, Mooney lovers, we were right!" and we can all feel so, so good about ourselves.
When we sign Bacot, I personally will ascend to the top of the Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue and erect a statue of Mooney standing on Lee's shoulders. It may not be the most attractive piece of art you've ever seen, but I think it will be a fitting tribute.
We aren't beating Duke for a recruit, everyone knows that whether they admit it or not.
However there are plenty of instances of a kid having a serious injury junior or senior season and the big boys backing off their recruitment. That's why you keep showing interest in a recruit like this, especially since travel is not an issue.
However there are plenty of instances of a kid having a serious injury junior or senior season and the big boys backing off their recruitment. That's why you keep showing interest in a recruit like this, especially since travel is not an issue.
I personally know the recruit and his family and I believe that he brings all the intangibles UR and vice versa.
Gcarter, I don't doubt your familiarity with the family but what makes you think Armando would consider UR? I of course think it's a wonderful place but I'm not seeing how we compete against Duke. Certainly want your insight....
