Armando Bacot, PF - 2019 Offer
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Interesting that we are still making some effort, but as pointed out earlier, I guess it's easy enough since he's in town.
and worth it if we believe a kid might even consider to play in his town.
a stud is a stud. if he's good enough, he'll make it anyway no matter where he plays. find good coaches and enough good teammates to have memorable runs. playing in front of family and friends can be awesome ... if you're winning.
a stud is a stud. if he's good enough, he'll make it anyway no matter where he plays. find good coaches and enough good teammates to have memorable runs. playing in front of family and friends can be awesome ... if you're winning.
http://elevatehoops.com/portfolio/a...ent-names-six-programs-making-him-a-priority/
Still smells like Duke to me. Looks like Will Wade getting him in for a visit. Realizes what a huge deal it would be for VCU and the city........
Still smells like Duke to me. Looks like Will Wade getting him in for a visit. Realizes what a huge deal it would be for VCU and the city........
I deserve that one...I am still going to revisit this....It won't be because I didn't try.
Looks like Duke, UNC, or Kansas to me. VCU is the token hometown school on there like we were for Andrew White or, more aptly, SLU was for Jayson Tatum.
I don't necessarily agree with this. However, this is the mentality that is going to win out just about every single time. The kids AAU coaches, associates, friends, parents, hs coaches are being told that we are Kentucky (I know not one of the finalists here, but as an example) and look at the NBA players that we have "Developed". Which may be true in some cases, but for the great majority these are guys that would have gone higher if there was no requirement to play in college, or if they had gone to Randolph Macon or Roanoke college. I mean Steph Curry could have been damn good if had went to Duke or UNC instead of Davidson. Yes, you will get the national tv schedule and you get to show off your talent against other good schools. It is extremely difficult to pass up. But I don't buy that you "should" always go the big name school as spiderman asserts.
then who should, if not a kid ranked in the top 20?
you're playing for arguably the best coaches in the country, with the biggest budgets for training, and practicing every day against the best talent in the country. you don't think that gives you the best chance possible to become the best player you can possibly become? you play with incredible fan support in the biggest games being played across the country. and you are almost guaranteed because of the talent surrounding you to have deep runs in the biggest tournament.
what am I missing?
you're playing for arguably the best coaches in the country, with the biggest budgets for training, and practicing every day against the best talent in the country. you don't think that gives you the best chance possible to become the best player you can possibly become? you play with incredible fan support in the biggest games being played across the country. and you are almost guaranteed because of the talent surrounding you to have deep runs in the biggest tournament.
what am I missing?
Well in that case, all these 4 stars going to other A10 schools made a bad choice (not that they might have been recruited over, or just not good enough to get PT at a P5 school). Your mentality must be rubbing off on our coaching staff, because we can never beat out the top schools, with a few exceptions - and not nearly consistently enough. We should just take the top 300-500 ranked players because that is our level - unless we get a Golden - who fell to this level due to injured feet.
take off the red and blue glasses for a minute. if you're the #13 kid in the country and correctly ranked, you're not playing in the A10. you're a 5 star kid. you've been the best player in the gym everywhere you've ever played. you plan on playing in the NBA. you don't play it safe playing down a level because you're afraid you won't earn playing time at a P5 team.
Further, whoever is saying we don't need a recruit in this period is falling into the same trap that has killed us the last 5 years. That one recruit could have been used last year right??? Am i right??? Rhetorical question here, I know I am. If we weren't hinging on a transfer from Florida Atlantic and/or France pro league to be eligible, I feel we would have been dancing. same thing with a couple years back. So let's wait until next year to recruit again, they maybe we miss out on that class - and now in 3 years out screwed again. See the problem??
You are missing the point, it is your mentality. Yes, if you are 13 ranked, you probably don't even need college. But this is the mentality we are applying to the 30-60 ranked and the 61-120 ranked. Where does it stop?
23, the "4-stars" that end up in the A10 were generally ranked that on only one site. For example, the "4-star" who committed to vcu this year, Vince Williams, was regarded as a 2-star recruit on a number of sites. Other so called highly ranked recruits that end up in the A10 have social or academic issues that cause good schools to back off from them. I mean, if one thinks about it, there is no real good reason for one to choose Rhode Island or vcu over North Carolina, Duke, Kentucky or Kansas.
It's my mentality? I said "if he's ranked correctly at #13 in the country, then he should", meaning he should (and will) go to a big time program. you said you didn't necessarily agree. now you're talking about #30-120 for some reason?
my statement stands until someone pulls out a list of 5 star top 25 ranked kids who choose A10 and lower ranked conferences each year.
My point is that going to the "best option" "highest ranked school" etc is not always the best option. How did Duke work out for Chase Jeter?
An even better example is Semi Ojeleye. Buried on the bench at P5 school, transfers to SMU, player of the year in AAC - rookie in the NBA getting playing time. Multiple examples of guys get buried at the supposed top schools and develop at the supposed lower schools.
And I still don't understand how we don't get a Seth Curry. Guy went to Liberty - AFTER EVERYONE MADE the same mistake on his brother. Injured now but maybe the best shooter in the NBA.
Hopefully the same type of mistake made with Jacob Gilyard
I hope he doesn't turn out to be another A. W. III. I can understand the "stars and bright lights"
Once that first blue blood offer came in it was over. Spoke with his pops a few weeks back at the post office. Mentioned Duke as the favorite(really liked Coach K) and was meeting with Kentucky the following day. No mention of any other schools. I'm fine with vdu wasting their time recruiting him.
If he does, then there will be yet another chance... Let's hope!
Interview with Brosephs today. No mention of UR, but they're still pumping up VCU. He did say other schools are getting involved. Never say never I guess?
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https://omny.fm/shows/border-to-border-w-matt-josephs/6-18-18-armando-bacot-interview
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https://omny.fm/shows/border-to-border-w-matt-josephs/6-18-18-armando-bacot-interview
