Blake Harris

[The Funster]

I've been a moderator a long time. Hate being the moderator who has to be pragmatic.

I didn't know that. I'd say congrats but I guess that'd be like poking you with a pointy stick...

 

[WrenchFan69]

Retweeting a ton of Mizzou stuff the last couple days

 

[AntG168]

Retweeting a ton of Mizzou stuff the last couple days

Id assume because thats his next visit

 

[UConnStats]

Id assume because thats his next visit

That and because he's interacting with his friends on social media. But Diallo taught us that friends aren't the end all be all in recruiting.

We got our recruiter, they have no excuse but to sell the kid once he steps foot on campus in a couple weeks.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

I'd be more than okay with losing MAL if this kid is the replacement.

 

[JellyBean]

With this must talent, it would be nice to have him. But again, its about the right mix; chemistry an attitude. Plus I hear Michigan State is going in hard for this young man.

 

[donyell34]

Missouri has it going with Martin. They are now a Playa in college ball.

 

[mauconnfan]

Missouri has it going with Martin. They are now a Playa in college ball.

Is it me or did Cuonzo already have this father/son Porter deal done before he told Cal he was outta there? Always likes Cuonzo even after he said no to JC, but seems to be slim shady in Mizzou.

 

[RipCity]

Cuonzo has a clean rep, so I don't think it's fair to question his recruiting when it's a top 2 recruit that's trying to sell Mizzou to everyone.

But if you're Harris I don't think I'd want to have to play at Mizzou once all of the talent is gone in year 2.

 

[Balker]

Missouri has it going with Martin. They are now a Playa in college ball.

LSU was a player when Ben Simmons went there, too! Remember that?

 

[WrenchFan69]

Is it me or did Cuonzo already have this father/son Porter deal done before he told Cal he was outta there? Always likes Cuonzo even after he said no to JC, but seems to be slim shady in Mizzou.

The reports came out about a day after Cuonzo got the Mizzou job

 

[intlzncster]

LSU was a player when Ben Simmons went there, too! Remember that?

That was all due to the coach's connection to Simmon's handler though.

 

[Com'rGordon]

Harris is retweeting everything Mizzou, but he also is talking about joining forces there with Kevin Knox and another guy, so when Knox does NOT go there, he should be wide open

 

[HungryHuskies]

With UConn's history developing guards, I would be shocked if he commits anywhere but here. To play for a former NBA PG and Chillious from Washington seems like a no brainer if I were in his shoes, but I'm also a little biased.

 

[ctchamps]

With UConn's history developing guards, I would be shocked if he commits anywhere but here. To play for a former NBA PG and Chillious from Washington seems like a no brainer if I were in his shoes, but I'm also a little biased.

You forgot to mention KO is a guard oriented coach and UConn does not run plays for bigs.

And Alterique has an Inspector Gadget arm and Vital is a lowly recruit.

 

[UConnDan97]

Harris is retweeting everything Mizzou, but he also is talking about joining forces there with Kevin Knox and another guy, so when Knox does NOT go there, he should be wide open

On the Boneyard, any tweet that doesn't involve UCONN is defined as a "Non-Key Tweet"...

 

[donyell34]

Missouri has got some MOJO going on. If he gets out of there w/o a commit we'll have a chance.

 

[Storrs South]

This is about to be a long post, but before I get into it can a mod please remove the '?' in the title of this thread. I know when it was originally created when we were wondering who this guy was but it just bothers me for no real reason. Anyway I thought I'd put together a quick summary of schools in contention.

Michigan State: Illinois' Mr. Basketball recipient Mark Smith is giving the Spartans a very close look likely visiting East Lansing before a potential April 12th decision. If Smith goes there, my guess is Blake Harris no longer considers MSU due to playing time with how many guards would be on the roster. 247 has it at 100% Smith goes to Michigan State.

Mizzou: I think the only appeal here is Harris' former fellow UW commit Michael Porter Jr. is going to Mizzou. Others have noted that he retweeted some Mizzou stuff including this tweet about Porter Jr., Knox, and Harris going to Mizzou. Problem is, it doesn't seem likely Knox is going to Mizzou, really he'd be going just to play with Porter Jr. for one year. Maybe things change with the decommitment of Jeremiah Tilmon from Illinois but that's where things are now.

NC State: Harris is from Chapel Hill, NC and plays ball now at an Academy that might as well be the equivalent of UConn's EO Smith in terms of proximity. They are going through a bit of turmoil as a program after Gottfried was fired last season; new coach Kevin Keats is trying to right the ship with a roster next year without Dennis Smith Jr. declaring for the draft, Terry Henderson may or may not come back who knows, but also a commit from PG Lavar Batts ranked similarly to Harris on 247. So assuming you still have Henderson/Batts already on the team next year plus Mark Rowan on the wing there would be some playing time there for Harris plus being near home & playing in the ACC.

Rutgers: On the Banks gives a quick background on their situation, but as far as I can tell they already have Corey Sanders running the point and a couple other guards who got decent minutes none of which are graduating. I'm sure Harris could crack a lineup that went 3-15 in conference play, but hard to say how playing time will work out there.

UConn: We obviously all know about Raphael Chillious and he is likely to be the focal point of him committing to UConn based on their previous relationship - "he is said to have close ties with UW assistant Raphael Chillious." It probably doesn't also hurt that UConn is Point Guard U and that while big men in recent years is a separate debate, point guards thrive under Kevin Ollie. The big question will be whether or not he is OK playing behind Adams/Gilbert/Vital. How many minutes that would translate for Harris his freshman year? I don't know, but of all of these schools UConn has the best track record with point guards (Kemba/Bazz/Boat/Adams) and the best relationship with Chillious.

No inside information here, but I'm guessing based on my research it will come down to whether or not he wants to:

A) Stay at home (NC State)
B) Guaranteed playing time (Missouri/Rutgers/NC State)
C) Point Guard Development (UConn and I guess Michigan State)
D) Relationships (UConn with Chill, Missouri with Porter Jr.)

REMINDER: Key dates for Harris
Mizzou Visit - April 8-9
Michigan State Visit - April 13-14 (after potential Mark Smith decision)
UConn Visit - April 18-19
Rutgers Visit - April 21-22
NC State (already visited March 22)

 

[Storrs South]

 

[UConnStats]

Moms love KO

 

[Dove]

I think I saw a tweet saying that Squid is visiting Mark Smith today.

 

[6xChamps]

We have any guys that do photoshop edits? This dude lovessss photoshop edits of him in a teams uni

 

[Storrs South]

We have any guys that do photoshop edits? This dude lovessss photoshop edits of him in a teams uni

I can't but I reached out to someone who can. Let's see what he comes back with.

 

[Kembacity]

We have any guys that do photoshop edits? This dude lovessss photoshop edits of him in a teams uni

Maybe I'll test how much he likes them by using my best MSPaint skills later tonight

 

[Kemba'sYogurt]

Hearing we're the leader w Mizzou not far behind. Chillious seems to be the swinging point right now. Still a couple visits left so take w grain of salt.