Montez Mathis

[3rdbass]

From Russ Woods of Rivals on TOS (not behind a paywall so I feel OK posting the direct quote):

"Have been told that mom wants Rutgers. AAU (an Adidas sponsored program) wants UConn (a Nike sponsored program). Kid is torn."

Weird you would think parents would fall in love with KO.

 

[Chief00]

Weird you would think parents would fall in love with KO.

Like the recent recruits parents ??

 

[TheDude]

Like the recent recruits parents ??

Thing is I think there are a lot of players out there who are as good or if not better, Lot of these guys are worried of getting recruited over.

 

[AntG168]

From Russ Woods of Rivals on TOS (not behind a paywall so I feel OK posting the direct quote):

"Have been told that mom wants Rutgers. AAU (an Adidas sponsored program) wants UConn (a Nike sponsored program). Kid is torn."

I can't imagine the aau team beating out mama's wishes. What does he want is the question. This was the same scenario with Sid. His coaches loved UCONN and the family loved st johns, we know how that turned out

 

[CAHUSKY]

Akinjo is a 5'9 point guard.

So was Khalid

 

[AntG168]

And an Adidas sponsored aau team is pushing for a Nike school over Adidas????

 

[Fishy]

The adidas-sponsored AAU team wants the kid to go to a Nike-school?

Sure thing. I completely buy that.

 

[Storrs South]

And an Adidas sponsored aau team is pushing for a Nike school over Adidas????

I was wondering the same thing and the response was:

"Been wondering the same thing, but that is what I'm told.

Rutgers just switched to Adidas on July 1 so maybe Team BBC doesn't know or maybe they're just attempting to steer the kid towards the better basketball brand...or maybe it's both."

 

[3rdbass]

Like the recent recruits parents ??

Exactly. They use to before this year.

 

[superjohn]

Weird you would think parents would fall in love with KO.

Hasn't been the case.

 

[Fishy]

I was wondering the same thing and the response was:

"Been wondering the same thing, but that is what I'm told."

The phrases "that's what I was told" and "that's what I'm hearing" should be added to the profanity filter here. It basically means, "I have no F ing idea."

 

[uconnever]

Seems fairly obvious. He wants UConn, Mom wants Rutgers.

I know everyone's Family dynamic is different, but these parents choosing their kids school for them REALLY bothers me. I would tell my kid what school I would prefer, but it wouldn't go any further than that. I would feel like such a loser making my kid go to the school of my choice, when he wants to go elsewhere. Especially when his choice isn't a bad one. My son is only 9 and it's gonna kill me if be goes away, but it's his life. My wife has to live with it also.

 

[champs99and04]

I know everyone's Family dynamic is different, but these parents choosing their kids school for them REALLY bothers me. I would tell my kid what school I would prefer, but it wouldn't go any further than that. I would feel like such a loser making my kid go to the school of my choice, when he wants to go elsewhere. Especially when his choice isn't a bad one. My son is only 9 and it's gonna kill me if be goes away, but it's his life. My wife has to live with it also.

What do you think is more feasible, that the kid respects his mother enough to place considerable stock in her opinion, or that he's being held hostage by her demands? From everything I've read, this process sounds like a fairly healthy one. To take anything else away from it is just blind projection in my estimation.

 

[BaZZnBOAT]

Good lord. Another doozie.

 

[auror]

I've never understood the shoe company thing. What does listening to the shoe companies do for you? Especially as a 75+ recruit. It's my understanding that every NBA player gets a deal of some sort and the player ends up making the decision, not the company. The offers will vary, but is it really going to matter if you wore Nike shoes in college? Are you "building a relationship" at the college? Seems crazy to me. I'd imagine your draft slot and notoriety will have infinitely more impact than any relationship built by wearing a certain shoe in college.

 

[BUConn10]

I'm thinking we get a commit today, the twitter behavior says more than the crystal balls.

 

[temery]

Seems fairly obvious. He wants UConn, Mom wants Rutgers.

He's living in her house for the next year. Some mom's wield a lot of power over their kids.

Sounds like mom is now the one Ollie needs to convince.

 

[temery]

I've never understood the shoe company thing. What does listening to the shoe companies do for you? Especially as a 75+ recruit. It's my understanding that every NBA player gets a deal of some sort and the player ends up making the decision, not the company. The offers will vary, but is it really going to matter if you wore Nike shoes in college? Are you "building a relationship" at the college? Seems crazy to me. I'd imagine your draft slot and notoriety will have infinitely more impact than any relationship built by wearing a certain shoe in college.

It's more about what listening to your coach will do for you.

 

[temery]

I'm thinking we get a commit today, the twitter behavior says more than the crystal balls.

Until he signs, a commitment is little more than a hopeful sign. Can he sign right away?

 

[GemParty]

Until he signs, a commitment is little more than a hopeful sign. Can he sign right away?

Didn't MAL sign? They need to sign, show up, play, & stay.

 

[temery]

Didn't MAL sign? They need to sign, show up, play, & stay.

Don't know.

A verbal would be nice, but unless he signs, he'll have his mom on his case all year. He'd be a giant question mark.

 

[WrenchFan69]

Didn't MAL sign? They need to sign, show up, play, & stay.

He did sign an LOI, which unfortunately for programs means nothing these days

 

[Hi-Low]

If a kid near bottom of top 100 doesn't value UConn 10 times more than that garbage at RU you move on.

 

[djct1999]

I know everyone's Family dynamic is different, but these parents choosing their kids school for them REALLY bothers me. I would tell my kid what school I would prefer, but it wouldn't go any further than that. I would feel like such a loser making my kid go to the school of my choice, when he wants to go elsewhere. Especially when his choice isn't a bad one. My son is only 9 and it's gonna kill me if be goes away, but it's his life. My wife has to live with it also.

Seems like a logical, well-educated response. Unfortunately, many recruits aren't given similar support.

 

[CL82]

I know everyone's Family dynamic is different, but these parents choosing their kids school for them REALLY bothers me. I would tell my kid what school I would prefer, but it wouldn't go any further than that. I would feel like such a loser making my kid go to the school of my choice, when he wants to go elsewhere. Especially when his choice isn't a bad one. My son is only 9 and it's gonna kill me if be goes away, but it's his life. My wife has to live with it also.

Well yeah, unless the kid is choosing Rutgers then I'd be like WTF dude?