Ngongba Visiting October 13th (First Night) | Page 16 | The Boneyard

Ngongba Visiting October 13th (First Night)

HuskyWarrior611 said:
I have the same thoughts. They might’ve started rightfully feeling themselves after the championship. There should definitely always be a balance of shooting for big fish while looking out for the hidden gems.

The 2023 class was pretty much all amazing finds in that way.
Expand ...
Especially after this season, with the on-court success, getting guys drafted, a surge in buzz around Hurley and the program, we should have been aiming for the top targets. If not now, when?

It is definitely a slap in the face to be told, basically, that we will never be seen as a destination for top 10 recruits (yes, I know sometimes our #30-50-ish recruits surge late after signing, that's irrelevant to this situation).
 
Tenspro2002 said:
It is definitely a slap in the face to be told, basically, that we will never be seen as a destination for top 10 recruits (yes, I know sometimes our #30-50-ish recruits surge late after signing, that's irrelevant to this situation).
Expand ...
That's a hell of a takeaway considering Flagg is the only one we targeted, he's a lifelong Duke fan, we got one of only two visits and he was an enormous favorite to go to Duke for a year and a half.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Especially after this season, with the on-court success, getting guys drafted, a surge in buzz around Hurley and the program, we should have been aiming for the top targets. If not now, when?

It is definitely a slap in the face to be told, basically, that we will never be seen as a destination for top 10 recruits (yes, I know sometimes our #30-50-ish recruits surge late after signing, that's irrelevant to this situation).
Expand ...
Agreed, if not now, when?

But what’s especially puzzling, to me anyway? You win a national championship, AGAIN, with a youngish coach, and one of your prime targets favors Kansas State over you. HUH?!
 
BattersonBoyz said:
Did I miss something? What changed in the last 24 hours that makes everyone think we lost him?

All I saw was that one guy say Next….is there any other insight as to why everyone’s tune changed to doom overnight?
Expand ...
Staff member on the Duke premium Rivals board said that Ngongba was gonna release a top 3 as early as today and that we are not on the list - Duke, KSU, UK
 
ihatepants said:
Staff member on the Duke premium Rivals board said that Ngongba was gonna release a top 3 as early as today and that we are not on the list - Duke, KSU, UK
Expand ...
That’s the big hit. UK doesn’t develop big men particularly well and didn’t seem as if they were a huge player in this recruitment. I bet the staff were not expecting that.
 
.-.
.-.
The staff whiffed on this, it's pretty surprising coming off the championship and their awesome track record with bigs. If you would've told me months ago Betsey would go to Cincinnati and we wouldn't even make Ngongba's top three I wouldn't have believed it. Staff casted a smaller net than usual and got burned. If the transfer portal didn't exist this would be bad but it does exist, the staff now has some serious work to do. We're losing at least 4 studs after this upcoming season.
 
superjohn said:
The staff whiffed on this, it's pretty surprising coming off the championship and their awesome track record with bigs. If you would've told me months ago Betsey would go to Cincinnati and we wouldn't even make Ngongba's top three I wouldn't have believed it. Staff casted a smaller net than usual and got burned. If the transfer portal didn't exist this would be bad but it does exist, the staff now has some serious work to do. We're losing at least 4 studs after this upcoming season.
Expand ...
i didnt even know UK was recruiting pat...

but silver lining- we didnt want it to get too easy for Hurley. keep him hungry and humble.
 
superjohn said:
The staff whiffed on this, it's pretty surprising coming off the championship and their awesome track record with bigs. If you would've told me months ago Betsey would go to Cincinnati and we wouldn't even make Ngongba's top three I wouldn't have believed it. Staff casted a smaller net than usual and got burned. If the transfer portal didn't exist this would be bad but it does exist, the staff now has some serious work to do. We're losing at least 4 studs after this upcoming season.
Expand ...
Yeah man this one is…wow
 
Never thought we were the favorites for either- always thought we were the underdogs at every moment in time.

Hurley & staff will be perfectly fine- don’t really understand all the hysteria & concern about the roster- I understand being let down & upset about not getting either but to be concerned about the roster moving forward- don’t really get the sentiment considering Hurley over the last few years has always done a nice job putting together a final roster each year.
 
Did Big Pat just cut his list from 4 to 3…yikes. Let’s go Tang! In hindsight it certainly seems like the staff cast far too narrow a net. Fortunately they seem to learn from their mistakes but not a great look.
 
.-.
It just shows that no matter what recruiting is still really hard unless you're Kentucky and Duke. I think we fell under the assumption that with this killer staff when they hone in on guys they get them...

We've had some great pulls. Like plucking Sanogo from Seton Hall late, Jackson from Cuse, getting Hawk and the awesome freshman class we have this year but the thinking around here that we get the guys the staff focuses in on has changed a bit. We lost a couple local sharpshooters in Griffiths and Betsey to much inferior basketball schools, Pettiford spurned us for Bruce Peal and the one big we focused on for a while and brought to first night didn't even include us.

I actually like Nowell more than Pettiford and Fland but he wasn't the first guy we focused in on at point.
 
It just never felt right that Pat would end up a Husky. Just a gut feeling post his multiple visits. Cooper on the other hand just felt like he fit. I was expecting to lose Pat, but just had a weird feeling that we would get Cooper. Not sure if Pat tipping his hat to Cooper that he was not UConn bound swayed him away from us. Maybe only the staff knows...or not...
 
If I recall, wasn't his list at 8 in July? I don't think he ever cut to 4. So he cut 5 schools, including other schools he OVed to like Michigan and Providence.
 
.-.
OkaForPrez said:
@cap10dingus has been validated.
Expand ...
Confused Jim Carrey GIF
 
Maybe DC told Pat he was coming back for his Jr year to play with CF and he just doesn't want to be in a backup roll :)
 
superjohn said:
It just shows that no matter what recruiting is still really hard unless you're Kentucky and Duke. I think we fell under the assumption that with this killer staff when they hone in on guys they get them...

We've had some great pulls. Like plucking Sanogo from Seton Hall late, Jackson from Cuse, getting Hawk and the awesome freshman class we have this year but the thinking around here that we get the guys the staff focuses in on has changed a bit. We lost a couple local sharpshooters in Griffiths and Betsey to much inferior basketball schools, Pettiford spurned us for Bruce Peal and the one big we focused on for a while and brought to first night didn't even include us.

I actually like Nowell more than Pettiford and Fland but he wasn't the first guy we focused in on at point.
Expand ...
Were there other interested recruits we could have had a shot at if the focus wasn’t all on Pat and Cooper? I think for 2025 they def have to cast a wider net and move on from the 5 stars quickly if there isn’t serious interest
 
superjohn said:
It just shows that no matter what recruiting is still really hard unless you're Kentucky and Duke. I think we fell under the assumption that with this killer staff when they hone in on guys they get them...

We've had some great pulls. Like plucking Sanogo from Seton Hall late, Jackson from Cuse, getting Hawk and the awesome freshman class we have this year but the thinking around here that we get the guys the staff focuses in on has changed a bit. We lost a couple local sharpshooters in Griffiths and Betsey to much inferior basketball schools, Pettiford spurned us for Bruce Peal and the one big we focused on for a while and brought to first night didn't even include us.

I actually like Nowell more than Pettiford and Fland but he wasn't the first guy we focused in on at point.
Expand ...
The Auburn Pettiford BAG was large from what I heard.
 
.-.
You must log in or register to reply here.

Forum statistics

Threads
168,263
Messages
4,560,432
Members
10,452
Latest member
WashingtonH


Top Bottom