OT- Kasongo To Oregon

[upstater]

Like I said if the parents aren't part of the inner circle pushing Oregon, I like UConns chances. Kasongo obviously prefers UConn. It appears they aren't.

Yeah but, you gotta wonder. What is the kid going to do about school this year?

The guy directing him said he hopes Kasongo finalizes with Oregon tonight.

What kind of bizarre thing is that to say? You're running an academy.

This goes back to my comment to FriarJ. What induces an adult to say something like that?

 

[Rico444]

In regards to money flying around from either of these two schools wouldn't you think that if the schools were willing to take the step to pay then they would be paying for a known recruit like an Abu versus a recruit with potential? If either of these two schools is willing to plunk down money for someone who is universally considered a project then they are stupider than I can even imagine.

So money is probably not the issue here.

This is why it cracks me up when people say UConn is a dirty program. We've never recruited on the level of Kentucky, Duke, UNC, Ohio State, or even Syracuse. So if we paid for recruits, then we've sucked at it.

 

[caw]

Yeah but, you gotta wonder. What is the kid going to do about school this year?

The guy directing him said he hopes Kasongo finalizes with Oregon tonight.

What kind of bizarre thing is that to say? You're running an academy.

This goes back to my comment to FriarJ. What induces an adult to say something like that?

I agree it's a bizarre statement. I could understand if it was a parent saying it, but...

 

[Chuck]

It's going to be tough for this kid to escape the wishes of his "handlers." I'm not claiming that they are being paid or anything so nefarious (there's no evidence of that), but they seemed to have made up their mind that Ray going to Oregon would be better. If they feel this way for Ray's sake, so be it. There is just as much chance, however, that they feel it's in THEIR best interest (pipeline for other recruits, PAC12 access, access to Nike). I'd be surprised if Oregon doesn't get the signature in the end.

 

[TheChamps990411]

Yawn...next!

 

[Dogbreath2U]

Yeah but, you gotta wonder. What is the kid going to do about school this year?

The guy directing him said he hopes Kasongo finalizes with Oregon tonight.

What kind of bizarre thing is that to say? You're running an academy.

This goes back to my comment to FriarJ. What induces an adult to say something like that?

Exactly. If he bucks the "academy," will he need to try to change schools? It would be pretty awkward to stay there, especially with someone so clueless and/or unprincipled so as to think it's fine for him to insert his wishes so strongly into Kasongo's decision-making process. To do so publicly strongly suggests he is not the brightest.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

The guy directing him said he hopes Kasongo finalizes with Oregon tonight.

What kind of bizarre thing is that to say? You're running an academy.

Where does he say he hopes he finalizes "with Oregon" tonight?

Hoops Hype Canada ‏@HoopsHypeCA

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Director of PHASE 1 Academy Wayne Dawkins tells HHC Kasongo "had cold feet" after commiting and hopes Ray well finalize decision tonight.

 

[upstater]

Exactly. If he bucks the "academy," will he need to try to change schools? It would be pretty awkward to stay there, especially with someone so clueless and/or unprincipled so as to think it's fine for him to insert his wishes so strongly into Kasongo's decision-making process. To do so publicly strongly suggests he is not the brightest.

The website is embarrassing. So, this is no surprise.

 

[upstater]

Where does he say he hopes he finalizes "with Oregon" tonight?

Hoops Hype Canada ‏@HoopsHypeCA

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Director of PHASE 1 Academy Wayne Dawkins tells HHC Kasongo "had cold feet" after commiting and hopes Ray well finalize decision tonight.

Nowhere. This is the outside camp that favors Oregon, as multiple different sources have stated. Doesn't "cold feet" imply someone is uneasy about finalizing the decision? I thought that's what "cold feet" refers to.