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SG Bruce Brown (Miami Commit)

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Fishy said:
I think he's almost certainly going to Indiana - they've been recruiting him the longest and the hardest.

I'll be curious how he does there....he's had an odd recruiting experience relative to his ranking. Indiana is a top program, but it seems like he didn't really attract the interest that a top-30 kid would ordinarily get. There are no grade or character issues either.
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It's weird.

It's also worth noting the only real PG on Indiana's roster is Yogi, and he's gone after this season. And they don't appear to be recruiting anybody else.

So Brown & Pitt transfer Josh Newkirk will likely be the primary ball handlers, which is what the kid wants. Maybe Indiana & the U were the only two "big" schools that promised him as much?
 
Perhaps he just really likes Indiana. Indiana is a good spot for a top recruit to land. Perhaps other schools knew they didn't have a shot, so didn't bother trying.
 
Indiana is absolutely a top program but with Crean's seat as hot as it is I wonder if there's a little more reserve than usual with 2016 kids.
 
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champs99and04 said:
Indiana is absolutely a top program but with Crean's seat as hot as it is I wonder if there's a little more reserve than usual with 2016 kids.
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he just got Deron Davis last week
 
aceboon said:
he just got Deron Davis last week
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And he's got a highly ranked 2017 PG commit as well.

Unless he screws this season up entirely, he'll be sticking around at least another 3 or 4 years.
 
Matrim55 said:
And he's got a highly ranked 2017 PG commit as well.

Unless he screws this season up entirely, he'll be sticking around at least another 3 or 4 years.
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You think so? He gets players but I don't know if his classes are good enough on their own to keep him around if he can't crack the second weekend this year.

Granted a lot of this is probably contingent on who IU feels they can hire as a replacement - the Stevens dream seems unlikely with the way things are trending in Boston.
 
Huskybass said:
Indiana has made the Elite Eight ONCE since 1993. To me, that is not a top program. In that same span UConn has made FIVE final fours.
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Yet they're still capable of going into our back yard and taking guys like Vonleh.

Clearly their results haven't been great, but they're still one of the 10 best programs out there on the recruiting trail.

champs99and04 said:
You think so? He gets players but I don't know if his classes are good enough on their own to keep him around if he can't crack the second weekend this year.
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We'll see. His buyout is gigantic, he's now got 3 really good classes in a row, and he's supposedly in good with the two local 5-stars from Indianapolis (Wilkes & Scruggs) who are in the class of '17.

Plus he's "clean." There's been "kids will be kids" nonsense on-campus, but absolutely no whispers about recruiting malfeasance. That's important given the program's history.

As long as they make the tourney he'll get another year, I think.
 
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Huskybass said:
Indiana has made the Elite Eight ONCE since 1993. To me, that is not a top program. In that same span UConn has made FIVE final fours.
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One title game since 1993, no need to make it sound even worse than it already is.
 
Huskybass said:
Indiana has made the Elite Eight ONCE since 1993. To me, that is not a top program. In that same span UConn has made FIVE final fours.
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They have 1 more national championship than us. I'm not arguing they've been poor recently. But ask Troy Williams, de'ron Davis, James Blackmon, yogi Ferrell , etc. why they went to Indiana.
 
superjohn said:
One title game since 1993, no need to make it sound even worse than it already is.
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The point is that outside of 2002, they haven't advanced beyond the Sweet Sixteen in the past 22 seasons. That is simply not a top program.

Historically, they were a top program back in the days of Bobby Knight, but that was a long time ago.
 
I think there has to be a problem with Brown. Everyone (almost) backed off around the same time. I would not be surprised to see something down the road. Selfish player, unrealistic expectations, criminal tendencies...something.
 
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We all know whats in Miami. Lets not pretend to not understand why he went there. Not to mention JL has built a decent program down there.
 
Huskyforlife said:
We all know whats in Miami. Lets not pretend to not understand why he went there. Not to mention JL has built a decent program down there.
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Interestingly enough, I actually go to University of Miami for law school. I have to say, I really doubt that they're engaging in any shady stuff right now, they're still on probation. I could be wrong, but I just don't get that feeling.

Also, basketball doesn't really seem to be much of a priority here. I realize Miami will probably always have that stigma though, and perhaps rightly so.
 
Danpisco12 said:
Interestingly enough, I actually go to University of Miami for law school. I have to say, I really doubt that they're engaging in any shady stuff right now, they're still on probation. I could be wrong, but I just don't get that feeling.

Also, basketball doesn't really seem to be much of a priority here. I realize Miami will probably always have that stigma though, and perhaps rightly so.
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That's not at all what I meant...;)
 
I thought he was a lock for Indiana, though this does make some sense since his mom lives in Georgia.
 
Larranaga is a good coach. I think they run things pretty straightfoward. I know in football, they have been getting their clocks cleaned by F$$$$$$$$$$$$U in the Wild West that is So. Florida HS recruiting for years and Golden was an atrocious coach but did things above board.

I remember how we lo$t Durand $cott, though. Thank goodness we did = Jeremy Lamb = #3 NC

I$ Haith getting any bigger recruits interested in Tulsa yet?
 
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rip7774 said:
Larranaga is a good coach. I think they run things pretty straightfoward. I know in football, they have been getting their clocks cleaned by F$$$$$$$$$$$$U in the Wild West that is So. Florida HS recruiting for years and Golden was an atrocious coach but did things above board.

I remember how we lo$t Durand $cott, though. Thank goodness we did = Jeremy Lamb = #3 NC

I$ Haith getting any bigger recruits interested in Tulsa yet?
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I expect things to go down hill fast for Haith and Tulsa after this season.
 
rip7774 said:
Larranaga is a good coach. I think they run things pretty straightfoward. I know in football, they have been getting their clocks cleaned by F$$$$$$$$$$$$U in the Wild West that is So. Florida HS recruiting for years and Golden was an atrocious coach but did things above board.

I remember how we lo$t Durand $cott, though. Thank goodness we did = Jeremy Lamb = #3 NC

I$ Haith getting any bigger recruits interested in Tulsa yet?
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It's really amazing what Larranaga is doing down here. He's built a nice program, has a very good recruiting class coming in and they have sold their season ticket allotment . Not bad for a guy that had to let them know he was interested in the job and who many said was only coming down here to retire.
 
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