UCLA no longer recruiting Josh Perkins

[david]

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#UCLA no longer recruiting Josh Perkins. Full court press on @itsmclaughlin11?


The whole 'unable to schedule a visit' and then this makes me think something strange is going on that we don't know about

 

[jrazz12]

Gonzaga it is, apparently

 

[superjohn]

If Perkins thinks Mark Few is the best coach for his development, well then I just feel badly for him.

 

[aceboon]

doesn't seem strange to me, the schools recruiting him have probably been made aware he's going to Gonzaga and both parties have moved on. it probably explains the tweets during the Vegas AAU run that Few was the last coach watching Perkins all by him himself.

 

[BearJWS]

Red Flag Alert.... Ding, Ding, Ding...

"Not Enough Touches", "I ain't nobody's back up plan", "Kentucky is a favorite, though they've not offered", "Can't schedule a visit, even though I say I want to visit"... Drama!

 

[superjohn]

Red Flag Alert.... Ding, Ding, Ding...

"Not Enough Touches", "I ain't nobody's back up plan", "Kentucky is a favorite, though they've not offered", "Can't schedule a visit, even though I say I want to visit"... Drama!

Kid was begging for a Kentucky offer, not a good look.

 

[BearJWS]

Kid was begging for a Kentucky offer, not a good look.

Exactly!!! He knows KenSucky is One & Done U... Then when UK was watching this summer, when not playing well, he got hurt? Coincidence? The thing I don't get is Duke had T.Jones as their #1 priority, but Perkins said he's not a back up option. UK has T.Jones & E.Mudiay both as option #1a & 1b, but Perkins is ok with that & said he could play with both.

 

[Burnsbros23]

I'm not going to bash a kid for picking Gonzaga. Few has done a heck of a job.

However If i'm an elite PG i much rather play for Kevin Ollie. I will be shocked if Ollie doesnt get an elite PG in the 2014 class.

 

[Gurleyman]

I'm not going to bash a kid for picking Gonzaga. Few has done a heck of a job.

However If i'm an elite PG i much rather play for Kevin Ollie. I will be shocked if Ollie doesnt get an elite PG in the 2014 class.

There's also the chance we can make a move for a 2015 PG (we're looking at you, Dorsey) and have Boatright back to play his senior year with Purvis. I'd prefer not to risk that and get a quality guy now, but there's less of a feeling of desperation in our PG search than there was when we signed Taliek for example (when Khalid was in his last year). If we don't get a 2014, we could still be ok.

 

[superjohn]

People the chances of Boatright coming back are slim to none.

 

[huskiesNhoos]

I'm not going to bash a kid for picking Gonzaga. Few has done a heck of a job.

However If i'm an elite PG i much rather play for Kevin Ollie. I will be shocked if Ollie doesnt get an elite PG in the 2014 class.

Well his last chance now is to get snider

 

[his dudeness]

I'm not a snider fan, no matter how high he's ranked

 

[superjohn]

I'm not a snider fan, no matter how high he's ranked

Why not? The kid is very good.

 

[CTBasketball]

I'm not a snider fan, no matter how high he's ranked

Me either for some reason. I have time to be convinced though.

Perkins still said he's considering UConn without a visit right?

 

[Gurleyman]

I certainly wouldn't say slim and none. At this stage - whether you think he has an inflated self-opinion or not - he's an undersized two in a deep, loaded draft. Even my absolute best case scenario for him, if I had to guess, would be early second round (worst case is not drafted at all). Nate Robinson - who is probably Boat's ceiling - had to wait a long time in free agency before landing this year.

Unless, of course, he simply hates having to go to classes he doesn't care about and just wants to start making money - then he may be willing to roll the dice with trying to make it on a non-guaranteed contract or playing overseas. Then it may be a done deal already.

From our perspective, we probably would be better off with him playing well enough this year to feel comfortable with his draft potential. A struggling Boat who has to come back means we're a weapon short this year. And it would be nice to have a full arsenal for Bazz's last go-round.

 

[david]

Snider is a really good player and we'd be lucky if he chose Uconn.

 

[Deleted member 3149]

Quentin Snider is a junior Jerryd Bayless. Yes, we want him.

 

[husky99]

Best of luck if it can not work out except when playing uconn

 

[Burnsbros23]

I don't think Snider is anything like Bayless. He's 6 foot, a true PG, and not a freak athlete.

 

[superjohn]

I certainly wouldn't say slim and none. At this stage - whether you think he has an inflated self-opinion or not - he's an undersized two in a deep, loaded draft. Even my absolute best case scenario for him, if I had to guess, would be early second round (worst case is not drafted at all). Nate Robinson - who is probably Boat's ceiling - had to wait a long time in free agency before landing this year.

Unless, of course, he simply hates having to go to classes he doesn't care about and just wants to start making money - then he may be willing to roll the dice with trying to make it on a non-guaranteed contract or playing overseas. Then it may be a done deal already.

From our perspective, we probably would be better off with him playing well enough this year to feel comfortable with his draft potential. A struggling Boat who has to come back means we're a weapon short this year. And it would be nice to have a full arsenal for Bazz's last go-round.

Not sure about your Nate Robinson comparison, Nate was around the 20th pick in the draft if my memory serves me and has been in the NBA for a long time.

 

[Gurleyman]

Not sure about your Nate Robinson comparison, Nate was around the 20th pick in the draft if my memory serves me and has been in the NBA for a long time.

It wasn't so much a direct comparison. I'm saying that Nate Robinson is probably the best Boat can hope for at the next level, a sparkplug/energy guy off the bench who can score in bunches (I don't think he can suddenly channel Chris Paul's point guard skills, for example). And his ceiling is a guy who had a hard time catching on this past offseason. If most teams didn't want Nate himself in free agency at a pretty cheap price at this point in time, they might not lean towards a poor man's version in the draft, either, in the hopes that he could one day be that good.

But it only takes one team to like you, so I'm not necessarily on the mark.

 

[Dogbreath2U]

It wasn't so much a direct comparison. I'm saying that Nate Robinson is probably the best Boat can hope for at the next level, a sparkplug/energy guy off the bench who can score in bunches (I don't think he can suddenly channel Chris Paul's point guard skills, for example). And his ceiling is a guy who had a hard time catching on this past offseason. If most teams didn't want Nate himself in free agency at a pretty cheap price at this point in time, they might not lean towards a poor man's version in the draft, either, in the hopes that he could one day be that good.

But it only takes one team to like you, so I'm not necessarily on the mark.

Boat's decision could very well look very different to him after the season is over. It seems possible to me that he tries to project confidence and not acknowledge any doubt about his prospects. When the season is over, there may be reality factors that make coming back as the primary PG a good opportunity to show what he can do.

 

[Deleted member 3149]

I don't think Snider is anything like Bayless. He's 6 foot, a true PG, and not a freak athlete.

Maybe Bayless isn't the best comparison, but the way he drives the lane really reminds me of Bayless. Quentin is 6'1 and Bayless is 6'2 tho... So whatever

 

[aceboon]

Maybe Bayless isn't the best comparison, but the way he drives the lane really reminds me of Bayless. Quentin is 6'1 and Bayless is 6'2 tho... So whatever

this was Bayless in HS, Snider's game looks nothing like this

 

[arnie3]

I'm not going to bash a kid for picking Gonzaga. Few has done a heck of a job.

However If i'm an elite PG i much rather play for Kevin Ollie. I will be shocked if Ollie doesnt get an elite PG in the 2014 class.

You summed up my feelings. I wish him luck, with a roll of my eyes.