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Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 5:24 pm
by Billyboy78
Supposedly announcing today. Obviously not us since we didn't get a visit.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 6:27 pm
by reef
That is horrendous news

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 6:34 pm
by rodfromcranston
No surprise at all.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 6:42 pm
by hrstrat57
I sure hope we have a surprise package coming from Serbia or somewhere in eastern Europe....a 7' package would be nice.

Very disappointed staff could apparently not close this deal. As I said before this player puts us right back in the top 25.

Need a surprise cause everything else I've seen here is low D1 talent - hold the scholarship vs offer to what we've seen.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:00 pm
by rodfromcranston
Again, this cycle reminds me of the great
Berry vs. Ba showdown a couple of years ago.
I doubt we'll see a recruit who can be a
positive contributor.
Hope I'm wrong, because we need front court
help.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:03 pm
by reckless jake
I'm not surprised, but very disappointed we couldn't even get an official visit from him, especially since we would've surrounded him with the talent to get to the tournament. He was the missing piece of the puzzle at PF for us.

The reality is our existing front court group of 5 is probably not tournament ready.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:07 pm
by theblueram
I believe this rumor of his committing is just that. A rumor.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:21 pm
by rambone 78
As far as I know, we stopped recruiting him......the reason will remain unspoken for now.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:24 pm
by theblueram
If that's true, it would seem the 17 cycle is done. Not sure of your sources as this thing has been locked up better than Houdini

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:28 pm
by Seawrightspostgame
I'm not really one for the fighting on this board. But I read it and I was surprised when people called Rambone out for not actually watching the games. I assumed he just watched them like all of us. So I found that surprising.

Rambone, if it is indeed true that you discuss the games and the team without watching the games, then how is it you have credible insider info about recruiting?

Let me say that I appreciate your posts too. I even appreciated that SlyWilliamsCaddy with the Pat Riley at a gas station.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:30 pm
by reckless jake
If he has no baggage. --and I've never heard any rumors of any problems associated with him-- and we simply stopped recruiting him without having a "sure thing" some where else, I'm really disappointed. That's called giving up.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:47 pm
by rambone 78
SPG, I watch the games whenever possible...I can't go to many because of my work schedule...but I still know quite a few people who are associated with the program. I was closer to the program back in the day, also.

Jake, we didn't "give up"....there are other reasons involved.

Right now there is a serious possibility that we will not get the impact big we are looking for next season....things happen.

Also there are issues involving the extension details.....URI could be waiting for some things to happen before committing to some of the enhancements that Dan wants. The issue of recruiting is a problem, with possible staff upheaval. The next few months are beyond critical for success to continue.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:48 pm
by Rhodymob05
So much secrecy on this board.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:01 pm
by Seawrightspostgame
Well. Sounds good to me.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:08 pm
by Iggy1979
So much BS on this board

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:12 pm
by rambone 78
True, Iggy, there is...and you add to it.


Anyway, time will tell.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:23 pm
by reckless jake
That could be the historical slogan for the URI basketball program... Things Happen.

Until they don't.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:28 pm
by theblueram
Well, it's 8:30 and no commitment, so rumor number one might just be false.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:35 pm
by rambone 78
A lot of "second hand" info gets reported on this board. In other words, info from others, who may or may not be right.

Some sources are reliable, and others aren't.

And some people just make stuff up, to get a reaction. I'm not one of those.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:49 pm
by TruePoint
Iggy1979 wrote:So much BS on this board
Understatement

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:55 pm
by steveystuds06
rodfromcranston wrote:Again, this cycle reminds me of the great
Berry vs. Ba showdown a couple of years ago.
I doubt we'll see a recruit who can be a
positive contributor.
Hope I'm wrong, because we need front court
help.
Yup... The worst part is this team just made it to the round of 32 and played a final four team to the wire. You would think that would help since we get our entire backcourt back... Stan Robinson will be the smallest power forward in the country.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 9:03 pm
by Billyboy78
theblueram wrote:Well, it's 8:30 and no commitment, so rumor number one might just be false.
But, not in Las Vegas.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 12:55 am
by reef
Yuck anywhere but UnLV please

They must have broken the rules if they got him

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 1:27 pm
by Billyboy78
This is a strange one. Nobody seems to know what's going on. Everybody is guessing.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 1:43 pm
by ElmCityRhody

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 3:41 pm
by bwerner10

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 5:59 pm
by HobbyBurley
UNLV it is


Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 6:15 pm
by rodfromcranston
No surprise we didn't get him.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 6:17 pm
by Iggy1979
Must've been Andre LeFleur's doing

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 6:24 pm
by rambone 78
We were in the mix for a while...and then fell off the radar.....and some of us know why.

The "why" will become apparent down the road a bit......

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 6:25 pm
by Iggy1979
Time for Dre3000 to come clean

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (Offer)

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 6:39 pm
by rodfromcranston
331 posts and seven pages.
What is being tapped danced around is, what I wrote on page one.
If this player was such a priority, you put your best foot forward.
Depending on some nebulous connection with NJ was not
the way to go.
In the end, it may not have mattered, but knowing you
made your best effort like we did with, say, Terrell,
means you never second guess yourself.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (UNLV)

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 7:20 pm
by rambone 78
Yeah, not the best job by the staff on this one.

This kid should have been recruited by Dan himself....maybe he did somewhat but leaving it to another didn't work out.

This guy would have been our ticket to the next dance.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (UNLV)

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 7:30 pm
by TruePoint
rambone 78 wrote:Yeah, not the best job by the staff on this one.

This kid should have been recruited by Dan himself....maybe he did somewhat but leaving it to another didn't work out.

This guy would have been our ticket to the next dance.
If only the staff had thought to recruit him...

Honestly it's hard for me to come up with a word that conveys the naïveté and presumptuousness it requires to believe that if only the coaches knew as much about their roster and how to recruit as you do that we'd have our pick of every recruit in the country. I guess I'll have to settle for "absurd."

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (UNLV)

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 7:47 pm
by rambone 78
TP, we didn't give up wanting him to come here.....the details you know nothing about....so leave it at that.

And nobody here is as good as you are when it comes to putting someone's else's opinions down...so take a bow.

However, keep your "absurd" comments to yourself. Thanks.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (UNLV)

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 7:49 pm
by TruePoint
I don't know what you were trying to say in most of your post, but sticking to what I can comprehend, I'll pass on keeping my opinion to myself. If you don't want to be called absurd, don't have absurd takes.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (UNLV)

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 8:03 pm
by reckless jake
So much innuendo, not just about Juiston, about everything. Have a great summer.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (UNLV)

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 8:07 pm
by rambone 78
Do you have any clue how you come across, TP?

You haven't changed one bit.....your last line is pure bullshit.....kinder gentler my ass.

Master of the put down....I'm glad we haven't met, because I would have no interest in meeting someone who thinks they are above everyone else.

You have absolutely NO idea of what happened with Juiston's recruitment...I do.

If you don't believe me, too bad.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (UNLV)

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 8:21 pm
by RhowdyRam02
rambone 78 wrote:Do you have any clue how you come across, TP?

You haven't changed one bit.....your last line is pure bullshit.....kinder gentler my ass.

Master of the put down....I'm glad we haven't met, because I would have no interest in meeting someone who thinks they are above everyone else.

You have absolutely NO idea of what happened with Juiston's recruitment...I do.

If you don't believe me, too bad.
If there is something going on behind the scenes and you know, you should have no problem with telling us now that Juiston has committed

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (UNLV)

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 8:25 pm
by TruePoint
You have no idea what I know and what I don't know. I don't know what you know or what you think you know, either, so I'm going by what you said here. The way you and other people here talk about recruiting makes it seem like it's a puzzle where if you do it a specific way you get the player and if you don't you lose the player. If Dan had done this or not done that he'd be coming to URI. That isn't how it works.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (UNLV)

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 8:39 pm
by rambone 78
RR2, believe me I'd like to....but there are circumstances involving some things that can't be discussed at the present time.

Hope you understand...

TP, I know that.....that situation doesn't apply.....it's not something we did or didn't do in this case.

I know you think I'm off base....but just wait.....and I'm going to let this sleeping dog lie until we all find out.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (UNLV)

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 8:47 pm
by ramster
So I have 2 questions Rambone:
#1. Would it have made any difference in Juiston's decision on UNLV if Hurley had attended the NCAAJC championship game in Kansas instead if Carr?
#2. What approximate timing can we expect to know the story you talk about? 1 month? 6 months? Possibly never?
Thanks

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (UNLV)

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 9:36 pm
by Iggy1979
July 1?

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (UNLV)

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 9:59 pm
by reef
Welcome to UNLV Shakur Jouistin

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (UNLV)

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 10:39 pm
by DanInAZ
If things are so important 'behind some curtain' as not to state them here they should never be referred to in the first place, period. Screams of needing attention.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (UNLV)

Posted: Sun May 07, 2017 6:04 pm
by eli#10
Is it time to let the secret out as to what the "issue" was with this guy or was it all a smoke screen?

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (UNLV)

Posted: Sun May 07, 2017 6:17 pm
by josephski
eli#10 wrote:Is it time to let the secret out as to what the "issue" was with this guy or was it all a smoke screen?
I'm not 100% sure so I'm just going by what I've read here but I think Carr was the one recruiting Juiston and he is no longer going to be an assistant coach next year or something along those lines.

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (UNLV)

Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 1:26 am
by reef
Not that anybody cares or anything but Shakur scored 19 and had 10 rebounds in his UNLV debut. Also they had a 7 foot frosh score 25 and have 18 rebounds in a 40 point win

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (UNLV)

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:49 am
by reef
Juiston had 13 points and 12 rebounds in 24 minutes in Unlv win tonight

Re: '17 JUCO PF - Shakur Juiston (UNLV)

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:47 am
by Seawrightspostgame
Would Hurley play him?