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URI has left the door open but I don't think Garrett is walking through it. Finkelstein got that from Hurd and with all due respect I wouldn't put much stock in what he says.

Remember last spring, when we thought of going
after Dominic Woodson?
They backed off for character reasons, and felt he wasn't a good fit.
Well, guess they were right:


L. Jason Smith ‏@TheCAJasonSmith 23m
Pastner said Dominic will be suspended indefinitely. "I did not like some of his language he used. So I said, 'See ya.'" Won't play at UConn

rodfromcranston wrote:Remember last spring, when we thought of going
after Dominic Woodson?
They backed off for character reasons, and felt he wasn't a good fit.
Well, guess they were right:


L. Jason Smith ‏@TheCAJasonSmith 23m
Pastner said Dominic will be suspended indefinitely. "I did not like some of his language he used. So I said, 'See ya.'" Won't play at UConn

Nice of Coach Wonder Boy to keep things in-house…..

Bad language? What a PROBLEM CHILD.

Wash his mouth out with soap. Dirty mouth.

You can't have players swearing on the bench in college.
KG can do it in the NBA, but this is college.

"During his postgame news conference after the win, Pastner said he didn't approve of some of the language that Woodson was using and removed him from the bench in the second half.

"Regarding Dom, he will be suspended indefinitely until I decide to bring him back," Pastner said. "No one is bigger than the program. That's just the bottom line."

Pastner said Woodson's foul language during the game was not acceptable on his bench, so he sent him to the showers.

"I did not like some of the language he used and I will not allow guys to use language that is not acceptable, because I don't use it," Pastner said. "If you're going to use that, go use it in the locker room. You're not going to use it on my bench. So I said, 'see ya!'"

More of a final straw kind of thing.

Pastner did say that Woodson was a 3.0 student.
I'd like to know when finger painting and video games became
courses at Memphis?
Some schools backed off him for academics, as well as
character issues.

So much talk about all these guys. Has the ink gone dry in the Uri pens??? Sign someone

Rhodymob05 wrote:So much talk about all these guys. Has the ink gone dry in the Uri pens??? Sign someone

Can't, its not a signing period.

We could still get a verbal or two.

The clock is ticking......

Every day I come on here, hoping to read the words "URI verbal" next to one of our recruits' names.

Every day, nothing...

If we get to the signing period without anything, it will be nail biting time.

Maybe Iggy the Oracle will have something concrete for us soon.

BFC wrote:

Rhodymob05 wrote:So much talk about all these guys. Has the ink gone dry in the Uri pens??? Sign someone

Can't, its not a signing period.

No, but a verbal would be nice. As of now, only Gustys is showing any interest in us, that we know of, and even he probably has us 2nd. And are we involved with any point guards? If we are, it's a well kept secret.

Maybe that's what the staff wants.

Too much speculation, too few facts.

The only thing I know, is that we are involved with quite a few kids. How much interest is there, none of us know.

We all want to know who's coming, but the reality is February verbals are very rare. There's been maybe handful significant D1 verbals since Jan. 1st. Guys like Garrett and Gustys are no-brainers for us, but other than that we're looking at diamonds in the rough, late qualifiers, and juco's. You don't want to miss out on someone you really want because you pulled the trigger too fast on someone else.

rambone 78 wrote:Maybe that's what the staff wants.

Too much speculation, too few facts.

The only thing I know, is that we are involved with quite a few kids. How much interest is there, none of us know.

It's pretty tough to keep things quiet these days, with the world of twitter. If one of our coaches is watching someone, it's pretty sure that someone will tweet it, as was the case with Preston in Michigan a couple of days ago. And it was well known that we were after Garrett. But now that he has turned us down, what next?

Agreed, but it's a tough wait.

SO much depends on bringing in quality recruits for next year.

The pressure is really on the staff. Any recruits that watch us, can clearly see what we need.

Do they want to be a star here, or ride the pine at a bigger school? That's basically the question here.

The answer is obvious to us, but not so obvious to them. Some kids think they will jump right in at these BCS schools and start. The reality will be something different.

yes sorry I meant verbal, or any indication that someone wants to play for us

Well, Garrett is clearly waiting for Marquette's season to end
and see who's leaving.
For the zillionth time, this is Kaza Keane redux.
Keane kept us on a string waiting, while he waited to see what
Pitt was going to do.
Like Marquette, Pitt was loaded with young guards and incoming guards.
So, he waited too long. We grabbed Minnis, and Keane was left
holding the bag , and a little bit in shock that we didn't wait.
Garrett is playing the same game, it seems.

Well, we can't wait for Garrett either, I would think.

How can we count on a kid coming here, that clearly doesn't have us as his first choice?

Hey, you don't always get the prettiest girl at school, either.
Sometimes reality sets in, and as the Stone say,
"You can't always get what you want,
but if you try sometime, you just might get what you need."

Sort of reminds me of Hoop Dreams. Slightly difference, but when I hear these stories, I think of the scene where I believe it was Marquette in William Gates living room, and they say something to the effect of "William, we like you a lot and we want you to play for us. But we have one scholarship for your position and aren't going to sit around and wait for you to choose us. This 'ship has been offered to 2 other guys and the first to commit gets it." I believe that's how the scene went anyway, haven't seen the movie in a few years.

Such a great movie. I need to go back and watch it again soon, its been a few years. The whole thing is fascinating.

Interesting, 66, interesting.....

Sidenote: Hoop Dreams is part of the Criterion Collection available on Hulu+. It may be on regular Hulu, too, but I'm not sure.

Billyboy78 wrote:

rambone 78 wrote:Maybe that's what the staff wants.

Too much speculation, too few facts.

The only thing I know, is that we are involved with quite a few kids. How much interest is there, none of us know.

It's pretty tough to keep things quiet these days, with the world of twitter. If one of our coaches is watching someone, it's pretty sure that someone will tweet it, as was the case with Preston in Michigan a couple of days ago. And it was well known that we were after Garrett. But now that he has turned us down, what next?

Luke Murray is more stealth than Preston.

It really is possible for coaches to be out watching someone and not have it make it to social media. Trust me on that.

That's a good thing imo.

Maybe we'll be surprised after all.

Stealth is Dan and Bobby going down to Virginia
and physically coming back with Oneykaba.
That move blew some minds.

Kidnap someone? Aside from some legal issues, I'd be OK with that.

rodfromcranston wrote:Stealth is Dan and Bobby going down to Virginia
and physically coming back with Oneykaba.
That move blew some minds.

That thing happened at the speed of light. Props to Iffy for trusting the coaches here.

I would LOVE to know exactly how that whole situation with Onyekaba played out. Who alerted Dan/Bobby to the situation, what exactly happened when they went down there...crazy stuff

The Big O was a Big Unknown.

We grabbed him before anybody knew anything about him.

How we knew about him, is what we don't know. Dan and Bobby knew something, though.

rambone 78 wrote:The Big O was a Big Unknown.

We grabbed him before anybody knew anything about him.

Not exactly. He was a 3 star ESPN guy, and teams had offered. No one else was able to capitalize on sharing the eligibility info and getting him out early.

He was a three star, by ESPN, 4th in Virginia, so people did know about him.
What the brothers did was research O's situation. He would have lost
two year of college eligibility had he stayed in prep school.
They talked him into acting fast in his own interest.

This kid would be a great fit. He would get a lot of minutes right away. Would clean up on the boards. His presence would allow people to play their natural positions. That last part would really improve our team.

Keep an eye out for visitors today

Iggy1979 wrote:Keep an eye out for visitors today

Any names, Iggy?

Haven't heard any names. They wanted to bring players in for the three weekend games. I'm thinking aSG or wing today. I'm sure Preston and Dan were trying to set up visits on their last recruiting swing. So maybe someone from Mich or a juco.

Hopefully the recruits ignore current state and see what EC and Hass are like. Come be their teammates!!!

I don't have a great view but I didn't see anyone behind the bench

Entire row behind the bench looked empty on TV also. Maybe a good thing.

Iggy1979 wrote:I don't have a great view but I didn't see anyone behind the bench

I'm not sure if that's good or bad. Yes, it's bad that we can't get recruits to games. But it also would have been bad to have recruits at the game and witness that mess.

Travel problems might have kept recruits from coming in for this one.

No recruits visible today. Just as well.

Weather kept them away. If they had seen this game, they would have run away.

Seriously, Rod, this staff had better be recruiting 24/7 for the next 2 months.

Forget the games. How many more will we win anyway? Maybe we'll win a game if the opponents shoot at the wrong basket?

If I were Dan, I wouldn't let a recruit anywhere near a game.

Here's the list of top PGs fro the '14 class. Graham is the highest rated remaining, but can't get out of his commitment. Garrett is next. There are a few more, but not many.
http://247sports.com/Season/2014-Basket ... osition=PG

This looks like a pre season list.
It doesn't take into account late bloomers,
if it is.
What is interesting is, they list jucos.
It's almost impossible to find information on jucos,
so this list might be useful going forward.

It actually says updated on 2-15-14, but that might be recruiting information. Anyway, here's the centers. Gustys is #24..

http://247sports.com/Season/2014-Basket ... Position=C

Evan Daniels
Top five available players in 2014 are Myles Turner, JaQuan Lyle, Devonte Graham, Kobie Eubanks & Jarvis Garrett.