Class of 2017 PF Billy Preston (VA) to Kansas

[tee1222]

Bland would never had mouth Syracuse. Loves us. Went home for family reasons (suck grandfather, if memory serves).

Gross.

Yeah. This may or may not have an indirect reference to Indiana basketball.

 

[asj410]

Bland would never had mouth Syracuse. Loves us. Went home for family reasons (suck grandfather, if memory serves).

No, I think your memory is not serving here.

 

[HoustonCuse]

That is a doozy of a "family reason!"

 

[iommi]

 

[Libero2]

Wants to prove to JB that he belongs on the hill, obviously

 

[jordville]

 

[CusefanATL]

i literally love him.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

No, I think your memory is not serving here.

It is. I know someone who met Tony after the transfer. Grandpa was not well. Had nothing but great things to say about SU. Said he wished he could have stayed.

 

[asj410]

It is. I know someone who met Tony after the transfer. Grandpa was not well. Had nothing but great things to say about SU. Said he wished he could have stayed.

Whoosh...

Sorry, Cap, I was just making a juvenile reference to the "suck" typo Other than that, don't doubt you at all!

 

[asj410]

i literally love him.

Do you? Or are you just using "literally" like all of today's youth since the actual definition of that word seems to have gotten lost somewhere?

 

[CusefanATL]

Do you? Or are you just using "literally" like all of today's youth since the actual definition of that word seems to have gotten lost somewhere?

I used it in the informal sense for emphasis or strong feeling.

I love him BIG TIME.

 

[orangejunkie]

Talking about Tony Scott? I actually met him a a number of years ago and asked him about the transfer. Told me that it was a mistake, that he listened to "advisors".

 

[orangejunkie]

My bad, looked back and saw that Tony was in reference to Tony Bland.

 

[Flacusian]

Well, wouldn't it be delightful to have Billy shock and surprise us all by committing to Syracuse? I mean, it would really be nice to get some wonderful surprising information for a change. It seems like the process for every player we get turns into an arduous drawn out marathon in which we don't find out the result until the 23rd hour 59th second.

Just saying... it's nice to dream.

 

[jordville]

 

[jordville]

 

[jordville]

 

[iommi]

 

[jordville]

"4 main schools.. Kansas, Indiana, Syracuse, USC"

 

[jordville]

"Coach Boeheim-- he is a legend."


Sounds like he is going to wait until the spring now...

 

[IthacaMatt]

"Coach Boeheim-- he is a legend."


Sounds like he is going to wait until the spring now...

Sounded pretty positive to me. McCullough helps us, as it turns out. And of course there's the Melo connection to Oak Hill, and winning a national championship. Right now, with our recent Final Fours, it puts us in better shape than Indiana, certainly, and even Kansas to an extent. I think we have a real shot here, but if he's waiting to spring, I think it's going to take another deep run in the tournament to get him. I think we can do it.

 

[AZOrange]

Sounded pretty positive to me. McCullough helps us, as it turns out. And of course there's the Melo connection to Oak Hill, and winning a national championship. Right now, with our recent Final Fours, it puts us in better shape than Indiana, certainly, and even Kansas to an extent. I think we have a real shot here, but if he's waiting to spring, I think it's going to take another deep run in the tournament to get him. I think we can do it.

The weird thing here is how out of the blue it seemingly was. I mean we've been talking about 2017 guys for 2-3 years now.

 

[HoustonCuse]

The crazy thing is we could lose him to USC because of his close connection to two Syracuse guys on their staff...

 

[SU94]

The crazy thing is we could lose him to USC because of his close connection to two Syracuse guys on their staff...

I have to think/hope that the allure of playing in the ACC, as opposed to the PAC 12, Big XII and B1G is an advantage in this. Billy has four strong finalists in mind, but our coach, our league and our profile is going to best prepare him to be a top-10 pick.

 

[Flacusian]

This kid is a difference maker. Land him and the entire complexion of National Championship aspirations changes. Of the 4 schools he has indicated it would seem that we have a real chance at landing him. It's nice to not see Kentucky, Duke, and Arizona on his list.