Chad Ford is reporting that Russ Smith is staying in the draft and also says

[Deano]

Dieng is to. This is the first I've heard where Dieng had actually declared. I was pretty sure he was gone anyway. The other part of his tweet said Chane B. is staying in school, what was he even thinking.

https://twitter.com/chadfordinsider

 

[pearl31]

they'll still be loaded, but 'ville will be losing alot with Dieng, Smith and Siva

 

[orangenirvana]

Dieng is to. This is the first I've heard where Dieng had actually declared. I was pretty sure he was gone anyway. The other part of his tweet said Chane B. is staying in school, what was he even thinking.

https://twitter.com/chadfordinsider

Weird choice by Russ Smith. He must hate school. Not many 5-10 shooting guards in the NBA.

 

[dasher]

they'll still be loaded, but 'ville will be losing alot with Dieng, Smith and Siva

I wouldn't say loaded. Dieng was the difference and the guards. With Ware in doubt, I'm not sure. This is a good year to be in the high school league.

 

[pearl31]

I wouldn't say loaded. Dieng was the difference and the guards. With Ware in doubt, I'm not sure. This is a good year to be in the high school league.

I don't know man- Behanan, Blackshear, Hancock, Harrell plus a couple stud recruits is pretty loaded to me

 

[osullfam]

Weird choice by Russ Smith. He must hate school. Not many 5-10 shooting guards in the NBA.

he ain't gonna be 5'11" next year.

 

[JoeSU]

they'll still be loaded, but 'ville will be losing alot with Dieng, Smith and Siva

I'm going to miss Siva shooting 2-12 against us.

 

[MikeSU02]

I'm guess they are getting, at worst, a two seed next year.

 

[CusefanATL]

I'm guess they are getting, at worst, a two seed next year.

a 2 seed at worst?!

I think you are underestimating how important all 3 of those guys were to that team.

 

[MikeSU02]

a 2 seed at worst?!

I think you are underestimating how important all 3 of those guys were to that team.

HOF coach, talent still there and a lot of talent coming in.

Plus, I think a lot of the other top teams are overrated.

 

[pearl31]

a 2 seed at worst?!

I think you are underestimating how important all 3 of those guys were to that team.

sure and look at the "conference" they'll be playing in

 

[PoppyHart]

This would be a setback, but Pitino has proven he develops players as well as anyone, and the two guards he has coming in may be better than Siva/Smith. For all the crap Smith gets for his decision making, it's amazing that he's a 2 star kid and wound up at the Ville.

 

[TexanMark]

Louisville reloads just like us...both will be no worse than Sweet 16 teams.