Class of 2017 G Hamidou Diallo (NY) to Kentucky

[rackman18]

no, but K pretty much has lately

Yah and most of his team is going to enter the NBA daft , so he will have a lot of openings.

 

[orangefog]

The kid is from New York, so is Bamba. Maybe we can sell these kids on staying in New York. They have talked openly about making New York basketball relevant again.

 

[RF2044]

no, but K pretty much has lately

Let's see where Diallo is in the pecking order for K. He's at the top of our list, might not be for Puke or UK.

 

[Francis03]

couchburn What could have been. I believe one of the reasons we landed Hines was how impressed he was that JB basically strolled into the projects and knocked on his door if memory serves. So you make an excellent point regardless of the hole that still exists within me since he never made it to campus.

Yup. JB gave 0 fux back then. Straight OG move. Something I bet Cal never did and Coach K would never ever ponder doing.

 

[kidorange]

Yup. JB gave 0 fux back then. Straight OG move. Something I bet Cal never did and Coach K would never ever ponder doing.

Cal would if an ESPN crew was with him.

 

[EastCoast2]

Cal would if an ESPN crew was with him.

And Boogie Cousins was walking next to him

 

[Deano]

And Boogie Cousins was walking next to him

 

[Jasoncuse]

I had never heard of Hines. Did some quick reading. Holy .

Did the same...had no idea. Sad and crazy.

 

[HOFCeluck]

Really? What a waste

To be fair if we're taking late 80's early 90's I didn't start getting in SU hoops till 95 and didn't really start following recruiting until Billy Edelin commited to us.

 

[RF2044]

To be fair if we're taking late 80's early 90's I didn't start getting in SU hoops till 95 and didn't really start following recruiting until Billy Edelin commited to us.

Hines was in the class of 1989 [Shaq, Kenny Anderson, etc.] and would have been a superstar for us. That was the same class we landed Conrad McRae, and unfortunately Michael Edwards.

Hines was a top 15 recruit--maybe even more highly rated than that. Quite tragic. Like I said above, a complete waste of talent.

 

[HOFCeluck]

Hines was in the class of 1989 [Shaq, Kenny Anderson, etc.] and would have been a superstar for us. That was the same class we landed Conrad McRae, and unfortunately Michael Edwards.

Hines was a top 15 recruit--maybe even more highly rated than that. Quite tragic. Like I said above, a complete waste of talent.

Same class as Kenny Anderson. Boy what could have been...

 

[rsmith34]

Hami and Ennis followed each other on Twitter

 

[SUFaninNJ]

Hines was in the class of 1989 [Shaq, Kenny Anderson, etc.] and would have been a superstar for us. That was the same class we landed Conrad McRae, and unfortunately Michael Edwards.

Hines was a top 15 recruit--maybe even more highly rated than that. Quite tragic. Like I said above, a complete waste of talent.

I have a vague memory of Michael Edwards standing on the hood of someone's car and smashing the windshield with a bat or something. Anyone else remember something like that? Hines doesn't ring a bell at all. I'll have to check into him.

 

[RF2044]

I have a vague memory of Michael Edwards standing on the hood of someone's car and smashing the windshield with a bat or something. Anyone else remember something like that? Hines doesn't ring a bell at all. I'll have to check into him.

I think it was a hammer, outside of Sutter's. No?

 

[SUFaninNJ]

I think it was a hammer, outside of Sutter's. No?

Yup. I'm guessing he wasn't leaving a Homel-Alaniz show

 

[EastCoast2]

Hami and Ennis followed each other on Twitter

Hami also follows Moyer

 

[dasher]

Hami also follows Moyer

UConn seems to think it is them or Kentucky.

 

[jgeorge322]

Hami also follows Moyer

I saw them sitting together at nc state. Hami had fun. Wasnt like when noel visited.

 

[Shark58]

UConn seems to think it is them or Kentucky.

UConn seems to think they are going to the B1G

 

[cuse62]

UConn seems to think they matter.

 

[Jake]

He's a great athlete, but not much of a shooter. Need to pair him with a PG who can really shoot.

 

[NYCorange]

He's a great athlete, but not much of a shooter. Need to pair him with a PG who can really shoot.

Yeah, I'm gonna be honest, I think he's maybe a bit over-rated (and I say this only watching a bit of his film). Not as an NBA prospect, but as a college player NOW. I wonder if he'll turn out a bit like Briscoe in that his lack of shooting hamstrings him on offense and means that his biggest impact will be on defense for the time being.

 

[Jake]

Yeah, I'm gonna be honest, I think he's maybe a bit over-rated (and I say this only watching a bit of his film). Not as an NBA prospect, but as a college player NOW. I wonder if he'll turn out a bit like Briscoe in that his lack of shooting hamstrings him on offense and means that his biggest impact will be on defense for the time being.

He's Stevie Thompson like...wouldn't be an ideal fit to pair with Frank.

 

[jdubs30]

He's Stevie Thompson like...wouldn't be an ideal fit to pair with Frank.

As true as that might be -- if we can land him we absolutely have to.

 

[longtimefan]

As true as that might be -- if we can land him we absolutely have to.

I might prefer Francis' favorite, Walker.