(Preface: Unlike when I decided to catch up on the Taurean Thompson thread overnight when nobody else was on and a few folks flipped out, I decided to take a different approach here and bypassed many posts I would have liked to have responded to...although that event did lead someone to call me “a very poor man's Hunter S Thompson”, which is sincerely probably the nicest thing that anyone has ever said about me in the recruitng section...and I'm guessing this post will be too long for many folks to feel like reading, unlike the individual replies in the TT thread)
As others have said, this is EPIC. I don't expect it will turn out like it did the last time JB said he was getting the biggest recruit since Melo(Chris McCollough), but at the same time I am not going to do like some and judge those who are guarding their emotions, even if a 1 sentence dig at them could get me 24 likes, as I've already seen on here.
I also love that this kid has seemingly taken it upon himself to rebuild the program, and is declaring “Cuse is back”. Some may think it sounds arrogant(especially from someone that could likely leave after one season), but even if it was I welcome the swagger he brings and would welcome these other recruits as well. Some may remember that Matthew Moyer was also putting a lot of effort into recruiting, but I want to believe this is on a different level and will be more successful. If some of what I am reading on here is true, he might end up being a bigger recruit than Melo and be more like a lesser version of Pearl Washington in terms of starting a new tradition for the program by luring more recruits.
This kid's excitement and profilic number of social media posts about The Cuse is EPIC. The nice things he's said about coming here could even influence people beyond those he is hinting at recruiting himself...and it validates the program in ways that forcing kids to read the pitches we make to ourselves never could. ….That said, I will be cautious and repeat what others have noted, that this kid is different from many of the recruits many have salivated over for years on here, and has stated he doesn't enjoy the recruiting process.
Nice win for Coach McNamara here as well. He's taken a lot of abuse on here(and still is getting some backhanded "compliments" even in this thread), so him being behind this makes it even sweeter. I will try not to joke about him robbing the cradle(offering a 7th grader). Heck, maybe this tactic should be used more often if they can identify anyone that early. Shout out to Dior for listening to Gerry and keeping it under wraps as long as he did. Also, nice to see that JB also made an in person visit while Dior was still in the 7th grade.
Now I guess we just have to wait for him to arrive. Kind of reminds if a supermodel had committed to fornicating with you in 2 and a half years. Even if you had faith she wouldn't change her mind, the wait and anticipation might be hard for some to deal with. Still great news, LGO!!!!
