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Posted on 7/2/14 at 5:37 pm to Tide or Die87
Why?
Posted on 7/2/14 at 7:44 pm to Bamaman54
When kids go out of state for prep school or something its like they lose interests from us it seems. I think its both ways though. Look at Lamonte Turner. Kids getting lots of offers but hasn't been offered by us yet.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 9:24 pm to Tide or Die87
There is still absolutely no reason we should give up on getting him. He's a top 50 prospect and he is from the state. Go get him.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 9:55 pm to Bamaman54
I don't think we should give up but I doubt he was coming here anyway. His AAU coach is pushing him to Maryland and he just named them his favorite without even visiting them yet.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 11:22 pm to Tide or Die87
I know, just sucks lose an in state prospect that is so highly rated.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 9:29 am to Tide or Die87
knowing what we now know about AG would you be fired up as an Alabama HS stud to come play for him. He will continue to get kids but we wont be much better and they still wont get drafted by the NBA. My morning soap box. 
Posted on 7/3/14 at 10:07 am to mrbroker
Posted on 7/3/14 at 11:21 am to BigBird09
We get good talent but one day we are going to have to get a program changer. The last couple from the state were Cousins and Bledsoe. They could've did some work here. I hope somehow we end up with Purifoy.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 11:33 am to Tide or Die87
I agree. I'm sure I just need to lower my expectations though.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 12:10 pm to Tide or Die87
I don't see Purifoy as a program changer though. Langford on the other hand is a different story. I don't see us getting him because he's a top 10 talent who grew up a Duke fan, but it would be awesome if we did. He's been the best in-state HS player since his 9th grade year.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 4:58 pm to BigBird09
He isn't a program changer but IMO he has better pro potential than anyone on the team. I don't know what his stats are like. All I know is that we cant afford to not be on guys like Purifoy and Turner very hard. I know grant has a system or certain guys that he wants but these guys are far too talented(Turner) not to have a offer.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 5:27 pm to Tide or Die87
I don't really care about NBA talent. I want guys that can play in our system and play in it well. How many guys from UF were drafted this year? I think DP doesn't have an offer because we know he has no interest.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 5:31 pm to CPA4BAMA
I don't care about NBA talent either but that's what the last couple post were about so I was just chiming in. That being said FLA could've had some guys go to the league at least Chris Walker could've left and got drafted.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 5:33 pm to Tide or Die87
Offered Jacob Evans 6-5 215 from LA today. Would love to have this kid.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 7:50 pm to Tide or Die87
I honestly think having NBA players on your roster is overrated. It definitely helps recruiting, but college basketball is about coaching and getting the right players for your system and getting them to buy in. We mentioned Florida, which is a great example. Also guys like Rick Pitino (at Louisville) and Tom Izzo have not set the world on fire with NBA talent recently.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 9:29 pm to Bamaman54
I honestly think all 3 of those are pretty bad examples. They are in the same boat as Bama football. They get players to the league but what they do when they get there is on them. Teams like Butler and VCU. What about that FGCU team. THey all showed that it isn't about talent.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 11:14 pm to Tide or Die87
I think they're good examples. They don't fill out NBA rosters, like Kentucky basketball does or Alabama football does with the NFL, yet they are three of the best college basketball programs of the past 15 years.
Posted on 7/4/14 at 2:32 am to Bamaman54
Yea but we don't. A lot of the guys we got to the league haven't produced just like them. All you have to do look at the classes they bring in. They have lots of talent. They each get a difference maker freshman each year.
Posted on 7/6/14 at 1:21 pm to Tide or Die87
quote:
Chris Walker could've left and got drafted
Not a chance in this last draft.
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