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Hoops recruiting - Isaiah Briscoe & Antonio Blakeney
Posted on 10/23/14 at 8:52 pm
Posted on 10/23/14 at 8:52 pm
What's it gonna be, UK?
We seem to be in the top 3ish category for both of these guys along with you guys. Sounds like St.Johns is the other player for Briscoe but at the end of the day it would surprise me if you couldn't land him over us and them if you wanted him.
Blakeney is basically your second choice at shooting guard behind some other prospect, right? Forget the name. Whoever it is by all means take him so we can at least get one of the Blakeney/Briscoe pair. K thx bye.
We seem to be in the top 3ish category for both of these guys along with you guys. Sounds like St.Johns is the other player for Briscoe but at the end of the day it would surprise me if you couldn't land him over us and them if you wanted him.
Blakeney is basically your second choice at shooting guard behind some other prospect, right? Forget the name. Whoever it is by all means take him so we can at least get one of the Blakeney/Briscoe pair. K thx bye.
Posted on 10/23/14 at 9:44 pm to Mizzou Fan in Da ATX
Blakeney is ours you meth smoking fricks. Stay the frick away. Jk, but srsly stay da frick away.
Lol at Cal trying to sell Newman and Blakeney that they compliment each other. Two sub 6-4, ball dominant, shoot first SG's would work great together. Lol, no. fricking greasy bastard.
Lol at Cal trying to sell Newman and Blakeney that they compliment each other. Two sub 6-4, ball dominant, shoot first SG's would work great together. Lol, no. fricking greasy bastard.
Posted on 10/23/14 at 10:32 pm to BobBarker
Blakeney is Cal's backup plan. He wants Malik Newman in a bad way. I can't see him taking both.
Most of these guys are waiting around to see who's leaving Duke/Kansas/Kentucky for the pros next year.
Most of these guys are waiting around to see who's leaving Duke/Kansas/Kentucky for the pros next year.
Posted on 10/24/14 at 12:24 am to BobBarker
Will be interesting to see what comes of Blakeney's LSU visit...he mentioned that LSU has been selling him on the "immediate playing time" angle, which I always have mixed feelings about coaches doing. It seems to give the player a sense of entitlement before he ever suits up for you that automatically creates major potential chemistry problems on the team with the guys who are already there.
Mizzou for its part would have every right to say Blakeney would get immediate PT in our backcourt which is sorely lacking in established shooters/scorers....but I've yet to hear anything about our Mizzou coaches saying that. Kim Anderson our new coach is making it very clear to everyone on the roster that your defense will dictate your playing time. Ultimately that might make it difficult to sign the blue chip scorer Blakeney types for our program under this staff, we'll have to see.
Part of me says LSU has the right idea when going after blue chips, just say whatever it takes to get them signed and then deal with their actual PT later. On the other hand, if you build a program culture saying we are a place that preaches hard nosed defense in order to get PT and if that's not OK with you don't come here, well at least you'll know for sure the guys who do sign with you are gonna buy in and won't be headcases/divas.
Mizzou for its part would have every right to say Blakeney would get immediate PT in our backcourt which is sorely lacking in established shooters/scorers....but I've yet to hear anything about our Mizzou coaches saying that. Kim Anderson our new coach is making it very clear to everyone on the roster that your defense will dictate your playing time. Ultimately that might make it difficult to sign the blue chip scorer Blakeney types for our program under this staff, we'll have to see.
Part of me says LSU has the right idea when going after blue chips, just say whatever it takes to get them signed and then deal with their actual PT later. On the other hand, if you build a program culture saying we are a place that preaches hard nosed defense in order to get PT and if that's not OK with you don't come here, well at least you'll know for sure the guys who do sign with you are gonna buy in and won't be headcases/divas.
This post was edited on 10/24/14 at 12:26 am
Posted on 10/24/14 at 5:50 am to Mizzou Fan in Da ATX
Blakeney will start from day one. Our current SG is pretty good, but his potential is no where near Blakeney's. Antonio just knows how to score, plain and simple. We need that bad. I see no shame in telling a freshman he'll start.
Posted on 10/24/14 at 8:01 am to Mizzou Fan in Da ATX
Briscoe most likely will end up at St. John's. I think Cal lands either Newman or Blakeney. IMO there's no way Cal lands both with Charles Matthews already committed and Booker returning.
Posted on 10/24/14 at 1:16 pm to TheFolker
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Briscoe most likely will end up at St. John's. I think Cal lands either Newman or Blakeney. IMO there's no way Cal lands both with Charles Matthews already committed and Booker returning.
now that's what i want to hear
as far as LSU telling Blakeney whatever he wants...I think we're being pretty damn sincere. We're talented and he'll have to compete, but it's not like we're Duke promising him that
Posted on 10/24/14 at 9:53 pm to TheFolker
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IMO there's no way Cal lands both with Charles Matthews already committed and Booker returning.
This is what gives me hope that we'll get Blakeney. UK gets Newman, and Blakeney's the odd man out.
Posted on 10/25/14 at 8:25 pm to tigers32
Briscoe cut it to 3 and we got axed in favor of UConn. Kentucky still in it. Tough blow of us, as Briscoe's dad had lots of good things to say about Mizzou and their family's visit there. Oh well.
Posted on 10/28/14 at 12:18 pm to Mizzou Fan in Da ATX
I think we get Newman to go along with Booker, Ulis, Hawkins and Matthews. Not sure about Blakeney.
Posted on 10/28/14 at 1:36 pm to tWildcat
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I think we get Newman to go along with Booker, Ulis, Hawkins and Matthews. Not sure about Blakeney.
I support this
Posted on 10/29/14 at 1:48 pm to tWildcat
Some rumblings today that UK is in the lead for Briscoe.
Posted on 10/29/14 at 5:08 pm to TheFolker
I heard that over on KSR. Between Briscoe and Newman who do you like?
Posted on 10/29/14 at 8:09 pm to tWildcat
After having seen Ullis in action I prefer Newman to Briscoe but I wouldn't turn either one of them away. lol
Posted on 10/29/14 at 10:57 pm to TheFolker
Ulis-Newman would be a pretty good combo.
Posted on 11/1/14 at 11:59 am to thunderbird1100
Blakeney is in Lexington this weekend after missing Big Blue Madness.
Posted on 11/1/14 at 12:35 pm to TheFolker
Let us have this one, you guys have enough 4/5* SG's, lol.
Posted on 11/1/14 at 4:15 pm to mosoblkcougar
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Let us have this one, you guys have enough 4/5* SG's, lol.
NO no no. Ours if UK doesnt get him
Posted on 11/3/14 at 10:25 am to thunderbird1100
From what I've been hearing, Blakeney had a good time at UK but the coaches may be backing off a little on Blakeney. He will be at the LSU exhibition game this Friday as well as the LSU vs Bama football game.
Will be interesting how he takes it all in. Doubt there are even 4k in the PMAC friday, but you could sell him on the fact that those football fans want to like basketball as soon as they have a good team to follow.
Will be interesting how he takes it all in. Doubt there are even 4k in the PMAC friday, but you could sell him on the fact that those football fans want to like basketball as soon as they have a good team to follow.
Posted on 11/7/14 at 8:32 am to TheFolker
Briscoe is announcing November 13. The dominoes will start falling soon.
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