Gene Loblaw 636 Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 1 minute ago, jared52 said: AUsome! Now he can see just how much basketball means to Auburn. I’m blaming Gus for spoiling this young man’s visit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared52 4,354 Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 3 hours ago, Gene Loblaw said: I’m blaming Gus for spoiling this young man’s visit Hopefully Bruce can over come it. If anyone can, it’s him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Loblaw 636 Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Young man had a fine visit and even brought his family. No mention of Gus ruining his visit. So that's nice. Still think he's heavily favored to sign with Au. Might have to wait awhile though to secure his committment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFDTiger80 790 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Want Cooper bad. He is a joy to watch. Amazing skills and will play in the NBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUGoo 2,657 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Is he a one and done type guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Loblaw 636 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 2 hours ago, AUGoo said: Is he a one and done type guy? possibly. But he's not very big and doesn't have nba size. But neither did Trae Young so you never know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravejd 3,266 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 We'll have to beat out a lot of top programs to get this guy. Be really awesome if we could pull it off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUGoo 2,657 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 I’m not sure how I feel about a one and done player. Seems like renting a mercenary. I’ve been critical of programs with the 1&D players like Duke and UK. If I got stoked about one might make me more hypocritical. I want a stud who is gonna stick around at least a couple of years. Let’s at least pretend for more than one semester that they are students too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cole256 17,038 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 The way the nba is about to be set up good luck with that....if you're a stud you're going to go to the nba, the players in college will be players that need to work on things and develop, which is fine but they won't be cream of the crop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUGoo 2,657 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I am glad to hear that. This 1&D stuff has cheapened the game. Be interesting to see what happens at UK. Calipari might have to coach some kids up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger 8,817 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 IMO it won't only affect UK/Duke/Kansas etc. Those elite prospects they get will skip college altogether and the next tier of players -- the players we are currently pulling from -- will be harder to land because now the true national powers will be looking at those guys. Luckily for us Bruce finds and IDs talent earlier than a lot of coaches, particularly talent that fits in his system, extremely well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cole256 17,038 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Pretty much, I think if baseball is ok then basketball will be. You have less of a talent pool but the college game is going to restrict a bunch of good players anyway, but you shouldn't be able to impede a person's ability to acquire wealth, especially when NCAA just wanta to make money off the players but don't want players receiving it, they want it for themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 32 minutes ago, cole256 said: NCAA just wanta to make money off the players Common complaint but do you know where the money actually goes since NCAA is just a bunch of colleges , all of which are non-profit institutions and so legally there is no profit to the NCAA. Granted it's a big government style bureaucracy which probably wastes a lot of money but most of it goes back to the member institutions and students at those institutions. JMO but without the power of the organizations, only a handful of schools would be able to negotiate seriously profitable arrangements with ESPN, CBS, ABC and the like and there would not be near as much money. Basically the NCAA is a sport monopoly. https://moneynation.com/how-much-money-does-the-ncaa-make/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abw0004 10,102 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 17 hours ago, cole256 said: The way the nba is about to be set up good luck with that....if you're a stud you're going to go to the nba, the players in college will be players that need to work on things and develop, which is fine but they won't be cream of the crop While I agree the one and done is a waste of time in most cases, it worries me for those that go immediately into the NBA and fizzle our in the first year. Then their free college ride is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cole256 17,038 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 37 minutes ago, abw0004 said: While I agree the one and done is a waste of time in most cases, it worries me for those that go immediately into the NBA and fizzle our in the first year. Then their free college ride is gone. Even those guys make more money that first contract that some people will see. Schools could really justify giving players scholarships anyway. Certain players generated more than enough to your school that you could say yeah long as you keep your grades up your school is free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KolchakAU85 430 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 On 12/30/2018 at 9:50 AM, AUGoo said: Is he a one and done type guy? If so, I'd like to see him pass on Auburn. I hate one-and-dones. They eventually become "me" players (if they were ever anything else), like Ben Simmons did at LSU. I think all his LSU teammates were very glad to see him go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doverstutts 1,643 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 14 minutes ago, KolchakAU85 said: If so, I'd like to see him pass on Auburn. I hate one-and-dones. They eventually become "me" players couldn't agree more.....the "me" players are becoming much too common....basketball is a team sport and beautiful to watch when its played like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cole256 17,038 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 So if a player is ranked high he is a me player? That doesn't make sense to me. Everybody should think about their own well being, and just because they are more physically gifted doesn't make them bad people. They have to deal with everybody on Earth trying to exploit them and trick them but somehow they get looked upon as the bad guy. When they are done at the school nobody will care about them, if they suck nobody will care. Everything is so conditional but for some reason they are expected to have some unbelievable loyalty to people that could care less about them. What did Ben Simmons do wrong? And if they like winning they weren't happy to see him go. You don't get more team oriented style of play than him. It's interesting you said him as an example. Some of the greatest basketball players either skipped college entirely or were one and done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeBum 187 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 3 hours ago, abw0004 said: While I agree the one and done is a waste of time in most cases, it worries me for those that go immediately into the NBA and fizzle our in the first year. Then their free college ride is gone. I imagine they could go back to college on a football scholarship, much as professional baseball players are allowed to go back to college on scholarship. Most of them would be athletic enough to play somewhere on the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Loblaw 636 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 oh yes. Oh god yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 8,627 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 You guys burying one and dones might as well end your posts with "I dont want Auburn to ever truly be national championship level in bball" There has been only one team out of HUNDREDS that's been consistently title contending level since the one and done era and that is Villanova. Auburn does not have the same level of prestige as Villanova nor Jay Wright. To seriously sit here and spit in the face of getting a program changing prospect because he's good enough to be one and done is... CMON NOW. Imagine doubting Bruce Pearl and his perspective on the necessity of a recruit because you (unfoundedly) believe he'll ruin the program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 8,627 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Your ideal program in that tier below "you offer and they commit same day" programs (basically Duke and, to a lower extent, Kentucky), will field a squad of good prospects that have developed for seasons meshing around one and dones. UNC, Gonzaga and Nova off of the top of my head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Loblaw 636 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Bruce is always gonna have a stable and talented roster of 3 or 4 year players at AU. People yammering about one and dones in here need to get a grip. We're never gonna be a one and done recycling factory like UK or duke where there's basically a new set of fresh faces in the starting five every year. The goal is to get maybe one of those guys a year or something and let their elite talent accentuate an already talented roster and hopefully be a difference maker and elevate the team. I also love the hypocrisy of people dumping on one and dones when they'd happily take a bullet for Cam Newton, the most beloved one and done in AU history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerbrotha12 2,362 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Seeing him and Okoro at Auburn would be special Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnNTexas 7,124 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 I loved the Alley oop but what I liked even more was the Afro haircut that both were sporting. kind of reminded me of when I was in college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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