Tiger 8,801 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 1 minute ago, GwillMac6 said: It was great for us that Claxton left. Besides Anthony Edwards it seems the team is still pretty barren of talent outside of him right? I was so sick of seeing Claxton. Very glad he's gone. Just looked it up looks like UGA brought in 5 top 100 players including Edwards. They're improving pretty fast it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GwillMac6 20,526 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 1 minute ago, Tiger said: I was so sick of seeing Claxton. Very glad he's gone. Just looked it up looks like UGA brought in 5 top 100 players including Edwards. They're improving pretty fast it seems. WOW!!! I did not know that. Holy ish bro! I do not like that at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Loblaw 636 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 UGA signed Christian Brown, who was a 5 star top 20 player last summer. Not sure why he dropped so much. But he was a heavy AU target and visited a lot before AU got Okoro committed. Jaykwon Walton was another dude they signed that Bruce was high on until Alan Flannigan took his spot. UGA will be young but they signed some dudes that were skilled and handsome enough to play for Bruce 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 21 minutes ago, Gene Loblaw said: UGA signed Christian Brown, who was a 5 star top 20 player last summer. Not sure why he dropped so much. But he was a heavy AU target and visited a lot before AU got Okoro committed. Jaykwon Walton was another dude they signed that Bruce was high on until Alan Flannigan took his spot. UGA will be young but they signed some dudes that were skilled and handsome enough to play for Bruce Georgia signing all that talent.....time for the NCAA to look into things and see what's going on..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 8,563 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 6 hours ago, AU64 said: Georgia signing all that talent.....time for the NCAA to look into things and see what's going on..... That's just Tom Crean, he's an ace recruiter However, they'll be saying the same thing about us after this class, so you're free to get your shots in before them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 10 hours ago, Dual-Threat Rigby said: That's just Tom Crean, he's an ace recruiter Did not think that was the case when he was at Indiana and got fired... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boisnumber1 2,814 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 3 hours ago, AU64 said: Did not think that was the case when he was at Indiana and got fired... Couldnt get basketball recruits to IU but he can to thuga? That's not suspicious at all. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 8,563 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Guy had really good talent at IU. A. That’s a more competitive conference to recruit in B. You’re speaking of the tail end of his career there and not his prime lol C. You can be an ace recruiter and fail on the other side of coaching and get axed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,038 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Kessler seems to be an AU-Duke battle. Let's get back to him & table talk about UGA's coach til we are in a recruiting battle with them. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,052 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 45 minutes ago, ellitor said: Kessler seems to be an AU-Duke battle. Let's get back to him & table talk about UGA's coach til we are in a recruiting battle with them. With AU leading at this moment......but things could change in a heart beat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUpreacherman22 3,841 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Wow! This could be an unimaginably AUsome signing class!!!! (Trying to contain my enthusiasm is not easy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 8,563 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Crean Anyway, logic would dictate that since Duke outpaced UGA, they’d be more important opposition, but I feel like with all that Auburn had to do to take Kessler out of the “UGA by blood” boat, taking them out was a crazy feat. If they could do that, it should be a breeze, relatively speaking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,038 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Dual-Threat Rigby said: Crean Anyway, logic would dictate that since Duke outpaced UGA, they’d be more important opposition, but I feel like with all that Auburn had to do to take Kessler out of the “UGA by blood” boat, taking them out was a crazy feat. If they could do that, it should be a breeze, relatively speaking Beating Duke for a recruit they want is never a breeze Not even relatively speaking, especially when the school is not a traditional blueblood. Edited June 23, 2019 by ellitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 8,563 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 3 minutes ago, ellitor said: Beating Duke for a recruit they want is never a breeze Not even relatively speaking, especially when the school is not a traditional blueblood. Disagree to agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,038 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 8 hours ago, Dual-Threat Rigby said: Disagree to agree There you go making no sense again. lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,038 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 (edited) UGA is not in Kessler's top 5 so it looks like the legacy school pull is pretty much a non factor. Edited June 23, 2019 by ellitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunndone414 469 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 (edited) 47 minutes ago, ellitor said: UGA is not in Kessler's top 5 so it looks like the legacy school pull is pretty much a non factor. New article on Kessler’s top 5. Quote Fives-star center Walker Kessler eyeing five schools By Evan Daniels 80 minutes ago POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. – Five-star center Walker Kessler put together an inspiring effort on the second day of the NCAA Georgia high school live event. Despite playing against inferior competition, the 7-footer out of Fairburn (Ga.) Woodward Academy played an efficient and dominant brand of basketball on both ends of the court. He was effective in the post, facing the rim and as a rim protector and rebounder. Kessler has tremendous touch for a guy his size, and he showed that knocking down all four of his three-point attempts, plus a 15-foot jumper. Kessler said he spent a lot of time working on his stroke while out with an ankle injury in the spring. “When I hurt my ankle I was literally sitting in a chair for three weeks shooting a shot, getting my form right so my shot feels really good right now,” Kessler said. While the offensive production was impressive, so was his mobility and the impact he made on the defensive end. Kessler is light on his feet and moves quite well, especially when you factor in his size. He was active in the paint and didn’t allow any free looks around the rim. On Saturday, assistant coaches from Auburn and Michigan watched him play. They are two of the five schools that are heavily involved in his recruitment. “Right now, I think I got a top five or top six,” Kessler said. “It’s more of schools that I feel like are heavily recruiting me: Michigan, Gonzaga, Auburn, Duke, UNC, I think that’s it.” Of his list of five, Kessler has taken official visits to Auburn, Duke and Michigan. His most recent visit was to Auburn the weekend of June 1st. “It was great,” Kessler said about the visit. “Auburn is close to home, it’s a great basketball program on the rise. Coach [Bruce] Pearl taking the team to the Final Four on a historic run, it was great.” One of the next steps in his recruiting process is setting up fall official visits, and Kessler is planning to visit all five of the schools on his list. “I’m going to take one to Gonzaga but I haven’t scheduled it yet but sometime soon,” Kessler said. “I’m going to take another one to Michigan to see the new coaching staff. I really like Coach [Juwan] Howard and the program there. Then I’m going to take another one to Duke and then to UNC. Auburn I will probably take an unofficial because it’s so close to home.” Despite Michigan changing head coaches, Kessler said he still has strong interst in the Wolverines, and has been impressed with Howard thus far. “The guy played 19-years in the NBA at my position during that big man stretch so you have to listen to him and he’s such a smart guy and I feel like he’s going to do great at Michigan,” he said. What sticks out about the remaining three on his list? Gonzaga: “With Gonzaga you have four or five big men that fit the bill at my place, a stretch big that can shoot the three and spread the floor and that’s really appealing.” Duke:“Obviously it’s Duke, it’s a historic program. Coach K and the staff there are great, really a pro lifestyle getting you ready for the pros and they just prepare you for that.” North Carolina: “They just started recruiting me recently because they thought I was going to reclassify to the 2019 class so they just started calling me about two weeks ago reinstating the offer and saying they would really love to have me on campus sometime and really interested so we will see how that goes.” In terms of a decision timeline, Kessler doesn’t have a specific date but is tracking towards a decision near signing day. “Sometime before my senior year but things can change, but probably like November,” he said. Kessler currently ranks as the No. 15 overall prospect and No. 4 center in the 247Sports Composite Rankings. Edited June 23, 2019 by ellitor Embedd & quoted article 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyehardfanAU 2,117 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 8,563 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 On 6/23/2019 at 1:09 PM, Dunndone414 said: New article on Kessler’s top 5. Man, UGA really air balled this one! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUGoo 2,649 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Cool seeing a big guy bring the ball up the floor and make good passes. Too much to wish for. Keeping my fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Loblaw 636 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Jeffrey Lee of the AU Rivals site just futurecast picked Kessler to AU a few days ago. Doesn’t mean much since JLee is an unreliable hack but he doesn’t stick his neck out there on hoops crootin predictions unless he knows something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,038 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Gene Loblaw said: Jeffrey Lee of the AU Rivals site just futurecast picked Kessler to AU a few days ago. Doesn’t mean much since JLee is an unreliable hack but he doesn’t stick his neck out there on hoops crootin predictions unless he knows something And as much of a hack as he is he’s doing pretty good on his future cast pics right now. I think he’s 22 out of 23 so far in this class counting basketball and football. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steeleagle 2,945 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 1 hour ago, ellitor said: And as much of a hack as he is he’s doing pretty good on his future cast pics right now. I think he’s 22 out of 23 so far in this class counting basketball and football. Hope he's 23 out of 24 soon! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnNTexas 7,099 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 That would be a great pickup assuming everybody is right with us getting Sharife we already have Powell in this class and looking good on some other top talent if all the players coming in this year stay we will be scary good combining the players coming in this year with the 2020 class. Chemistry is important but that is a lot of talent on the floor and would have a mixture of super talented players with a year or more of experience and the 2020 class.We would have quality and depth. We would be approaching Blue Blood status with talent plus Pearl coaching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,038 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 3 hours ago, steeleagle said: Hope he's 23 out of 24 soon! Probably add 2 or 3 more in the win column before Kessler commits. Mostly football. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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