Gene Loblaw

Shaka Smart could easily be canned next season. I’d almost be more worried that Buzz Williams and A&M gets in the mix

Absolutely kind of flukey but they’ll be good next year if Claxton doesn’t go pro this summer.

Can we edit the title to 2020 basketball crootin thread? Or should we just start another one to be stickied?

I don’t think AU will wind up getting Kessler. Apparently Bruce is more heavily pursuing Clifford Omoruyi. But Kessler loved Vandy so their Bryce Drew getting canned definitely helps us

dont break our hearts young man

Tyrell Jones and Allan Flannigan both rain threes but who knows how much they play next season. With Mac and Danjel coming back and probably Chuma now, AU’s still gonna spread the floor like crazy and I’d expect Samir to become a more prolific shooter next season too. No ones instantly replacing Bryce though or Jared if he leaves

yeah. But he'll have to sit out a year wherever he goes. And it should be noted that he could still stay at Bama. But if he was actually considering that, then he'd have waited till the new coach was announced before saying he's transferring imo. Probably a long shot that he comes to AU, but he'd be perfect to run Bruce's offense imo. Dude is one of the best athletes in the league imo.

wonder if he’d transfer to AU?

It sounds completely plausible. We have a vacancy at assistant coach and we may need to replace Okeke too. Why not shop at the same store for both? Throw Avery getting canned and it makes sense that things could’ve changed in Au’s Favor with Watford

gonna fit right in if he’s making 8 threes a game

Really cool from Bruce and EJ here. Such a shame some grad assistant had to kidnap EJ’s sister and ruin AU from keeping his commitment

niiiiiccceee. Cooper knows to only visit AU

Yeah. But he was never publicly committed to AU which makes it a lot different imo. But it’s a moot point now so whatever

Yeah I know he was committed but he was always going to Kentucky if he got the offer

We were never getting Hagans gang so it’s not worth even theorizing about. The big shocker to Bruce and what hurt our roster was Davion transferring. That was totally out of left field

Was having one of my private weekly round tables with the Rivals b-ball crootin staff, and they told me to not get my hopes up at all with Walker Kessler

He was celebrated at his HS for senior day so I think it’s a given that he’s reclassifying. I think a lot of it comes down to whether Hagans at UK or Harper declares. I personally still think he comes to AU regardless. Everything I read suggests that he’s been best buds with Okoro for a long time and they want to continue to play together

First I’ve heard of AU for that kid. But always good to be included in those elite dude’s lists.

our boy making the final USA b-ball squad

I don’t think you’re ever gonna consistently see Bruce sign guys like Wiley. Bruce likes small ball and for all his bigs to be able to play both offensively and defensively on the perimeter. Wiley can’t do that

Looks like that Tommy Murr kid is gonna shatter the state record for points. His shot mechanics look a bit janky but it clearly gets the job done for him. Decent looking ball handler too

JB Grimes needs to be fired so hard. Can’t believe it was just Tim Horton who got booted. This man is just an absolutely horrible recruiter and should have never been allowed to be rehired in the first place.

Slayton left early and now Pickens isn’t coming. We better hope Seth Williams doesn’t get injured. That’s the only big body at receiver that’s any good