Planet Red Hoops

FYI, Maryland has an in home visit scheduled with the Harrisons tomorrow. Apparently the visit was scheduled before they moved their announce date.

You guys don't really get it. While what you are saying is true, it does matter where they go. Its about hype. UK is hyped to all hell right now.

Example: Lance Stephenson was a one and done no matter where he went. However, if he went to UK and won big, it would have been a lot different for him than going to Cincy and flaming out in the first round or whatever. He would have gotten hype on draft night with "record breaking", and would have gotten hype throughout the season. More hype/media attention means more endorsements/money and even possibly a higher draft choice.

So while what you are saying is absolutely true, where they choose to go does matter. It matters a lot.

No, but his scrub brother did close to the time he announced for UK.

Maybe I missed something but I specifically remember hearing from Matt Jones that they would not be at MM.

I saw after I posted the OP that scout announced that the twins were going to MM but the twins' father has stated that they had never planned on attending UK's or anyone elses MM and that they didn't know where scout got the info from.

Maryland will be a Final 4 contender if they get those guys. They are that good, plus other good players will follow them should they commit to Maryland.

Weird that Baylor isn't also in that mix since they are from TX yet SMU with Larry Brown was one of the schools of interest

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A smokescreen for who?

That makes no sense whatsoever.

Actually it kind of does. He's basically saying that Mr. Harrison is making these statements knowing full well that his sons are committing to UK. He's hiding the cheating at UK by drawing attention to the cheating at Maryland. That would actually make some sense as to why he would be so blatant about it.

But he was quoted as saying this by someone else. He later said "“Not one coach from anywhere has offered me anything. Kevin Plank has not called me about Under Armour and Maryland.”

So maybe it is a smokescreen, or maybe he realized that he said something stupid.

Odd how he was so mediocre at Memphis State for years until suddenly befriended WWW and Nike. It's almost as if they are as much to credit for his "recruiting prowess" as he is.

You would think someone who has had not one but two Final Fours stripped would have a worse reputation. Yet we still have the media saying he and Pitino are the only coaches to take three different programs to the Final Four, etc.

Shoe companies have long built their brands by getting their gear on the feet of elite players, often when they are very young. There's nothing inherently nefarious about the practice. But these deals always lead to suspicion. Here's CBS hoops columnist Gary Parrish:

"The unconfirmed stories I could tell you about moves one shoe-company executive or another have pulled or tried to pull would blow your already cynical mind, and they usually begin with Nike, Adidas, Reebok or, in this case, Under Armour deciding to fund some team or program featuring elite talents. The idea is to create an advantage with money, build and nurture a relationship with the principal parties and hope it all pays off when the time comes for those elite talents to pick a school."

Looks like you were on to something.