Jasper johnson nears commitment after peach jam
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I knew a lot of UNC fans growing up. Really was a Jordan thing that carried over. To a degree, I think people liked the baby blue gear.
I can distinctly remember a friend from Harrodsburg who was close to the same age as Dennis, maybe 3-4 years older, who wore UNC gear all the time. So maybe UNC fandom was kind of “in the water,” so to speak, in the area where he grew up.
Keep in mind, recruiting now has nothing to do with schools or coaches, it's about NIL. So, you can bet if Pope lands a big-time player, it's solely about NIL. Recruits was always about what they can get, now NIL just makes it legal. The school with the most NIL will get the big-time players...Hope I'm wrong. While here, Calipari had the best of the best because of NIL, see what that got him and the fans.
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I don't understand the need to present a bunch of stuff as fact, and then say "I hope I'm wrong". Cal wasn't getting the best of the best because of NIL, he was (as in years ago) getting them because of what they felt he could do for their NBA dreams. Also, Calipari should NEVER be mentioned in the same sentence as "fans". The fans were (most of them) UK fans. He was an NBA fan.
I hope Johnson will be a Wildcat, but if decides to leave the Commonwealth, maybe his decision to play his senior year not at Woodford County may be an indication he won’t be a Wildcat.
Cal didn't sign the best of the best n the NIL era here. Uk donors held back NIL funds and calipari also dipped a ton I'm recruiting the last 6 years he was here post the fox, bam and Monk team IMO. That was his last truly super talented roster. We had some solid to good ones since but no real title contenders. 2019 was obviously close but if you can't beat an injured auburn I don't see them beating team of destiny uva n final four.
you're only describing a handful of players that transfer. Many others play multiple years at their chosen schools. There's no rule that says you can't find help in the portal that is just going to leave in a year, but to be honest, we haven't experienced life under Pope before so it's sort of new territory for us. Can we keep anyone here longer than a year who has a modicum of success? I would wager we won't be able to.
I wouldn’t read too much into that. He played at Link Academy in Missouri last year. That's a much tougher schedule than that of Woodford County. It's kind of like Rondo transferring to Oak Hill.
I just saw Aaron Torres (can't stand the prick but he's connected) say that it's between Bama and UNC. I wonder what it's going to take for you folks to understand that I'm telling you the truth. We are not going to land players like this anymore. This was a lay-up.
It's too bad Calipari was so stubborn these last few years. He could have landed a super class and supplemented them with portal guys. Dybantsa, Johnson, Acuff, Wilson, Thomas. I think all of those guys were UK bound if Cal had stayed.
If we’re being honest here there are better guards than Johnson on this class. I want Johnson here, but Brayden burries is my number 1 target In this class
Weird that y’all don’t say this with any other recruit we’re mentioned with. Y’all only take shots at Jasper Johnson for some weird reason.
He could have had any class and not won. He’s that bad, it sounds great in theory.
There are some really good guards in this class but Johnson would be a welcome addition.
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