Jalen Duren updates recruitment following top-5 reveal | Zagsblog
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They just don't care about college. It's nothing but a training ground for the NBA. I don't blame him. I wish he'd come here but he has to do what he thinks is best for his career.I don’t understand why any top 5-10 guys would go to a non-contender, unless it’s the hometown team. I would want to compete for a title in my one year of college.
I read it and i did not see that Memphis was leading ?Sounds like it’s Memphis.
He raved about Memphis and made a weak compliment on UK.Pretty obvious.I read it and i did not see that Memphis was leading ?
It may turn out he goes too Memphis but I think we read to much into some of the information that comes out. You never know what some of these kids are going to do.He raved about Memphis and made a weak compliment on UK.Pretty obvious.
The draw might be NIL from FedEx, just a random thought. He might become a spokespersonNever did understand the Memphis draw here. I understood wiseman. He felt a personal tie to penny. But what has penny proved with skilled bigs to show that he can get you where you need to be. I don't get it.
I don’t understand why any top 5-10 guys would go to a non-contender, unless it’s the hometown team. I would want to compete for a title in my one year of college.
All I got from that is that Memphis and Miami have been on him longer. Everything else seems like people projecting their own insecurities. I guess we’ll see—if he even goes to college.I read it and i did not see that Memphis was leading ?
So we're losing this kid to Memphis?
Riveting stuff.
I think the answer is that this generation largely does not care about winning. They say championships matter publicly (especially in tge NBA) but their actions speak otherwise. Duren could be Chris Webber 2.0 and is going to be a top pick wherever he goes. The original Chris Webber cared about winning. If you don’t believe me, watch his reaction after Duke smashed him in ‘92 where he almost fought the cameraman. And then the following year walking off the court after calling the infamous TO. He was crushed.I just don’t understand it. What happened to the best wanting to play with the best and against the best to be the best?
Hey, hey, you’re talking about the 21 NIT CHAMPS, put some damn respect on their na……sorry i couldn’t even finish this for laughing so hard.I don’t understand why any top 5-10 guys would go to a non-contender, unless it’s the hometown team. I would want to compete for a title in my one year of college.
But you don’t want a proven kid like Mintz?I would take a proven Kofi over him every day of the week especially with the group we already have. He can go to Memphis or Miami and be the man for a so-so team.
Wow. You can’t read that and understand that it’s pro- Memphis? He specifically talked about 3 coaches, Penny, Coach Larry Brown and Cody Toppert and the pro experience they have at Memphis is a huge factor. The only thing he said about UK was he talked with Coach Cal amd Bruiser. The rest was fluff.I have no clue where the guy is going but also have no clue how anyone could make an assumption one way or the other by the following quotes:
Pro Memphis:
“The pro experience they have in Penny Hardaway and Larry Brown is tremendous,” Duren said. “And Cody Toppert helped develop Devin Booker into an All-Star [with the Suns]. Coach Brown is a Hall of Fame coach and the pro experience is a huge factor. I like what they have over there. Since Penny came over, they’ve been building and they’re on the rise.”
Pro Kentucky:
“I had the chance to learn about the program,” Duren said. “Talking to Coach Calipari and Bruiser Flint for the first time was amazing. They can develop me and learning about the history of the program was great. It was my first time in Kentucky so seeing a lot of it was terrific.”
He literally raved about Memphis and gave Kentucky a standard complimentary quote. Read between the lines.It may turn out he goes too Memphis but I think we read to much into some of the information that comes out. You never know what some of these kids are going to do.
That is the problem with people reading between the lines. Nothing is there between the lines expect what people want to see. We will know soon enough where he goes.He literally raved about Memphis and gave Kentucky a standard complimentary quote. Read between the lines.
He isn’t coning to UK.That is the problem with people reading between the lines. Nothing is there between the lines expect what people want to see. We will know soon enough where he goes.
He may not but i think he is the only one that knows that right now.He isn’t coning to UK.
He's also reclassifying. 8 times out of 10 I like the experienced guy over the newbie even if the newbie is an elite talent.No doubt he is a tremendous athlete and would be a good contributor but with all due respect Kofi is a proven commodity. Averaging almost 18 points a game against Big Ten competition while only playing 27 minutes a game. I would choose him every single time for a one-year contribution.