Joe Adams also called this a few hours before Trilly. He has a 100% hit rate if you don't count the stuff he gets wrong.
Trilly Donovan has predicted Acaden Lewis to commit to UK!
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I don't get too excited over these predictions but it's certainly nice to see them predicting us instead of someone else.
If Pope keeps bringing them in, the Nate Oats, etc crew will have to find a new “I told ya so” sticht. So glad we hired my number 1 choice!!
Before this most recent surge in momentum, there had been stories where him/his camp said they’d like to decide by early November.
I think the thought was he’d visit his final 4 again(just visited UConn) and then do it. I think someone said something about him potentially now not taking all the visits. Someone correct me if I’m wrong as I’m just reading people retell things from sources like Trilly/Graf/etc.
Eighty-Two Athletes Expected to Participate in USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team October Minicamp - USA Basketball
USA Basketball announced today 82 athletes expected to participate in the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team minicamp from Oct. 11-13 at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
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According to the above report, JJ and Malachi look to potentially be at team USA during BBM. Acaden’s name isn’t on there. So I think it’s fair to think he’ll be coming in for BBM potentially, though nothing’s been announced.
Don’t know how many went to college but this would apply to all of us around that time in our lives but…can you imagine having that kind of money at around 18/19 or so? Actually most can’t imagine having that kind of money ever.
Impressive list. Less impressive being the hardware obtained from that list. But we all know that and it’s time to look to the future.
Like normal students getting paid too? They occasionally do in the form of a scholarship.
My wife works for the community college system in my state of residence, not Kentucky. Her group does fundraising, in particular from wealthy donors. They employ people to find wealth in the state and they’re constantly out shaking the trees to have people donate. There are surprising numbers of people that can annually write checks for $100k, $400k. Some do it several times a year. UK has people employed to do the like for the school in general and NIL in particular.
This country has so many quietly wealthy people. Kentucky as a state can’t compare at all to most others but it does of course have an unmatched love for basketball and really just a true devotion to one school.
If he cancels his visits I’ll feel real good about him coming. Obviously lots of momentum and smoke our way though.Before this most recent surge in momentum, there had been stories where him/his camp said they’d like to decide by early November.
I think the thought was he’d visit his final 4 again(just visited UConn) and then do it. I think someone said something about him potentially now not taking all the visits. Someone correct me if I’m wrong as I’m just reading people retell things from sources like Trilly/Graf/etc.
Eighty-Two Athletes Expected to Participate in USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team October Minicamp - USA Basketball
USA Basketball announced today 82 athletes expected to participate in the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team minicamp from Oct. 11-13 at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
According to the above report, JJ and Malachi look to potentially be at team USA during BBM. Acaden’s name isn’t on there. So I think it’s fair to think he’ll be coming in for BBM potentially, though nothing’s been announced.
The only thing that doesn’t make sense about the idea that Lewis is committing right now is the timing…
Is Coach Pope & staff really in a commitment discussion with Lewis while Mikel Brown is on his official visit? Seems highly unlikely.
Not saying Lewis won’t end up committing, but the timing of this announcement seems suspect.
Is Coach Pope & staff really in a commitment discussion with Lewis while Mikel Brown is on his official visit? Seems highly unlikely.
Not saying Lewis won’t end up committing, but the timing of this announcement seems suspect.
I see it different...if Lewis knows it's a first come first taken scenario between he and Brown, maybe he decided to get word to Pope that he's coming to prevent Brown from pre-empting him on the visit
Most people are just anti-losing.
I don’t care how we do it. I am tired of being the 5th best team in the SEC.
To be fair, Cal usually got the top classes through sheer numbers. 5 or 6 top 30 kids in a class, especially recently.
I am fine with having "just a top 10" class if it means we'll have a better mix of youth and experience through the portal.
Makes sense we may have a huge class next year due to losing so much after this year. I am good if we only get about 2-3 elite kids and fill the rest with the portal and returnees going forward though.
Even with Lewis, I still think Wilson is brainwashed by Calipari. I'm anticipating Arkansas momentum after he visits there.
Feels like the Quade Green/Bamba recruitments. Hope I'm wrong, but Wilson has been a perceived Calipari-leave for over a year now.
Feels like the Quade Green/Bamba recruitments. Hope I'm wrong, but Wilson has been a perceived Calipari-leave for over a year now.
Pope took Garrison’s commitment while Osobor was on a visit. NIL demand or circumstance of proving to build a roster probably played in but that shows he’s a bird in hand business type. Both players are exciting possibilities.
Pope and his staff make it very clear to recruits what is expected at Kentucky and what the goal is. When you leave this campus, you should already know if this is the place for you or not. The staff keys in on several guys they like, but they aren’t waiting around for somebody who might be on the fence. They want guys who are all in for what is about to happen here.
Wilson already walked back the November commitment stuff, it’s back to December or January again, which is fine it’s a important decision.
Yeah seen that, looks like he wants to take his time and see what teams look like
Truthfully, that's probably a win for Pope/UK. It will give Pope & Co a chance to show his system to Wilson at UK compared to how long Cal & others have been recruiting him. An earlier commitment favors the longer relationships.
A combo guard not locked in at the one would be a good thing for Perry. Brown is who I have been in favor of because of him being a true one and his team play and consistency. Looking at the positives if it is Lewis more time at the one would be freed up for Perry. Lewis and Johnson can play the two or one.
I'm not saying Trilly isn't accurate but I'm on a few IU boards and I didn't see one IU fan guaranteeing Haralson to IU.
Everybody knew it could be any of the teams in Haralson's final 3. Also, a few days before Haralson's reveal, news came that an AAU teammate of Haralson's committed to the Irish AND it was reported that ND put together a pretty massive NIL package for Jalen.
After that news, every IU fan I knew was very worried about Notre Dame. Anybody 100% confident it was IU had to be stupid.
