#1 PG picks SMU over Kentucky

[bleedingTNorange]

Emmanuel Mudiay, No. 2 point guard, commits to SMU Mustangs - ESPN


Impressive pull for Larry Brown, not often you see Calipari miss out on the PG he wants.

 

[zaqhhh]

Good for SMU.... and us haha

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Congrats to SMU. I wouldn't want to play for Calapari either.

 

[thelizardvol]

inb4 non-committable offer

 

[blupotato]

SMU must be paying more money.

 

[YankeeVol]

#2 PG

And Larry Brown is coaching so it's not that big of a surprise IMO

 

[kwebbvols2344]

Congrats to SMU. I wouldn't want to play for Calapari either.

That is just stupid. If you want to go to the NBA he is the best guy for it. Just look at his track record. We all dislike him because he does not coach for our team.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

That is just stupid. If you want to go to the NBA he is the best guy for it. Just look at his track record. We all dislike him because he does not coach for our team.

Just because you play for Calapari, doesn't mean you're automatically going to go to the NBA in one year. If that was the case then every recruit in the country would sign with UK.

 

[vol-un-tear]

Guess he wants to play more than one year before going pro.

 

[YankeeVol]

That is just stupid. If you want to go to the NBA he is the best guy for it. Just look at his track record. We all dislike him because he does not coach for our team.

Larry Brown won a NCAA title and a NBA title. How many NBA titles does Calapari have?

 

[nicksjuzunk]

SMU must be paying more money.

Tapping into those roots.

 

[McCat]

Best of luck to the kid. Obviously wants to play on a small stage.

 

[CountVolcula]

SMU must be paying more money.

What I was thinking

SlushfundU

 

[ukvols]

Best of luck to the kid. Obviously wants to play on a small stage.

Or he wants to play for the local school.
I wondered why the heck he chose SMU until I clicked on him and saw he's in Arlington, TX. Local school and Larry Brown...not everyone would make that decision, but it's not like he's moving all the way to KY to go to Bellarmine. He's staying home in a much bigger market than Lexington.

 

[ukvols]

SMU must be paying more money.

This could be true, considering the schools that are involved.

 

[milohimself]

SMU must be paying more money.

 

[865dude]

The way Larry Brown bounces around he probably won't even be there when this kid gets there.

 

[TennesseeOrange]

Or he wants to play for the local school.
I wondered why the heck he chose SMU until I clicked on him and saw he's in Arlington, TX. Local school and Larry Brown...not everyone would make that decision, but it's not like he's moving all the way to KY to go to Bellarmine. He's staying home in a much bigger market than Lexington.

Bingo. Stays home and gets to play for the only coach (?) to win an NCAA and NBA championship.

 

[whocaresgobobcats]

Just because you play for Calapari, doesn't mean you're automatically going to go to the NBA in one year. If that was the case then every recruit in the country would sign with UK.

like 26% of the top 10 players the last three years have signed with UK. it's pretty close to every one signing with them. they only have 13 spots

 

[Daloth]

like 26% of the top 10 players the last three years have signed with UK. it's pretty close to every one signing with them. they only have 13 spots

You use that percentage, I don't think it means what you think it means.

 

[UTwild82]

Pony Excess 2 Coming next fall???

 

[SJAVol32]

Best of luck to the kid. Obviously wants to play on a small stage.

You UK fans never cease to amaze me.

 

[hohenfelsvol]

You UK fans never cease to amaze me.

I would have to agree when it comes to conference. AAC vs SEC. The man is going to be playing teams like UCF and USF.

 

[McCat]

You UK fans never cease to amaze me.

In what way? Do you want me to take the typical VN stance?

"Kid wasn't good enough for Kentucky."
"SMU cheated to get him."

or the classic

"We didn't want him anyway."

None of the short-sighted three. I wished him luck, because he will definitely be playing on a smaller stage. You can't get further from big-time basketball by choosing SMU.

 

[SEC-GoalTenda]

In what way? Do you want me to take the typical VN stance?

"Kid wasn't good enough for Kentucky."
"SMU cheated to get him."

or the classic

"We didn't want him anyway."

None of the short-sighted three. I wished him luck, because he will definitely be playing on a smaller stage. You can't get further from big-time basketball by choosing SMU.

He'll get conference player of the week, every week....