2014 G Jalen Lindsey

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HAMPTON, Va. -- In a year that's certainly not considered loaded for hoops talent in the state of Tennessee, Nashville's Jalen Lindsey stands out in the 2014 class in a big way. The Nashville native was stamped as high level prospect early in his high school career and has done nothing but live up to that billing throughout his development.

This weekend Lindsey (6-foot-6, 180 pounds) and his teammates on the Georgia based Southern Stampede AAU squad are competing in the second session of the NIKE EYBL summer league taking place in Hampton, Va.

Before the tournament started on Friday, Lindsey made waves when the news that he was transferring to powerhouse Huntingdon Prep in Huntingdon, W.V. for his senior year of high school, leaving Christ Presbyterian, who he led to a state title this year.

It wasn't a decision that Lindsey was ready to discuss at great length on Friday.

"It was a really emotional decision and I'm still not ready to talk about it really, there were a few different reasons for it, but it was really tough. I'll discuss it in the next little bit, but right now I just want to kind of keep that stuff private," Lindsey said of the change.

No matter where Lindsey is playing next fall, he's going to have a host of suitors chasing his signature.

Tennessee has been recruiting Lindsey since he was an eighth grader, through two separate coaching staffs. Those efforts have the Vols in the mix of the schools the versatile wing is looking at, but he doesn't sound like a prospect who's anywhere close to making a decision.

Lindsey got a school visit from Vols' head coach Cuonzo Martin and there seems no confusion as to where he stands as a priority for Tennessee in 2014.

"Tennessee's a great school. Coach Martin seems like a great guy, both as a coach and just outside of basketball, he's an impressive guy and we have a good relationship," Lindsey said. "I have a lot of respect for him as a coach and as a person. I like Tennessee a lot right now, there one of the schools that I'm looking at."

One detail that gives some pause in looking at Tennessee as a serious player is that Lindsey has yet to visit campus since Martin arrived in Knoxville. That's something Lindsey said doesn't reflect on his interest, and that he plans to change soon.

"I don't know when yet, but I definitely plan on getting up there for an unofficial visit sometime this summer," he offered.

That would be a positive development for Tennessee as Lindsey readily admits that he's not cut his list of schools down to anything approaching a firm list of finalists yet.

"Right now I don't feel like I'm that close to cutting it down," Lindsey said. "I feel like I'm going to hold off a little bit and wait and see what comes, hopefully I'll have a better feeling in a few weeks, definitely by the end of the summer."

Though Lindsey didn't say it in so many words, it feels like what he may be waiting on before releasing a firm list of finalists is a chance to figure where programs like Kentucky, North Carolina and Duke view him as a priority.

Just about everyone in the SEC has offered Lindsey, as well as programs such as Virginia, NC State and Memphis. He's heard a lot from 'blue-bloods' like the 'Cats, Heels and Blue Devils, but as of yet Louisville probably ranks as his 'biggest' offer.

"North Carolina was by the school this week, along with Tennessee, and Duke has been calling a lot lately, I think they're going to recruit to start recruiting me harder, and I've been hearing from Kentucky also," Lindsey said of how things stand. "Those are all schools I'd have some interest in, so we'll just see how things play out."

Rivals.com rates Lindsey as a four-star prospect and the No. 30 overall player in the Class of 2014.
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-VQ





Like I've been saying for 1+ year, if neither UNC or Kentucky offer we've got a decent shot, either of those 2 offer and forget it. Lindsey is likely going to be a spring decision I'm guessing, so Tennessee could definitely help themselves by having a good year.
 
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Martin and Tennessee assistants have also been a familiar sight wherever Jalen Lindsey happened to be lacing them up the last two weekends. Tennessee certainly seems to be a program on Lindsey's mind, however, on the downside, he seems in no hurry to make a decision or even to put together a firm top-five.

The feeling here is that if Lindsey were picking five official visits today, the Vols would get one of them. However, Lindsey seems more than intent on taking his time and seeing exactly where he stands in the eyes of some of hoop's 'blue bloods.' Duke, Kentucky and North Carolina have all been recruiting Lindsey, and were in evidence scouting him last week in Hampton, but as of yet none of the three have stepped up with an offer.

UNC recently made a school visit though, and Duke has noticeably picked up their interest in the last month. The guess here is that if one of those were to offer, Lindsey would suddenly become an extremely tough get for the Vols.
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-VQ
 
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Anybody know if Darius T. has any pull with this kid? I know he is transferring to HP, but they played against each other right?
 
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I think we have to take Landry just because of Lindsey going to HP if we want to make sure we have a chance in getting him. Really, what would it hurt taking him? He's a decent ball handler. That's really what we have needed the past 2 years. He's an excellent defender. Same thing...that's been a weakness against the small fast point guards. I think I read somewhere that the most points scored against him by the player he was defending in a game was 6 points all year. He just can't score a lick, but doesn't have to next year. Could be a good opportunity to get rid of Reese and if Landry doesn't work out then he had his opportunity.
 
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GoobieVol said:
Anybody know if Darius T. has any pull with this kid? I know he is transferring to HP, but they played against each other right?
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I wouldn't think unless they played AAU ball together. Lindsey's not going to make his college decision based on an opponent that he faced.
 
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johnnybravo said:
I wouldn't think unless they played AAU ball together. Lindsey's not going to make his college decision based on an opponent that he faced.
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Way to quote my post and add something to it that wasnt even implied. Well done sir. :eek:k:
 
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johnnybravo said:
I think we have to take Landry just because of Lindsey going to HP if we want to make sure we have a chance in getting him. Really, what would it hurt taking him? He's a decent ball handler. That's really what we have needed the past 2 years. He's an excellent defender. Same thing...that's been a weakness against the small fast point guards. I think I read somewhere that the most points scored against him by the player he was defending in a game was 6 points all year. He just can't score a lick, but doesn't have to next year. Could be a good opportunity to get rid of Reese and if Landry doesn't work out then he had his opportunity.
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Agree. Edwards or Reese leaving would be best case scenario IMO. However, it almost seems a certainty at this point it's Landry. If someone on the current team was going to transfer you'd think they would already have their name out there.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Agree. Edwards or Reese leaving would be best case scenario IMO. However, it almost seems a certainty at this point it's Landry. If someone on the current team was going to transfer you'd think they would already have their name out there.
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Maybe it will work out that way. It's been somewhat obvious that CCM probably has had Landry in mind of not joining the team for quite some time, but Lindsey's move may have him rethink who stays and who goes. I'm glad CCM has not made the move to tell Landry to go elsewhere yet. I'm sure he has probably known Lindsey was going to go to HP for awhile and has sat on this last scholly until it was official.

I like Reese leaving better than Edwards. We get Edward's scholly back after next year. I think we have already upgraded Reese with Davis and can continue to add better to or at least equal to Reese in upcoming classes. But either one would not hurt my feelings.
 
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GoobieVol said:
Way to quote my post and add something to it that wasnt even implied. Well done sir. :eek:k:
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Not so sure why the attack, but ok guess someone is having a pissy day. No better way than to take it out on a message board.

I was just implying that unless Lindsey and Thompson actually played together (AAU), then there would not be enough of a relationship for Thompson to have any pull to persuade a top recruit such as Lindsey to come to a certain college. I seriously doubt Thompson will have even .0001% influence on Lindsey's decision if they have never played together.
 
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johnnybravo said:
I'm glad CCM has not made the move to tell Landry to go elsewhere yet.
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If this is the plan martin has and he hasn't told Landry yet, then martin has lost any right to have the trust of any recruit in the future. Shame on Martin IF TRUE and no recruit should ever take him as a man of integrity again.
 
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BruinVol said:
If this is the plan martin has and he hasn't told Landry yet, then martin has lost any right to have the trust of any recruit in the future. Shame on Martin IF TRUE and no recruit should ever take him as a man of integrity again.
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I think this is done more often that one might think. I heard on the radio yesterday that Saban usually has about 10 committments a year that never sets foot on campus. Coach Jones will probably face the same situation this year with the high number of already committed players. The more the successful program, the more of the option to get to pick and choose which committments you want.
 
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johnnybravo said:
I think this is done more often that one might think. I heard on the radio yesterday that Saban usually has about 10 committments a year that never sets foot on campus. Coach Jones will probably face the same situation this year with the high number of already committed players. The more the successful program, the more of the option to get to pick and choose which committments you want.
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I don't have a problem with it happening. My problem is you applauding martin for not disclosing his plans. The second he knew it was happening he needed to tell Landry
 
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BruinVol said:
I don't have a problem with it happening. My problem is you applauding Martin for not disclosing his plans. The second he knew it was happening he needed to tell Landry
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fyp

How do you know that Martin knows Landry is not coming? Maybe he's going to make room. Maybe he already has, but we aren't aware.

People need to get off their high horse on this one, let things play out and stop using it as an excuse to criticize the coach when A. they truly don't care if someone gets "cut" and/or B. they don't what's going to happen.
 
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BigZiti09 said:
fyp

How do you know that Martin knows Landry is not coming? Maybe he's going to make room. Maybe he already has, but we aren't aware.

People need to get off their high horse on this one, let things play out and stop using it as an excuse to criticize the coach when A. they truly don't care if someone gets "cut" and/or B. they don't what's going to happen.
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What does the word IF mean to you???

Read the post
 
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BruinVol said:
I don't have a problem with it happening. My problem is you applauding jones for not disclosing his plans. The second he knew it was happening he needed to tell Landry
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The problem that I see, is that the recruiting season is continuously changing all the time. It was just a week ago that we found out that Stokes was staying. If he left, the there is no scholly limit issue. A week before that Yemi leaves. There may be other issues that we don't know about. Reese or Edwards may have concerns about playing time and have expressed that to CCM. I'm sure CCM would like to have Landry here, that's why he was offered, he may still be on the roster next year, but regardless of if it's Landry or not, we are over 1, and CCM has yet to make a move, so unless any other issues come up, the moment CCM kew that someone would have to leave or not show up was last Friday when Stokes told CCM that he was not going to the NBA.
 
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johnnybravo said:
The problem that I see, is that the recruiting season is continuously changing all the time. It was just a week ago that we found out that Stokes was staying. If he left, the there is no scholly limit issue. A week before that Yemi leaves. There may be other issues that we don't know about. Reese or Edwards may have concerns about playing time and have expressed that to CCM. I'm sure CCM would like to have Landry here, that's why he was offered, he may still be on the roster next year, but regardless of if it's Landry or not, we are over 1, and CCM has yet to make a move, so unless any other issues come up, the moment CCM kew that someone would have to leave or not show up was last Friday when Stokes told CCM that he was not going to the NBA.
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Thompson was his replacement. That's pretty clear to me
 
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BruinVol said:
What does the word IF mean to you???

Read the post
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Yeah, that's why I said "B. they don't what's going to happen." And the last part of my comment wasn't meant for you specifically. The first part was, but not the second. Sorry, didn't clarify. But I didn't say "you" need to get off "your" high horse.

It's just silly to talk about it. First, I doubt he would hold off telling Landry if he knew for sure he wasn't coming. Secondly, we will never know when he knew.
 
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BruinVol said:
Thompson was his replacement. That's pretty clear to me
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Thompson is more of a combo guard than PG. I think CCM would like to have one true pg on the roster. IMO, I really think he would like to have both come into this class.

So you think CCM should have told Landry as soon as Thompson committed?
 
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johnnybravo said:
Thompson is more of a combo guard than PG. I think CCM would like to have one true pg on the roster. IMO, I really think he would like to have both come into this class.

So you think CCM should have told Landry as soon as Thompson committed?
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You might be right but I don't see it that way.
 
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Originally Posted by GoobieVol
Anybody know if Darius T. has any pull with this kid? I know he is transferring to HP, but they played against each other right?

johnnybravo said:
I wouldn't think unless they played AAU ball together. Lindsey's not going to make his college decision based on an opponent that he faced.
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I asked if Darius might have any pull? You pulled out your wise guy hat and give me sound advise like this kid not making his college decision off of an AAU opponent. CPA in Nashville and Blackman in Murfreesboro. Considering game recognizes game, I thought it was a reasonable question to ask if Darius had any pull.(thinking maybe he wasnt just an opponent but a buddy)

attack.? lol Thats funny coming from a person who creates words to sound smart.
 
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GoobieVol said:
Originally Posted by GoobieVol
Anybody know if Darius T. has any pull with this kid? I know he is transferring to HP, but they played against each other right?



I asked if Darius might have any pull? You pulled out your wise guy hat and give me sound advise like this kid not making his college decision off of an AAU opponent. CPA in Nashville and Blackman in Murfreesboro. Considering game recognizes game, I thought it was a reasonable question to ask if Darius had any pull.(thinking maybe he wasnt just an opponent but a buddy)

attack.? lol Thats funny coming from a person who creates words to sound smart.
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You've seen how many replies you have had to what you call a "reasonable question". I'll leave it at that.
 
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