2023 Target List

[VegasBaby!]

He’s from Compton?

Carmichael, CA which is a Sac suburb.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Uhm, Vol? Says he’s only visited Tennessee, Kentucky and UCONN with no other visits planned. Raves about Tennessee and how welcomed he feels here, and throws in that he doesn’t talk to UK much, just “once in the blue”?!

5-star Justin Edwards talks recruitment, recent visits

 

[TheMookieMonster]

I'll allow it!

 

[Dallasbowlin]

Wonder if he’d be interested (or is able) in reclassification?

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Wonder if he’d be interested (or is able) in reclassification?

Highly doubt it. And I hope he doesn't. If we do land Key AND Collins through the portal, we won't have the minutes or the room for him this year.

 

[SGMVols]

Grant Williams should have been a 5 star

Better for us that he wasn’t. He would’ve been a Tar Heel instead of a Vol.

 

[cncchris33]

Uhm, Vol? Says he’s only visited Tennessee, Kentucky and UCONN with no other visits planned. Raves about Tennessee and how welcomed he feels here, and throws in that he doesn’t talk to UK much, just “once in the blue”?!

5-star Justin Edwards talks recruitment, recent visits

Auburn is on his list, which is always concerning, and he doesn't have any other visits planned as of now, but doesn't shut down the idea of taking other visits. Also has no timetable for a decision. Still a lot to be decided for him it seems like.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Can’t be true.

Barne’s system is boring and doesn’t attract elite talent!

Pearl let’s his players run free on the court!

 

[Dallasbowlin]

Highly doubt it. And I hope he doesn't. If we do land Key AND Collins through the portal, we won't have the minutes or the room for him this year.

True. In my head Key and Collins are pretty much already on the team, so I forget they’re taking away from our open spots at time.

 

[JRVOL11]

Wonder if he’d be interested (or is able) in reclassification?

we don’t need anymore reclassifications no time soon lol

 

[JRVOL11]

it’s good to see that we are in the early pack of leaders. Edwards looked like a top 3 player in the country in Orlando, his ranking will go up and up.

 

[SGMVols]

Can’t be true.

Barne’s system is boring and doesn’t attract elite talent!

Pearl let’s his players run free on the court!

If anything, Pearl gave this year’s team way too much freedom and it cost them in the end. He let KD Johnson go 0-17 in a game. They had Jabari Smith and Walker Kessler and yet many possessions ended with Wendell Green jacking 30 foot heat checks.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

If anything, Pearl gave this year’s team way too much freedom and it cost them in the end. He let KD Johnson go 0-17 in a game. They had Jabari Smith and Walker Kessler and yet many possessions ended with Wendell Green jacking 30 foot heat checks.

Which makes it worse cause Pearl is supposed to be an “offensive genius” according to his followers.

 

[Dallasbowlin]

we don’t need anymore reclassifications no time soon lol

Very good point lol

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Highly doubt it. And I hope he doesn't. If we do land Key AND Collins through the portal, we won't have the minutes or the room for him this year.

So are you also preferring we don’t land Phillips?

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Auburn is on his list, which is always concerning, and he doesn't have any other visits planned as of now, but doesn't shut down the idea of taking other visits. Also has no timetable for a decision. Still a lot to be decided for him it seems like.

Fwiw Tony B mentioned the other day Edwards decision is expected in the coming weeks, now I’ve seen nothing else saying that but just passing it along.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

So are you also preferring we don’t land Phillips?

.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

How are Phillips and Justin Edwards remotely the same? They don’t play the same position.

Rivals literally lists both as SF, and a case could be made for small ball 4 for both, not sure how you came to that conclusion?

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Rivals literally lists both as SF, and a case could be made for small ball 4 for both, not sure how you came to that conclusion?

I don’t know why but I was remembering Edwards as a guard not a forward. That’s my bad.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

I don’t know why but I was remembering Edwards as a guard not a forward. That’s my bad.

No worries.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

No worries.

Either way, I’d still prefer not to go down the path of reclassification any time soon. It’s not worked out for us.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Either way, I’d still prefer not to go down the path of reclassification any time soon. It’s not worked out for us.

Oh I agree with that statement, just wasn’t sure how the 2 players would differ from a position standpoint.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Oh I agree with that statement, just wasn’t sure how the 2 players would differ from a position standpoint.

Jogging my memory from looking at the player profiles, Edwards is 2” smaller and 35 pounds lighter than Phillips, so I guess that is where my brain was jumping to the conclusion that Edward was a 2/3 not a 3/4. I was wrong.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Jogging my memory from looking at the player profiles, Edwards is 2” smaller and 35 pounds lighter than Phillips, so I guess that is where my brain was jumping to the conclusion that Edward was a 2/3 not a 3/4. I was wrong.

I’m seeing 1” and 20lbs?

 

[TheMookieMonster]

I’m seeing 1” and 20lbs?

The profile I’m looking at has Justin Edwards as 6’6” and 165 pounds. Julian Phillips is listed at 6’8” 200 pounds. Maybe I’m looking at the wrong people.