The AD At Pinkston's School...

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Dang, guess he has his mind made up where he thinks Pinkston should go. I dont get why he thinks the way he does though. Sure hope Pinkston is not listening to him...
 
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For clarification, Kimani Young is the director of Pinkston's AAU program, not Bishop Laughlin High School.
 
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VOLnVEGAS said:
Dang, guess he has his mind made up where he thinks Pinkston should go. I dont get why he thinks the way he does though. Sure hope Pinkston is not listening to him...
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I took a stab in the dark and checked Kimani Youngs background. He went to college at UTEP, played under Don Haskins. I was looking for a Villanova/Jay Wright tie, but did not see any. Hat, do you know of any such relationship?

The guy is from New York, and it was stated that he was heavily into the recruiting game at one time. Villanova is a great scool. Sucks for UT though. Depends on how much stock the young man puts in Young.
 
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Why do I get the sneaky suspicion if we jettisoned Shay or Forbes and hired Kimani Young that his opinion of the "perfect situation" for Pinkston would change?
 
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Hardwood_fanatic said:
I took a stab in the dark and checked Kimani Youngs background. He went to college at UTEP, played under Don Haskins. I was looking for a Villanova/Jay Wright tie, but did not see any. Hat, do you know of any such relationship?
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Not really. The only guys left with real ties to the Bear would be Floyd, Gillispie, and Tony Barbee. Coach Haskins never came to the East Coast to play very often, so there's no natural connection. Wright is a Massimino protege.
 
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Hardwood_fanatic said:
I took a stab in the dark and checked Kimani Youngs background. He went to college at UTEP, played under Don Haskins. I was looking for a Villanova/Jay Wright tie, but did not see any. Hat, do you know of any such relationship?

The guy is from New York, and it was stated that he was heavily into the recruiting game at one time. Villanova is a great scool. Sucks for UT though. Depends on how much stock the young man puts in Young.
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I should probably include Mike Anderson on the list of guys with ties to Coach Haskins.
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Maybe he will go somewhere else so it won't be as if Kimani made the decision for him. Maybe.....
 
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And here are the questions I want answered...

Why are we worried about Pinkston now? He is not committing until late spring as has been repeated over and over including in this most recent talk with Young.

SNY.tv: News: Pinkston at work on and off court in Vegas

Is Kimani Young a former felon as the comment on Zagsblog says? What off court incidents has Pinkston been involved in?

YouTube - Vincent Smith " MY MENTOR "

Player Bio: Kimani Young - ST. JOHN'S OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

And this does not seem related because the age may be off, but this is all I had for Kimani Young, felony

PunchtheBag Some guy with that name in Port St. Lucie stealing bottles of champagne...hahahaha.
 
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If Bruce can have a solid year and make it to the elite 8 he should be able to recruit quite nicely this year i wouldnt be worried we should see how the season plays out first.
 
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There won't be many guys left to get by the Spring, but we've had decent players fall into Bruce's lap late in the process before.
 
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MikeHamiltonFan said:
And here are the questions I want answered...

Why are we worried about Pinkston now? He is not committing until late spring as has been repeated over and over including in this most recent talk with Young.
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So, your of the opinion UT should just back off and not have any contact, then call him in the spring for tea and crackers?

When the man who is currently affiliated with Pinkstons AAU team, and has a great relationship with the kid from the beginning verbally endorses Villanova over UT, thats maybe something to worry about. Its a discussion board, so why not talk about it.

And I'm not sure why the thread title is wrong.
 
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ukvols said:
There won't be many guys left to get by the Spring, but we've had decent players fall into Bruce's lap late in the process before.
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"Decent" players aren't going to get UT any further than they've already been.
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I would say guys like Golden, McRae and Hall are a little more than "decent" as well.
 
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Unimane said:
I would say guys like Golden, McRae and Hall are a little more than "decent" as well.
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When compared to the guys our main SEC competition are and will be bringing in, calling them decent is being kind.
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hatvol96 said:
When compared to the guys our main SEC competition are and will be bringing in, calling them decent is being kind.
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Yes, because every team has a John Wall. Utter BS. Those guys will do very well in the SEC. Just another one of your negative hyperbolic comments. Three top 75 players and "calling them decent is being kind" is just a moronic statement.
 
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Unimane said:
Yes, because every team has a John Wall. Utter BS. Those guys will do very well in the SEC. Just another one of your negative hyperbolic comments. Three top 75 players and "calling them decent is being kind" is just a moronic statement.
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See, that's the problem with you and the rest of the Towel Boys. You're fired up about bringing in guys who can beat Georgia and Auburn. I want guys who can play with the Michael Gilchrists and Austin Rivers of the world.The difference is that I care about winning shampionships, while your concern is fluffing your hero.
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Unimane said:
Yes, because every team has a John
Wall. Utter BS. Those guys will do very well in the SEC. Just another one of your negative hyperbolic comments. Three top 75 players and "calling them decent is being kind" is just a moronic statement.
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Nowhere near as moronic as acting as if recruiting rankings are the end all be all. Marques Johnson was in some people's Top 75. Look what a great asset he was.
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And how many Michael Gilcrests and Austin Rivers of the world are there? Not even some of the elite program s get guys like that every year. If that's your definition between decent and below par, your curve is pretty skewed. Of course I want those players, but you can still win by getting guys like McRae, Golden and Hall (All of whom are considerably more talented than Johnson). We have certainly beat more than the likes of Auburn and Georgia over the last four years with the same type of players, hell less regarded players like Smith and Lofton. Hell, we beat the NC playing Bradshaw at the 4 spot. I see the list of wins the last four years as Florida, Kentucky, Ohio State, Memphis, Texas, Gonzaga, Butler, Oklahoma State, Virginia, Georgetown.....all more prolific than Georgia and Auburn.
 
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hatvol96 said:
Nowhere near as moronic as acting as if recruiting rankings are the end all be all. Marques Johnson was in some people's Top 75. Look what a great asset he was.
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Wasn't Philip Jurick also considered top 100? I bet that's one the recruiting services wish they had back.
 
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Unimane said:
And how many Michael Gilcrests and Austin Rivers of the world are there? Not even some of the elite program s get guys like that every year. If that's your definition between decent and below par, your curve is pretty skewed. Of course I want those players, but you can still win by getting guys like McRae, Golden and Hall (All of whom are considerably more talented than Johnson). We have certainly beat more than the likes of Auburn and Georgia over the last four years with the same type of players, hell less regarded players like Smith and Lofton. Hell, we beat the NC playing Bradshaw at the 4 spot. I see the list of wins the last four years as Florida, Kentucky, Ohio State, Memphis, Texas, Gonzaga, Butler, Oklahoma State, Virginia, Georgetown.....all more prolific than Georgia and Auburn.
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What's our record against Auburn the last 4 years? You can win a bunch of regular season games with guys like Hall. When it matters, those guys will accomplish nothing. Of course, all you're concerned with is making the NCAA Tournament so you can talk about how lucky we are that Tanning Bed continues to grace us with his presence. Those of us who actually want to do damage when they get there will just have to sit back and hope the Pump Brothers can finally dupe someone into fixing our problem for us.
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