The Official Thread of Josh Selby

#201
#201
Scottyhop said:
Already posted on the recruiting board, but I know people don't check both so screw it.

Rumor has it that World Wide Wes is pisted about this. I heard that his Mom is pushing hard for Kansas (Adidas), Selby wants to come to Tennessee, and Wes is pushing Kentucky.

The scariest thing about this is that if the NBA has a lockout in 2011/2012 we could get Selby and Tobias (and Scotty for that matter) for 2 years no matter how dominant they play as freshman. Wanted to put a smiley face, but none display how excited I would be if this happened.
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If we had them for two years. wow :pepper::rock2::machgun:KY
 
#202
#202
Excuse my ignorance, and I guess I'm too lazy to look further, but what is World Wide Wes? I have heard a lot about it (WWW), but don't know what it is.
 
#205
#205
IndyVol said:
Glad your asking...I'm also not familiar with WWW. Can anyone help us out?
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One of the most influential people in all of basketball.

Can't link anything but just Google worldwide wes.

Probably will give you all you need.
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#208
#208
WorldWideWes is a real estate agent from Detroit, thats his coverup.

Actually his role is as a guy who gets involved with basketball recruits during the AAU circuit, he acts as a mentor, gives them advice, introduces them to boosters & shoe company execs, and also provides them & their family with gifts which cant be traced because he has no documented connection to any school via boosters.

Example:
Tadarius Jackson is a top basketball recruit for the class of 2013. Hes with his AAU Team at an event and after scoring 35 Points in the win hes approached by WWW. WWW introduces himself, gives the kid compliments on his game, introduces himself to Tadarius' mom and asks if they can talk privately about what Tadarius needs to do to improve and get a basketball scholarship. They meet privately where WWW name drops his clients, and how he helped them reach the NBA and can do the same for Tadarius. WWW then stuffs $5K in Tadarius' mom's pocket and gives them his number to call.

Over time has Tadarius grows more trustworthy of WWW, WWW introduces Tadarius to employees of Nike, Adidas, Reebok, or Under Armour along with introducing Tadarius to boosters from certain schools who give him a little spending money. WWW then gives Tadarius advice to leave his current AAU team and join an AAU team that a shoe company sponsors where he can reap financial benefits via runners for that company; as long as he signs with them as a Professional. When its time to pick a college, WWW gives Tadarius advice on which school to go to where he can excel for a year and not have to worry about a tough academic schedule. Instead of outright picking the school, they wait and see if any other boosters step up to lure Tadarius to their school. After several schools' boosters step up, WWW introduces Tadarius to his close friend, John Calipari and suggests to Tadarius to go to Kentucky. Tadarius follows WWW advice and signs with Kentucky, after a Freshman All American year Tadarius enters the NBA Draft.

After being drafted #3, Tadarius signs with a shoe company and begins giving WWW a cut of his earnings as a tribute for everything that he did for him & his family as a kid. WWW continues acting as the mentor for Tadarius as "Uncle Wes".


Substitute the names and year and this is Derrick Rose's recruitment.
 
#209
#209
TooLegit2Quit said:
WorldWideWes is a real estate agent from Detroit, thats his coverup.

Actually his role is as a guy who gets involved with basketball recruits during the AAU circuit, he acts as a mentor, gives them advice, introduces them to boosters & shoe company execs, and also provides them & their family with gifts which cant be traced because he has no documented connection to any school via boosters.

Example:
Tadarius Jackson is a top basketball recruit for the class of 2013. Hes with his AAU Team at an event and after scoring 35 Points in the win hes approached by WWW. WWW introduces himself, gives the kid compliments on his game, introduces himself to Tadarius' mom and asks if they can talk privately about what Tadarius needs to do to improve and get a basketball scholarship. They meet privately where WWW name drops his clients, and how he helped them reach the NBA and can do the same for Tadarius. WWW then stuffs $5K in Tadarius' mom's pocket and gives them his number to call.

Over time has Tadarius grows more trustworthy of WWW, WWW introduces Tadarius to employees of Nike, Adidas, Reebok, or Under Armour along with introducing Tadarius to boosters from certain schools who give him a little spending money. WWW then gives Tadarius advice to leave his current AAU team and join an AAU team that a shoe company sponsors where he can reap financial benefits via runners for that company; as long as he signs with them as a Professional. When its time to pick a college, WWW gives Tadarius advice on which school to go to where he can excel for a year and not have to worry about a tough academic schedule. Instead of outright picking the school, they wait and see if any other boosters step up to lure Tadarius to their school. After several schools' boosters step up, WWW introduces Tadarius to his close friend, John Calipari and suggests to Tadarius to go to Kentucky. Tadarius follows WWW advice and signs with Kentucky, after a Freshman All American year Tadarius enters the NBA Draft.

After being drafted #3, Tadarius signs with a shoe company and begins giving WWW a cut of his earnings as a tribute for everything that he did for him & his family as a kid. WWW continues acting as the mentor for Tadarius as "Uncle Wes".


Substitute the names and year and this is Derrick Rose's recruitment.
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Thank you for that...seriously. That cleared up a lot of things for me. I had no idea who the guy was.
 
#211
#211
jfrancis04 said:
Why is his mom pulling so hard for Kansas?
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hey i was just to give a warning. watch josh's mom on youtube. she talks about how they where reading the message boards and didint like what tennessee was saying about her kid. they are watching everything.


sooooo if your watching this ma'am ....please send your kid to tennessee...and we all love you! haha

asskisser.jpg
 
#213
#213
This, is what the NCAA should be around for. However, where are they? They can't nail the guy to a tree, but they should hammer anyone who has dealings with him.
(speaking of WWW)
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#214
#214
here is a update on how the gam went last night with bruce pearl at selbys game. doesint look good. you can tell his mother is loving the attention and only wants him to go to a high profile place to go one and done and him be her gravy train...

selby rumors running wild
 
#217
#217
i've believed all along that selby wants to come to Tennessee, but his mom won't let it happen.
 
#218
#218
Players get paid. All of them. Some more than others. If you ever see them around, you'll notice by their clothes, cars, phones, etc.., or hell, they'll even tell you. Every school does it, some better than others. No need in complaining about it.
 
#219
#219
golfballs03 said:
i've believed all along that selby wants to come to Tennessee, but his mom won't let it happen.
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That's too bad. But then again if I had a son or daughter that wanted to play somewhere other than UT I would try not to let that happen either. But, in the end I think I would want them to go where they really wanted to.
 
#220
#220
onevolfan said:
That's too bad. But then again if I had a son or daughter that wanted to play somewhere other than UT I would try not to let that happen either. But, in the end I think I would want them to go where they really wanted to.
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It's ok to provide guidance, but you should let them make the decision, especially in the situtation where the kid is getting a full ride. but is seems like she has commandeered the situation.
 
#221
#221
Does anyone have an ESPN insiders subscription, there is an article under recruiting added today about Tennessee Rumors Swirling around Selby's recruitment?
 
#222
#222
Tennessee rumors swirl as Josh Selby's season ends
Uncommitted point guard Josh Selby finished with 18 points but it wasn't enough as Lake Clifton fell to City H.S. 60-47 on Thursday night in the Class 2A North final.

The loss marks the end of Selby's high school career and now the ESPNU 100 guard can concentrate on his recruitment which has seen rumors fly over the past week.

First, Selby and his mother were scheduled to attend the Maryland-Duke game on Wednesday but that never happened and Maeshon Witherspoon told ESPN.com affiliate The Shiver.com, Kansas Jayhawk and Big 12 Conference sports forums that Josh was done listening to other schools and would focus on his final four choices.

On Friday, The Shiver reports that Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl and assistant Steve Forbes were in Baltimore on Thursday watching Selby and Lake Clifton.

Witherspoon addressed the rumors Josh had initiated contact with Pearl about the possibility of re-committing to the Vols.

"Josh has only talked to Bruce Pearl once since he de-committed in July," said Witherspoon. "I've never denied how much I like Steve Forbes, and I appreciate their time and effort, but Tennessee is not, and has not been, the focus of Josh's recruitment."

As for this weekend's official visit to Kentucky (March 6), it remains unclear if that will happen. A decision is likely to come in April for Selby.
 
#223
#223
Titanic said:
Tennessee rumors swirl as Josh Selby's season ends
Uncommitted point guard Josh Selby finished with 18 points but it wasn't enough as Lake Clifton fell to City H.S. 60-47 on Thursday night in the Class 2A North final.

The loss marks the end of Selby's high school career and now the ESPNU 100 guard can concentrate on his recruitment which has seen rumors fly over the past week.

First, Selby and his mother were scheduled to attend the Maryland-Duke game on Wednesday but that never happened and Maeshon Witherspoon told ESPN.com affiliate The Shiver.com, Kansas Jayhawk and Big 12 Conference sports forums that Josh was done listening to other schools and would focus on his final four choices.

On Friday, The Shiver reports that Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl and assistant Steve Forbes were in Baltimore on Thursday watching Selby and Lake Clifton.

Witherspoon addressed the rumors Josh had initiated contact with Pearl about the possibility of re-committing to the Vols.

"Josh has only talked to Bruce Pearl once since he de-committed in July," said Witherspoon. "I've never denied how much I like Steve Forbes, and I appreciate their time and effort, but Tennessee is not, and has not been, the focus of Josh's recruitment."

As for this weekend's official visit to Kentucky (March 6), it remains unclear if that will happen. A decision is likely to come in April for Selby.
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So is Bruce going up there just for the heck of it? Is he just sitting in the stands as Selby's mother wisks him away at the end of the game? I have a hard time believing that Pearl makes a trip up there having only talked to Josh once since he decommitted. It doesn't make much sense.

-unless its some sort of extreme last-ditch effort.
 
#224
#224
What a shocking update! Honestly, the interview doesn't surprise me at all. Regardless though, I find it highly unusual they left to go visit considering what's coming up. Quite bizarre, something may be afoot.

Does Selby ever get to speak for himself or what?
 
#225
#225
golfballs03 said:
So is Bruce going up there just for the heck of it? Is he just sitting in the stands as Selby's mother wisks him away at the end of the game? I have a hard time believing that Pearl makes a trip up there having only talked to Josh once since he decommitted. It doesn't make much sense.

-unless its some sort of extreme last-ditch effort.
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That quote from her was months ago. ESPN has a hard time at explaining when such quotes were actually said. They just run the story with a bunch of quotes and never tell you when they were said.
 
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