Tony Basillio confirmed - Kevin Ware won't be released

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droski said:
no i'm not basing my argument on that at all. i'm saying it's absurd to argue the kid has any obligation to meet with the new head coach. obviously if this was an ncaa rule that would be different.
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He isn't obligated to meet with the new coach, just as UT isn't obligated to release him from his LOI. If he was told meet with the coach first and then we will release you if thats what you want, I really fail to see what his issue is. Suck it up, wait a week, then get your way.
 
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Orange Blazer said:
He isn't obligated to meet with the new coach, just as UT isn't obligated to release him from his LOI. If he was told meet with the coach first and then we will release you if thats what you want, I really fail to see what his issue is. Suck it up, wait a week, then get your way.
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The issue is that you're making him make the trip back up to Knoxville to listen to a pitch from a coach that he didn't sign to play for, and from the looks of it, doesn't want to play for.
 
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Orange Blazer said:
He isn't obligated to meet with the new coach, just as UT isn't obligated to release him from his LOI. If he was told meet with the coach first and then we will release you if thats what you want, I really fail to see what his issue is. Suck it up, wait a week, then get your way.
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Except that he loses an entire week of recruiting.
 
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KingNick865 said:
The issue is that you're making him make the trip back up to Knoxville to listen to a pitch from a coach that he didn't sign to play for, and from the looks of it, doesn't want to play for.
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I'm pretty sure CCM said he was going to go to them to meet. I could be wrong, but I haven't seen where he is being asked to come to Knoxville.
 
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Orange Blazer said:
I'm pretty sure CCM said he was going to go to them to meet. I could be wrong, but I haven't seen where he is being asked to come to Knoxville.
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Either way, it's a bit pointless. If he doesn't want to play for Tennessee, then he shouldn't be made to sit out a year.
 
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KingNick865 said:
The issue is that you're making him make the trip back up to Knoxville to listen to a pitch from a coach that he didn't sign to play for, and from the looks of it, doesn't want to play for.
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Coach goes to see him. Not the reverse. Who knows though. Just because BP wanted somebody, doesn't mean coach CCM will, regardless of the ranking. Maybe CCM likes a player better?
 
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KingNick865 said:
Either way, it's a bit pointless. If he doesn't want to play for Tennessee, then he shouldn't be made to sit out a year.
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If he adamantly refused to allow the coaches to come meet with him, then I would probably go ahead and release him. However, I don't know how realistic that is. I would imagine that most of the time a recruit in Jones and Ware's situation would at least be willing to sit down with the new coach of the team they signed with in making their decision.
 
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g8terh8ter_eric said:
If he has options, like everyone thinks or says he has, what is a week in the scope of the big picture??
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What big picture? As a basketball recruit he wants to be able to talk, visit, and entertain every school that is willing to give him a scholarship before he makes a decision. Every day that goes by that he isn't able to do that, the potential exists for a school that would have had him to sign another player instead of him.

Sorry, but that just doesn't seem right given that he signed with different coach than the one currently running the program.
 
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LawVol13 said:
If he adamantly refused to allow the coaches to come meet with him, then I would probably go ahead and release him. However, I don't know how realistic that is. I would imagine that most of the time a recruit in Jones and Ware's situation would at least be willing to sit down with the new coach of the team they signed with in making their decision.
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But isn't it a formality for the coach to go and meet with him? I can't see Martin drastically changing his mind about asking out in one visit.
 
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LawVol13 said:
If he adamantly refused to allow the coaches to come meet with him, then I would probably go ahead and release him. However, I don't know how realistic that is. I would imagine that most of the time a recruit in Jones and Ware's situation would at least be willing to sit down with the new coach of the team they signed with in making their decision.
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Bryce Brown's handlers convinced him of basically doing the same thing, and it didn't work out well for him.
 
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volconomist said:
What big picture? As a basketball recruit he wants to be able to talk, visit, and entertain every school that is willing to give him a scholarship before he makes a decision. Every day that goes by that he isn't able to do that, the potential exists for a school that would have had him to sign another player instead of him.

Sorry, but that just doesn't seem right given that he signed with different coach than the one currently running the program.
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He had a TON of time to do so, and instead chose to sign early. So, who's fault is that in retrospect??
 
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