Update on King

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#252
bleedingTNorange said:
Which to me is all it seems to be. I'm completely open to someone explaining to me why he'd push kids to UT, but so far nobody has provided a logical explanation.
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I have no idea if he is, but UM fans calling out someone in the city for pushing kids to another school is irony at its finest.
 
#253
#253
Most logical Tiger fans (me included) feel that Memphis has about a .5% chance at landing Austin Nichols. I would love to have him, but i'm definitely not expecting to see him in a Tiger's uniform.
 
#254
#254
Congrats to Memphis on the pickup. Wishing him the best of luck except for when he plays UT.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Still curious about a logical explanation in regards to Sarwar...
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A better question is why someone in his mid-30s with no connection to basketball (wasn't a player, wasn't a coach, wasn't involved in AAU) suddenly starts befriending and hanging around with teenagers who all happen to be elite basketball players.
 
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humdinger said:
A better question is why someone in his mid-30s with no connection to basketball (wasn't a player, wasn't a coach, wasn't involved in AAU) suddenly starts befriending and hanging around with teenagers who all happen to be elite basketball players.
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Once again you haven't answered my question, I'm still interested in it.
 
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humdinger said:
A better question is why someone in his mid-30s with no connection to basketball (wasn't a player, wasn't a coach, wasn't involved in AAU) suddenly starts befriending and hanging around with teenagers who all happen to be elite basketball players.
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#261
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humdinger said:
I don't know the answer to either question.

But if someone could answer my question first, it would make yours easier to figure out.
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Only Sarwar can answer your question. We can only speculate that it is an attempt to either help the kid, or help himself via the kid. In either case, what does he gain from pushing him to UT vs Memphis, Duke, UVA, etc.

This unknown answer is unrelated to your question, unless, of course, your insinuating that UT is offering him something to push kids to UT.

Am I reading between the lines, or just reading too much into your question?
 
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cncchris33 said:
Only Sarwar can answer your question. We can only speculate that it is an attempt to either help the kid, or help himself via the kid. In either case, what does he gain from pushing him to UT vs Memphis, Duke, UVA, etc.

This unknown answer is unrelated to your question, unless, of course, your insinuating that UT is offering him something to push kids to UT.

Am I reading between the lines, or just reading too much into your question?
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I'm not insinuating anything other than most adults who attach themselves to high-profile young athletes have some sort of self-serving motive for doing so. I think we can all agree on that.

Knowing what that motive is would inform what he might have to gain. Either way, third parties who push kids to certain schools can potentionally cause major problems (see the UCF situation).
 
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cncchris33 said:
Only Sarwar can answer your question. We can only speculate that it is an attempt to either help the kid, or help himself via the kid. In either case, what does he gain from pushing him to UT vs Memphis, Duke, UVA, etc.

This unknown answer is unrelated to your question, unless, of course, your insinuating that UT is offering him something to push kids to UT.

Am I reading between the lines, or just reading too much into your question?
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That's what I was getting at.

Even if he is saying, nichols I'll train you for free but don't forget me when you go pro. Like you said, what's to gain by pushing then to UT instead of any other school?

If he was a graduate of UT, or lived in Knoxville, or had obvious ties to staff member(s) (like the miller family) then ok. The only thing that'd make sense is if these Memphis fans are insinuating sarwar is receiving some sort of benefit from the university, and there's absolutely no evidence of that, so IMO pure BS.
 
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humdinger said:
I'm not insinuating anything other than most adults who attach themselves to high-profile young athletes have some sort of self-serving motive for doing so. I think we can all agree on that.

Knowing what that motive is would inform what he might have to gain. Either way, third parties who push kids to certain schools can potentionally cause major problems (see the UCF situation).
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Maybe he was a bad athlete or never cool, so he feels he's the cool guy now by doing this. Still doesn't explain why all these memphis fans think he's pushing guys to UT though, unless y'all are insinuating he's receiving benefits from UT.

So let's say his motive is to be the cool guy...care to inform me what he has to gain by pushing them now to UT?
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
That's what I was getting at.

Even if he is saying, nichols I'll train you for free but don't forget me when you go pro. Like you said, what's to gain by pushing then to UT instead of any other school?

If he was a graduate of UT, or lived in Knoxville, or had obvious ties to staff member(s) (like the miller family) then ok. The only thing that'd make sense is if these Memphis fans are insinuating sarwar is receiving some sort of benefit from the university, and there's absolutely no evidence of that, so IMO pure BS.
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I signed up for VolNation just so I can answer this question. The reason I think a lot of Memphis fans have a problem with Sarwar is because he is feeding of players. I really don't think it has anything to do with UT. I think any school that Stokes commited to would be the one that Sarwar would attempt push players to. If Stokes would have commited to Memphis, he would be trying to push kids to them. The fans I know just think he is doing things that could get any school having anything to do with him will get burnt. Like said by an earlier poster, 3rd parties in recruiting can be trouble. I think he is in it for himself, the school doesn't really matter to him. He was just using Stokes to give him an in. And I would worry if he is too involved with Nichols. But all of this is just my opinion. I have no inside knowledge. I just read fan forums alot.
 
#272
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bleedingTNorange said:
Ok. I'm just trying to figure out why a lot of Memphis fans say he pushes kids to UT, makes ZERO sense.
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Canes beat me to it but we are both saying the same thing. Just like someone that wants to feel important. And to feel important, he latches onto kids and now he's a bigtime trainer in his mind.
 
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MemphisMarc said:
Canes beat me to it but we are both saying the same thing. Just like someone that wants to feel important. And to feel important, he latches onto kids and now he's a bigtime trainer in his mind.
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Which is fine, and I can see that, but still provides no reasoning of why push all his trainees to UT? He has nothing to gain by doing that, in fact, one could argue if he's trying to really maximize his benefit he'd push them to the program most likely to put them in the league, and that wouldn't be UT.

Do I find it fishy and odd that he's become a trainer and latching on to big time prospects, absolutely. However, I don't think he's pushing any of his trainees to any school, and if we land Nichols I don't think it's because of him as many Memphis fans are saying.
 
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#274
#274
I have zero knowledge of this Sarwar character but if he delivered Stokes and possible Nichols, remind me to send him a Christmas card.
 
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