Fleming Trying to Bring 5 Star Big Man to Iowa City

[ArvadaHawk]

Can we get a bigger inferiority complex as it relates to basketball recruiting?

I'm glad Fran and the staff have a more can-do attitude than those on this board.

The kid said he's going to Iowa. We have no valid reason to question that commitment at this time.

Do kids sometimes back out of their commitments? Yes, of course--but is there any reason to question Fleming at this point? No. Let him speak for himself.

This post has a lot of mustard on it! I recall an interview after Fleming verballed where he stated he was pretty tight with a lot of top talent that he was gonna start recruiting some big guns to Iowa. It appears to me the kid is doing nothing more than keeping his word. That is, well, admirable.

 

[HawkWT]

Best friends choose to play at different schools all the time. There are so many other factors involved. Atwood saw more playing time (and also had a friend at ASU). The fact that Iowa needs 2 big men in this class helps the cause but this is still a long shot at this point.

 

[franstheman]

Florida is the only school among his offers that could even remotely be considered a blue blood. Others were sniffing around, but none offered. And in terms of prestige, Florida doesn't hold a candle to Duke/UNC/Kansas/etc., which are the kinds of schools Skal is going to be hunted by.

Memphis is purty good too

 

[tm3308]

Memphis is purty good too

They're good, but they're not even sort of a blue blood.

 

[BigD]

Can we get a bigger inferiority complex as it relates to basketball recruiting?

I'm glad Fran and the staff have a more can-do attitude than those on this board.

The kid said he's going to Iowa. We have no valid reason to question that commitment at this time.

Do kids sometimes back out of their commitments? Yes, of course--but is there any reason to question Fleming at this point? No. Let him speak for himself.

Can I get an AMEN!!!

 

[BigD]

My money is on this

Are you saying that you think this could happen and that Fleming will jump ship or are you saying that some of these programs will stoop to such a tactic but that Fleming will stick to his commitment to Iowa.

 

[HawkIPA]

Umm have you seen the level of success Florida has had in the last decade? Hint: It's better than the 3 schools you just names.

You don't earn blue blood status off a decade or two worth of performance. There are 6 blue bloods in college basketball, IMO, and they are Kansas, Kentucky, UCLA, Indiana, Duke and UNC.

Iowa State is knocking on the door to become the 7th.

 

[Tierney]

You don't earn blue blood status off a decade or two worth of performance. There are 6 blue bloods in college basketball, IMO, and they are Kansas, Kentucky, UCLA, Indiana, Duke and UNC.

Iowa State is knocking on the door to become the 7th.

Iowa state isn't even the best team in the state. You are probably just trying to get a rise out of someone.

 

[acgclone]

Iowa state isn't even the best team in the state. You are probably just trying to get a rise out of someone.

What??

 

[Tierney]

What??

I guess you got a rise out of acgclone.

 

[Cydkar]

Iowa state isn't even the best team in the state. You are probably just trying to get a rise out of someone.

False and True

 

[Tierney]

False and True

I think its probably true and false.

 

[MiniMoeHawk]

You don't earn blue blood status off a decade or two worth of performance. There are 6 blue bloods in college basketball, IMO, and they are Kansas, Kentucky, UCLA, Indiana, Duke and UNC.

Iowa State is knocking on the door to become the 7th.

They need to get out of Michigan State's way

 

[Tierney]

They need to get out of Michigan State's way

There are a lot of teams that would trample over Iowa State.

 

[H8IAST8]

Iowa #40 here (ISU unranked) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...s_in_NCAA_Division_I_men's_college_basketball
Iowa # 62 here (ISU #118) http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/8298598/conference-breakdowns-50-50-rankings