SJU Portal Targets

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RP got Lefty from Greece Birx, heā€™s not a PF . If Rick has global reach in Recruiting why hasnā€™t he snatched a European 6ā€™9ā€ PF off some Roster over there ?
And , they arenā€™t eligible for NiL $$$ as I understand it .
Euro kids often have great size and good skills , why hasnā€™t our Dynsmo Coach grabbed one?
 
RP got Lefty from Greece Birx, heā€™s not a PF . If Rick has global reach in Recruiting why hasnā€™t he snatched a European 6ā€™9ā€ PF off some Roster over there ?
And , they arenā€™t eligible for NiL $$$ as I understand it .
Euro kids often have great size and good skills , why hasnā€™t our Dynsmo Coach grabbed one?
I don't think it's that simple. Almost every coach in the country just grinded out a crazy portal period after coach a full season.
 
RP got Lefty from Greece Birx, heā€™s not a PF . If Rick has global reach in Recruiting why hasnā€™t he snatched a European 6ā€™9ā€ PF off some Roster over there ?
And , they arenā€™t eligible for NiL $$$ as I understand it .
Euro kids often have great size and good skills , why hasnā€™t our Dynsmo Coach grabbed one?
Lateral quickness
 
For the people "in the know," who's our secondary targets? Watkins is the last guy from the Pryor/Mitchell list remaining, but he's probably a NBA draft lean at this point.

I don't ask this to imply I don't want Ledlum back, but just hard to believe the staff is banking on a Queens County Supreme Court Judge to deliver them the power forward Pitino said the team needed.
 
For the people "in the know," who's our secondary targets? Watkins is the last guy from the Pryor/Mitchell list remaining, but he's probably a NBA draft lean at this point.

I don't ask this to imply I don't want Ledlum back, but just hard to believe the staff is banking on a Queens County Supreme Court Judge to deliver them the power forward Pitino said the team needed.
Searching, no clue on names though
 
Searching, no clue on names though
Can speak for everyone in that, it's appreciated.

Gotta assume if no name pops up as a visit in the next five days, then this is what staff have been/could be thinking:
  1. Didn't feel strongly enough about Pryor or Mitchell to overpay to the extent others did.
  2. Feel like they'd rather gauge the market in June when they have clarity on:
    1. Guys who opt out of the draft (May 29th)
      1. Jamir Watkins -- rumored to be a target
      2. Other notable names not connected: Toppin, Wells
    2. Ledlum/Dingle case (maybe we know by Memorial Day?)
    3. Any guys who've committed in the portal to another team who may de-commit
Just to further clarify, the dead period is from May 22-June 2nd -- meaning no visits or contact with players. That's why I have the "next five days" thing in my head as an artifical deadline.
 
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Can speak for everyone in that, it's appreciated.

Gotta assume if no name pops up as a visit in the next five days, then this is what staff have been/could be thinking:
  1. Didn't feel strongly enough about Pryor or Mitchell to overpay to the extent others did.
  2. Feel like they'd rather gauge the market in June when they have clarity on:
    1. Guys who opt out of the draft (May 29th)
      1. Jamir Watkins -- rumored to be a target
      2. Other notable names not connected: Toppin, Wells
    2. Ledlum/Dingle case (maybe we know by Memorial Day?)
    3. Any guys who've committed in the portal to another team who may de-commit
Maybe the BYU kid from NY who was considered a Louisville lean is being looked at? As on top of everything as the Trillys of the world are, stuff still pops up out of nowhere.

Iā€™m going back to my ā€œpre Christmasā€ zen, just waiting for the final Pitino gift to land.
 
Wouldn't mid staff getting involved with UCLA transfer Berke Buyuktuncel. Was a highly touted prospect coming out of Turkey but didn't have a great Freshman season. 6'9 and can shoot it a little bit and scouts still believe he has NBA potential. Feel like he'd be a solid fit here given Pitino's player development and the fact there won't be pressure on him to be a major contributor right out of the gate.

Recently visited BYU and I believe is currently visiting Nebraska.
 
Maybe the BYU kid from NY who was considered a Louisville lean is being looked at? As on top of everything as the Trillys of the world are, stuff still pops up out of nowhere.

Iā€™m going back to my ā€œpre Christmasā€ zen, just waiting for the final Pitino gift to land.
Funny enough, there's a guy in the discord who says he's his brother and I think it's legit? I can be super naive but Trilly "confirmed" it. Apparently Louisville visit went as good as can be, but they want to do one more visit before announcing next week. That rumored place..Cincy. So who knows. lol
 
Damn, our staff didnā€™t even get a visit from Dillon? Unreal but kind of tells it like it i$.

And are we still gonna hear posters say that these kids care about development when Pitino
(arguably one of the best at developing players in the game) didnā€™t even get a visit? Itā€™s all BSā€¦.. itā€™s all about the money ā€¦ā€¦..PERIOD.
 
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