Isaiah Whitehead, SG (Seton Hall verbal)

[guru]

Rankings mean absolutely nothing!! I was a top recruit coming out of high school and had a less than stellar 4 years

 

[MJDinkins]

Hopefully, Whitehead continues to roll with the Playaz throughout the AAU circuit. I'd love to get a chance to watch him play in July, if the Playaz make it to the Peach Jam.

 

[usguard]

Hope coach and .staff are out their hitting the bricks? Looked at rivals saw serveral players no..one had us on their list Kentucky .Syracuse N Carolina etc . just to name a few.

What are you talking about?

Just spit it out Usguard!!!!
My guess is as it relates to IW he sees the usual big boys of recruiting involved.
If he is looking at the Scout rankings, he is also seeing us involved with a grand total of 2 top 100 players, both SG and no bigs, while Kentucky is involved with no less than TWELVE top 25 players and every big.
What he is also inferring is that in 2014 we could be losing 4 players but are only involved with two ranked players, neither of which has us their favorite.
What he is trying to say is we need to be involved with more elite players....period.
I agree....if that is what he is trying to say.

So all the players mentioned on this and the other board for the past 2 weeks was my imagination?

You must have some wild imagination!
Usguard mentions MSN/Scout. Go to it....pull up the 2014 class. Then scroll from #1 through #100.
In the list of the first 25, UK is involved with 12 of them. We are involved with one and down the list with IW.
Now, of that Scout list......please reveal your imaginary list.

You are smart. You know that those have not been updated. Open period started last weekend.
Now back to negativity just for the sake of negativity.

Not negativity......just an observation.
Yes, we have offered a couple of kids not reflected on the list.
What I was referencing was Usguard's notice of the ubiquitous schools like UK and Syracuse on many many recruits lists.
Those schools get on all the major recruits "early" while we arrive to dinner fashionably late. As long as we sign our targets I do not care but top players want to play with top players. Seeing our name on the lists of more top players sells other players. It's like smart kids who want to go to schools like Yale or Stanford with other smart kids.
If your program aspires to be a top 25 program and contend for a national title, you will only do it with elite players.

Now, back to the Scout list referenced by Usguard-----can you or any of the other folks here explain how wanting us involved with "more" players is negative???? A mantra used here frequently is if a poster disagrees with you---he is negative ---- if you are negative----you are being objective. Frankly, I do not give a crapolla.
Perhaps I should have said we should be involved with "fewer" players or more players in the bottom 50 and leave the top 50 to the schools that end up winning a national championship?

BINGO

 

[paultzman]

Love MJ's Peach Jam reports! Tops!!

 

[MJDinkins]

Love MJ's Peach Jam reports! Tops!!

Appreciate it, Paultz! looking forward to it, as usual.

 

[SJUalum98]

Whitehead says 3 schools are pursuing him the hardest.

http://nychoops.rivals.com/barrier_...t=content.asp&cid=1502879&fid=&tid=&mid=&rid=

Rivals anyone?

 

[shaun1345]

Syracuse, Louisville and Minnesota. Ruh Roh!

 

[Moose]

Great exchange between Rysheed and Isaiah tonight on Twitter

 

[SI1996]

Great exchange between Rysheed and Isaiah tonight on Twitter

I am not very Twitter savvy.. was Rysheed trying to do a sales pitch?

 

[usguard]

Great exchange between Rysheed and Isaiah tonight on Twitter

I am not very Twitter savvy.. was Rysheed trying to do a sales pitch?

Also interested in what was said

 

[MJDinkins]

Great exchange between Rysheed and Isaiah tonight on Twitter

I am not very Twitter savvy.. was Rysheed trying to do a sales pitch?

Also interested in what was said

I just read it. Basically, Jordan pitching St. John's to Whitehead, and Whitehead saying he's talked to Lavin and it could be possible (joining Jordan with the Johnnies).

Probably, just Twitter banter amongst teenagers. Interesting, nonetheless.

Never know, as it could certainly be possible.

 

[usguard]

Great exchange between Rysheed and Isaiah tonight on Twitter

I am not very Twitter savvy.. was Rysheed trying to do a sales pitch?

Also interested in what was said

I just read it. Basically, Jordan pitching St. John's to Whitehead, and Whitehead saying he's talked to Lavin and it could be possible (joining Jordan with the Johnnies).

Probably, just Twitter banter amongst teenagers. Interesting, nonetheless.

Thanks for the info update

Never know, as it could certainly be possible.

 

[Sherman Sheridan & Grant]

Great exchange between Rysheed and Isaiah tonight on Twitter

I am not very Twitter savvy.. was Rysheed trying to do a sales pitch?

Also interested in what was said

I just read it. Basically, Jordan pitching St. John's to Whitehead, and Whitehead saying he's talked to Lavin and it could be possible (joining Jordan with the Johnnies).

Probably, just Twitter banter amongst teenagers. Interesting, nonetheless.

Thanks for the info update

Never know, as it could certainly be possible.

Thank you - and to refer to related to two old adages "One never knows do one?" and "Only the Shadow knows for sure".
I'm trying to recall a player SJU got unexpectedly or out of the proverbial blue.
Help me, please???!!!
all the best

 

[austour]

Great exchange between Rysheed and Isaiah tonight on Twitter

I am not very Twitter savvy.. was Rysheed trying to do a sales pitch?

Also interested in what was said

I just read it. Basically, Jordan pitching St. John's to Whitehead, and Whitehead saying he's talked to Lavin and it could be possible (joining Jordan with the Johnnies).

Probably, just Twitter banter amongst teenagers. Interesting, nonetheless.

Thanks for the info update

Never know, as it could certainly be possible.

Thank you - and to refer to related to two old adages "One never knows do one?" and "Only the Shadow knows for sure".
I'm trying to recall a player SJU got unexpectedly or out of the proverbial blue.
Help me, please???!!!
all the best

Whitehead would not be out of the proverbial blue but does seem to favor an other/others. Think Ron Artest as far as a surprise of this ilk should it happen.

 

[Amaseinyourface]

Great exchange between Rysheed and Isaiah tonight on Twitter

I am not very Twitter savvy.. was Rysheed trying to do a sales pitch?

Also interested in what was said

I just read it. Basically, Jordan pitching St. John's to Whitehead, and Whitehead saying he's talked to Lavin and it could be possible (joining Jordan with the Johnnies).

Probably, just Twitter banter amongst teenagers. Interesting, nonetheless.

Thanks for the info update

Never know, as it could certainly be possible.

Thank you - and to refer to related to two old adages "One never knows do one?" and "Only the Shadow knows for sure".
I'm trying to recall a player SJU got unexpectedly or out of the proverbial blue.
Help me, please???!!!
all the best

Whitehead would not be out of the proverbial blue but does seem to favor an other/others. Think Ron Artest as far as a surprise of this ilk should it happen.

I was too young to follow Artests recruitment. Was he not expected to come to St. John's?

 

[redken]

Great exchange between Rysheed and Isaiah tonight on Twitter

I am not very Twitter savvy.. was Rysheed trying to do a sales pitch?

Also interested in what was said

I just read it. Basically, Jordan pitching St. John's to Whitehead, and Whitehead saying he's talked to Lavin and it could be possible (joining Jordan with the Johnnies).

Probably, just Twitter banter amongst teenagers. Interesting, nonetheless.

Thanks for the info update

Never know, as it could certainly be possible.

Thank you - and to refer to related to two old adages "One never knows do one?" and "Only the Shadow knows for sure".
I'm trying to recall a player SJU got unexpectedly or out of the proverbial blue.
Help me, please???!!!
all the best

Whitehead would not be out of the proverbial blue but does seem to favor an other/others. Think Ron Artest as far as a surprise of this ilk should it happen.

I was too young to follow Artests recruitment. Was he not expected to come to St. John's?

I don't remember Artest signing with us out of the blue. As I recall it, there was a long, dragged-out recruiting battle between us and Miami during his senior year. On the other hand, I remember Malik Sealy being a lock for Providence until Pitino bolted for the Knicks job.

 

[MJDinkins]

Great exchange between Rysheed and Isaiah tonight on Twitter

I am not very Twitter savvy.. was Rysheed trying to do a sales pitch?

Also interested in what was said

I just read it. Basically, Jordan pitching St. John's to Whitehead, and Whitehead saying he's talked to Lavin and it could be possible (joining Jordan with the Johnnies).

Probably, just Twitter banter amongst teenagers. Interesting, nonetheless.

Thanks for the info update

Never know, as it could certainly be possible.

Thank you - and to refer to related to two old adages "One never knows do one?" and "Only the Shadow knows for sure".
I'm trying to recall a player SJU got unexpectedly or out of the proverbial blue.
Help me, please???!!!
all the best

Whitehead would not be out of the proverbial blue but does seem to favor an other/others. Think Ron Artest as far as a surprise of this ilk should it happen.

I was too young to follow Artests recruitment. Was he not expected to come to St. John's?

Word has it that Artest was ready to bolt to Miami til the 11th hour. Considering, Artest is a character, who knows what the true tale is with him.

The proverbial out of the blue commit could be Obekpa, considering many of us thought he was headed to Cincy.

Back to Whitehead.... He wouldn't be out of the blue, if he were to commit.

 

[Moose]

Great exchange between Rysheed and Isaiah tonight on Twitter

I am not very Twitter savvy.. was Rysheed trying to do a sales pitch?

Also interested in what was said

I just read it. Basically, Jordan pitching St. John's to Whitehead, and Whitehead saying he's talked to Lavin and it could be possible (joining Jordan with the Johnnies).

Probably, just Twitter banter amongst teenagers. Interesting, nonetheless.

Thanks for the info update

Never know, as it could certainly be possible.

Thank you - and to refer to related to two old adages "One never knows do one?" and "Only the Shadow knows for sure".
I'm trying to recall a player SJU got unexpectedly or out of the proverbial blue.
Help me, please???!!!
all the best

Whitehead would not be out of the proverbial blue but does seem to favor an other/others. Think Ron Artest as far as a surprise of this ilk should it happen.

I was too young to follow Artests recruitment. Was he not expected to come to St. John's?

Word has it that Artest was ready to bolt to Miami til the 11th hour. Considering, Artest is a character, who knows what the true tale is with him.

The proverbial out of the blue commit could be Obekpa, considering many of us thought he was headed to Cincy.

Back to Whitehead.... He wouldn't be out of the blue, if he were to commit.

When I hear out of the blue I think Phil Wait and Ty Edmondson. Where nobody knew what was going on. 2013 and its pretty tough for out of the blue commits nowadays.

 

[ras]

CO and Whitehead were considering us for a while ,therefore they are not out of the blue. Somebody like Christian Jones is a good example . Most posters never heard of him, he wasnt mentioned in the recruiting threads and out of nowhere Lavin signed him.

 

[SJUalum98]

Names to know:

Isaiah Whitehead, 6′-5″, SG, 2014, Lincoln (NY)/Juice – When prospects blow up early on during their high school tenure, they can be forgotten later on, or diminished due to their game being overexposed. That may have happened to Whitehead, who was a top 10 prospect nationally as a high school freshman, and has declined in most player rankings since then. Still, Whitehead is a terrific shooting guard prospect that has steady gotten better, though that improvement may not have actually netted him as much recognition as he’s arguably due. He’s a better all-around guard than he’s ever been, with a more consistent shot, better heads up play and all-around skills. Whitehead is a legitimate top 25 player nationally, and probably should be getting more acclaim than he is for his play as of late (he also impressed when we saw him at the Dallas EYBL).

http://hoopniks.com/under-armour-invitational-friday-recap/