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SJU85 said:
If Clayton had come, Jenkins would not have been here. Go back and see some of the early articles. We were all over Clayton while both Slazinski didn’t think he was going to follow Pitino and Jenkins was non-committal. When Clayton turned us down much to everyone’s surprise, we then turned to Jenkins. Jenkins had nothing to do with Clayton not being here. Slazinski also committed but then de-committed when we got Ledlum.

Players gesture at each other on the court from time to time. Not really a surprise that this would happen when you have two ball dominant guys on the court together.

We will need a few things next year, PG being one of them.
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Actually, Clayton and Jenkins visited St. John's the same weekend. Pitino was trying to land both of 'em. IMO, Dingle would likely not be here if Clayton had committed.
 
nypost.com

Walter Clayton Jr. chooses Florida over St. John’s in Rick Pitino setback

Rick Pitino is still looking for his first commitment, and it won’t be his best player from Iona University.
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When Clayton broke the news to Pitino, the Hall of Fame coach wished him good luck.

He also informed Iona backcourt mate Daniss Jenkins, who visited St. John’s with him and is considering playing for Pitino in Queens.

“At the beginning of this process, he just told me, ‘It’s what you feel. Don’t go against what you feel,’ ” Clayton said of Jenkins. “I really wish we could be together next year, honestly.”
 
Also the Jenkin’s article literally says he committed on the visit.

He told Pitino during the visit he was fully committed to him, and the Hall of Fame coach responded: “DJ, I would love to have you as my point guard.”

I’m so confused by this conversation
 
Is this thread just throwing out names of players we want to transfer? Players from NY area? Or players who have played for Pitino? Just curious if anything is substantial or its just tossing out names. I guess I understand a Clayton or Zed Key. Ziegler less so. Where is this Holmes stuff coming from? Just because he played great against us?
 
Moose said:
Is this thread just throwing out names of players we want to transfer? Players from NY area? Or players who have played for Pitino? Just curious if anything is substantial or its just tossing out names. I guess I understand a Clayton or Zed Key. Ziegler less so. Where is this Holmes stuff coming from? Just because he played great against us?
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Ziegler is a Long Island guy. Lutheran alum.
Holmes was Taylor’s high school teammate
 
Moose said:
Is this thread just throwing out names of players we want to transfer? Players from NY area? Or players who have played for Pitino? Just curious if anything is substantial or its just tossing out names. I guess I understand a Clayton or Zed Key. Ziegler less so. Where is this Holmes stuff coming from? Just because he played great against us?
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Holmes has been mentioned and/or alluded to by a few site insiders.
 
dk423 said:
He’s not listed in any mocks. His lack of outside shot could hurt him as a prospect.

As a transfer, he may make the most money on the market, considering his rare size and bonafides. Will be interesting
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3 for 5 from three tonight but I get your drift.
 
Moose said:
Is this thread just throwing out names of players we want to transfer? Players from NY area? Or players who have played for Pitino? Just curious if anything is substantial or it’s just tossing out names. I guess I understand a Clayton or Zed Key. Ziegler less so. Where is this Holmes stuff coming from? Just because he played great against us?
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Trust the “Shit Against the Wall Pricess”
 
dk423 said:
Also the Jenkin’s article literally says he committed on the visit.

He told Pitino during the visit he was fully committed to him, and the Hall of Fame coach responded: “DJ, I would love to have you as my point guard.”

I’m so confused by this conversation
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There is a video somewhere in the Pitino thread of Pitino saying he wanted the Iona guys to stay together and do something special at Iona right after he was hired here. When he was pressed in the same interview if he wanted any of his former Iona players to join him, he said “We will get Walt in for a visit after he goes home.” He only mentioned Clayton for the next 10 days and he did so a lot.

There was no mention of Jenkins or anyone else until 10+ days later.

At that same time Pitino mentioned Clayton, he was also saying he would only recruit 6-8 new players. I’d imagine there were some guys he was hoping to keep that he didn’t (Storr, Posh, and some others?). Clearly something(s) changed because he brought in 12 new players and not 6-8. The Posh AC thing was likely one. That’s the timeline. It wasn’t let’s get Clayton and Jenkins or QS and co. here until some other stuff happened. It was just Clayton.

I am just completely speculating as to why Clayton may not have liked the fit joining an all-league Soriano and Jenkins, a kid who already out-shot and out-touched him at Iona. Florida didn’t have a true PG on the roster and they had one transfer combo he had a clean slate with.

With Jenkins gone next year after carving out a huge role, maybe that changes his mind? Probably not, but we are in the Wild West now and Clayton represents something no other major player can give Pitino - 2 years of familiarity with his system.
 
Moose said:
Yeah I know Ziegler is from NY but he's the starting PG on a top 5 ranked team. That's where I don't see it.
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I’ve heard we’ve been in contact with a few names mentioned here, but not Ziegler.

A lot of this will be wishful thinking and throwing sh*t against the wall to see what sticks. I’m sure Matt will cast a very wide net and maybe sling some sh*t against the wall himself to see what sticks.

It’s a crazy time in college hoops. I think we will be right in the mix of a lot of craziness this off-season — especially if we dance and maybe win one there.
 
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