All Things 2014 Basketball Recruiting Thread

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Bummer. Good thing we're still on the radar of a lot of other PG recruits.
 

Yep. Idk if this takes us out of the running for Whitehead or not? Miami already has a top 100 SG signed for 2014 so I don't see them being a package deal there.
 

GoldyForLife said:
Yep. Idk if this takes us out of the running for Whitehead or not? Miami already has a top 100 SG signed for 2014 so I don't see them being a package deal there.
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I think that package deal hype kind of wore off. I hadn't heard anything about it in a while. I think we still have a shot at Whitehead but I'd say Syracuse is the frontrunner.
 

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Alex Robinson told me that he is in the process of setting up a trip to Minnesota. He already set an official Texas A&M trip, At Memphis now

Some good news to soften the blow...
 

jaymil said:
I think that package deal hype kind of wore off. I hadn't heard anything about it in a while. I think we still have a shot at Whitehead but I'd say Syracuse is the frontrunner.
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I agree with you about the package deal wearing off and realy don't see Whitehead going to Miami, I also expect him to probably end up at Syracuse and agree they are probably the favorite for him right now. I would think the next guy to make his decison that we are after would be Perkins but there may be a small chance Macura ends up deciding before him and I feel pretty good about the chances of the Gophers getting Macura.
 


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Darn I really thought we were going to land this kid :rolleyes:

I still think we'll get Reid, Rashad, Whitehead, Tyus and Snider though.
 


No Jaquan - too bad. However, I think this will be a very, very good class. I'm thinking Tum Tum Nairn, Vaughn, Macura and Reid.
 



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This sucks, plain and simple. Still lots of players left on the board, but we've gotta land a guy soon, or things could take a major tumble. We still haven't got one recruit signed, so yes, while I'm not panicking, I am starting to get a little worried.
 

GoldyForLife said:
Yep. Idk if this takes us out of the running for Whitehead or not? Miami already has a top 100 SG signed for 2014 so I don't see them being a package deal there.
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Whitehead is going to Syracuse. I don't see any other scenario, and to think he would really come here would be a reach. That being said, other top 100 guards Nairn, and Robinson seem like realistic "gets" for us and I hope things go in the right direction with them.
 

GameDay said:
This sucks, plain and simple. Still lots of players left on the board, but we've gotta land a guy soon, or things could take a major tumble. We still haven't got one recruit signed, so yes, while I'm not panicking, I am starting to get a little worried.
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Other than Cohen, Newton, Joseph.....are there are others that we have been going after recently that have officially eliminated us at this point? Maybe I'm missing a couple.
 



golfing18now said:
Other than Cohen, Newton, Joseph.....are there are others that we have been going after recently that have officially eliminated us at this point? Maybe I'm missing a couple.
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Abdul Malik Abu narrowed his list and didn't include the Gophers. Not that we were ever high on his list, but he did have an offer.
 

At this early juncture I think Lil' Ricky's most likely gets are Baldwin and Nairn. Macura wants to be a Gopher, so Gophers probably will get him, too.
 


Really?? Miami Newton??...I'm actually pretty suprised by this, must want to go and party it up?
 

Twinsfan007 said:
Really?? Miami Newton??...I'm actually pretty suprised by this, must want to go and party it up?
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Or, you know, go to a program coming off their best year in their history who got there by showcasing their point guard to the point where he went from an afterthought to a first round NBA draft pick, running the same offense Newton has said he prefers. Oh, and really nice weather and coeds.
 

bga1 said:
No Jaquan - too bad. However, I think this will be a very, very good class. I'm thinking Tum Tum Nairn, Vaughn, Macura and Reid.
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Would be incredible class... We'll just have to see!
 

Down with Goldy said:
Or, you know, go to a program coming off their best year in their history who got there by showcasing their point guard to the point where he went from an afterthought to a first round NBA draft pick, running the same offense Newton has said he prefers. Oh, and really nice weather and coeds.
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And the chance for LeBron and Wade to show up and sit courtside at your games. I think people really underestimate what a recruiting sell that was for Miami.
 

scher215 said:
And the chance for LeBron and Wade to show up and sit courtside at your games. I think people really underestimate what a recruiting sell that was for Miami.
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Now the nice weather year round and coeds could certainly impact a decision if the choice was mine, Wade and Lebron not so much.
 

Down with Goldy said:
Or, you know, go to a program coming off their best year in their history who got there by showcasing their point guard to the point where he went from an afterthought to a first round NBA draft pick, running the same offense Newton has said he prefers. Oh, and really nice weather and coeds.
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Ya I know..I guess I'm just alittle bit bitter/or jealous that they can get him and most of us thought that we had a pretty good chance of getting him.
 

jovs said:
Now the nice weather year round and coeds could certainly impact a decision if the choice was mine, Wade and Lebron not so much.
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Ya. Hall of Famers watching you play. Sounds lame.
 

Newton didn't wind up at Minnesota?! But everyone had him going to the Gophers according to the Cristal Bowel!! :rolleyes:

golfing18now said:
Other than Cohen, Newton, Joseph.....are there are others that we have been going after recently that have officially eliminated us at this point? Maybe I'm missing a couple.
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Depends what you mean by 'going after', but there are still a lot of 2014 names out there. Here are 50+ 2014 names Minnesota's been mentioned with... 40+ still not committed (not that I think a lot of them are likely MN commits in the future)...
 

Would have loved to have landed Newton, and our PG options are starting to dwindle a little bit with both Newton and Joseph off the board and the consensus being that Tyus is going to end up elsewhere.

Josh Perkins- Gonzaga seems like a popular prediction
Lourawls Nairn
Alex Robinson
Quentin Snider- does not seem particularly interested in the Gophers
Dominic Magee- rumored to be an OK State lean

Any of the 5 are probably still possible, but Nairn/Robinson seem like the guys the Gophers have the best shot at as of today. I think any of them would be a great get at PG, but I'd be disappointed if we had to take a step down from this group.
 

My predictions:

Tyus Jones- Duke
Rashad Vaughn- Kentucky/UCLA
Reid Travis- Stanford
Lourawls Nairn- Minnesota
Josh Perkins- UCLA
Quentin Snider- ???
Josh Martin- Minnesota
Alex Robinson- TCU
Wade Baldwin- Vanderbilt
JP Macura- Minnesota
Isaiah Whitehead- Syracuse
Paul White- Georgetwown

All top 120 players.
 

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#Gophers make the top 10 cut for 2014 SF Terry Larrier, per @AdamZagoria - http://t.co/qaGq8BAJfL"
 


GameDay said:
My predictions:

Tyus Jones- Duke
Rashad Vaughn- Kentucky/UCLA
Reid Travis- Stanford
Lourawls Nairn- Minnesota
Josh Perkins- UCLA
Quentin Snider- ???
Josh Martin- Minnesota
Alex Robinson- TCU
Wade Baldwin- Vanderbilt
JP Macura- Minnesota
Isaiah Whitehead- Syracuse
Paul White- Georgetwown

All top 120 players.
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All very good predictions, good job!
 

EG#9 said:
Would have loved to have landed Newton, and our PG options are starting to dwindle a little bit with both Newton and Joseph off the board and the consensus being that Tyus is going to end up elsewhere.

Josh Perkins- Gonzaga seems like a popular prediction
Lourawls Nairn
Alex Robinson
Quentin Snider- does not seem particularly interested in the Gophers
Dominic Magee- rumored to be an OK State lean

Any of the 5 are probably still possible, but Nairn/Robinson seem like the guys the Gophers have the best shot at as of today. I think any of them would be a great get at PG, but I'd be disappointed if we had to take a step down from this group.
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I would definitely agree with that statement. Not that a guy like Nate Mason wont be a good college PG, it's just with all the excitement over some of these other guys, it would be somewhat of a let down not to land one of them.
 

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