Brandon Knight Offered

[gotham devil]

http://blogs.courant.com/uconn_mens_...al-to-uco.html

[slower]

According to the linked article ("Barnes Speculation!" by Gary Parrish) on the home page, it sounds like a done deal.

[NSDukeFan]

Originally Posted by slower

According to the linked article ("Barnes Speculation!" by Gary Parrish) on the home page, it sounds like a done deal.

I think he said that is where the smart money is, meaning they are the favorite. At least, that is my impression. I don't know how much I trust him anyway. I don't by any means think Duke is the favorite for BK, but I haven't given up hope. I guess this also means that there is a possibility he will be leaving Florida.

[slower]

Originally Posted by NSDukeFan

I think he said that is where the smart money is, meaning they are the favorite. At least, that is my impression. I don't know how much I trust him anyway. I don't by any means think Duke is the favorite for BK, but I haven't given up hope. I guess this also means that there is a possibility he will be leaving Florida.

"As for Knight, the smart money (and even the dumb money) is on Kentucky."

That's a much stronger implication. I hope that he's wrong, but it's not improbable that Calipari could stay on a roll for a while. And if UK somehow happens to win it all this year (I know, I know - unlikely), watch out. I wonder how much time Worldwide Wes will be spending in Lexington.

[Chicago 1995]

Originally Posted by slower

"As for Knight, the smart money (and even the dumb money) is on Kentucky."

That's a much stronger implication. I hope that he's wrong, but it's not improbable that Calipari could stay on a roll for a while. And if UK somehow happens to win it all this year (I know, I know - unlikely), watch out. I wonder how much time Worldwide Wes will be spending in Lexington.

Why wouldn't we think Calipari will stay on a roll? He was near the top of the recruiting game at Memphis, and Kentucky's a more attractive place for him to sell to recruits, with no more expectations than Memphis about the obligations of the student-athlete. Short of NCAA sanctions, and as much as we'd all like to think that's a possibility, we should know better knowing how impotent the NCAA is, why would we not expect Kentucky to land top five classes yearly going forward?

[airowe]

Originally Posted by slower

"As for Knight, the smart money (and even the dumb money) is on Kentucky."

That's a much stronger implication. I hope that he's wrong, but it's not improbable that Calipari could stay on a roll for a while. And if UK somehow happens to win it all this year (I know, I know - unlikely), watch out. I wonder how much time Worldwide Wes will be spending in Lexington.

...And how much time Eric Bledsoe will spend keeping the bench warm.

[superdave]

At some point, the NCAA has to catch up with Calipari, right? He cannot just walk away from violations repeatedly. And the scholarship crunch is going to scare a lot of recruits away.

But hey, better Knight to Kentucky than UNC.

[slower]

Originally Posted by Chicago 1995

Why wouldn't we think Calipari will stay on a roll? He was near the top of the recruiting game at Memphis, and Kentucky's a more attractive place for him to sell to recruits, with no more expectations than Memphis about the obligations of the student-athlete. Short of NCAA sanctions, and as much as we'd all like to think that's a possibility, we should know better knowing how impotent the NCAA is, why would we not expect Kentucky to land top five classes yearly going forward?

that Calipari has never been at the pinnacle, recruiting-wise. He hasn't (until this year) brought in super recruiting classes to rival the Fab Five, Brand/Battier/etc, Felton/McCants/May or other top-level recruiting classes that Duke and UNC have landed. I think it's still up in the air as to whether he will be able to maintain that level. But, as we have seen, these things can run in cycles. And who knows whether his current Wall/Bledsoe/Orton/etc class will live up to the hype. Wasn't UCLA's Holiday/Gordon/Lee/Anderson class supposed to do great things? So, you never know.

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Pine Crest has a long history of sending its graduates to Duke!

[dukefanbrooklyn]

BK happens to be a DUKE fan but idk how big of one and this Calipari guy is starting to piss me off

[Indoor66]

Originally Posted by OZZIE4DUKE

Pine Crest has a long history of sending its graduates to Duke!

You are a HUGE homer!!

[dukefanbrooklyn]

I think it's really a two way race between Duke and Florida

[Bsim412]

Kentucky is in there too

[ChicagoCrazy84]

Originally Posted by dukefanbrooklyn

BK happens to be a DUKE fan but idk how big of one and this Calipari guy is starting to piss me off

Starting to? Calipari has been pissing me off since 2001. Whenever Calipari is in the news or a Calipari recruit is in the news, I have to migrate to the ESPN comment page so I don't get in trouble for my posts.

[gotham devil]

http://www.zagsblog.com/2009/08/23/b...-has-top-five/

[DevilCastDownfromDurham]

Well, I guess that settles that. I assume the staff saw something they didn't like which is why they have backed off so much in the last few months. Sounds like Irving/McCallum or bust. Hope this is a good sign regarding Kyrie.

[rotogod00]

Originally Posted by DevilCastDownfromDurham

Well, I guess that settles that. I assume the staff saw something they didn't like which is why they have backed off so much in the last few months. Sounds like Irving/McCallum or bust. Hope this is a good sign regarding Kyrie.

It better be ;-)

[Bud]

BK will not be spending his one year of college at Duke.

[Duke79UNLV77]

that we didn't make the final 5 of a 4.0 student we've been recruiting for a couple of years. he seemed like he would have been a great fit. depending on what happens with Irving, this will either be a big deal or soon forgotten.

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Originally Posted by Duke79UNLV77

that we didn't make the final 5 of a 4.0 student we've been recruiting for a couple of years. he seemed like he would have been a great fit. depending on what happens with Irving, this will either be a big deal or soon forgotten.

Like I've said before, lots of Pine Crest students go to Duke most years. I'm sorry that BK won't be one of them.