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05-14-2013, 11:47 AM
Andrew Wiggins has committed to Kansas
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05-14-2013, 11:51 AM
According to Keith Morehouse, Kentucky wasn't even his top 2...came down to Kansas and FSU
05-14-2013, 11:53 AM
Hope he has fun watching UK win the Nat'l Title next season.....
05-14-2013, 11:54 AM
Strikeout King Wrote:According to Keith Morehouse, Kentucky wasn't even his top 2...came down to Kansas and FSU
Ask Xavier Henry & Josh Selby, how well their draft stock rose at Kansas? Not to mention, how well they were prepared for the NBA? YAWN!! Not impressed. Good Luck to him, time to move on & focus on our greatest of all-time recruiting class minus Wiggins.
05-14-2013, 11:57 AM
This shows that Wiggins isn't a follower, he could have easily gone to Kentucky and been part of the "best team ever" and this shows he believes he can win on his own. Something LeBron James has NEVER done or showed that he believes he can do. I think it's a wonderful decision. Basically he was just going somewhere for a year anyways. He could sit out 2013-2014 and be the #1 pick.
05-14-2013, 11:57 AM
See you in the Final Four!!!!
05-14-2013, 11:57 AM
Kansas definitely back in the mix for the title.
05-14-2013, 11:59 AM
Belfry0304 Wrote:This shows that Wiggins isn't a follower, he could have easily gone to Kentucky and been part of the "best team ever" and this shows he believes he can win on his own. Something LeBron James has NEVER done or showed that he believes he can do. I think it's a wonderful decision. Basically he was just going somewhere for a year anyways. He could sit out 2013-2014 and be the #1 pick.Thank you. :Clap:
05-14-2013, 12:17 PM
Andrew just committed to KANSAS
05-14-2013, 12:18 PM
Sources are wrong again........
05-14-2013, 12:21 PM
John Calipari spent more than two years trying to bring Andrew Wiggins to Lexington.
On Tuesday, Wiggins decided to go his own way.
The No. 1 high school basketball prospect in the country announced that he will play next season at Kansas, picking the Jayhawks over UK, Florida State and North Carolina.
It was a somewhat surprising end to a recruitment that looked like a two-horse race for most of the past two years.
Florida State was the legacy school where Wiggins’ parents had both excelled as athletes in the 1980s. Kentucky was the other program that had been on him the longest, with Wiggins immediately establishing a strong connection with Calipari and his staff.
Kansas, along with North Carolina, didn’t get seriously involved with Wiggins’ recruitment until last fall. But the Jayhawks got him in the end.
Scout, Rivals, ESPN, 24/7 Sports and every other recruiting service in the world list Wiggins as the No. 1 overall player in the class of 2013.
The 6-foot-8 small forward from Toronto is firmly in the discussion as the best high school prospect since LeBron James, and Scout.com analyst Evan Daniels says he has a legitimate claim to the title.
“I think Andrew is every bit as good as people have talked about,” Daniels told the Herald-Leader. “He’s an elite-level athlete, he’s an elite-level defender, he has tremendous physical and athletic attributes. The scary thing is he’s just scratching the surface. … I think his upside is tremendous.
“He’s one of the best high school players we’ve seen since LeBron. I don’t think there’s any doubt about it.” Wiggins will join an impressive class that features McDonald’s All-American Wayne Selden and highly touted big man Joel Embiid. The leading returning players include point guard Naadir Tharpe and power forward Perry Ellis, who was also a one-time UK recruit.
The Cats already boasted an eight-player recruiting class that is being discussed as possibly the greatest of all time, and they’re widely considered to be the No. 1 team going into next season.
With Wiggins, Daniels said UK would have been “the odds-on favorite to win the national championship” in 2014. Without him, the Cats might still be the team to beat.
“They’re still in the conversation,” Daniels said. “Maybe not the guaranteed No. 1 going into the season, but they have so much talent. Their roster is full of guys that are going to play in the NBA.
“Kentucky is fine without Andrew Wiggins. They still have elite-level players at just about every position.”
On Tuesday, Wiggins decided to go his own way.
The No. 1 high school basketball prospect in the country announced that he will play next season at Kansas, picking the Jayhawks over UK, Florida State and North Carolina.
It was a somewhat surprising end to a recruitment that looked like a two-horse race for most of the past two years.
Florida State was the legacy school where Wiggins’ parents had both excelled as athletes in the 1980s. Kentucky was the other program that had been on him the longest, with Wiggins immediately establishing a strong connection with Calipari and his staff.
Kansas, along with North Carolina, didn’t get seriously involved with Wiggins’ recruitment until last fall. But the Jayhawks got him in the end.
Scout, Rivals, ESPN, 24/7 Sports and every other recruiting service in the world list Wiggins as the No. 1 overall player in the class of 2013.
The 6-foot-8 small forward from Toronto is firmly in the discussion as the best high school prospect since LeBron James, and Scout.com analyst Evan Daniels says he has a legitimate claim to the title.
“I think Andrew is every bit as good as people have talked about,” Daniels told the Herald-Leader. “He’s an elite-level athlete, he’s an elite-level defender, he has tremendous physical and athletic attributes. The scary thing is he’s just scratching the surface. … I think his upside is tremendous.
“He’s one of the best high school players we’ve seen since LeBron. I don’t think there’s any doubt about it.” Wiggins will join an impressive class that features McDonald’s All-American Wayne Selden and highly touted big man Joel Embiid. The leading returning players include point guard Naadir Tharpe and power forward Perry Ellis, who was also a one-time UK recruit.
The Cats already boasted an eight-player recruiting class that is being discussed as possibly the greatest of all time, and they’re widely considered to be the No. 1 team going into next season.
With Wiggins, Daniels said UK would have been “the odds-on favorite to win the national championship” in 2014. Without him, the Cats might still be the team to beat.
“They’re still in the conversation,” Daniels said. “Maybe not the guaranteed No. 1 going into the season, but they have so much talent. Their roster is full of guys that are going to play in the NBA.
“Kentucky is fine without Andrew Wiggins. They still have elite-level players at just about every position.”
05-14-2013, 12:37 PM
LOL
This made my day
This made my day
05-14-2013, 12:40 PM
baller4lyfe Wrote:LOL
This made my day
Not much going on in your life huh?? LOL
05-14-2013, 12:41 PM
#1 Blackcat Fan Wrote:Not much going on in your life huh?? LOL
Damn, someone's mad
05-14-2013, 12:51 PM
baller4lyfe Wrote:Damn, someone's mad
Not at all. Just messing with you.
05-14-2013, 12:54 PM
Belfry 0304 said it best in post #6.
I really didnt care where he went, but think he made a good decision for the reasons 0304 mentioned.
I really didnt care where he went, but think he made a good decision for the reasons 0304 mentioned.
05-14-2013, 01:35 PM
When the Harrisons signed with UK. I believe that eliminated the Cats from signing Wiggins.
05-14-2013, 01:55 PM
Well, there just wen't our 40-0. Looks like 39-1 is going to be the final record for the Cats, with #39 being a rout of Kansas in the Finals AGAIN!!!!
05-14-2013, 02:07 PM
Belfry0304 Wrote:This shows that Wiggins isn't a follower, he could have easily gone to Kentucky and been part of the "best team ever" and this shows he believes he can win on his own. Something LeBron James has NEVER done or showed that he believes he can do. I think it's a wonderful decision. Basically he was just going somewhere for a year anyways. He could sit out 2013-2014 and be the #1 pick.
Seriously! No, SERIOUSLY! Bahahahahahaha - Lebron just happened to WIN with what was PROVED to be the WORST team in the NBA! WORST TEAM IN THE NBA - and Lebron, the King of ALL BASKETBALL - took the very worst team in basketball to the NBA Finals. A team that had a winning % of 22% before him and 78% with him - Yet, the King has NEVER showed that he believes he can win! Bahahahahahaha. I'll repeat - BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Yes, Michael Jordan could not win until he top five in the NBA during that decade - Scottie Pippin! Yes, Magic proved he could win with HOF James Worthy and Kareem - but he also proved he could not win without them!
MJ, Magic, Bird and Kobe - NEVER EVER - took a team so pathetic as the Cleveland Cavaliers to the NBA finals! But now I see that Lebron had to do what every other team that has EVER won an NBA title has done - WIN WITH MULTIPLE SUPERSTARS ON THE ROSTER!
Tell'em Bill
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05-14-2013, 02:12 PM
Ballers Wrote:lol.. idk kansas lost a lot but Bill Self has been the thorn in Cals side.
On paper, this is UK's greatest class ever! Is this Kansas's greatest class ever??? They have had a lot of greats, but not since Wilt have they had a player on paper that was significantly better than any player in the nation.
They have the consensus best non-pro in the United States. They have #1 Center, #4 Small Forward, #9 Shooting Guard, and #10 Point Guard. I don't know if we have any KU fans on the site, but they have to be as excited as Kansas fans as we are Kentucky fans.
05-14-2013, 02:28 PM
If you claim to know anything about basketball you should know this....Kansas will be pretty good next year too...and why in the hell would Wiggins want to go to UK.?There isn't enough basketballs or minutes to go around as it is. Despite what some think...the NC may seem like a mute point...but there will be over 250 teams who want at shot it at too.
05-14-2013, 03:20 PM
I was gonna say Kansas in big letters last night, but didnt do it.
I just had a feeling about Kansas. NOBODY knew until today IMO though.
Where Xavier Henry now? That guy, along with Selby "really" got developed under Self and became all stars.....
Now that this is behind us, lets look at the best recruiting class of all time and future national champions.
I just had a feeling about Kansas. NOBODY knew until today IMO though.
Where Xavier Henry now? That guy, along with Selby "really" got developed under Self and became all stars.....
Now that this is behind us, lets look at the best recruiting class of all time and future national champions.
05-14-2013, 04:20 PM
Good choice for him. Now Coach Cal won't have to worry about anyone complaining about not getting enough playing time. Should be smooth sailing to a NCAA Title!
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