jayschool Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 Of course we're not in it (Kansas, Vanderbilt and Indiana), but this is an interesting lede from Seth Davis in The Athletic: When I was covering high school sports for the New Haven Register many moons ago, a local basketball coach named Gary Palladino, who worked at Notre Dame High School in West Haven, explained the sport this way: “Basketball is 70 percent talent, 20 percent coaching and 10 percent luck.” That was more than 20 years ago, and I have yet to hear anyone lay it out any better than that. Keep that in mind later tonight, when one of the most anticipated recruiting decisions of the year will be made. Romeo Langford, a 6-foot-5 guard from New Albany (Ind.) high, will announce his decision in front of what will likely be a packed gymnasium at his high school. Langford’s final choices are Indiana, Kansas and Vanderbilt. It’s dangerous to try to read the tea leaves in recruiting, but the hometown Hoosiers have been widely considered to be the team to beat from the beginning. Needless to say, that’s what the local fans would prefer. It would be quite a risk for Langford to get everyone together, draw so much attention to his decision and then reveal that he is headed elsewhere. Did Langford drag out his decision this long because he wanted to generate as much suspense and hype as he could? Or has he been genuinely undecided? We’ll never know, I suppose, but it’s a stark indicator of who really has the power in these situations. It’s also a dangerous game to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Eichorst's Toupee Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 15 minutes ago, jayschool said: l never know, I suppose, but it’s a stark indicator of who really has the power in these situations. It’s also a dangerous game to play. Is Seth saying that basketball players have too much power? Because that seems like a pretty hot take to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayschool Posted April 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Shawn Eichorst's Toupee said: Is Seth saying that basketball players have too much power? Because that seems like a pretty hot take to me. That's what it sounds like. He then wrote about the Harrison Barnes drama and how that only put pressure on Barnes to live up to his own hype. Maybe the Romeo Langfords of the world have the power in such a dynamic. But it's not as if KU is going to shrivel and die if he chooses IU. And lower-ranked players certainly don't feel so powerful. Nice hair, BTW. Edited April 30, 2018 by jayschool Shawn Eichorst's Toupee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basketballjones Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 So I've read that quote about 15 times now and I'm still to comprehend what the relevance of that anecdotal information and the Langford decision are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49r Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 wonder how much he costs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Eichorst's Toupee Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 2 hours ago, jayschool said: That's what it sounds like. He then wrote about the Harrison Barnes drama and how that only put pressure on Barnes to live up to his own hype. Maybe the Romeo Langfords of the world have the power in such a dynamic. But it's not as if KU is going to shrivel and die if he chooses IU. And lower-ranked players certainly don't feel so powerful. Nice hair, BTW. I guess I can follow the logic of putting too much pressure on yourself and the fallout from not performing to match that hype. I just have a hard time understanding the people with the "poor school/poor coach/poor owner" mindset because, like you said, the higher-ups aren't going away any time soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-town hoopsfan Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 If he’s trying to be a one n done hes gonna pick Kansas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayschool Posted April 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 2 hours ago, basketballjones said: So I've read that quote about 15 times now and I'm still to comprehend what the relevance of that anecdotal information and the Langford decision are. It's a pay site, so I won't paste the entire article; however, he describes the lengths coaches go to in order to attract the Romeo Langfords of the world is, and then reaches this conclusion: Every coach understands that it doesn’t matter how great you are at drawing up plays. You need players. As the old saying goes, “It’s not about the X’s and O’s, it’s about the Jimmys and Joes.” So they're not worried about sacrificing a little pride if it means improving that all-important 70 percent category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navin R. Johnson Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 47 minutes ago, jayschool said: It's a pay site, so I won't paste the entire article; however, he describes the lengths coaches go to in order to attract the Romeo Langfords of the world is, and then reaches this conclusion: Every coach understands that it doesn’t matter how great you are at drawing up plays. You need players. As the old saying goes, “It’s not about the X’s and O’s, it’s about the Jimmys and Joes.” So they're not worried about sacrificing a little pride if it means improving that all-important 70 percent category. "If you can't coach, recruit" jayschool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortDust Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 He stayed close to home and went to Indiana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49r Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 Just now, ShortDust said: He stayed close to home and went to Indiana. Not a huge surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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