Barnes to Make Early Decision

[moforisu]

I believe it will be either UNC or ISU, I also think he's already decided but is going through all of the motions of recruiting like he said he was. If he's one year UNC gives him the best shot. His pro career will have nothing to do with where he goes to school, in fact ISU may provide the better place to shine.

I know I'm drinking the kool-aid.............but I'm a Cyclone!

 

[CycloneErik]

I think a quicker commitment is better for ISU, if ISU is indeed still in the game, and I have no reason to believe that they're not. I'm hopeful that he at least waits until ISU hits the floor this year for several games, so that he can see the potential down the road.

I think he's seen all of the guys we have, so he knows the potential by this point.

 

[CycloneErik]

I believe it will be either UNC or ISU, I also think he's already decided but is going through all of the motions of recruiting like he said he was. If he's one year UNC gives him the best shot. His pro career will have nothing to do with where he goes to school, in fact ISU may provide the better place to shine.

I know I'm drinking the kool-aid.............but I'm a Cyclone!

If the NBA can find Scottie Pippen at Central Arkansas, and John Starks wherever he was, they can find Harrison Barnes at ISU.

I'm a homer. I'll believe we have a shot unless he says we don't.

 

[Clonefan32]

CyBookie event? I would put the odds at:

2-1 UNC
2-1 Duke
4-1 ISU
10-1 Okla.
12-1 UCLA

 

[moforisu]

If the NBA can find Scottie Pippen at Central Arkansas, and John Starks wherever he was, they can find Harrison Barnes at ISU.

I'm a homer. I'll believe we have a shot unless he says we don't.

Someone with a whole lot of computer savy and the time should put together a list of NBA greats and where they went to college. Even some of the old timers.

If they could find French Lick Indiana they can find Ames Iowa!

 

[chadly82]

all i know is there is a million reasons to stay and a million to go. Id say if anything it should be between ISU and UNC....if they know how good he is in ames in high school then with the squad we will have come his freshman year then we have a shot at the final four/national championship if we have him. Anyone who says different is just a hater so competing for a national title and playing in big games when he is here such as Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma on abc we have just as much on that level as UNC...the history is the difference

 

[cybsball20]

I talked to a pretty good Duke source this morning (I actually called about his interest in the Army job, his alma mater). He told me that the Duke staff feels they are running third in a two horse race when it comes to Barnes and the lead two are pulling away...

 

[rdubbs]

Careful Chadly. Iowa State vs Kansas<North Carolina vs Duke

 

[chadly82]

well hopefully thats UNC and ISU like ive been suspecting all along. Just because ISU has been down lately doesnt mean there hasnt been a strong tradition of really good basketball teams. A player like barnes can take them to a whole new level and put them to the national championship contender status. Cross your fingers guys!!!!!!!!! Yes rdubbs you are right UNC vs Duke is HUGE.....but my point was we have big games too when ISU has a good squad that will put him in the national spotlight too and case in point would be the ISU vs Kansas last year and what that did for brackins on a national level

 

[BryceC]

Sometime I'd love to see a stat on the sheer number of posts related to Barnes on this board. It would be staggering I'm sure.

 

[kg-cyclone]

I talked to a pretty good Duke source this morning (I actually called about his interest in the Army job, his alma mater). He told me that the Duke staff feels they are running third in a two horse race when it comes to Barnes and the lead two are pulling away...

I actually agree with alot of this, but HB will visit Duke last. UNC will lose ground...

 

[gocubs2118]

Sometime I'd love to see a stat on the sheer number of posts related to Barnes on this board. It would be staggering I'm sure.

I'm pretty sure its worse at Duke. That fan base will be on suicide watch if Barnes doesn't go there.

 

[dbronco7sc]

To those who keep bugging anyone who thinks ISU still has a chance:

Just because we think we 'are still in the race' does not mean we are setting ourselves up for disappointment. Thinking we are in the race does not mean thinking he's 100% going to ISU.

There are maybe 3 people on this board that are 'certain' he comes to ISU... so anybody who comes back with a 'told you so post'... get over yourselves because hardly anyone here thinks ISU is the final answer. Most of us are just saying, "we're not out of it".

I hope HB chooses ISU so I can support him as he displays his talent on the court. If he doesn't, I can understand and I'll be bummed... but I get bummed whenever we don't get a commit that we wanted.

Again... to those of you I referenced... you're just taking the easy road... odds are officially 1 in 6. So you're likely to be right he doesn't choose ISU. You get to brag... good for you. Say he does choose ISU, you also win because we got HB and it's not going to be too tough to eat crow if that happens.

 

[Cyclonepride]

I'm pretty sure its worse at Duke. That fan base will be on suicide watch if Barnes doesn't go there.

Will they? I suppose it will sting pretty good if they lose him to UNC, but if they lose him to someone else, surely they'll have another top flight recruit to fill the void. So will UNC.

 

[CYdTracked]

Here's the thing, ISU has been after him for years now and he's basically had all the access possible to this team so him visiting ISU last is really not ammounting to much because he's seen more of our program than any of the others. What else could they possibly do on a visit that he hasn't already seen or done? He sits courtside at home games, has full access to the team, friends with players on the team, you name it.

I sure would be excited if he chooses ISU but I don't have high hopes that he will.

 

[mizouse87]

I think it will be UNC. I still think ISU stands a chance, but I think if he chooses ISU then ISU has been his choice all along.

 

[Cyclones01]

Barnes will play more than 1 year wherever he ends up.

My prediction is 3yrs in Ames, Iowa

wait... is he forgoing his senior year at Ames HS?

 

[Cheer4Lyfe]

I really hope he comes here, but like basically everyone has mentioned, no one really knows. No one should be saying "Oh, he's definitely not coming here" or "I bet he'll come here" until one or the other actually happens. Don't make people feel bad for hoping he comes here.

 

[clone52]

It seems like so many people think that there just two options for Barnes. Either he's going to ISU and he's just having fun, or he's already eliminated ISU and he's just keeping them on the list to make the locals happy. No one seems to think that ISU's still in the running for a decision that he has yet to make.

I think he still hasn't decided. He moved up the signing date because he got all his official visits scheduled to his liking. I think his reasoning for waiting until spring was so that he had some flexibility to schedule visits when he wanted them. Now that he's got them all schedule, he doesn't need that flexibility.

If ISU was eliminated, why not just reference his unofficial visit for the Iowa game?

 

[isuno1fan]

I think it will be UNC. I still think ISU stands a chance, but I think if he chooses ISU then ISU has been his choice all along.

This is what I believe. I think he has left it up to other programs proving they are a better option than what he has in his backyard. I believe he is finding he can have everything he wants to achieve without leaving Ames.