If Findlay prep is ever investigated nothing will come from it other than Naz Long being ruled ineligible for ISU.
Naz Long isn't even mentioned on the "Alumni" section of their website (which shows many pictures of RV so we know it's been updated)
If Findlay prep is ever investigated nothing will come from it other than Naz Long being ruled ineligible for ISU.
UNLV is just selling Vegas to one-and-dones. "Hey, come spend your only year of college before you enter the draft here and we'll make sure you get what ever dirty pleasure that Vegas can offer that you want. Not only will we turn the other cheek, but we'll make sure you get it." Only thing that makes sense to me besides blatant NCAA violations. My only question is how does a kid spin the UNLV commitment into "this is what my FAMILY decided was best"?? That kinda reeks of payments.
Naz Long isn't even mentioned on the "Alumni" section of their website (which shows many pictures of RV so we know it's been updated)
"I like the style of offense, getting up and down the floor and scoring"
UNLV ranks in the lower half of all NCAA teams in offense. Was Vaughn mistaking UNLV for Kansas or Iowa state? Best sentence of that article haha
a part of me hopes UNLV only wins 12-13 games next season
Agreed. Keep in mind, he chose UNLV not just over Iowa State, but also over UNC, KU and Kentucky. I'm not sure how many recruits on the planet would make a choice like that if they were only basing the decision on basketball-related criteria. Let it go.
This is what makes me wonder if he wasn't using ISU as a ruse. "If I am being courted by KU, UK, UNC, and then decide to go to UNLV, people will think something is up. Let me put another mid pack BBall school on my top list, so that when I choose UNLV, they can think I didn't want the Blu-Blood school atmosphere."
I'll admit it seems shady, but at the same time, had he chose ISU, I'm sure most of the nation who follows college basketball loosely, would wonder why the hell he chose ISU. Yeah, we have Fred, things are looking up for ISU BBall, but honestly, it would look very strange.
I really don't follow this stuff too closely. Knowing what I know now though, about his school, his handler, etc. I'm somewhat OK that the "How did ISU get this guy?" attention won't be on us. There are a lot of shady things about this kid's path to college. And we all know if anything, anything at all wasn't squeaky clean, the NCAA would be more than happy to come in and punish ISU.
This is what makes me wonder if he wasn't using ISU as a ruse. "If I am being courted by KU, UK, UNC, and then decide to go to UNLV, people will think something is up. Let me put another mid pack BBall school on my top list, so that when I choose UNLV, they can think I didn't want the Blu-Blood school atmosphere."
I'll admit it seems shady, but at the same time, had he chose ISU, I'm sure most of the nation who follows college basketball loosely, would wonder why the hell he chose ISU. Yeah, we have Fred, things are looking up for ISU BBall, but honestly, it would look very strange.
I really don't follow this stuff too closely. Knowing what I know now though, about his school, his handler, etc. I'm somewhat OK that the "How did ISU get this guy?" attention won't be on us. There are a lot of shady things about this kid's path to college. And we all know if anything, anything at all wasn't squeaky clean, the NCAA would be more than happy to come in and punish ISU.
This is what makes me wonder if he wasn't using ISU as a ruse. "If I am being courted by KU, UK, UNC, and then decide to go to UNLV, people will think something is up. Let me put another mid pack BBall school on my top list, so that when I choose UNLV, they can think I didn't want the Blu-Blood school atmosphere."
I'll admit it seems shady, but at the same time, had he chose ISU, I'm sure most of the nation who follows college basketball loosely, would wonder why the hell he chose ISU. Yeah, we have Fred, things are looking up for ISU BBall, but honestly, it would look very strange.
I really don't follow this stuff too closely. Knowing what I know now though, about his school, his handler, etc. I'm somewhat OK that the "How did ISU get this guy?" attention won't be on us. There are a lot of shady things about this kid's path to college. And we all know if anything, anything at all wasn't squeaky clean, the NCAA would be more than happy to come in and punish ISU.
Hate to see a kid eff up his potential up like I think Vaughn is doing. He could have been so much more NBA ready with Fred's help...sure it would have been hard...the Big 12 is a tough league. But if you're so damn special to begin with, that should have been embraced by Vaughn. Instead he takes a less hard route...less competition...he may even look good against it...but at the end of the day the NBA doesn't give a Tinkers damn about your Mountain West stats...can you play ball with the big boys is what they'll want. And unless he's the real deal...UNLV was a bad choice. IMO.
At least we could explain why he would want to come here. We live close by and had been recruiting him since 9th grade, and we have Fred. I haven't found anything from a UNLV fan on why he committed there other then because they are " The Western Duke" or something stupid like that. To me that means they don't exactly know either.
He will not put up bigger numbers in the MWC unless he scores half their points , has all their assists, and a fourth of their rebounds. If he wanted big scoring numbers, he should have called Creighton.You're probably right and if Vaughn is thinking he's a one and done guy, I'm sure he's thinking he will put up bigger numbers at UNLV and in the Mountain West, so with the UNLV pick he's really putting his NBA career above all else imo. That's why I'm not that upset about losing him. Fred builds teams, and he may have had a problem getting Vaughn to buy into that. Blum's article was an eye opener too regarding one and done guys, and how they seldom have a big impact on good teams. And I'm sure Vaughn is a great player, but not an elite guy like a Durant, Griffin, etc. There's no guarantee an 18 year old Vaughn in his first college year will be much better than a 21 year old Nader or 20 year old Thomas with a year under his belt. The prestige of the big name recruit would have been great, but if Fred adds another good transfer, we may be better off than having a kid that is out there trying to put up big numbers for the NBA.