Rashad Vaughn - Not going to ISU
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Honestly,
It was quite an honor to be considered along with Kansas, North Carolina and Kentucky.
It was quite an honor to be considered along with Kansas, North Carolina and Kentucky.
Songs our coaching staff would hate to hear today:
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And I….I'm glad I didn't know the way it all would end, the way it all would go. Our lives are better off to chance, I could've missed the pain, but I'd have had to miss the dance.
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And I….I'm glad I didn't know the way it all would end, the way it all would go. Our lives are better off to chance, I could've missed the pain, but I'd have had to miss the dance.
Completely agree.....if we are finalists for recruits with those guys...I like our odds.
It's one player. For all we know another niang could sign tomorrow and be a better fit for four years.
It sucks but it happens.
Well look on the bright side. There a cyclone members who are happy with Vaughn's decision.. Matt, Naz, and SDW.
I'm hearing Vaughn wanted to come here but was afraid of getting posterized by Malou, McKay, Hogue and Nader in practice.
Didn't we mock Iowa fans who were proud of being a finalist for Ulis? At the end of the day, it means nothing for both schools until an elite recruit finally does come.
How about any current OR former athletes that played? I've grown attached to my RW after getting his face painted.
Now that I've had a little while to think it over, here are my thoughts. First, I think now is a great time to look at the nature of our program in general. I was on this board when Harrison Barnes committed to UNC and the general feeling was that of despair. At the time, we felt having a kid grow up into a 5 star recruit in our own backyard was our only shot at bringing in that level of recruit. At the time, we were having to battle mid-majors to pull 3 star talent, let alone 4 star talent. When Harrison left, that was it. We had for years put all of our eggs in the Barnes is the savior basket, and we were screwed.
It just doesn't feel that way now. We will get more 5 stars on campus. Even without 5 stars, we will bring in enough talent to compete for a Big 12 title. It's such a great state of our program to be able to move on from this and know Fred will bring in talent to replace the loss of Vaughn.
Also, for those of us who are baffled by his commitment to UNLV, it really isn't that hard to understand. I admit, I was one who wanted to claim something illegal happened. But when you think about it, the kid has one year to play college basketball. He's been told his whole life how great he was, so he isn't concerned about coaching or how playing in the MWC will affect his future. I'm sure he's got a little Ivan Chiriaev "the NBA needs Ivan Chiriaev" in him. Why not live in Vegas, run a program with three of your fellow recruits, play on a team without much coaching, and start cashing checks after the season is over? If we take off our cyclone colored glasses, and look at things in the mind of a 17 year old and not a middle aged white man, the decision is not all that confusing.
It just doesn't feel that way now. We will get more 5 stars on campus. Even without 5 stars, we will bring in enough talent to compete for a Big 12 title. It's such a great state of our program to be able to move on from this and know Fred will bring in talent to replace the loss of Vaughn.
Also, for those of us who are baffled by his commitment to UNLV, it really isn't that hard to understand. I admit, I was one who wanted to claim something illegal happened. But when you think about it, the kid has one year to play college basketball. He's been told his whole life how great he was, so he isn't concerned about coaching or how playing in the MWC will affect his future. I'm sure he's got a little Ivan Chiriaev "the NBA needs Ivan Chiriaev" in him. Why not live in Vegas, run a program with three of your fellow recruits, play on a team without much coaching, and start cashing checks after the season is over? If we take off our cyclone colored glasses, and look at things in the mind of a 17 year old and not a middle aged white man, the decision is not all that confusing.
I know it's dumb to look this far ahead, but this could be a blessing in disguise for those 3 guys in the 15-16 and 16-17 seasons, since they'll all play bigger minutes next season than they would have if RV came here, and therefore develop more and be even better by their junior and senior seasons. Then again, maybe I'm just trying to justify Vaughn's decision to myself. It all sounded good in my head.
Didn't watch but did Vaughn really praise Rice's "up tempo, NBA style offense"???
Looked up the numbers. Iowa State is #4 in scoring this year. UNLV is #186!! Last year they were #69 with their #1 draft pick. We were 4th.
Crazy.
Looked up the numbers. Iowa State is #4 in scoring this year. UNLV is #186!! Last year they were #69 with their #1 draft pick. We were 4th.
Crazy.
Please close this thread. We need to focus on current players and commits. People who don't want to be here don't deserve our time.
I think the previous poster stated that for a 17 year old kid none of that really matters. He'll play his 30 games and then go get a paycheck.
And the only thing that matters out of all those numbers is that UNLV still produced the #1 overall pick in the draft despite those stats. UNLV is a basketball power historically and he will do just fine there in getting exposure while playing for a perennial NCAA tourney team.
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