Tharpe to KU
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CycloneErik
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Guess we're going to be able to find out just how good Tharpe really is. Glad we didn't waste our time, he was clearly waiting for the KU offer, and committed the next day.
This sounds just like that one JuCo we were in on who went to KU and was never heard of again. Good look riding the bench for the next 4 years, let us know if you consider transfering!
The name was Tyrone Appleton correct? Yes, I believe that is right. He should have come to ISU. He would have possibly been the best player on that roster at the time minus Craig.
Tharpe won't sent on the bench at Kansas. He is good, really good, and is use to playing with big time talent. He will be a starter for them
Yes, he is really good...but he is also entering the program the same time (possibly) as Josh Selby (many think is the best Freshman coming in this year), Elijah Johnson (4 star, 7th ranked SG out of HS), Travis Releford (4 star, 10th ranked SG out of hs), Royce Woolridge (top 150), plus veterans like Mario Little, Brady Morningstar, Tyrel Reed, and Tyshawn Taylor.
They are loaded at guard-- doesn't make tons of sense for him to go there.
Reed, Morningstar, and Little are seniors this year, so Tharpe will never see them. Selby is, at worse a two-and-done, and Taylor is a junior. So the only ones really in Tharpe's way, after his freshman season, are Woolridge and Releford, neither of whom were top recruits, and perhaps Johnson, if he hasn't found his way to the NBA yet.
But while your logic is poor, your point is still valid, because Self will be trying to recruit over him as soon as Late Night this Friday.
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Selby is one and done. No question about it either
Mornigstar, Little, Reed, Taylor will all be gone.
He is a better PURE PG that Johnson and Releford. He will play and play a lot. He is really good
I had forgotten that Reed and Morningstar are seniors, and now that I think of it Mario Little may be too. The point remains the same, however, that being a solid but not elite guard at KU will not get you all that far. You come in for a year and sit behind Selby and Taylor, then next year you compete with Woolridge, Johnson and Releford for playing time, and before you know it there is another 5 star recruit making a quick stop in Lawrence before the NBA.
I don't know. He might be in most years, but if there's no Collective Bargaining Agreement for the NBA come May 30th, you might see a lot of one-and-done players back in college for the 2nd year. And the way it's looking now, i'd say the odds are in favor of a lockout that wipes out 2011-12.
This is one of the rumors about why Josiah Turner, who 6 weeks ago was a LOCK (according to the recruiting world) to attend KU, surprised everyone and went Arizona at the last minute. The rumor is that Arizona convinced Josiah that he would likely be behind Josh Selby, because Selby, and every other top 20 undergrad, will be staying in school one extra year because of the CBA (or lack thereof).
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Paige is the main one I was thinking of, but there's other PGs that will be there too, Nino Jackson, Harrison twins.
It'd be nice if ISU could get a late-night thing going with a lot of fan support. It's a huge recruiting tool for some elite programs.
I agree, but it's a by-product of established, long-term, program success, rather than something that is simply instituted by the athletic dept. If we build a consistent national program, midnight madness will be part of ISU basketball.
interesting to see how this will affect marcus paige.. does he want to go to KU and be stuck behind tharpe if tharpe is as good as people say?
