My understanding is that at least one of them is a legit D1 prospect, but lower level D1. Not sure about the other one.
In the last couple of days, 7'4 center Matt Van Komen has picked up a plethora of crystal ball predictions to Utah. He was thought to be heading to gonzaga. Could be interesting.
Story:
https://247sports.com/college/utah/A...ter-120188347/
This looks pretty significant, at least potentially. Amiright?
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
--Yeats
“True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”
--John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell
We have 4 guys coming in and only 3 seniors. So someone will have to go. Which is probably about where you want to be heading into the season, since it's a pretty safe bet that at least one player will leave after the season.
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7'4" Frankenstein. Love it. He is one of the rare recruits that actually thought about living in Spokane long enough to make the right call.
We have a team full of freshmen, and we didn't get one guy on this list. I really hope he can eat his list by season's end.
I really like how our bigs are shaping up for the future. Of course Jayce is around for a couple of years, and then we will have a lot of flexibility with Thioune, Battin, Carlsen, and MVK. We will also be able to play small with Tillman or maybe Allen as the second-biggest guy on the court. Will be fun to see how it plays out.
And we’re out.
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We would have gladly taken Nico even with Rylan. We absolutely recruited him. However, the issue was that we were never in the picture. We made the top 10 as a courtesy, and nothing more.
I literally crossed paths with Van Komen at the FB game last night--on the plaza behind the south end zone--he was next to Beau Rydalch who they list at 6'6" - he made Rydalch look small. 7'4" is Really Tall--hard to appreciate it until you are next to him.
He was decked out in Ute gear so his commitment is strong.
I'm 6'6". My high school friend lived down the street from Big Mark Eaton, and met him several times. He is mammoth, and i felt like a toddler next to him.
Nico Mannion just made it official to Arizona
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
--Yeats
“True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”
--John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell
I understand the need for the conference to show well nationally but I will happily root for anyone playing against AZ.
American Fork Big Isaac Johnson (top 70 in 247 for 2019) was in for an official this past week. Also visiting the Y, Gonzaga, and Oregon. No one seems to know where he stands as he doesn't much care for media attention.
I also read the other day that Larry's boy got an offer from UMASS. I imagine if he ended up at the U it would be as a walk on, so it will be interesting to see if he takes a D1 offer or stays home to play for pops.
“It only ends once. Anything that happens before that is just progress.”
Well, because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
I had heard a while ago that Johnson had kind of stagnated as a prospect and that his options had largely dried up and he would end up at BYU, but I don't really know how accurate that was.
Ive heard similar things to you guys. I remember reading that he did not have a good camp at Utah this summer and sometimes was maybe uninterested. I wouldn't be surprised at all if he ends up at BYU but who knows. Side note: anyone seen byu's recruiting class for 2019? Dave Rose either sees things that literally no one else does or he is mailing it in.
Right, but this is a whole new level of mailing it in.
https://247sports.com/college/byu/Se...tball/Commits/