Rodney Purvis wraps up visit to Louisville

Some are sent from Twitter for iPhone, while others are sent from HTC Peep. HTC Peep is the twitter app for HTC Android phones. So either this guy carries around two really expensive phones with really expensive plans on two different carriers (AT&T doesnt have any HTC Android phones that I know of), or he’s not the only one posting on his own Twitter account, which would be weird. It could indicate a fake account (run by multiple people).

Of course, I guess it’s also possible he has an iPod Touch with Twitter on it, but that makes for a poor conspiracy theory.

Then he and Andre hung around for awhile and watched the game. It was cool.

I think he’s getting ready to throw up the bloods’ gang sing in that picture. Louisville and the bloods have the color red in common; we got this kid.

Y’know, the one-and-dones who just want the most exposure they can get on their 12-month college skid straight to the NBA. Let Cal have’em. Contrary to popular belief, they don’t give you the best chance of winning (see UK’s 2009-10 season along with Cal’s last five years at Memphis for more).

I’m thinking Louisville will be much better off with Top 25 recruits (as opposed to Top 5 or 10). Kids who have great potential but also still have their heads on straight. The 2011 class is a good example. I think these kids will be around for a while and with that comes plenty of room (and more importantly, time) to develop and grow. Look what Pitino has gotten out of virtually unknown players in the past. I’d never heard of Taquan Dean or Francisco Garcia (just naming a couple out of the long list) prior to spotting them in UofL colors. By 2005 they were both nationally prominent names and Garcia was a first-round draft pick (after giving us three solid years). Imagine what he will do with players we have heard of. Solid recruits with mass potential.

I’m not downing this prospect above or suggesting he shouldn’t come here. Along with Mike, I had never heard of him till a few mins ago. I’m mostly speaking on the past year or so and all the frustrations the fans have endured where recruiting is concerned. 2011 was supposed to be a MONSTER class. Fans were all too ready to be #1 in recruiting. Things didn’t quite shake down as planned, but we still landed the best recruiting class Pitino has had in his 10 years of coaching at Louisville. And with these players being not quite so touted and hyped as say a Marquis Teague or Michael Gilchrist, they have more to play for and more time to grow which benefits us in dividends down the road. While teams like UK beat their chests about recruiting and spout their ‘refuse to lose’ musings, all the while waving goodbye to their #1 classes year after year, Louisville will be making legitimate plans at a run to a National Championship.

I believe Coach P when he said regarding the 2011 class: “We got exactly what we wanted.”

+1

Anyway, nice vid and great that Rodney enjoyed this visit to the Ville.

…Rodney McCray and Pervis Ellison’s 1st names? Even though he spells Purvis different.

was SICK

Like CardinalDude said, he came down to the student section with Andre McGee and hung out for a while. We had a pretty good Rodney Purvis chant going for a little bit. He seemed like a nice kid (for the few minutes I watched him… not stalkerish at all…) and was definitely star struck by the atmosphere and game. I’m not a fan of prima donna 1 and dones, but I think we should want to have Mr. Purvis.

Wake me up when he signs.

Not gonna get excited over this one, and I hope no one else does. 2011 was supposed to be our best class ever, and while it is a great class, the boards had a massive meltdown when word got out that we weren’t getting Miller and Bello (and Wroten for anyone who actually thought he would come here), and then Hood, while getting instead Nunez. I would advise anyone who follows this class to temper your expectations. Miller was at the UofL-UK game wearing red, throwing up Ls, doing C-A-R-D-S chants, and mocking Calipari. He even told fans he committed. He will now go to Baylor.

If he verbals, I will be happy, and when I signs, I will be satisfied. But count me out as someone who will be counting on any recruiting “locks.”

Also, what is in his mouth?

has written a couple of pieces basically proving that you need a couple of stars (read: NBA-able) to win the NCAA championship. I’m para-phrasing and oversimplying it, but he provided lots of data to go along with the analysis, and it was compelling — if not rock solid.

So I am glad to see ego problems like the Seattle and Baylor kids gone, but I do agree with that theory: we need to see some stars [with a good attitude] come here to help us get a third title. It’s time for Louisville to break away from the pack of programs that have a title or two. Bby all accounts I’ve heard, Blackshear fits the bill for us, and my impression of Rodney so far is the same.

What position?

What happened to Ryan Taylor?