Q+Q, Wroten, Hood et al

but you’re like, entitled to your opinion, man

I will believe Q+Q when i see it! Pitino hasn’t delivered in 9 years on these big name kids so until i see them in a cards uni the jury is still out for me. When we do get a kid he’s ineligible or tears a ACL or has somekind of drama with a girl or there hair brushes..etc..etc.. Lets don’t put the cart before the horse…i holla at ya.. (see recent news with Russ Smith) not even in a warm-up yet and sidelined for 8-12 weeks

if they come then big things could happen for louisville

Just because Hood is scheduled to visit doesn’t necessarily mean the Pitino knows Wroten won’t choose Louisville. At the most, you could argue it suggests that, but I wouldn’t even go that far.

The Scout.com article you cited is dated from Thursday the 23rd. Wroten hadn’t finished his tour of Louisville by the time that article was written. If Coach knew he wasn’t coming, he wouldn’t have wasted his time hosting Wroten.

I think Coach is just taking a different approach to recruiting. In previous years, we’ve concentrated on recruiting a few key players that would dramatically help our team, only to see them not come through and fully commit. I think Coach is not taking any more chances. Instead, he’s actively recruiting as many players as possible regardless of their position. Therefore, if one drops out, then he’s still got another player in that position who can come help the team.

I like this new approach. Not only do I think it makes us more likely to get good players for our positions, it incentivizes players to commit early. If players who are considering playing for us realize that their position is threatened by another good player, they’re more likely to commit. Having that second recruit interested in playing for us increases the value of playing for us in the eyes of the top recruit. Because there is competition for the spot on our team, the spot on the team is viewed as more valuable.

As for Wroten, here are the five schools he says he’s currently deciding among and what he has to say about them:

Seattle University – “Coach Cameron Dollar.”
Villanova – “Great offense and the Big East.”
Washington – “I love my city.”
Louisville – “One of the best coaches in the country.”
Connecticut – “I always wanted to play with Kemba Walker.”

We’ll have to wait for Oct. 7th to know for sure.

Strange.

Almost all the players I follow became very active in twitter today. (I follow only our active recruits and active players.)
Wroten is overgeeked over all the attention, yet still demanding more. I like what I see from Quincy though. He and Siva definitely like to heckle ea other.
Bello is at Baylor at this time.
Very interesting: Benehan came out of a 2 week twitter hiatus to immediately reply to a s/o from Quincy.

http://hoopmixtape.ning.com/video/quincy-miller-dominates-at