This staff is putting up a fight for better players than we’ve been seeing. The fight is legit this time versus our normal pillow fight effort.
Swinging for the fences
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We’ve been asking but in a timid voice while hiding our faces. This time, we are at least speaking up with more backup support.
I feel we have better recruiters in Peery and Williams. But only time will tell.
They might have wanted to start with that philosophy instead of waiting until this year.
But good to hear nonetheless.
As long as we get people who understand the toughness required to play in the MWC and Vegas in general, I'm all good.
This is good to hear, but do they have the NIL backing to be able to pull these players in? They can fight all they want but if they don't have the needed backing it will be like they are fighting Tyson Fury with one arm tied behind their backs.
Sure hope Kevin has what it takes to be able to pull off some top notch players.
Does he actually have any interest in UNLV or just one of those throw it against the wall and see if it sticks type of things?
Probably throw something against the wall and hope it sticks. It doesn’t look like we were even listed as a school who offered him when he was in high school. Those sites could be wrong however. I’d take him 6’6 guard shot 40% from 3.
Looks like he went to 3 high schools, and didn't graduate from Gorman, from what I can tell. Maybe played 1 year or something, then finished elsewhere. Not sure the "Gorman star" part is accurate
We are coming with better backing this time.
I also COMPLETELY agree that this should have been the philosophy from day one, not in year 3.
I also COMPLETELY agree that this should have been the philosophy from day one, not in year 3.
I know that someone mentioned that Cerio knows stuff, but this is a really big reach and should strip away all credibility that he had/has. Storr never played a game for Gorman because Covid cancelled the season. Saying "Gorman star" and getting the fanbase riled up and excited off of a lie is lame.
I find a tremendous difference between the two. Though we were very happy Bayno reached and even advanced - given his absolutely brutal starting position. Young, first time coach, took over after the horrible previous year saw 4 head coaches … year one was bad, though we did beat a ranked Michigan squad, I believe. Quickly built, NIT next season … won a game or two. NCAA’s year three. Not bad for a first time head coach. Yet fans were still not all that happy when we started year 4. He was on the hot seat early in his career as well. Had he not made the NCAA’s, who knows? Fans were grumbling before that WAC run.
Regardless of who we get, great on paper, poor on paper, it’s going to come down to whether they fit together well. That’s the hardest part.
Yea people claim Cerio gets good info but is always cryptic. Anyone can be right if you never give any details.
Be careful buying into whatever the media says about potential players. I'm not saying one way or the other about Mitchell, just that the Graney playbook was to build up UNLV as possibly signing Michael Jordan and hiring Greg Popovich only so that we, as fans, are let down about who we end up with. Others are following this suit and it's why they get poor information and are left to guess. I'd say that they are correct about 10% of the time, especially regarding potential players, so take things with a grain of salt and don't expect everyone that they mention.
I don't know if Graney still does this since I haven't read or heard anything he's put out for years. I just know how he used to work and that it's become more of the norm within the local papers (one reporter still appears to have credibility, but I won't name names, good or bad. I don't like labelling "misinformation" since we are all allowed to be right and wrong and believe whoever and whatever we want).
I don't know if Graney still does this since I haven't read or heard anything he's put out for years. I just know how he used to work and that it's become more of the norm within the local papers (one reporter still appears to have credibility, but I won't name names, good or bad. I don't like labelling "misinformation" since we are all allowed to be right and wrong and believe whoever and whatever we want).
LV Sun had us going after point guard Mitchell from Pepperdine the other day. He just committed to Minnesota.
I totally agree on the what you've said about the media. But, for me it's not so much about believing in what is right and wrong it's more about what is true and what is false. But, even then you have to do a lot of digging to find out what is true and what is false. As far as what they report as potential players I don't believe any of it until the player puts his/her name on the dotted line. Like the kid from Pepperdine that was written about recently. All I could do was take it with a grain of salt and ignore it.
Mitchell has great stats and makes us dream.
Then we come back to reality and are disappointed.
Playbook continued.
Then we come back to reality and are disappointed.
Playbook continued.
Same old same old. We were never even in contention so the article about UNLV's interest was dumb. Many schools are interested; doesn't mean that an article that hypes our chances up for no reason needs to be written.
Do we know we were never in contention? What is your source on that? Surprised a person playing in So Cal wants to come to Minnesota where there is still over a foot of snow on the ground and it is almost April.
I was thinking the same thing. But maybe they put up some good NIL to make it worth his time.
I'm in the program and can confirm we never offered.
I'm just as surprised as you that he chose Minnesota. Also he's from the Bay Area.
Would love to land him but it’s not going to happen. He’s 7’5
Muoka 2.0... tall guy averaging good numbers in small conference gets pushed around by 6-8 forwards in MW..
He’s different than Muoka, this guys 7’5 and has big schools after him, I’m pretty sure we were the biggest school on Muoka. He also can’t have worse hands than him.
This is the most likely outcome of KK and his staff swinging for the fences.
Why did Waddiweird tweet "Like I thought, Muoka has gone portaling" as if he was giving a hot take lmao
50% of the time he’s right 100% of the time!
I'd say more like 10%, not 50% though
From what I'm seeing now I'd love to see another Tyrone nesby back in here for a mwc championship game.. even if winds up a one and done in the big dance...
Exactly! The article on Mitchell was nothing more than click bait. There is no source. No quotes. Additionally, it said "potential target". It was BS.
That article really lent a lot of credibility to “insider” Grimala. Article one day, kid commits somewhere else within 24 hours 😂
Dont know anything about this kid ,but looks like we are lowering our expectations with the names on potential destinations. Only a Sophomore so theres that. Will he pull the trigger using his 1 free transfer knowing that there is at the minimum chance CKK is not here bye the time his SR year comes along?? https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/5105494/drake-allen
