Comments on: Xavier Henry to Europe?

By: memtiger87

memtiger87 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:17:09 +0000

CJ is just a part of the package. He was highly rated 6 years ago, and if my memory serves me, I believe he signed with Kansas. He later went into pro baseball and hasn’t done anything there. Now he enrolls in different colleges trying to play basketball with his little brother.

CJ is a freebie. His school is being paid for by the NY Yankees. He won’t see any playing time, but he will be a taken as a part of any deal (ie, Memphis, Kansas).

By: Big Ben

Big Ben — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:16:34 +0000

I’m a Syracuse grad but I agree with you about Calipari. Self has made me a Kansas fan as well, it’s hard not to love that guy. My team will always be the orange, but #2 is probably the Jayhawks. Class coach, class program and generally class fans. I wish Norm Roberts would have some success at St Johns because I really see him as the next Bill Self if he was given the right opportunity (and he’d need to have a lot more success for my us to hire him in a few years)

By: memtiger87

memtiger87 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:11:49 +0000

Reggie Rose is another gold digger… He could have paid for all of his tickets… Of course Calipari has no knowledge of this kind of thing going on, afterall, it is a Memphis problem…

Ben, he couldn’t beat you guys with a 9 point lead and 2 minutes remaining. But he can steal recruits with the best of them!

Looking forward to playing you guys this year. I went to the NC game. I have to say Kansas fans were pretty much a class act… Calipari can recruit, but can’t coach worth a damn….

By: Big Ben

Big Ben — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:44:40 +0000

Every year he’s at Kentucky he’ll drop in the draft though. His athleticism is a bad match for the DD”O”. Not that he’s unathletic but he’s never going to be quick so he’ll end up as the spot shooter and that guy isn’t likely to get drafted in the lottery.

By: pastaboy

pastaboy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:42:44 +0000

Xavier will play 2 years for Cal …..said so when Cal recruited him …Carl’s the only one and done talker in that family .

By: pastaboy

pastaboy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:40:18 +0000

tempo rankings? LOL …..Memphis ’s fast break looks like 5 men running from a burning building Ben ….you need to go watch them in person .

By: Big Ben

Big Ben — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:37:27 +0000

X the gem of his class? C’mon. I’ve seen him play a few times and he’s not even at the same level as guys like Lance, Favors, Wall and Henson. He’s a great addition to a great Kansas team if his head is on straight, but I would bet he’s not a lottery pick (maybe not a first rounder depending on who else comes out early) next year.

By: rockchalkin

rockchalkin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:32:45 +0000

Well, the fact of the matter is, you called this. I don’t know if it was in jest, or not… but you did. The circus that this has turned into is almost unbelievable… I had always thought X was the gem of his class, but now I am thinking otherwise.

1 commitment….. 2 commitment…… 3 commitment…….

One thing’s for sure… I wish I could listen in on this “meeting”

By: pastaboy

pastaboy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:27:27 +0000

Lots of egos there rock …thats very correct …but its essentially the same class that had Memphis fans dreaming of the 40 and 0 scenario …which as we know now in Cusa is quite possible …..good point about guys qualifying by Ben ….but from what I’m hearing everyone is in …btw …. you guys and KY . does not apply to me ….I’m a Memphis fan …..who doesn’t hate Cal …that’s all .

By: Big Ben

Big Ben — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:19:20 +0000

The assumption would be that Bledsoe and/or Wall are not going to qualify, which made Cal NEED CJ almost as much as he needed X. The prospect of PT for both brothers made them rethink their commitment (2nd commitment).