We've never been confident on Brown. I think we still feel really good about Sexton (though a lot of Kansas people say he's going there), and unless KY turns up the head on Petty (he seems like a fall back for them), I think we've got a good shot. We're definitely #2 for him.
It's so damn hard to replicate the recruiting prowess of Stansbury. One of the 10 best recruiters in the game.
Pretty sure he's been retired for a while. Although he is the second GOAT Vancouver Grizz behind Big Country.
his name is Amir Abdur Rahim (he is Reef's younger brother) we also have Ulric Maligi, who replaces Stansbury, he was on Larry Brown's staff at SMU
Since we're about a month away 8 Early Observations for the 2016-2017 SEC Basketball Season Spoiler 1. Kentucky is your regular season champion Sorry to non-UK fans, but it’s true. John Calipari has another loaded recruiting class set to take the floor in Lexington. How far the Wildcats go will simply be based on how well these young dudes mesh chemistry-wise (isn’t that always the case with Calipari’s UK teams?). Isaiah Briscoe and Derek Willis will add leadership and experience. It’s tough to see anyone dethroning them. 2. Florida and Texas A&M should battle for the No. 2 spot Mike White did a great job last season, and the Gators only lost Dorian Finney-Smith. KeVaughn Allen and John Egbunu will have big years for Florida. Texas A&M is interesting. The Aggies lost a lot of production and two good assistant coaches in Kyle Keller and Rick Stansbury. However, Tyler Davis will be an absolute stud in the paint. I’d put the Gators in second if I had to pick today. Their potential shooting woes may cause me to backtrack on that. 3. Georgia is an NCAA tournament team The Bulldogs haven’t officially won an NCAA tournament game since 1996 (the 2002 win over Murray State was vacated by the NCAA). That may change this year. I love J.J. Frazier, and I love Yante Maten. They’re both back. Good things are going to happen with those two on the court. Mark Fox’s seat could get hot if Georgia doesn’t meet the higher expectations this season. 4. Vanderbilt might be an NCAA tournament team Vandy has question marks. The Commodores lost Wade Baldwin and Damian Jones to the NBA, so that production will need have to be replaced. Luke Kornet is set for a great season in Bryce Drew’s offense, and Matthew Fisher-Davis and Jeff Roberson will be outstanding as well. Here’s where the questions come in: Will Riley LaChance return to his freshman form? Will Joe Toye take a huge leap forward? Will there be enough contributions from the bench? Those questions will decide whether it’s an NCAA or NIT year for the Commodores. 5. Auburn is a lock to finish in the top half of the conference An absolute lock. Others will have them lower than that. Totally fine. Last season was a total disaster, but Bruce Pearl has a crop of talent that can win a lot of games. Mustapha Heron enters as the first five-star recruit in program history. Danjel Purifoy can finally play. Bryce Brown will be even better (10.1 PPG last season). Transfers Ronnie Johnson and LaRon Smith could contribute right away. TJ Dunans and TJ Lang are back as well. See what I mean? The even better news is that he won’t have his center playing point guard this year. July 24 update: After landing four-star forward Chuma Okeke, Pearl now has the No. 1 recruiting class in 2017. The future is bright. 6. Predicting LSU is like predicting lottery numbers Good luck being an LSU basketball fan this season. One minute I slot them in the top half, the next minute I start comparing them to Missouri. No, LSU won’t be as bad as Missouri. But the Johnny Jones effect is real and it’s spectacular. The Tigers have talented players like Antonio Blakeney and Craig Victor. But did you see what Jones did with those guys plus THE NO.1 PICK IN THE NBA DRAFT? They underachieved all season and only scored 38 points in a 33-point trouncing in the SEC tournament semifinal. 7. It’s time to take Arkansas seriously Mike Anderson has never had a losing season as a head coach. Not once. The Razorbacks kept that streak going by finishing 16-16 last season, and they’ll sport a better record this season. Dusty Hannahs is back to deliver an insane amount of three-pointers, while Moses Kingsley is a first-team All-SEC type player. Arkansas also adds two outstanding JUCO All-Americans in Jaylen Barford and Daryl Macon to the roster. Top half finish seems likely if they can actually win road games. 8. Mississippi State is the obvious sleeper team The Bulldogs could be very good or very bad. The latter seems unlikely, but the former may be too much to ask. Mississippi State is made up of mostly freshmen and sophomores. That’s about it. So who knows how this could turn out. What we do know is that Quinndary Weatherspoon will be fun to watch. If Ben Howland gets the best from his Top 1o recruiting class, the Bulldogs could cause a lot of problems for the top-tier teams and potentially even slide into the top half of the conference. What are your early thoughts on SEC basketball this season? Is it UK and everyone else? Who is your sleeper team? Log into Facebook to comment below.
Where is that from? #4 and 5 somewhat ballsy predictions I guess I'm a little shocked he's that high on Florida too...but I guess you gotta pick somebody second
I mean, we're going to be pretty good and return two all SEC candidates in Hannahs and Kingsley. Barford is going to be a beast too
You guys made like 16 threes and Bryce Brown was just throwing up shit that went in. One of those rare games you just laugh at and move on
Florida could be second but like mentioned earlier, it all depends on 3pt and ft shooting which was painful last year
God damn I'm ready for the season to start. I haven't been able to say that in a hot minute. I think Lamar Peters is going to be an absolute star for us at point for the next few years. I also don't fucking mind not seeing the Rick Ray holdouts anymore. Damn, it feels good to be excited about basketball again.
Have any other SEC schools done their "midnight" madness event yet? Kentucky has theirs tonight on the SEC Network. Supposed to be like 10 five-star recruits in attendance, if I recall correctly.
Six five stars just from the 2017 class in attendance. Had a late add in Mohamed Bamba, the top-ranked uncommitted recruit in the 2017 class. His visit is an unofficial, chances are he is likely to make a return official visit. Joins 2017 five-star visitors Trae Young, Quade Green, Kevin Knox, PJ Washington, and Nick Richards.
Tobias hello. This is the artist formerly known as coreymatthews. Hope all is well. R u watching big blue madness? Hope so. Chat soon.