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Post by TheInfoMan on Jul 3, 2015 20:55:58 GMT -5
TCC = Tallahassee Community College Nation Hoops @nationhoops 2h2 hours ago Alex Owens will play at TCC next year! expect a freshman mixtape. check out his junior HS mix by @hometeamhoops www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WVnwhksoUg …
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Post by dex on Jul 4, 2015 8:17:01 GMT -5
Here's a shout from one of his soon-to-be teammates...the one and only JP Smooth
Jahvaughn Powell
@jp_Smooth1
S/o to my man @owensalexx for joining me and my boys, it's about to goooooo down
Seriously...wouldn't you want to watch these two via a secret camera grinding it out in study hall in September?
Bet you didn't know that Smooth is also an amateur capologist advising the Lakers Mitch Kupchak so providing tutorial help for Alex should be cake
"Kobe you are my favorite player and D Russell gonna be a stud! But I can't continue to supports these GM moves!!!!!!"
The future of the country is in good hands on this Independence Day
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Post by friar82 on Jul 4, 2015 8:29:51 GMT -5
These two are on the "fast track", Dex.
Only question... "fast track" to where?
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Post by drairf on Jul 4, 2015 9:08:09 GMT -5
Owens probably would have been better off hitting a JUCO far away from FL.
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Post by dex on Jul 4, 2015 9:57:14 GMT -5
I guess we can close the book on The Bob Simon Recruiting Era at PC
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Post by Free Weyinmi on Jul 4, 2015 11:22:30 GMT -5
I'm more relieved than disappointed about this.
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Post by dex on Jul 4, 2015 11:51:52 GMT -5
I am not relieved that we spent many many months knowing this kid's dossier was questionable. We expected Cinderella Not to turn into a Pumpkin? Well he turned into a squash. Disappointing.
We knew he struggled academically. We knew he had two surgeries on his knee. We knew the kind of company he kept....YES, the staff KNEW and that's a fact jack. I buy into the shock factor with Benedict Chooch but not this one...even my homerism has boundaries.
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Post by TheInfoMan on Jul 4, 2015 11:59:33 GMT -5
I guess we can close the book on The Bob Simon Recruiting Era at PC I'm cool with that, providing we soon open another recruiting book that is both aggressive and successful. As much as I like Q's commitment, one has to admit that he's a mere 2-1/2 star prospect that we beat out ETSU for. This ship needs to be righted quickly!
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Post by craigl79 on Jul 4, 2015 15:04:55 GMT -5
As our old friend Jon Rothstein would say "So much Sidiki Johnson in Alex Owens"
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Post by frione on Jul 5, 2015 4:51:53 GMT -5
Hey Dex why are so worried about how many stars a got. Didn't we just learned that 5 star Rating Top 5 ranking don't mean jack. Question what was Stephen Curry Rating how many stars. While you at it look up JJ Watt rankings also Tom Brady,Russell Willson. I can go on and on don't get caught up in star ratings because it's more politics than anything. I think Q is going to shut a lot of you doubters up,just make sure you give him props if he does. We will find ourselves happy he pick Providence over Rutgers,BC, South Florida,Florida. His time in China made him available for us. We are under Dog's at providence this kid fits right in its time to pull for him and the team.
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Post by drairf on Jul 5, 2015 5:19:24 GMT -5
Hey Dex why are so worried about how many stars a got. Didn't we just learned that 5 star Rating Top 5 ranking don't mean jack. Question what was Stephen Curry Rating how many stars. While you at it look up JJ Watt rankings also Tom Brady,Russell Willson. I can go on and on don't get caught up in star ratings because it's more politics than anything. I think Q is going to shut a lot of you doubters up,just make sure you give him props if he does. We will find ourselves happy he pick Providence over Rutgers,BC, South Florida,Florida. His time in China made him available for us. We are under Dog's at providence this kid fits right in its time to pull for him and the team. Not really. We learned that there are diamond in the rough recruits to be had (which we already knew) but the Top 100 guys are generally going to produce more when it all evens out. What that report didn't show is the number of unranked kids who couldn't cut it at the high major level and transferred to a mid major. There is a reason Calipari, Pitino and now even Ollie are going after Top 100 kids. It works. We found Brooks, Gomes and Cotton. Exciting stuff but how many tourney wins did Welsh and Keno get us by searching for the next find? For the record, I also like Q longterm as a college player.
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Post by Free Weyinmi on Jul 5, 2015 11:08:08 GMT -5
I am not relieved that we spent many many months knowing this kid's dossier was questionable. We expected Cinderella Not to turn into a Pumpkin? Well he turned into a squash. Disappointing. We knew he struggled academically. We knew he had two surgeries on his knee. We knew the kind of company he kept....YES, the staff KNEW and that's a fact jack. I buy into the shock factor with Benedict Chooch but not this one...even my homerism has boundaries. Agreed. Just saying it's a relief to finally cut our losses now versus continuing to throw good money after bad. I'm wondering if something was said to encourage him to go elsewhere.
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Post by bostonfriar on Jul 5, 2015 11:13:27 GMT -5
Duh! I am not relieved that we spent many many months knowing this kid's dossier was questionable. We expected Cinderella Not to turn into a Pumpkin? Well he turned into a squash. Disappointing. We knew he struggled academically. We knew he had two surgeries on his knee. We knew the kind of company he kept....YES, the staff KNEW and that's a fact jack. I buy into the shock factor with Benedict Chooch but not this one...even my homerism has boundaries. Agreed. Just saying it's a relief to finally cut our losses now versus continuing to throw good money after bad. I'm wondering if something was said to encourage him to go elsewhere.
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Post by billblairsmom on Jul 6, 2015 22:09:51 GMT -5
Duh! Agreed. Just saying it's a relief to finally cut our losses now versus continuing to throw good money after bad. I'm wondering if something was said to encourage him to go elsewhere. Not getting the "Duh" part... Is the fact the staff advised him to go elsewhere supposed to be a good thing? All the time and effort spent on him doesn't matter? That this is another of a number of years with a missing piece? 2 years ago a back up PG after the Kiwi adventure....a year ago the Fortune "surprise" and lack of a shooter....now the Chukwu "shocker" AND the Owens issue so virtually no size.... But don't say anything...."Coach is not allowed to be questioned"??
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Post by bostonfriar on Jul 7, 2015 5:15:20 GMT -5
Not getting the "Duh" part... Is the fact the staff advised him to go elsewhere supposed to be a good thing? All the time and effort spent on him doesn't matter? That this is another of a number of years with a missing piece? 2 years ago a back up PG after the Kiwi adventure....a year ago the Fortune "surprise" and lack of a shooter....now the Chukwu "shocker" AND the Owens issue so virtually no size.... But don't say anything...."Coach is not allowed to be questioned"?? Obviously Owens was told to look elsewhere. No one gives up a BE ship for a Juco unless he has no choice. If PC kept this going and in Sept. He did not qualify this board would have once again ecploded. Ties were cut. If you are one of those who think Coach and his staff are stupid and that as a back seat driver you know how this all should be done than you would believe Owen just went away. We want players who can win big time, argue for all sorts of risky players then complain when a few do not work out.
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