'10 CA PG Deonte Burton (Nevada Verbal)

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Bearcat_NTS said:
This was clearly Mick's #1 man for 2010, to lose him to Nevada is embarrassing in my opinion, again, I have nothing wrong with Nevada and no ill feelings to Burton or his family, but lets see Big East or WAC?? I think this was an example where the "lame duck" coach was used against Mick.
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You are not taking into account the fact that distance was a factor in the decision making and that UC is returning a lot of guards next year. UC can't just move across the country nor can they change the fact that Nevada is offering a starting spot and I'm fairly confident we are not.

Also you have no idea if the "lame duck" coach is being used against Mick. That suggests there is no chance that Mick will be here another year, yet Mike Thomas kept him anyway. You are purely guessing.

In my opinion you are way overreacting to the disappointment of losing Burton and simply making things up as well.
 
I'd like some more proof. I can't find anything besides this twitter post. Not even on the Nevada message boards.
 
TheLongHaul said:
Curious to what you would have said if he committed to UC.
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I have been trying to bite my tougnue a little bit here because I knew he had people over here.

No sour grapes at all.

Facts are this was a 2-3 star kid who was on the rise and we wanted. He went elsewhere.

To me his skill level would be compared to Dion Dixon.

This was not Teague or Stephenson type of recruit is all I am saying. People were over hyping him here to show love and to carry the message. Nothing is wrong with that.

I did and still want Burton because he could help us but there is no way he started next year and his minutes would have been tough to come by.

Honestly, whoever we get in for next year will not be an immediate impact. There is not any of those guys left.
 
Deonte Burton

Wow this stinks man i think he would of been a solid player im not going to downgrade the kid one bit, he plain and simple wanted to stay close to home and would have had to compete with cash and jaquan for major playing time. He is not the only player left that could contribute to the team. Not to down play him but his videos kinda reminded me exactly of dion dixons. Thats not to say he wouldnt of been a star but i dont think he would of been a program changer. GOOD LUCK TO YOU DEONTE!!!!!
 
Bearcat_NTS said:
This was clearly Mick's #1 man for 2010, to lose him to Nevada is embarrassing in my opinion, again, I have nothing wrong with Nevada and no ill feelings to Burton or his family, but lets see Big East or WAC?? I think this was an example where the "lame duck" coach was used against Mick.
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Our #1 was probably Jelen kendrick or Payne.

The next tier was Justin Jackson who is going to contribute next year.

Beneth them were trying to fill Lance's spot with JUCO or whatever else was left...
 
JordanW said:
I'd like some more proof. I can't find anything besides this twitter post. Not even on the Nevada message boards.
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I found the timing weird because I thought he was supposed to announce Saturday, but I don't see why a site ran by Bearcat Insiders would make this up. I would guess that Burton let our staff know and the news leaked, but who really knows. I would love for it to be wrong, but I seriously doubt it.
 
Thegreatone said:
I have been trying to bite my tougnue a little bit here because I knew he had people over here.

No sour grapes at all.

Facts are this was a 2-3 star kid who was on the rise and we wanted. He went elsewhere.

To me his skill level would be compared to Dion Dixon.

This was not Teague or Stephenson type of recruit is all I am saying. People were over hyping him here to show love and to carry the message. Nothing is wrong with that.

I did and still want Burton because he could help us but there is no way he started next year and his minutes would have been tough to come by.

Honestly, whoever we get in for next year will not be an immediate impact. There is not any of those guys left.
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I thought he was Melvin Levitt? Or was that when we still had a chance at him :)
 
Thegreatone said:
I have been trying to bite my tougnue a little bit here because I knew he had people over here.

No sour grapes at all.

Facts are this was a 2-3 star kid who was on the rise and we wanted. He went elsewhere.

To me his skill level would be compared to Dion Dixon.

This was not Teague or Stephenson type of recruit is all I am saying. People were over hyping him here to show love and to carry the message. Nothing is wrong with that.

I did and still want Burton because he could help us but there is no way he started next year and his minutes would have been tough to come by.

Honestly, whoever we get in for next year will not be an immediate impact. There is not any of those guys left.
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Just because he is under the radar doesn't mean he isn't good. He had to sit out a year and apparently got lost in the shuffle. Either way, I don't see Dixon as a good comparison. Dixon's biggest weakness is his shot. That is one of Burton's strengths.
 
If it was leaked to the staff and then to BCL I think it would be a b/s move to post information like that and not let him have his moment in the sun at a press conference or however he was going to do it on saturday at the event.

If he wanted it out then fine and no issues at all.
 
Not Guilty said:
I found the timing weird because I thought he was supposed to announce Saturday, but I don't see why a site ran by Bearcat Insiders would make this up. I would guess that Burton let our staff know and the news leaked, but who really knows. I would love for it to be wrong, but I seriously doubt it.
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Exactly, I thought the decision wasn't supposed to come until Saturday. I still want more proof.
 
Wow, bummer. I heard nothing but great things about this kid, and to be honest expected him to suit up in red and black.
 
Good luck to Deonte. I am disappointed but the kid has to make the best decision for him. Only he knows what that is.
 
Thegreatone said:
Our #1 was probably Jelen kendrick or Payne.

The next tier was Justin Jackson who is going to contribute next year.

Beneth them were trying to fill Lance's spot with JUCO or whatever else was left...
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I meant top guy for spring signing period... kendrick and payne were long gone. I am taking the distance factor into play, all I was suggesting is that generally a major division 1 prospect doesn't choose a mid-major over a major conference team unless he has some relation (like a father coaching, etc). FWIW Burton was top 50 as a freshmen but had to sit out his junior season (or sophomore) and that is why he fell off the rankings. I am disappointed because UC needs some new faces, imo Burton was the best player we were on after Ratliffe committed to Missouri. This current team is in no way, shape or form ready to compete at the top of the Big East. Mick better hope that Poland comes to UC because at the end of the week he will likely end up losing Burton and Teague. If Poland goes elsewhere look out...


FWIW I never believed he would be a Bearcat, but when UCLA was eliminated I expected him to come here.
 
Wow. We haven't heard anything one way or the other yet. All we're hearing is still that he's going to announce at the all-star game.

If true, this isn't what I expected. Best of luck to you guys, and again, thanks to the vast majority of you for the respect you've shown Nevada. I will definitely pay more attention to Cincinnati because of the class you've shown toward Nevada through Deonte's decision.
 
NVstudent4ever said:
Wow. We haven't heard anything one way or the other yet. All we're hearing is still that he's going to announce at the all-star game.

If true, this isn't what I expected. Best of luck to you guys, and again, thanks to the vast majority of you for the respect you've shown Nevada. I will definitely pay more attention to Cincinnati because of the class you've shown toward Nevada through Deonte's decision.
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Yeah I can't seem to find anything on the web besides that twitter post. Keep us informed if you hear anything before Saturday.
 
Bearcat_NTS said:
I meant top guy for spring signing period... kendrick and payne were long gone. I am taking the distance factor into play, all I was suggesting is that generally a major division 1 prospect doesn't choose a mid-major over a major conference team unless he has some relation (like a father coaching, etc). FWIW Burton was top 50 as a freshmen but had to sit out his junior season (or sophomore) and that is why he fell off the rankings. I am disappointed because UC needs some new faces, imo Burton was the best player we were on after Ratliffe committed to Missouri. This current team is in no way, shape or form ready to compete at the top of the Big East. Mick better hope that Poland comes to UC because at the end of the week he will likely end up losing Burton and Teague. If Poland goes elsewhere look out...


FWIW I never believed he would be a Bearcat, but when UCLA was eliminated I expected him to come here.
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Agreed. Late Bloomers dont always get attention
 
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