'11 TN C Philip Jurick (Offer)

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dp3113 said:
i see what you are saying, but that doesnt really make sense when you consider we are recruiting aj hammons.
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And Mbodj. You can't just recruit athletic guys. You need some back to the basket players. I think Jurek was always a backup plan and considering UC cancelled the visit after Mbodj committed confirmed that.
 
TheLongHaul said:
And Mbodj. You can't just recruit athletic guys. You need some back to the basket players. I think Jurek was always a backup plan and considering UC cancelled the visit after Mbodj committed confirmed that.
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Agree that you need a guy that can play in the post, but Mbodji can play high post and shoot from the perimeter as well. His game has been described as a european style. Remember, people were making the same statements about Modji when he arrived. Personally I believe Mick was recruiting the best juco bigs he could to fill the open spot. Sure he had preferences but the spot had to be filled. Plus there were reports that Jurick had already visitied campus before the cancelled visit. Can't confirm that but the reports were out there.
 
bearcat jeff said:
Agree that you need a guy that can play in the post, but Mbodji can play high post and shoot from the perimeter as well. His game has been described as a european style. Remember, people were making the same statements about Modji when he arrived. Personally I believe Mick was recruiting the best juco bigs he could to fill the open spot. Sure he had preferences but the spot had to be filled. Plus there were reports that Jurick had already visitied campus before the cancelled visit. Can't confirm that but the reports were out there.
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Jurick has visited UC before. But I can also name 100 recruits who visited that UC never offered. If Mbodji and/or GG's didn't commit, I'm fully confident that they would have brought Jurick in. But IMO he was a backup for Mbodji and GG, and now that they got Mbodji they didn't want Jurick. They feel GG is worth taking in addition to Mbodji.
 
TheLongHaul said:
Jurick has visited UC before. But I can also name 100 recruits who visited that UC never offered. If Mbodji and/or GG's didn't commit, I'm fully confident that they would have brought Jurick in. But IMO he was a backup for Mbodji and GG, and now that they got Mbodji they didn't want Jurick. They feel GG is worth taking in addition to Mbodji.
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Think we're debating semantics here. They needed post players. It's no different than recruiting any other position. You have the guys you really want, and then you have the guys that really want you and that are available. You hope the worlds collide and you get the best of all worlds. It appears here that may have happened, especially if Gift signs.
 
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