Kenyon Dissed mick on twitter when we lost to Nevada (im not going to get into why that is so hypocritical of him) and Kenyon is an abrasive dude, who never knows when to shut the F up. I could see him and Mick no longer being friends if he played for UC.
My guess is that Mick told him that he is not going to actively recruit him and set him up for the kind of pressure playing at UC with Martin on the back of your jersey will bring, but that if with no recruitment, he still wanted to go to UC, that Mick would probably accept his committment, but I doubt that happens
But this is all for Show imo. He has zero intentions of coming to UC and Mick isn't one bit upset about it. At least he is pinning the UC tweet to his twitter and kept us in his top 8, its all good PR for UC. But we aren't going to land him.
You are right about Martin not coming to UC. You are wrong about Mick not accepting him. He would in a heartbeat!
You are right about Martin not coming to UC. You are wrong about Mick not accepting him. He would in a heartbeat!
Only Mick would not recruit the son of a UC legend b/c of drama so he could potentially go to a conference foe (Memphis and Penny)
Question, were Lawrence's dad and handlers hard to get along with? He was recruited and signed
No one knows why. That was only assumptions on my part.
This is completely different than Jermaine Lawrence situation.
Kenyon isn't the smartest person in the world. Zero chance he doesn't publicly run his mouth if his kid isn't getting 30 minutes a game his first year.
And who says the kid really wants to even come to UC?
Lawrence was a 5 star, Kenyon jr ain’t even top 100Well, he did publicly list UC as in his top 8 on social media
Kenyon running his mouth is an assumption, do you think that Steve Alford was worried about the Ball's dad or his job when he got Lonzo? Besides this is another assumption that cannot be proven. Lawrence's handlers and family were demanding his position and playing time, the only difference is that he is not son of a legend, which is a big one.
Lawrence was a 5 star, Kenyon jr ain’t even top 100
Kids put schools in there top 8 all the time that they have zero intentions on going to.
I mean a lot of these top 8’s are really just 2-3 schools and the others get named as a nod to being on them early, a connection to the coach or whatever.
Seemed funny too that he initially announced it was going to be a top 7 then when it’s released it’s a top 8 with UC the last graphic.
I’m not a fan of kenyons comments after we lost to Nevada. He could never show up around UC and I wouldn’t care.
Lawrence was a 5*, but according to Cronin, he doesn't pay attention to recruiting rankings so why does it matter?
That is reading a lot into a tweet from an 18 year old. How do you know that UC was last, they weren't numbered, an assumption as well? Did he tell you after tweeting that he has no interest in UC as well, or is this another assumption?
I want Kenyon around, I want him to support UC and would be nice if he did financially like other alums (Urban) The players look up to him and liked when he came to practice last year before AAC tournament. It is about the program and tradition, one thing thing that Cronin does care about bringing back past players and coaches as often as he can
Lawrence was a 5 star, Kenyon jr ain’t even top 100
Kids put schools in there top 8 all the time that they have zero intentions on going to.
I mean a lot of these top 8’s are really just 2-3 schools and the others get named as a nod to being on them early, a connection to the coach or whatever.
Seemed funny too that he initially announced it was going to be a top 7 then when it’s released it’s a top 8 with UC the last graphic.
I’m not a fan of kenyons comments after we lost to Nevada. He could never show up around UC and I wouldn’t care.
Kenyon is a bit of a loose cannon but he is loyal to the guy who coached him and helped him make a ton of money. Really not hard to understand.I’d rather have Kenyon here then most people.
I’d rather have Kenyon here then most people.
I bet Cronin would rather have Kenyon around than Curtis Bostic
WVU or Memphis seem the most likely to me....and that's horse shit.
I’m probably reading into this too much but he seems to trying to make UC look bad.
Why pin a tweet that says he was offered by UC when most people think mick didn’t even offer him? It’s like he is putting us in a running we didn’t even ask to be in, against teams that either recently beat us (Nevada) or our rival, Memphis or against Huggins. Only for us to lose a recruitment publically that we had no interested in winning. Kenyon Martin is petty immature dude, hopefully I’m just reading too much into it and his son isn’t the same as him
This past year has made me realize a lot about Kenyon and how he feels about UC and Cronin, but I do think you may be reading into this a little bit too much. I believe he just thinks it sounds cool and to picture it is cool to follow his dad's footsteps by showing him in a Cincy jersey more so than worrying about making us mad.
Him saying he has an offer though is strange to me. I mean I don't doubt it though that if he was truly dying to come to UC he could get an offer.
Im sure he could, if he really really wanted to to come to UC. And maybe Mick told him that he isn't coming to see him nor is he actively recruiting him but that if he did want to choose Cincinnati, we'd take him. Maybe Mick wants it to be completely his choice. I have no idea the dynamics of this whole thing.
I read on Reddit too that West Virginia hasn't even offered this kid either and Huggins is also not recruiting him. Just some weird stuff going on with this kids recruitment.