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Post by AzTex on May 9, 2015 8:05:56 GMT -8
+1. Absolutely terrific get!! If reclassifies to 2015 even better!
I wonder if reactions are tempered by Smith decommitting? Really isn't final until papers are signed, & if he's not 2015 then that's nearly 6 months away...
When a hitter smacks the ball over the outfield fence it isn't an "official" home run until the next pitch is delivered. But waiting for that pitch to cheer is kinda silly. Serious question. I'm not a baseball fan so I was unaware of that rule. What happens if the winning home run comes from the final batter? There is no next pitch.
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Post by standiego on May 9, 2015 8:34:39 GMT -8
nothing is binding for the player until they sign NLI . Verbal is, that is a great deal unless the player has second thoughts or gets a "better offer". we see that happenings way too often now. Recruits can still go out for visits or take calls . Guess schools can decide to offer other guys also until the NLI is signed. Even then as we saw with Hamilton at UTEP , you can always try to switch . Or in the case of Young , who had agreed to transfer here, meaning no NLI , was grabbed by Coach Self at UK , under the rules ok because transfers have different rules.
Will be very excited when Narain does make it official for 2015 or 2016 . He has a lot of talent , at the 5 or 4 position . Very likely one of the best HS recruits to play the 5 , we have recruited in a very long time - maybe M. Cage Sr. Who may have been more of a true 4 . Would be great to also get M. Cage Jr.
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Post by AztecBill on May 9, 2015 10:11:42 GMT -8
When a hitter smacks the ball over the outfield fence it isn't an "official" home run until the next pitch is delivered. But waiting for that pitch to cheer is kinda silly. Serious question. I'm not a baseball fan so I was unaware of that rule. What happens if the winning home run comes from the final batter? There is no next pitch. The opposing team can appeal the play at third but must request a ball in play first and throw to third to appeal
Aztecs have lost two recruits to a change of heart: Smith and Young. That is a very small percentage of the verbals we have received. The constant down grading of good news because of a possible low chance occurrence is puzzling.
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Post by fisherville on May 9, 2015 10:32:48 GMT -8
nothing is binding for the player until they sign NLI . Verbal is, that is a great deal unless the player has second thoughts or gets a "better offer". we see that happenings way too often now. Recruits can still go out for visits or take calls . Guess schools can decide to offer other guys also until the NLI is signed. Even then as we saw with Hamilton at UTEP , you can always try to switch . Or in the case of Young , who had agreed to transfer here, meaning no NLI , was grabbed by Coach Self at UK , under the rules ok because transfers have different rules. Will be very excited when Narain does make it official for 2015 or 2016 . He has a lot of talent , at the 5 or 4 position . Very likely one of the best HS recruits to play the 5 , we have recruited in a very long time - maybe M. Cage Sr. Who may have been more of a true 4 . Would be great to also get M. Cage Jr. No, recruits very rarely open it up in basketball unless 2 things (both which don't pertain to Narain). 1. Coaching change. 2. Recruit that ended up at mid major had huge year elevating status, the Keith Smith situation is extremely rare and very rarely happens.
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Post by AztecBill on May 9, 2015 10:51:58 GMT -8
Serious question. I'm not a baseball fan so I was unaware of that rule. What happens if the winning home run comes from the final batter? There is no next pitch. The opposing team can appeal the play at third but must request a ball in play first and throw to third to appeal
Aztecs have lost two recruits to a change of heart: Smith and Young. That is a very small percentage of the verbals we have received. The constant down grading of good news because of a possible low chance occurrence is puzzling. Very good point Aztecbill. We have lost far more players to season ending injuries than to a change of heart - yet we don't preface every comment about a player's potential season with a caveat about injury.
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Post by sdcoug on May 10, 2015 10:02:46 GMT -8
nothing is binding for the player until they sign NLI . Verbal is, that is a great deal unless the player has second thoughts or gets a "better offer". we see that happenings way too often now. Recruits can still go out for visits or take calls . Guess schools can decide to offer other guys also until the NLI is signed. Even then as we saw with Hamilton at UTEP , you can always try to switch . Or in the case of Young , who had agreed to transfer here, meaning no NLI , was grabbed by Coach Self at UK , under the rules ok because transfers have different rules. Will be very excited when Narain does make it official for 2015 or 2016 . He has a lot of talent , at the 5 or 4 position . Very likely one of the best HS recruits to play the 5 , we have recruited in a very long time - maybe M. Cage Sr. Who may have been more of a true 4 . Would be great to also get M. Cage Jr. No, recruits very rarely open it up in basketball unless 2 things (both which don't pertain to Narain). 1. Coaching change. 2. Recruit that ended up at mid major had huge year elevating status, the Keith Smith situation is extremely rare and very rarely happens. That used to be the case, but is changing. Players are changing their minds more frequently for other reasons. Look at swanigan. The atmosphere is changing unfortunately.
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Post by standiego on May 10, 2015 10:04:56 GMT -8
When we are battling top P5 schools for recruits , it gets very competitive . As we saw with Young , Kansas swooped in after a recruit they thought they had dropped them , Smith got the full court press with full green carpet treatment from Oregon . You can expect the same things to happen when you battle the top programs . Even the Zags are complaining after we received Verbal from Narain , will continue until he signs the NLI . Same recruiting wars for Cage and others will happen .
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Post by fisherville on May 10, 2015 10:44:11 GMT -8
No, recruits very rarely open it up in basketball unless 2 things (both which don't pertain to Narain). 1. Coaching change. 2. Recruit that ended up at mid major had huge year elevating status, the Keith Smith situation is extremely rare and very rarely happens. That used to be the case, but is changing. Players are changing their minds more frequently for other reasons. Look at swanigan. The atmosphere is changing unfortunately. No it isn't, the swanigan situation is incredibly rare too
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Post by standiego on May 10, 2015 11:03:35 GMT -8
unfortunately would think the opinion that guys have a difficult time selecting schools , keep getting recruited after they verbal(means little until they sign NLI) , not really sure what they want for a school keeps changing, coaches change, schools get newer recruits and .... and more then likely will the situation will get even worse . .
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Post by Gundo on May 10, 2015 11:42:09 GMT -8
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Post by Luchador El Guerrero Azteca on May 10, 2015 15:55:29 GMT -8
Your first stop should be his Twitter page. He's solid.
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Post by sdcoug on May 10, 2015 16:30:22 GMT -8
That used to be the case, but is changing. Players are changing their minds more frequently for other reasons. Look at swanigan. The atmosphere is changing unfortunately. No it isn't, the swanigan situation is incredibly rare too Hope you're right. Yes, it's BEEN rare, and don't think it'll ever get as bad as football where as much as 20-25% decommit, but do think it's changing. Never would have thought smith would have decommitted after his quotes but things change. Kids blow up over the summer circuit and better, bigger offers come in, and kids look at who else is committing as well as where their friens are committing to. also, in the past if you recruited over a kid they'd still stick to their commitment. Now kids will look at if their potential PT may change and react accordingly. Don't get me wrong, I think Nolan sticks and that would be great but times are a changing. Until the ink is dry.....especially when committing 6 months in advance.
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Post by Gundo on May 18, 2015 22:33:08 GMT -8
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Post by aztecmusician on May 22, 2015 13:45:22 GMT -8
Congrats to Nolan and Coach Fisher.
SDSU has kicked their recruiting up a notch! 5 years ago The Aztecs were getting 2-3 star guys with the occasional 4 star guy coming here. Now it is mostly 4 star guys with a 5 star player mixed in for good measure. Well done Aztec Nation! A combination of on court success, newer upgraded facilities and the rabid fan base have gotten it done. The next step is a DEEP tournament run and that should happen soon when the offense catches up to the shut down defense. The thing that is most encouraging are the stud big men The Aztecs are getting. Nolan is yet another great interior player for SDSU.
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