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Post by standiego on Sept 2, 2015 21:18:16 GMT -8
August is a quiet month so coaches could not travel to watch the event .By the way did not do that well in the slam dunk then the game , So your thoughts are he made a new tape Why ?For his private collection . Leaf just seems to be all over the map . his family loves IU goes to visit 3 times , then talks about maybe rival Michigan .But commits to Arizona , within driving distance . Then changes his mind . Goes to Israel . with talk that he may go there. drops some in the rating . Announces home visits and some campus visits . Produces a revised mix tape - for the relatives . Definitely an interesting character . So what is your guess for what planet he lands on ? Have hard time believing the home town bit .
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Post by Gundo on Sept 2, 2015 21:18:30 GMT -8
What does making this tape have ANYTHING to do with that? He's already on their radar; they've already seen him play, multiple times by now. You don't think most of the leading coaches weren't at those events in August, or haven't already seen what he's capable of doing?
You're reading WAY too much into this, and you appear bound and determined to trash on the Aztecs in the process.
not sure what I think about TJ "holding court" and having schools come to him. Its good for us, but what is the real motivation? Minutes? Offensive scheme? Guarantees? TV games? He will be one and done or stay two years at most. I dont think its about the degree. ....and yes TJ, you can still play for the Israeli National team since your ex-coach Shaun Miller doesnt want you on the US team.
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Post by Frantic on Sept 2, 2015 21:40:02 GMT -8
Notice that Leaf isn't going on visits. Instead, coaches from the top programs in the country are flying in to Kiss the Ring.
Leaf is a serious prospect.
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Post by fisherville on Sept 2, 2015 21:47:14 GMT -8
not sure what I think about TJ "holding court" and having schools come to him. Its good for us, but what is the real motivation? Minutes? Offensive scheme? Guarantees? TV games? He will be one and done or stay two years at most. I dont think its about the degree. ....and yes TJ, you can still play for the Israeli National team since your ex-coach Shaun Miller doesnt want you on the US team. Such a childish post.
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Post by aztecfury on Sept 2, 2015 21:59:59 GMT -8
not sure what I think about TJ "holding court" and having schools come to him. Its good for us, but what is the real motivation? Minutes? Offensive scheme? Guarantees? TV games? He will be one and done or stay two years at most. I dont think its about the degree. ....and yes TJ, you can still play for the Israeli National team since your ex-coach Shaun Miller doesnt want you on the US team. It could mean he's looking to commit very soon and wants to sign during the early signing period, so he is having the coaches give their final pitch. (my thoughts) I would think that he would not have all of these coaches come to him unless he was seriously considering all the teams, weighing his options and making his pick soon. (again just my thoughts) Also keep in mind these are still HS kids and school has probably started or is very close to starting. Its hard to be jetting around the country. My gut feeling is that he decommitted from Arizona because he wants to stay in California, whether that means SDSU or not, who knows.
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Post by The Honey Badger on Sept 2, 2015 22:29:13 GMT -8
Notice that Leaf isn't going on visits. Instead, coaches from the top programs in the country are flying in to Kiss the Ring. Leaf is a serious prospect. High maintenance family doing high maintenance things. I don't see the point in making the coaches travel across the country if he's going to go make officials visits later on other than they like having college coaches sweet talking them and kissing their ass as much they can. Would not be surprised if the guy commits very late just so he can milk the attention he's getting.
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Post by sdcoug on Sept 2, 2015 23:33:37 GMT -8
August is a quiet month so coaches could not travel to watch the event .By the way did not do that well in the slam dunk then the game , So your thoughts are he made a new tape Why ?For his private collection . Leaf just seems to be all over the map . his family loves IU goes to visit 3 times , then talks about maybe rival Michigan .But commits to Arizona , within driving distance . Then changes his mind . Goes to Israel . with talk that he may go there. drops some in the rating . Announces home visits and some campus visits . Produces a revised mix tape - for the relatives . Definitely an interesting character . So what is your guess for what planet he lands on ? Have hard time believing the home town bit . Have you seen how many videos courtside films produces, or even how many they've put together in the past month? They simply could be refreshing video of TJ on their site, or he simply wanted to have videos from the event. Again, do you think any of the 7 programs haven't seen him play live? Multiple times? Do you think any of the coaches from those 6 programs he's considering are making decisions based on a mix tape? Mix tapes are used to GET exposure - TJ Leaf doesn't need any more exposure. Every leading coach is well aware of him. I wouldn't read anything into it.
Where does he ends up? Who knows? I'm assuming he'll take visits to all the programs coming in for home visits, or at least most of them, and make a decision at that time. What I'm not doing is eliminating SDSU because it's apparent he hasn't.
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Post by Gundo on Sept 2, 2015 23:51:21 GMT -8
not sure what I think about TJ "holding court" and having schools come to him. Its good for us, but what is the real motivation? Minutes? Offensive scheme? Guarantees? TV games? He will be one and done or stay two years at most. I dont think its about the degree. ....and yes TJ, you can still play for the Israeli National team since your ex-coach Shaun Miller doesnt want you on the US team. Such a childish post. I am sure you have much more wisdom then I.
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Post by sdcoug on Sept 3, 2015 7:24:58 GMT -8
UNC just got a commit from an athletic 6'10 power forward which hopefully plays in our favor.
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Post by standiego on Sept 3, 2015 7:38:19 GMT -8
Yes UNC did get commit from Bradley PF/C #30 . Also UCONN got #31 Durham another PF/C . So more PF/C 's are coming off the board . Sends ripples through the recruiting waters . Do not know if schools we are in recruiting battles with for Cage , McDaniels, Stanback or even Mr Leaf are doing for their fishing for PF/C 's. Does make those recruits more valuable . Mr Leaf and family do seem very interesting . Was it correct that he has two scheduled visits to CAL and UCLA ?
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Post by thepapacy on Sept 3, 2015 8:29:32 GMT -8
This thread is full of idiotic posts. And I'm an idiot for coming back every day thinking there will be information outside of recruiting knowledge dixk measuring
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Post by sdcoug on Sept 3, 2015 8:40:02 GMT -8
Yes UNC did get commit from Bradley PF/C #30 . Also UCONN got #31 Durham another PF/C . So more PF/C 's are coming off the board . Sends ripples through the recruiting waters . Do not know if schools we are in recruiting battles with for Cage , McDaniels, Stanback or even Mr Leaf are doing for their fishing for PF/C 's. Does make those recruits more valuable . Mr Leaf and family do seem very interesting . Was it correct that he has two scheduled visits to CAL and UCLA ? We're in competition w/ UNC for Leaf; hence why them signing someone helps us IMO.
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Post by OldSlowWhiteBaller on Sept 3, 2015 9:39:09 GMT -8
Is TJ good enough to be a one and done? Is he Bill Walton redux? Will one year of Leaf get us to a FF or E8? I have still not settled this issue with myself and what's best for our team. This has nothing to do with the student athletes doing what is best for them ( going pro after a year ) but the team and the changes that will entail. Would we be able to reload like UK and Duke do as far as recruiting. Is it really best for the program?
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Post by ignoranus on Sept 3, 2015 9:52:35 GMT -8
Well, the one and dones seem to be working out OK for Duke, KU, AZ etc. Best to take a chance on any we can get and see what happens with the team that year.
I can live with whatever the results may be; even if the player has to stay for a 2nd year like KL did.
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Post by standiego on Sept 3, 2015 10:36:56 GMT -8
Leaf played in the Elite 24 All star game , IMO was very basic player , not in the same category of the one and done players except in his own opinion . Could be a very interesting guy to coach in team environment . Think his dad has been his HS coach .
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Post by sdcoug on Sept 3, 2015 14:59:56 GMT -8
Leaf played in the Elite 24 All star game , IMO was very basic player , not in the same category of the one and done players except in his own opinion . Could be a very interesting guy to coach in team environment . Think his dad has been his HS coach . Are you implying he's full of himself and uncoachable? Hope not, unless you have actual knowledge of the fact. If he's one and done or not is irrelevant. If he is, that'd be awesome, and I don't begrudge ANY kid for having confidence in himself if he's also willing to do the work. Plus, has anyone seen a quote from him that he only plans on staying anywhere for one year? I haven't seen or heard anything to lead me to believe he's not a good teammate. He's played with some very talented players, and he seems to fit in fine.
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Post by sdcoug on Sept 3, 2015 15:07:54 GMT -8
Is TJ good enough to be a one and done? Is he Bill Walton redux? Will one year of Leaf get us to a FF or E8? I have still not settled this issue with myself and what's best for our team. This has nothing to do with the student athletes doing what is best for them ( going pro after a year ) but the team and the changes that will entail. Would we be able to reload like UK and Duke do as far as recruiting. Is it really best for the program? Ask coach K if one and dones are ok? He used to not want them but changed his tune. There's really no downside in getting a legit one and done. Sure, you may lose continuity but everything you lose you gain in PR and recruiting and then some. In the past when you're recruiting just above average talent you definitely need them to stick around for 3+ years. Many don't even come into their own until year 3 or even 4. We are no longer recruiting just above average talent. We are recruiting near elite and (hopefully) even elite talent (e.g. Leaf). The timeframe for them to come into their own in college hoops is much quicker.
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Post by AzTex on Sept 3, 2015 16:20:45 GMT -8
Coach Fisher said he'd take a one and done. That's all I need to know.
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Post by rednblk on Sept 3, 2015 18:02:53 GMT -8
I kinda like the kids swag. Hope he picks us
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Post by Lloyd on Sept 3, 2015 21:56:31 GMT -8
The Aztecs have a legitimate chance to sign a player of TJ's caliber now, especially with the JAM Center. When you're in 9th grade, going to a far-away blue-chip school sounds great. But as TJ starts his senior year, it's a real possibility that he may want to stay in San Diego so his family and friends can actually see him play most home games in person. Even were to be one-and-done, I really hope we can sign him.
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