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Is there any word on when Wiggins is gonna announce a decision?
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I'm actually not sure he's ALLOWED to sit with them in the Michigan section. He's banned from going to Michigan games/being involved with the program, and the ban doesn't end til next month. He can be in the building/in the studio, but he can't put himself out there like that with U-M.
I'm not sure people criticizing him for not being in the stands understand that.
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Dieng is the guy in that game I would feel most comfortable taking. Can hit the mid-range very well (only get better as well when he has more open looks), great passer, excellent defender. I think in this small-ball era, he is kind of an ideal center.
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Nah but the last i heard from g he was out in Tempe working on his clothing brand when someone drugged him and he was in the hospital. E has some crazy Vegas stories 
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Oladipo presser today. Zeller tomorrow. McLemore deciding today
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If there both having press conferences I assume they'll both be gone. Oh, well, maybe it will help extradite Crean the **** outta here.
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Ok. See this is what I was looking for. That actually makes much more sense than him just saying "**** y'all" to the other 4 especially Jalen & Juwan.
Good looks Nako. Repped.
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They'll be able to pick the next guy pretty easy. The program has been restored to the elites. No shortage of candidates there.
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How would you guys feel about Stevens at IU, good fit?
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Who does IU have coming in next year?
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@ Cake...find me a single quote where I ever said Crean was the next great thing. I hate the hire and literally ragged on him for the first three years. He did a good job last year but was bleh this year.At the end of the day, he showed that IU is an elite job though so whoever comes in after him should have a better resume than he did when he got the job.
I can think of a guy who coaches in Indianapolis that would be a pretty obvious fit.
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Noah Vonleh, should be a really, really good player. Not in the Randle/Wiggins/Parker group but right outside of them. Troy Williams as well, its a solid class.
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So do you feel Crean owes part of his success & Final 4 run at Marquette to Dwayne Wade?
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Did Perea even play this year?
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Nope. He's gonna be a damn beast if he's in the right system. So ******g athletic
Peter Jurkin didn't play either
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100 percent, if Dwayne Wade doesn't exist, Crean is prolly doing TV right now. He leaves Marquette and Buzz takes arguably less talent and does better with it. He's a good recruiter and a nice face as a program but he can't actually coach worth ****.
Perea will be good but he is still learning to play basketball, he'll get a lot more minutes this season though and have a chance to develop more. Excited to see him get a lot more burn next year with the young guys.
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Did he get red shirted?
Everyone knew Crean only got the gig bc of that Wade led team, he's always been mediocre at best in terms of X & O's.
Everyone knew Crean only got the gig bc of that Wade led team, he's always been mediocre at best in terms of X & O's.
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Okafor shares the latest 
Jahlil Okafor
By Brian Snow
National Recruiting Analyst
Posted Apr 9, 2013
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Jahlil Okafor is maybe the most dominant force in college basketball. Right now his recruiting is going down the same path, and numerous schools are still alive for his services.
The No. 1 player in the class of 2014 did not disappoint at the NY2LA Swish N Dish over the weekend. Jahlil Okafor out of Chicago (Ill.) Whitney Young dominated and helped the Mac Irvin Fire bring home the title, and in the process updated his recruitment.
At roughly 6-foot-10 and 260 pounds, Okafor looks in even better shape now than he was during the high school season. Okafor says that is due to hard work and a little added motivation.
“I think it is coming around good,” said Okafor. “I have been working on keeping in shape and becoming a better athlete. My coaches on the Fire are crazy so they always want me to do extra stuff, it has just been a lot of fun.”
Recruiting wise Okafor says things remain the same. Schools like Duke, Michigan State, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisville, Arizona, North Carolina, Ohio State, Florida, and others have all offered and continue to recruit Okafor.
One of the schools that has been talked about the most with Okafor is Duke, and a huge reason for the interest is Blue Devils Head Coach, Mike Krzyzewski.
“Coach K, that is my guy,” said Okafor. “Coach K speaks for himself with the Duke program and what he has done and the legacy he has built. It is an amazing legacy and I am really close with the assistant coaches and Jabari Parker is going there and he is one of my best friends so I will be able to get some insight from him next year.”
Michigan State has also been there from the beginning with Okafor, and he says that Tom Izzo makes sure to remain in close contact.
“Izzo was one of the first coaches to start recruiting me,” Okafor explained. “They have been after me since my freshman year. He has been consistent and I talk to them a couple of times a week and I am really considering and like Michigan State.”
Ohio State is another school that has put in a lot of work with Okafor. Okafor has a close relationship with former Buckeye Jared Sullinger, and the big man says he stays in touch with Sullinger and the OSU coaches.
“I like Ohio State,” Okafor said. “They play through the post, and with me being a post player that is something that is always going to be attractive to my eyes. I talk to Jared often, and he doesn’t press me about Ohio State, but he does say to me how much he loved it there. I do like Ohio State a lot.”
At the moment Okafor says there is no specific plan for when he will make visits or a decision. According to Okafor he and his dad are still in the process of figuring things out, along with his good friend Tyus Jones.
“We don’t know when we are going to decide,” said Okafor. “We still have to plan the official visits. Me and Tyus want to make our visits together so we have to plan that out with my parents and his parents.”
The recruiting process can be stressful, but Okafor says being able to go through it with a good friend like Jones is something that helps ease that stress a little bit.
“It is a lot easier to go through this with someone who you can relate to that is going through the same thing you are,” said Okafor. “I can talk to him about anything and he can talk to me about anything, so it makes everything a lot easier.
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Nah but the last i heard from g he was out in Tempe working on his clothing brand when someone drugged him and he was in the hospital. E has some crazy Vegas stories
That dude was OUT THERE on twitter a while back
. Hope he's doing ok.
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I'd gladly take Dieng in the late-first. His mid-range J has improved tremendously at L-Ville. Elite defender even against smaller, quicker opponents. One minor knock is he gets drawn away from the basket a lot, meaning Dieng has a tendency to always go for the highlight reel block instead of staying at home. Passes well for a big, sees the court well for a future PF/C in the NBA. Won't ever score more than 10 PPG in the league, but then again that's not what you're drafting him for.
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No surprise here..McLemore has declared for the NBA draft.
