Spot on....Talent is not the issue---motor is. Hopefully Woodson can fix this.
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Where else is he gonna go? Not a knock my friend. But his game doesn't translate well to the NBA. Projected as the last pick....He'll make more $$$ @ Purdue.
I don't know how we'll win the money battle in this one. Maybe Ben Johnson can give him a portion of his salary.
So far this is my thoughts on the conference…
Tier 1
Purdue Michigan St
Tier 2
Illinois Maryland NW Indiana
Tier 3
Ohio St Iowa Wisconsin
Tier 4
Rutgers Michigan
Tier 5
Penn St Nebraska
Tier 6
Minnesota
Tier 1
Purdue Michigan St
Tier 2
Illinois Maryland NW Indiana
Tier 3
Ohio St Iowa Wisconsin
Tier 4
Rutgers Michigan
Tier 5
Penn St Nebraska
Tier 6
Minnesota
What's the word on Kanon Catchings? Lots of talk that he's opening up his recruitment from his Purdue commitment.
Hearing some rumors on that front as well. Hopefully it's just smoke. When he elevated to a five star, I got a little nervous that someone with deeper pockets would come calling.
Congrats to Iowa on adding Ben Kri(K)KKe today
Am I the only one who thinks of this guy when I see that last name spelled out?
Too soon broAm I the only one who thinks of this guy when I see that last name spelled out?
Think we're competing against the NBA for him, money being even players usually pick the NBA and they probably should. If he returns to Purdue I think he needs to add in midrange shots to his game more. If he's at the elbow or extended and teams double, it'll be an easy dive for a layup. Also probably needs to improve a bit in PNR defense and handling the ball if he starts farther out of the post. Kid only has good options though.
The signals seem to indicate a possible decommitment, possibly as a new 5 star he has all the schools as options now and wants to explore. I doubt that is good news for IU, maybe better news for a Duke, UNC, Kansas, Kentucky, etc.
Agreed. Also, Catchings' Mom played for Illinois and aunt (Tamika) played for Tennessee. It wouldn't surprise me if he ended up at one of those schools.
Is there a rumor Catchings could reclass to 23?
I remember a Purdue poster said they didn’t need Xavier Booker because they had Kanon Catchings. I thought it was odd because not only are they completely different players with different heights and skill sets, they also aren’t even in the same class.
I remember a Purdue poster said they didn’t need Xavier Booker because they had Kanon Catchings. I thought it was odd because not only are they completely different players with different heights and skill sets, they also aren’t even in the same class.
I get other fanbases trashing on Booker’s ranking, but they don’t realize the place probably lowest on Xavier Booker is the MSU homeboard. I think we all kind of know he has his ranking because of skill set and potential and he isn’t a dominant player yet by any means.
Nice. Is that recent info?
I don't have insta or twitter but he apparently deleted some Purdue related bio info and his Purdue commitments posts. And there's some other smoke.
My best guess - and it's pure speculation - is that another program(s) talked to him about NIL and he's now either done with Purdue or using that as leverage in negotiations with Purdue.
Wouldn't it be pretty damn late for a junior to try to reclassify and graduate?
Going to be super interesting for MSU to try to keep everyone happy next year. We’ve got 12 dudes deserving on minutes, but there’s no way we go 12 deep every game.
Starters
AJ Hoggard
Tyson Walker
Jaden Akins
Malik Hall
Mady Sissoko
Bench
Jeremy Fears
Tre Holloman
Gehrig Normand
Coen Carr
Xavier Booker
Carson Cooper
Jaxon Kohler
I mean we lose 1 guy off of last years rotation and being in 4 freshman, all fairly highly ranked.
Starters
AJ Hoggard
Tyson Walker
Jaden Akins
Malik Hall
Mady Sissoko
Bench
Jeremy Fears
Tre Holloman
Gehrig Normand
Coen Carr
Xavier Booker
Carson Cooper
Jaxon Kohler
I mean we lose 1 guy off of last years rotation and being in 4 freshman, all fairly highly ranked.
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Duke as a 3 seed? I want what he’s smoking.Men's Bracketology: Auburn's just getting started
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