ironman02;1424375 wrote:The fact that he announced on his own today had me a little worried, but apparently his family was tired of being hounded and his mother went ahead and spilled the beans. McAdoo's grandmother passed away this week, so he was holding off until next week. Sounds like there will be a formal announcement from the university, most likely on Monday, where all three will announce their intentions. Should be good news for Carolina fans.

To me, the fact that they are all "announcing" together is a good thing. Reminds me of the guys after the 05 run, obviously the opposite result though lol

Myck Kabongo is going pro as well.

If all three do come back and Wiggins chooses to become a Tar Heel, Duke, North Carolina and Kentucky are your top three preseason teams in the nation next year. In no particular order.

Per ESPN, Greg McDermott says that his son is nowhere near close to making a decision about the Draft. I think that means he's returning to Creighton.

Per Rick Pitino, Dieng and Smith gone.

Remy Abell transferring from Indiana. The Hoosiers are losing their top four scorers and Abell, who played basically seventh man minutes. That's tough.

Jordan McRae back to Tennessee
Remy Able transferring from Indiana

Az already mentioned Russ Smith and Dieng. My mistake.

Burke gone. Official about 1:30pm tomorrow.

Guard Ricky Tarrant transferring to Alabama. First Team All C-USA in his first 2 seasons. Pretty big snag for Anthony Grant, one of the best transfers available.

Laley23;1424833 wrote:Burke gone. Official about 1:30pm tomorrow.

...and I think that Hardaway won't be far behind.

vball10set;1424894 wrote:...and I think that Hardaway won't be far behind.

Ive said all along it will be a domino effect. I think all 4 will be gone 1 by 1 by 1...

Laley23;1424899 wrote:Ive said all along it will be a domino effect. I think all 4 will be gone 1 by 1 by 1...

I tend to agree, as all four of their irons are red hot right now.

Azubuike24;1424860 wrote:Guard Ricky Tarrant transferring to Alabama. First Team All C-USA in his first 2 seasons. Pretty big snag for Anthony Grant, one of the best transfers available.

I've been big on this kid for a long time. Streaky, but deadly. He is a threat as soon as he crosses mid-court. I said earlier in the thread that I thought he'd end up at a high mid-major. He went SEC. Kid did well for himself.

I think I misread Laley's post about Tony Snell being projected at 39th as being 59th. So again, I guess I was way off on my observation. I swear when I looked at the draft board on draft express a week ago, he wasn't projected as a first or second round pick.

Kid definitely made the right decision. I was wrong on that.

Laley23;1424833 wrote:Burke gone. Official about 1:30pm tomorrow.

http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/

Why are we not hearing more about Khalif Wyatt on the draft boards? He's a senior, so he really doesn't fit into this thread, but since the NBA is a main discussion point for this thread, I thought I would mention it here.

Wyatt was the best player in arguably the third or fourth best conference in college this season. Not athletically imposing, but a force on the wing with an endless array of offensive weaponry -- skilled off the dribble, excellent from beyond the arc and deadly from mid-range. He can score from any angle on the floor and proved this by dissecting the best defensive player in the country in Victor Oladipo for more than 30.

He's somewhat undersized at 6-4 for a guy with a small forward type game, but his almost unmatched scoring prowess in college basketball this year makes up for it. I think we'll see him make a splash in the League in the next few years.

Search Twitter. The other day in one of the Senior camps, I saw a few Tweets about Wyatt being the best "out of shape" player ever. Almost to the point where people underestimate him, yet he just dominates guys. They were intrigued about his potential, and interestingly enough, he's ONLY 21. I would definitely take a flyer on him...

Alex Len leaving Maryland after 2 years to enter the draft.

Azubuike24;1425699 wrote:Search Twitter. The other day in one of the Senior camps, I saw a few Tweets about Wyatt being the best "out of shape" player ever. Almost to the point where people underestimate him, yet he just dominates guys. They were intrigued about his potential, and interestingly enough, he's ONLY 21. I would definitely take a flyer on him...

Thanks. Wyatt definitely has that C.J. Leslie feel to him at times, where it appears as if he is just coasting. Rasheed Wallace was like that, too. The only difference between those two versus Leslie is that Wyatt and Wallace actually have a will to win. Leslie doesn't try anymore than he has to, which is completely sad.

That's actually what I most love about Wyatt's game. He almost glides across the court he is so smooth. Wallace was one of my favorite players in the NBA in the late '90s and early '00s for that same reason. He made the game look easy. I never cared that he played at North Carolina. I loved those Blazers teams and Sheed's brash behavior.

Nerlens Noel, Kentucky
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Georgia
Tony Mitchell, North Texas
Otto Porter, Georgetown

All officially declared.

The big ones still left are James McAdoo, Kelly Olynyk, Doug McDermott and Michigan's trio of Hardaway, Robinson and McGary. I I think every one of those guys leaves save for McDermott and Olynyk. McDermott wants to play for his father in the Big East and Olynyk just seems like an Adam Morrison douchebag imitator who will want to come back and lead the country in scoring and lose in the Sweet 16.

reclegend22;1425889 wrote:The big ones still left are James McAdoo, Kelly Olynyk, Doug McDermott and Michigan's trio of Hardaway, Robinson and McGary. I I think every one of those guys leaves save for McDermott and Olynyk. McDermott wants to play for his father in the Big East and Olynyk just seems like an Adam Morrison douchebag imitator who will want to come back and lead the country in scoring and lose in the Sweet 16.

Rec,

I mean this as an great internet friend...you need to let some hate go in your life. You will die a man enraged at life in his 50s if you keep this up. Between Gonzaga, UNC, Australians and who knows what else you will have multiple heart-attacks by 45. lol



Sincerely,

Your internet friend,

Laley23

Laley23;1425911 wrote:Rec,

I mean this as an great internet friend...you need to let some hate go in your life. You will die a man enraged at life in his 50s if you keep this up. Between Gonzaga, UNC, Australians and who knows what else you will have multiple heart-attacks by 45. lol



Sincerely,

Your internet friend,

Laley23

Lolol. You did a pretty nice job of summarizing my list of hate, but the one that will probably end up getting me -- unless he is fired -- is Clark Kellogg. When he is calling a Duke game, I might just hate him the most. Everything just boils over. My hate meter reached Ku Kux Klan during the Louisville game.

In all seriousness, you are actually probably right. I will at least take it into consideration before next season starts. Ha.

Sources say Reggie Bullock is "leaning strongly" toward declaring for the NBA Draft. McAdoo is supposedly still on the fence.

Trusted insiders have been saying they're coming back, but maybe they have changed their minds.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--sources--unc-s-reggie-bullock-declaring-for-nba-draft-021029928.html

Welp, see ya Reggie. I have loved watching you play the last 3 years.

wildcats20;1426401 wrote:http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--sources--unc-s-reggie-bullock-declaring-for-nba-draft-021029928.html

Welp, see ya Reggie. I have loved watching you play the last 3 years.

Damn. I was really hoping he'd end up staying.

Can't blame him for making this decision for his young child and for his family. Reggie's life hasn't been easy. Hopefully he's successful in the future and is able to give his family the things he never had while growing up.

A great kid and a great Tar Heel.

ironman02;1426409 wrote:Damn. I was really hoping he'd end up staying.

Can't blame him for making this decision for his young child and for his family. Reggie's life hasn't been easy. Hopefully he's successful in the future and is able to give his family the things he never had while growing up.

A great kid and a great Tar Heel.

Damn, I always forget he has a youngster.