Oh, and I almost forgot a part that definitely stays in here. I cut this quote short on the Q&A, but here is his full quote when I asked him whether he is recruiting other players from Drive Nation:
“Yeah, I have. I actually talked to Mr. McBride, – Justin McBride on my team. He received that offer while we were down there, and I was just telling him how great the coaches were and how great the facilities where. We might have another Oklahoma State recruit, but I’m not gonna put that out there right now. I’m gonna wait until he decides, but I think it’s looking good for us to get Justin.”
That’s a big NOPE from me. I get the sentiment, but that same logic is where UT is at in football — massive star recruits and can’t win a darn thing on the football field. We need to steer well clear of the philosophy that stars are all HCMB needs to be after to be successful.
Cade was beyond a normal five star basketball player though. He could have gone straight to the NBA from highschool and been a okay. (I do agree with you though, basketball stars > football stars)
We are going to be signing a lot more 5 star players that are way closer to the BT and Cisse players than even touching Cade’s level from an impact perspective. Regardless, I don’t think you reward coaches for recruiting - you reward them for winning (and/or surpassing established expectations).
Finally got some information on his recruitment last week. UCLA, Ohio State, Michigan, Oregon, and USC have all talked to him. I wonder what recruiting Bronny looks like. It’s surely not the same as a normal kid. Does he have like an agent that the schools contact? Idk, I bet it’s a weird process for everyone involved.
I think we all need to start preparing ourselves for this scenario…
Boynton starts recruiting Bronny. During the process LeBron and Mike become friends. Bronny plays at OSU for one year and then goes to the draft. LeBron leaves LA to join Bronny’s team. His first request is for the team to hire Mike Boynton as head coach.
It’s never going to happen, so you don’t have to worry about it.
But…IF it did, you realize we’d have Bron’s support for the rest of his life. That’s worth letting him steal Boynton IMO. Instantly makes us a top 10 destination in CBB.
