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Post by aahhbigboy on May 4, 2009 11:34:06 GMT -5
Baylor has already offered is AAU coach Clifton a coaching position to try and land him Yeah, lol, I didn't want to throw names out there, but there are already people down there! I don't know if hires have been made, but this is a very dirty recruiting process with this kid.
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Post by aggiejazz on May 4, 2009 11:45:49 GMT -5
Another take on Wall the person:
Tim Stevens tim.stevens@newsobserver.com Posted: Sunday, May. 03, 2009
John Wall, the highly recruited point guard from Raleigh Word of God, still has eight schools on his list of potential colleges.
The saga of John Wall's college recruitment seems to be winding down, though it may look like there is no end in sight.
The 6-foot-4 Raleigh Word of God basketball point guard still has eight schools on his list and says there is no favorite, no leader.
But when talking with him, he seems to be getting very close to deciding where he will go to school next year.
There has never been a recruiting story like this one.
Great players make college decisions every year, but few players have the explosiveness and the charisma of Wall.
Wall is so talented that college fans easily project him as leading their team to national prominence, even a national championship.
Wall might have the ability to lead Kentucky, Kansas, Florida or Duke to a national title next year.
He possibly could lead Baylor or Miami to national prominence. He could keep Memphis in the national dialogue.
He would sell lots of tickets and enter the program as a hometown hero at N.C. State.
That projected impact on some of the best programs in the country has made him special. At least two local talk shows have done segments discussing which story is a bigger — John Wall or the NHL playoffs.
Imagine comparing a professional for-profit organization that has radio shows, television coverage, a public relations department and millionaire players, with the 19-year-old guy down the street.
The attention baffles Wall.
“I'm just a kid,” he says.
His recruiting process has been filled with twists and rumors, most of which he has no control over and some of which have been mean-spirited and cruel.
Here's a few rumors and Wall's response:
After Baylor created a coaching position for Dwon Clifton, Wall's club team coach, many assumed Wall was ticketed to Baylor.
“I'm wide open,” Wall said at the time. “Dwon and I never had that type of agreement.”
Wall contemplated playing in Europe rather than go to college.
“No way, absolutely not. Where did that come from?” he said.
Wall is a “one and done” player, someone who would play one year of college basketball and go to the NBA.
“I never said that,” Wall countered.
One Web site had him down to North Carolina, Duke, Kentucky and Florida.
“I haven't given anybody a list of leaders,” Wall said.
And Carolina had not offered him and was not recruiting him as of last Thursday.
For 24 hours, it was a foregone conclusion that Wall was going to enter the draft this year. He was projected as a top 10 pick.
“I don't think I'm ready to play in the NBA right now, and I want the college experience,” he said. “Going to college would be good for me."
Wall failed a grade and bounced around from school to school.
No, he never failed a grade. He did go to three high schools. He went to Garner. His family moved into the Broughton district and he went to Broughton for less than a semester before transferring to Word of God.
Wall is delaying his decision because he enjoys the attention.
I don't think so.
I doubt he has ever made an unsolicited call to a reporter. He has never sought publicity to my knowledge. He is confident, but not conceited.
He is like many high school seniors and is struggling with his college decision. He has more options than most students and probably has a lot more at stake.
His decision-making process has been slowed by coaching changes, late recruiting offers and his mother's illness. She is recovering from an aneurysm.
John Wall has been misjudged by a lot of people who wish he would get on their timetable and make his decision.
He has been polite to me and, as far as I know, honest.
During our interviews, he consistently says, “Yes, sir,” or “No, sir.”
He has spoken several times about being a teenager who has to make a big decision, a decision that he wishes he felt more confident about.
Last fall, Word of God coach Levi Beckwith said to understand Wall you need to know that he wants to make people happy. He doesn't want to disappoint.
Before Wall began taking official visits, Beckwith asked Wall to promise to not commit while on a recruiting trip. “John would commit every place he visits if he is not careful,” Beckwith said at the time. “He wants to make that coach happy; he doesn't want to disappoint him.”
Pretty soon, though, Wall will disappoint a lot of college basketball fans when their choice for him doesn't match his.
That's unavoidable and that day is coming.
tim.stevens@newsobserver.com
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Post by Aggie One on May 4, 2009 11:51:57 GMT -5
Only disappointing if you are the one to sign him now. His next coach better find out who his probation officer will be and keep his ankle bracelet ready and on. www.wral.com/news/local/story/5075734/
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Post by krazykev on May 4, 2009 12:10:01 GMT -5
Baylor has already offered is AAU coach Clifton a coaching position to try and land him Yeah, lol, I didn't want to throw names out there, but there are already people down there! I don't know if hires have been made, but this is a very dirty recruiting process with this kid. www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/clifton_dwon00.html
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Post by Aggie77 on May 4, 2009 13:20:14 GMT -5
Only disappointing if you are the one to sign him now. His next coach better find out who his probation officer will be and keep his ankle bracelet ready and on. www.wral.com/news/local/story/5075734/I think that's a little strong from what being reported. This is looking more and more like a teenage rendezvous. Two guys and a girl were given no-warrant citations. Other than this incident I don't think this kid has been involved in any criminal activity.
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Post by aggiejazz on May 4, 2009 14:09:45 GMT -5
Below is a link to the house that Wall happened to wonder in along with the company of his friends. It is sure as heck not what I expected. It is a very nice home and the realtor called it a starter home Dang!!! Some great prices for homes in NC. One thing for sure, Wall shows he has a little taste in housing. www.beazer.com/findHome/community.asp?CommunityID=434
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Post by treese on May 4, 2009 14:41:23 GMT -5
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Post by Aggie Monster on May 4, 2009 15:25:37 GMT -5
Only disappointing if you are the one to sign him now. His next coach better find out who his probation officer will be and keep his ankle bracelet ready and on. www.wral.com/news/local/story/5075734/I think that's a little strong from what being reported. This is looking more and more like a teenage rendezvous. Two guys and a girl were given no-warrant citations. Other than this incident I don't think this kid has been involved in any criminal activity. Dont read to much into this. It just a bad case of "skipping out early during exams to get some @#$#%" gone bad. They dont mention the girl in the article. Not really a breaking and entering case, but thats what they had to charge them with cause no one was home(house was empty). It will probably get dropped. I know John personally. Talked with him plenty of times. he is not a kid that would even THINK about breaking in a house. Teenage Hormones!
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