Nerlens Noel to re-classify to 2012
by crouton on Feb 2, 2012 11:25 AM EST
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In a move that has been speculated since the beginning of the year, Nerlens Noel has decided to move from the class of 2013 to 2012. The news was first reported by ESPN.com.
By making the decision to move from the 2013 class to 2012, the five-star prospect now is in line to take over the top spot in the rankings. He was the No. 2 recruit in the country in 2013.
Recruiting wise Connecticut and Providence have been regular visitors to Noel's games. Along with those schools Kentucky, Syracuse, Florida, Georgetown, and North Carolina will all be contenders for Noel.
I know he was our #1 prospect for 2013 and we were recruiting him hard, but I think him coming out early hurts our chances. We should have a lot of depth at Center next season and I imagine he'd prefer to go to a school like Kentucky where he can play right away rather than compete with Fab, Christmas, Coleman, and Keita for playing time.
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I just saw this over
on the “Mother Ship” as well. He doesn’t seem like a true center, rather a Carmelo type of player. In any event, it would be a good problem to have. ESPN can continue to say SU has so much depth for another season, so that is always good.
SU 97
If he is able to play the 4 then I think we have a good chance
With Joseph gone, we could use the depth and size on the wings. He plans on visiting again Feb 11th for our home game against UConn. Who knows, a 30,000+ crowd and big win could potentially sway him.
I would like to see Rupp Arena one day
and then mock its capacity to all the fans there. 30K in the Dome > 23K in Rupp, if you want to play in front of crowds larger than the NBA gets.
Kentucky had higher attendance than SU last year
Averaged 23,606 to our 22,312
Also beat us in 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 … then I stopped looking. Looks like they beat us every single year in recent memory. So I don’t think you should be mocking very much.
http://cusepulp.blogspot.com/
by Lots of Pulp on Feb 2, 2012 12:36 PM EST up reply actions
while they do have a better average per game attendance, Cuse destroys them in overall tickets sold per season
Cuse sold 400,000 tickets for a couple seasons running
You keep chanting one more year, I thought college was four years
by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 2, 2012 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
Cuse played more home games than Kentucky last season
Because, we don’t play any real road games. Didn’t you hear that before?
http://cusepulp.blogspot.com/
by Lots of Pulp on Feb 2, 2012 12:59 PM EST up reply actions
UK routinely leads the nation in attendence
But, at the same time, 23K is a sellout at Rupp. 22K is a borderline poor showing at the Dome.
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
by FeloniousPhunk on Feb 2, 2012 1:03 PM EST up reply actions
Depends on how you perceive it
There are a ton of crummy seats people have to sit in to get to the 30K mark, and even then there’s a ton of open space and empty bleachers. In Rupp, there are less people but nothing is open and sound doesn’t escape like it can in the Dome.
Davis is going to be the #1 pick in the draft
With Coleman committing to Syracuse, Calipari still needs a defensive stud to replace Davis. If Noel stayed in the 2013 class, I could see Syracuse having a chance at him. With this move, Noel is all but guaranteed to be a Wildcat and will spend a year swatting shots in a weak SEC before leaving to enjoy his lottery pick millions.
I've been involved in a number of cults, both as a leader and a follower. You have more fun as a follower. But you make more money as a leader.
Then again, who he picks probably has a ton to do with whether or not Fab declares for the draft this year
If Melo will, I’m sure the coaching staff has an idea already and knows they will need another big. They drop a note to Noel saying that he’ll be the starting center next season. Voila – reclassification.
I've been involved in a number of cults, both as a leader and a follower. You have more fun as a follower. But you make more money as a leader.
Going to be hard to convince him he'd be better off at SU
when Calipari has a perfect model to compare him to in Anthony Davis. He gets a ton of recognition, probably will be first team All American, and then will get drafted in the top 3, probably number 1.
I would be ecstatic, but there’s no real way SU can compete with that. Plus he’ll probably make $500,000 from jsut committing to Kentucky.
But hey, 35k at the Dome may be our ace in the hole.
http://cusepulp.blogspot.com/
I'd say
no longer having to sleep with Laurie Fine is a huge selling point too.
http://atlanticcoastconfidential.com/
Selling line #1
Don’t worry, ESPN would never say anything bad about Kentucky.
by orangetundra on Feb 2, 2012 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
Jeff Borzello made a good point
Saying that Noel has the talent to start over all of them and Jimmy B has shown he’s not afraid to start freshman. Maybe if the kid shows something while he’s out there he would get the PT right away.
by OJthecuseman on Feb 2, 2012 12:04 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I don't know about that
How many times have you seen a Freshman have success playing Center in our zone?
Also, um, Calipari plays pretty much ONLY freshmen
http://cusepulp.blogspot.com/
Yeah he'd start every game like Rak and Fab
And play 2 minutes a game.
I’m mostly kidding, because obviously Melo, Gerry and Forth did more than that their freshman years. But starting a freshman is different from playing a freshman.
http://cusepulp.blogspot.com/
by Lots of Pulp on Feb 2, 2012 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
Noel is 6'10", 205
According to his Scouts profile. He’s not going to be playing center. He’ll be a PF. KJ will be Gone, so CJ will be starting at SF next season. Rak isn’t exactly setting the BEast on fire in his freshman campaign. There’s no reason to think that he couldn’t start at PF next season.
But I will agree with most of the others. In a proabably one-and-done situation like this, the primary concern is going to be, “Where can I get a ton of burn right away and show NBA scouts what I’ve got”. Unfortunately in this case, that place is Kentucky.
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
by FeloniousPhunk on Feb 2, 2012 1:11 PM EST up reply actions
Dont forget
competing with Coleman. I understand Noel might be the “better prospect” but not by a whole lot. Coleman seems to be much more polished offensively then Noel. So, its not that he’s just competing with Rak. I’m agreeing with everyone else. Reclassifying hurts our chances.
by Mike Will is DoubleDown on Feb 2, 2012 2:06 PM EST up reply actions
Someone needs to make a Noel high top haircut big head right now for the UConn game.
Syracuse '13
by OrangeCrush13 on Feb 2, 2012 12:56 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Pretty sure that's recruiting violation
by DukePettyjohn on Feb 2, 2012 4:59 PM EST up reply actions
You'll excuse me
if I’m missing some sarcasm. But it was mentioned in another thread too. How could that be a recruiting violation? How can the NCAA govern what the student body does?
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
by FeloniousPhunk on Feb 2, 2012 6:16 PM EST up reply actions
Other thing Noel is a NE kid
Might wanna stay int he Northeast, plus how often SU is on national TV could be a big selling point. If he thinks he’s one and done, he might stay in the East so his family can see him play.
Although I'm sure kentucky
would fly his family out first class and put them up 5 stars and give them a bag with 5k cash in it, if he went there.
To Star on a National Championship Team in the Final Year of the BIG EAST
…. I’d give my %&&^!#$ for that part of history. Come to SU Nerlens!
By "%&&^!#$"
you mean Tully’s Tenders, right? :D
Born in '87, Orange fan since '86
I guess I made a twitter, follow @StealthTurkey
by StealthTurkey on Feb 3, 2012 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
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