Painter would take Romeo right now in a heartbeat.
I disagree, but will not into a debate as there is no way to determine the answer
You are correct, there is no way to determine it. However, if it ever came out that Painter backed off Romeo and Romeo had interest I would start 10 threads a day about how Painter should be fired.
I'm not going to mention the individual by name, but even at Purdue we have seen parents be very vocal that their kid was not "used as promised" or "used in the correct way". If Romeo was a Purdue commit no one here would care that his dad was throwing shade at Cal.
If you think Tim Langford is close to Lavar Ball, it must be that it's been a couple weeks since you've seen Lavar talking to post-game LA reporters, pulling his kids out of high school to train them in Lithuania, going on talk shows, going on ESPN, putting his face anywhere there's a camera, giving a quote to the TMZs of the world, etc.... and thus you've somehow forgotten what a true off-his-rocker kind of guy Lavar is.
That's why I prefaced as a Jr - not the real deal. I know how nuts Lavar is, I have enjoyed watching the circus sideshow.
I was far more concerned that Romeo discussed how he didn't respect Cal's ability to adapt to the game after being in the huddle ... I am not that concerned about the Dad, but what would Romeo do to team chemistry. Again, we'll never know, but there is a predictor.
I watched him play a couple of times. Granted I'm not in the huddle, but I've never heard a bad word about the kid from anybody. Something must be going right in the chemistry department, they came a last second shot away from making another state title game with him on the roster. The way I read that article, Romeo told his dad - in private - that he didn't think Cal had command of the team, then the dad (for some unknown reason) decided to provide that in an article. That's the part that seems odd to me.
Could be that Romeo and his family are getting tons of pressure from individuals as to why he should go to UK...and this may be a way to relieve that pressure from Romeo as he goes to make his decision. Let people know why Romeo has moved away from Kentucky and get people to leave him alone a bit more so he can concentrate on Vandy, IU, and Kansas.
Interesting thought. Could be. Although I'd have thought if that were going to bubble up it would have come up long before now. UK hasn't really been in the running for a while (as far as I know) and Louisville was dumped after hooker-gate. The only thing recent in the state of Kentucky is Romeo saying UL wasn't going to get back into the mix even with their new coach. Just kind of weird timing, but you might be right.
UK fans are a pretty...ummm, how do I say this nicely....passionate bunch.
There is no fan base that fits this description better than IU especially when it comes to all things Romeo.
What? If he were like Lavar Ball he wouldn’t care about coaching since Alford’s coaching abilities are average at best. Ball just wanted his kids to play for UCLA because of location and name recognition and if Tim Langford wanted that he certainly wouldn’t favor IU or Vandy over UK.
Umm, did you not read the story? He said did try to get back in with UK. Dad is screwing son over with his meddling.
Yep, Alford's a terrible coach. Loses six players and still makes the tourney.
This coming year will be the make it or leave for Steve...he might have two more but with five 5 stars and six 4 stars on his roster he better step up. I believe only Duke has a better incoming class.
I agree with that. The next thing is to keep Bill Walton off the broadcasts of UCLA games. I think Kris Wilkes goes nuts this season if he comes back. Anxious to see Shaq's kid too.
uh... ya THINK???!
