McKinley Wright (17) - Champlin Park High School - Champlin, MN
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That must mean that no one goes to basketball games, right?
Maybe it's because she went to CU and he's looking at UC-Boulder.Lol aside from this silly post, I'm not saying Colorado has a good basketball program, but being amidst the mountains does have a certain magical feel.
Me think he likes the banquet circuit. Free food and mini vacation. Can't hate on that.
Especially during the school year. Could be wrong but I don't think he has any intentions
of going to Colorado. Remember he mentioned that he had only taken two out of his five
visits. He is on a mission to use all five. He already knows what he wants to do. IMO
May as well enjoy the perks while he can.
Colorado College maybe? Great school little on the left for me but excellent otherwise.
You said CU--- you pulled a DU (instead of UD). It's University of Colorado--Boulder.
Ya catchin my drift?
My Dad graduated from CU - that's what's they call that state school in Bolder. I could have grown up in Bolder in the 1960's but Dad turned down an offer from CU with a big jump in pay to stay at UD because he thought that was Mary's plan for him (long interesting story). I always hated being the very rare case of someone from CO moving to OH instead of the reverse but I probably wouldn't have survived the 60's over there, lol
I stand corrected. Must be an altitude problem that affects their judgment there. Another reason not to go there. Doesn't make sense for CU to stand for University of Colorado. Weird.
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University of Kansas goes by KU also. Must be an old Big 8 thing.
Now, I mean now we can move on from this thread
While I did not expect him to recommit to UD, Colorado is kind of a gut punch (to me).
Well, one more thing to put behind us. Things taking shape now. Have a gut feeling that Coach Grant and his staff will have some surprises for us.
Yes, best of luck McKinley and also happy to move on from this topic.
Colorado had a three star point guard from Detroit area visit a week ago. I'm thinking they had him hold off on making a decision until McKinley visited. I wonder if anyone from the staff has reached out to this kid?
Based on this video, the Detroit PG appears to shoot 100% from the line, 100% from the field, and his assist to turnover ratio is essentially infinite. Johnny Davis, Nigele Knight, .... maybe it is time for another Detroit PG.
IU has much better targets although he would have been great for UD.
oh well.
oh well.
Can't find any information on what attracted him to commit to Colorado without visiting any other schools. Buffaloes have been decent the last few years making the dance I think four times in the last six years but not last season. Playing in a P5 conference probably played a part in him wanting to go there.Hate to see another point guard transfer out as it's the hardest position to replace. This late in the year it's doubly hard as the number of candidates is very slim. Hope we get someone on board soon as we shouldn't have to beg players to want to come here.
Like I said, don't underestimate the mountains and how beautiful the campus is
I can't imagine top players give a rat's ass about scenery when picking a college. Schools like Syracuse, Kansas, UConn, Michigan St. aren't located in any great scenic backgrounds but they play in the dance almost every year, compete for national championships and send players every year to the NBA.Nova just won the national championship. Is playing in Philly a great draw?Wright was signed sealed and ready to come to Dayton. Archie leaves and all of a sudden we're not good enough? The arena, fans, facilities, and conference are all still here but some school he's had no contact with is a better fit. I admit, I have a problem with players who sign a LOI and split as opposed to just a verbal which means almost nothing.I guess in sports no one is held to their signed commitment, coaches or players.
That's a bit of a generalization don't ya think? To say no one factors in scenery and the look of the campus is simply ignoring facts. Do some people choose the program just for the program? Yes of course. But you can't begin to say no one allows the feel of the campus to influence their decision. Come on.
