Jamal Murray to announce TUESDAY (Murray Chooses Kentucky)

[Joneslab]

We're not going to beat what I sense is a nearly national sentiment as seen in the last two "paragraphs" of that article. I wanted to quote it but apparently Canada has blocked that as well.

LOL.

One thing's for sure: that guy is probably going to have to change his Twitter handle if Murray picks UK. It's gonna get fugly.

[GOCAT15]

My hopes are at about 5% that he picks UK. I just think we got in too late with this kid and from everything you read it's not really his decision anyways, it's his father. Which is sad because these kids have enough pressure on them, I can't imagine how awful it would be to have a parent trying to make decisions for you. I would argue until I'm blue in the face that Murray would help his draft stock more if he came to UK than Oregon, just because there is NO exposure of that basketball team. So if that's what his dad's goal is for him, the UK is the smarter pick.

[DA#23]

We're not going to beat what I sense is a nearly national sentiment as seen in the last two "paragraphs" of that article. I wanted to quote it but apparently Canada has blocked that as well.

Cal should have taken a picture of Magloire with the UK Flag draped across his mascot destroying arms.

Kentucky has lost out on several targets this 2015 class. It took a heroic MVP performance at Nike Hoops Summit to make the Cats show some sense of urgency chasing Murray and making him their primary recruiting target.
Ask yourself this, would you rather help Lebron James win another ring or would you with friends want to deliver a city their first championship in franchise history?
Go to Kentucky win a championship and be another name on a long list of produced pros? Or go to Oregon and attempt to be a legend if the Ducks can make their first Final Four in 75 years. Either way Jamal Murrays destination will be the National Basketball Association.
Quack, Quack, Quack, just wait on it…
- See more at: http://hoopshype.ca/jamal-murray-sta....Y2aR0iMI.dpuf

[Joneslab]

From Sonny Bairros, the guy who originally called Murray to Oregon, comes this.

He's still picking Oregon, but there's something disturbing about that article. It sounds like Bairros is sort of opening up the possibility that Murray could pick Kentucky and then he could in turn blame Murray's father.

[Joneslab]

I doubt he's ready to jump. Crazzed's propensity for pessimism probably had him better prepared for bad news than any of us. It's more likely that he'll be waving us over to empty stools at the bar.

The only thing about it is that Kentucky signed these two top ten players. Basketball is a sport where a couple of players can make an enormous difference.

It wasn't that long ago that we were stressing over players like Tyrone Nash. This year, as tough as the last two months have been, we still have the overall #1--something Calipari hasn't done since he's been at Kentucky.

It's going to be tough, no question. So much has to go right. But there's enough there to have at least some hope.

[George]

I guess we had better start talking crazzed off the ledge after tonight.

I doubt he's ready to jump. Crazzed's propensity for pessimism probably had him better prepared for bad news than any of us. It's more likely that he'll be waving us over to empty stools at the bar.

[KevinHall]

Unfortunately over the last 24 hours I haven't seen anything that would suggest Kentucky is going to be the call tonight. Almost all the info and speculation is leaning Oregon's way.

Tough class.

I guess we had better start talking crazzed off the ledge after tonight.

[Joneslab]

Unfortunately over the last 24 hours I haven't seen anything that would suggest Kentucky is going to be the call tonight. Almost all the info and speculation is leaning Oregon's way.

Tough class.

[TrueblueCATfan]

Not sure I quite understand why anyone would want to go to Oregon to play basketball

this has been a weird class of recruits

[Joneslab]

FWIW, Matt Jones says he's "feeling better about UK's chances after talking to some people."

As is my 2015 custom, I'm not getting my hopes up.

Me either. Seems like we've heard that a few times this summer.

[DA#23]

^ I'm certainly not to the point of, say, this:

[George]

FWIW, Matt Jones says he's "feeling better about UK's chances after talking to some people."

As is my 2015 custom, I'm not getting my hopes up.

[Joneslab]

Paul Biancardi ‏@PaulBiancardi 1m1 minute ago BREAKING NEWS! It's official Jamal Murray (@BeMore27) will make his big decision tomorrow at 6pm on TSN. (@TSN_PR) per his dad Roger.

[DA#23]

Can I be the first to swear at Phil Knight? (Yes, I know we've benefited from it immensely as well)

[George]

What fun this has been.