The House of Blue

I'm sorry I should have said your not real bright. LOL. Just messin.

Agreed. Its actually no knock on Maryland at all.

I don't want to start anything, but they said that C.J. Leslie was a lock for the lotto after one year where ever he went, not the case. Same for Harrison Barnes, Jared Sullinger, Perry Jones, Fab Melo. The list goes on and on. What school you go to matters. Period, and NO, and i MEAN NO, school has proven they can make that happen like Kentucky. That is why Julius Mays transferred here, that is why Ryan Harrow transferred here, that is why Nerlens Noel, Alex Poythress, Archie Goodwin, and even Willie Cauley-Stein came here. Why we have had 4 straight #1 recruiting classes. IT is the Kentucky Effect, and yes you could win this battle, but ANYONE that we wanted to get but went elsewhere has struggled, greatly. Good luck with that, and 70-30 in favor of maryland was a good joke, and your welcome for your daily entertainment, but you will not get anymore from me, good day sir. P.S. we have been getting ahold of them somehow, and still appear to be the leaders without a cell phone number as you claim, so you can't even beat us with an inherient advantage.

If I know how to spell bright then you can bet I know how to spell you're. Quick typin brother.

Barnes, Sullinger, and Jones all would have been lottery picks if they came out last year. Barnes possibly the #1-2 pick. Sullinger would easily be a lotto pick if it weren't for his back problems (are you going to argue he wouldn't have had those if he went to Kentucky?!).

Good God... another pissing match.

Good comparison. And I say all this because eventually: Your coach's passion dims (John Thompson is a good example). Or you become such a favorite that elite kids start spurning you to do their own thing (This has happened to Duke to an extent). Or maybe the coach leaves (Arizona hasn't quite been the same since Lute left. UConn will likely deal with that post-Calhoun).

Kentucky will always have the brand "Kentucky" to sell and so it will always be good. But I don't think this level of recruiting is sustainable anywhere for more than 5 or 6 years. I was really just checking the fan base's temperature. Do you guys get this or are you expecting the No. 1 class every year for eternity?

You don't honestly think the Harrisons would need to stay at Maryland 3-4 years to be lottery picks, do you? They are lottery picks no matter where they go to school. Likewise, the Harrison twins make any team into a T10 team. The Harrisons won the AAU national championship with Shaq Cleare, and with other players like Jake Layman (most productive U18 player), and a 7'1 Euro who draft sites have as a lotto pick this year, they would compete for a national championship at Maryland as well. I think Maryland can chalk up a supporting cast as good as Kyle Wiltjer and Willie Cauley.

There's no need to show any disrespect. Kentucky is the most distinguished cbb program of all-time, and in this recruitment you have a lot going for you. But I wouldn't count out Maryland in this recruitment, and if you do you might be disappointed.

i have never heard of anyone of those guys for maryland except for the guy in houston cuz i live there. they are a bunch of nobody's

Still a pissing match. This one is actually fun to watch, though.

Clearly, you are.

I don't play message board games. I told you EXACTLY what I meant. People here can tell you I've said all along UK or Maryland. I've never once said or implied that the twins are automatically coming to UK. Ever.

Someone asked earlier why we were letting Maryland fans come over and give us grief. I don't mind it at all. That's what sports message boards are supposed to be about. Personally, I've never been interested in going to a message board where everyone sat around and thought the same way. Like you, I think this has been pretty fun, and certainly an interesting discussion. As long as everyone's following the rules, it's all good.