Mooney to Texas Tech
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Phew.... now figuring out the line up won't be so damn difficult! Dodged that bullet.
It will definitely cut down the frequency of our lunar-themed posts. So there's that.
Not yet...can Feli post the list of all the grad transfers who haven’t landed yet?
We’ve had quite a few freshman guards in my time as a ‘Cats fan who have started and performed well: Baldwin, Carlisle, Johnson, Parker, Moore, Juice, Sobo, BMac... All lesser ranked players than Lathon.
Hoping for the best.
I’m pretty sure that each of these guards were Top 3 scorers on their teams as freshmen. If we could get that kind of contribution on a team with Taylor, Law and Pardon. Whoa.
Hoping for the best.
Can't wait to get out to Lubbock, eh? Don't think I've heard that one too often. Best of luck to the young man. NU will be fine.
I’m mostly disappointed because of how much I was looking forward to the “Mooney Week 9” thread.
Too bad. I believe the feeling was "Mooney or bust," in the words of Haywood, for the final scholarship spot for the upcoming year. No chance Collins shoots for another PG type player? Thinking of Tramaine Isabell...
I was flying back from Lubbock, and saw Jesus on the plane.
Or maybe it was Elvis. They kinda look the same...
I wouldn’t count on it! I think Mooney had a scrimmage at NU and Jordan Ash shut em down! Lol
How does Michigan win so often with Xavier Simpson at the point? He can't shoot from outside and against good defenses his drives and scoop shots don't work.
The only reason NU kept the UM game in Evanston close was because they dared XS to shoot from 3 and he was off that night. He has hot nights and cold nights. When he isn't hitting they have problems.
Hayes Caril wrote the best song ever that mentions Jesus..."She left me for Jesus"
When a team such as Mich does not hit 3s (0/18, a new NCAA tourney record for futility), they have no chance. Sound familiar?
If he had come our season would have been much differently as he is a good ball handler and creator with a good shot
Our team would have been far, far better with him. We needed a point guard who can create his own shot and shoot the 3. Mooney was that person.
If he had come here, I doubt we would have been in the cellar. We had a solid D and we were in plenty of games, If he had come, there was a possibility of dancing.
Why would he have chosen NU exactly? Texas Tech has a hot coach and was in the Elite Eight last year, and expected to make a deep run this year: which they did.
Whereas we had a depressing season last year, the luster came off CCC, and our admissions department ultimately rejected our 4 star PG recruit. If his goal was a deep March madness run, TT the obvious choice. Despite some of our fans’ delusions.
Then by who? If this is an oversight by CCC or his staff, then that is another huge demerit.
I’d like to hear the full story on this even if on the Rock, as he would have made a big difference this season. We wouldn’t have made a tournament, but a 0.500 or better record would have been within reach and also a brighter near-term future.
That thinking may make you happy. But it doesn't mean it is correct.
When they were talking about it on the game broadcast, I was under the impression that it was a tougher decision for him to make than I had previously thought. Based on how Kevin Harlan told the story, it sounds like CC is a charismatic recruiter. In either case, he’s been terrific for Texas Tech, and he’s getting to play in the Final Four, so it worked out for him.
I think we may have stumbled into on another thread w a little hint. My suspicion is that he was accused of sexual assault by a student during his recruiting trip that was a he said, she said. So not enough to prosecute. But enough to embarass the school and revoke his invitation.
If so, then good riddance to him. I don’t want anyone like that associated with any of our programs and if the result is a losing record, then so be it.
I’d feel better if your hunch is true and his rejection was due to our higher moral standard like this and not an oversight regarding his admissions. I feel awful for the victim however, if that’s the true story.
Just to play devils advocate, in a he said, she said you don’t truly know. It’s unfair to either party to presume. And based on the absence of charges, there wasn’t convincing evidence.
Mooney is from a far western suburb of Chicago. and Texas tech lost a lot of their roster going into this year.
i wonder is the commitment of Lathon made him think twice (all indications were that Lathon was going to play alot) and then CCC ended up with neither of them.
If NU was able to land one, not even both - the season probably looks very different
They said on TV that his decision between us and TT was sn extremely difficult one. TT had lost a ton of players from last year, so their Dance ticket was far from guaranteed ..
