2018 - G - Noah Locke (Florida Commit)

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Interesting that the first visit is the last one secured.

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Wow, so that means no Kansas official. Thatā€™s good news for us.

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Going to be interesting to see what happens with Locke going forward.

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Is he visiting this weekend?

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I would assume a full court press this weekend.

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So is the consensus Locke>Ahrens, assuming they are vying for the same spot?

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In a vacuum, probably. However, if there was/is a connection between Iggy and Ahrens on last weekendā€™s visit, such that getting Ahrens might make it more likely that Iggy would come, that might factor in. Thereā€™s also the possibility that if Iggy goes elsewhere (as does Barrett), we might take both Locke and Ahrens if both wanted to come.

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Yeah that is the one thingā€¦a potential bond with Iggy and Ahrens. That said, even though the staff said take your time to Ahrens, Iā€™m sure they would have accepted his commitment if he wanted to offer it. So if Locke is blown away and wants to jumpā€¦a bird in handā€¦

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Ohio State there as well

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Anything on the visit? Crickets so far.

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This is newsā€¦ was originally scheduled the week after.

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Any thoughts on why? Best spin is that it enables him to decide before Ahrens and snatch up that spot.

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Ahrens will end up back to Ohio St.

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It reads that way to meā€“finish your visits (and on a non-football weekend to boot, as Florida is at Kentucky), and if Florida doesnā€™t knock your socks off, commit to Michigan while the spot is still there.

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Thereā€™s a scout article interview with his Dad, who is a basketball industry insider of some sort, some coaching, some shoe stuff. He specifically mentions that they like Beileinā€™s track record developing players and he sees through the recruiting BS. Good signs.
scout article paywalled

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Adding Locke and Iggy to this class would be fantastic! Weā€™d have a complete starting 5 for the 2018 class.

PG: Dejulius
SG: Locke
F: Iggy
F: Johns
C: Currie

Some diverse skill sets in there and the types of players that thrive under JBā€™s tutelage.

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That would be an impressive recruiting haul which would also put pressure on the current team members/starters to step up their games or replacements are knocking at the door.

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Iā€™m biased but I read that as very positive for Michigan.

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Obviously Beilein is a magician so anything could happen, but that lineup as seniorsā€¦ Man.