Dick Vitale Posted May 3, 2016 Report Posted May 3, 2016 2 minutes ago, Gee Davis said: I repeat... Acording to AggiesAreWe...he said BlueDove3 was "clarifying" that he's a walk on...so we'll go with that...he wouldn't "clarify" it without facts So is he signing an LOI (letter of intent) to receive scholarship aid? Quote
team first Posted May 4, 2016 Report Posted May 4, 2016 We have some confusion? Did he verbally committ to being a walk on? Verbally committed usually means ?? Quote
Acres53 Posted May 4, 2016 Report Posted May 4, 2016 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Gee Davis and TxHoops 2 Quote
rykerx144 Posted May 4, 2016 Report Posted May 4, 2016 Memphis guy didn't work out so Ballou got the call. Congrats to Ballou family and smh at some of you people lol Acres53 and Gee Davis 2 Quote
5 on 5 Posted May 4, 2016 Report Posted May 4, 2016 Congratulations Jaylan from the entire Ary family!! Congratulations Mom and Dad !! Big time accomplishment!! Gee Davis 1 Quote
dadofabulldog Posted May 4, 2016 Report Posted May 4, 2016 Good luck Jaylan!! Wishing you the Best!! Gee Davis 1 Quote
Dick Vitale Posted May 4, 2016 Report Posted May 4, 2016 9 hours ago, rykerx144 said: Memphis guy didn't work out so Ballou got the call. Congrats to Ballou family and smh at some of you people lol Did they SIGN a kid from Memphis and it didn't work out? Quote
BLUEDOVE3 Posted May 4, 2016 Report Posted May 4, 2016 Jaylen Fisher decommitted but Ballou was already going to UNLV after Menzies was hired as coach. Menzies was interested in Ballou already. Quote
Gee Davis Posted May 4, 2016 Author Report Posted May 4, 2016 30 minutes ago, BLUEDOVE3 said: Jaylen Fisher decommitted but Ballou was already going to UNLV after Menzies was hired as coach. Menzies was interested in Ballou already. Correction...Menzie recruited Jaylan for NM St...so for him to want him in a completely different program at UNLV...speaks volumes of Jaylan TxHoops 1 Quote
BLUEDOVE3 Posted May 4, 2016 Report Posted May 4, 2016 39 minutes ago, Gee Davis said: Correction...Menzie recruited Jaylan for NM St...so for him to want him in a completely different program at UNLV...speaks volumes of Jaylan Yep, I guess I didn't make myself clear enough. Menzies wanted Ballou BEFORE he took the job at UNLV, while he was still the coach at New Mexico State. Great opportunity for this young man. Hard work & dedication does pay off. Gee Davis 1 Quote
TxHoops Posted May 4, 2016 Report Posted May 4, 2016 2 hours ago, Gee Davis said: Correction...Menzie recruited Jaylan for NM St...so for him to want him in a completely different program at UNLV...speaks volumes of Jaylan Indeed. Best of luck to the kid. What a great opportunity. Quote
Dick Vitale Posted May 4, 2016 Report Posted May 4, 2016 Confirmation of what it is...Congratulations to him and his family...GREAT STORY! : Former Nederland HS star Jaylan Ballou (who played with Basketball University 16u last summer) moved to California for his senior season, and really opened a few eyeballs (17ppg 9apg) at Sante Fe HS. Among the college coaches who expressed initial interested was Marvin Menzies (who was HC at New Mexico State). Well, fast forward to April 2016 - Menzies accepted the HC gig at UNLV. That doesn't change his vision nor did that have any effect on the players whom he liked. So, once a Memphis based pg decided he would reverse his decison to attend UNLV, it became a blessing in disguise for Ballou. That scholarship spot was offered to Ballou and without hesitating, he accepted it. That is such an awesome story and it once again proves that rankings don't mean diddly squat. If you produce and win on a consistent level, in today's society, somebody will take notice. Maybe more players from Greater Houston should move the heck away and take a leap of faith akin to Ballou. Meanwhile, I am a firm believer that some players actually improve from one point to another. In this case, everyone should yeild benefit of doubt and at least settle on the thought that Ballou is obvoiusly much improved from 10 months ago. It happens and when it does - it's a great thing! BLUEDOVE3 and Gee Davis 2 Quote
Gee Davis Posted May 4, 2016 Author Report Posted May 4, 2016 So he wasn't a walk on...but that wasn't what I...the origanator of this post stated...well I'm glad everybody did all their research and now KNOW he isn't a walk on...smh Quote
Dick Vitale Posted May 4, 2016 Report Posted May 4, 2016 6 minutes ago, Gee Davis said: So he wasn't a walk on...but that wasn't what I...the origanator of this post stated...well I'm glad everybody did all their research and now KNOW he isn't a walk on...smh But Gee, I don't think you understand that being a "preferred" walk on is not a bad deal at all...Sometimes, like I said, coaches HAVE to do this because in certain situations the scholarships are just not there...Its all good, though. Glad Jaylon is getting HIS paid for! Good deal! Quote
Gee Davis Posted May 4, 2016 Author Report Posted May 4, 2016 4 minutes ago, Dick Vitale said: But Gee, I don't think you understand that being a "preferred" walk on is not a bad deal at all...Sometimes, like I said, coaches HAVE to do this because in certain situations the scholarships are just not there...Its all good, though. Glad Jaylon is getting HIS paid for! Good deal! I wasn't directing this at u or any one person in particular...my point is...had he been a walk on...I would have said so...this was posted to inform everyone of his achievement...he played ball in SETX and now is in Cali...the sad part is people try to pick apart things as if they have the facts...I didn't pull this out a hat Quote
TxHoops Posted May 4, 2016 Report Posted May 4, 2016 4 hours ago, Gee Davis said: So he wasn't a walk on...but that wasn't what I...the origanator of this post stated...well I'm glad everybody did all their research and now KNOW he isn't a walk on...smh To be fair, you were more than 2 days ahead of any of the media outlets! Gee Davis 1 Quote
Gee Davis Posted May 4, 2016 Author Report Posted May 4, 2016 33 minutes ago, TxHoops said: To be fair, you were more than 2 days ahead of any of the media outlets! Cool Quote
BLUEDOVE3 Posted May 5, 2016 Report Posted May 5, 2016 I just realized Nederland will have two former players playing D1 basketball. And you have one who is going to a top basketball program. Nederland is moving up. Quote
Aces_Full Posted May 5, 2016 Report Posted May 5, 2016 At least Bluedove agrees with me. All coaches need some talent to succeed. The great ones just maximize it. DickieV says it's all coaching, talent not required. Quote
Honest Abe Posted May 10, 2016 Report Posted May 10, 2016 On May 5, 2016 at 10:52 AM, BLUEDOVE3 said: I just realized Nederland will have two former players playing D1 basketball. And you have one who is going to a top basketball program. Nederland is moving up. Careful, you have a reputation to uphold. Someone may consider that a compliment. ;-) Quote
RunninRebels Posted May 10, 2016 Report Posted May 10, 2016 Weisbrod, a UNLV commit, all those shooters! How come Nederland couldn't get over the hump and win the whole thing? Gotta be coaching holding them back... Quote
BLUEDOVE3 Posted May 10, 2016 Report Posted May 10, 2016 Hmm, Souljah, I'm outta popcorn man. This threw me off guard. Quote
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