One thing is for sure, both UNC and Duke are recruiting at an extremely high level. This is good for the ACC and great for the rivalry.
I think Maryland and Virginia will be the teams. Virginia seems to have a really good coach.
At this point, yes. I think L.J Rose will enter the picture more and more here because there is mutual intrest between both sides and most likely Duke will be looking for a point guard in 2012 with Kyrie most likely bolting... So keep your eye out for that in the near future.
As for Tokoto, ehh... I wouldn't say cooled, but there certainly not making the same effort they are with Murphy and Muhammad, that's for sure. I think we have slowed down for now with clearly Muhammad and Murphy being our main targets, but if it true the report that UNC is not happy with Tokoto performances, I think it is not as clear cut as it was, and he even said it was. So if we lock up Muhammad, Murphy or both, I expect a guy like Tokoto or Rose to be next in line.
He is not an insider. tokoto's recent performances are leading many to believe that the kid is not quite ELITE as one thought.
Lets put it this way-he may have played himself out of offer of both UNC AND Duke...
No I am not but thanks for the compliment. Yes they will. There is no limit on how many Scholarships you can offer in a given year, there is only a limit on how many players you can have a selective team. So Coach K could offered 30 recruits if he want to...If the offeree accepts, and one of the players who was expected to use that scholarship does not vacate the slot by transferring, or dropping out, or flunking out, or going pro, then the program will be obligated to make space for that player by not renewing the scholarship of one of the returning players.
As of right now on the roster here is who would be here in 2012:
Kyrie Irving
Seth Curry
Andre Dawkins
Joshua Hairston
Mason Plumlee
Miles Plumlee
Tyler Adams
Michael Gbinje
Tyler Thronton
Some of these players will undoubtedly declare early for the draft or transfer.
So this won't be much an issue.
I see us having 3 or 4 scholarships to throw around in 2012. Not to worry.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=jp+tokoto+duke
It's on Scout, Rivals, etc.
uggghh really thought that was common knowledge... hold on...
edit- http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75...=1&nid=4319001 (scroll to bottom)
it happend at last years duke's bball camp
I think K will say thanks but no thanks because JP's scholly is going g\to Alex Murphy and Shabazz
This one is actually true. I believe it was Watzone that posted on here last year that Tokoto and Marshall Plumlee both got offers the same day right after the camp at Duke.
The unc crowd was screaming that K had violated "the rule" that supposedly exists, but as Airowe mentioned, no one but ol roy seems to acknowledge about not offering kids prior to June 15th of the summer prior to their Jr year in High School. Funny how promising them an offer on the 15th is somehow different than officially offering them. Head scratcher that one is!
I'm not an insider I just follow recruiting as close as possible without spending $100 to join a premium website and I dont have any ties to the program so I couldnt tell you exactly what the staff is thinking. I assume the program will take whoever pulls the trigger first... Shabazz has an offer as well, I assume Scout just hasnt updated yet.