Well, St8izgr8 made the actual statement about how
MSU feels, but I'd heard similar. And I know I didn't exactly bring it strong, but beyond my desire to provide the most accurate info I can, I also enjoy stirring the pot once in awhile. In this case, I took a post from a guy who's not even premium on his own site and relayed the post hear, calling the guy an insider. I know, I know, I=
. I'm just trying to provoke some discussion on this board because we're about to have our first uncommitted official visitor since 2005, from a national top-10 player no less, and there's almost no activity over here. At this point, I just hope it doesn't get lost in football hysteria this fall....
Now that said, here's the part of this post that will fall firmly in the category of basketball post you "usually really like" from me:
Jamil's not going to Wisconsin due to lack of scholarships among other things that don't need to be discussed her. Very little chance he goes to Marquette because they've already got a couple players similar to him in the 2009 class as well as a few more on their roster already, and they've got only two spots left and are in dire need of a point guard and a center. Couple the scholarship situation with the fact that Marquette insiders have all but written him off, and you can put 2 & 2 together. Now here's the X-factor: Jamil had publicly professed a desire to play close to home (read: Marquette) so that his family could watch him play. Many (inaccurately) believed this desired applied only because of his mother's illness, and while she certainly played a big part in that sentiment, he & (and his close-knit family) would still strongly prefer a college destination close to home even after his mother passed because, well, why wouldn't his family want him to be within driving distance and why wouldn't he want to be in driving distance? Many "insiders" close to other programs involved in his recruitment (read: Duke) have dismissed his desire to play close to home when in fact he still very much harbors that desire (as does his family). With that in mind, there's
very little chance he ends up outside of the midwest (and for anybody who wants to know what his actual shortlist is, you'll have to signup on PrepSpotlight; everyone knows that
MSU, Duke, & Marquette are involved, so I didn't find any harm in addressing those schools, but I hadn't heard the other three mentioned anywhere else, so I can't spread that kind of premium info here). So with the high probability he ends up in the midwest and the
apparent low probability of him ending up at Marquette, you can see why
& Co. feel very good about this recruitment. And to top it off he's tight with Delvon Roe, who of course is lobbying hard for the Green & White. And then there's his long standing relationship with Korie Lucious, which might be the clincher, as you can imagine how hard he's lobbying for
MSU. Of course, Korie's family & Jamil's family would make for one SOLID carpool to
MSU games all over the B10 for the next few years.
