Jabari Parker Visiting UF Nov 2-4

[gatormoe1]

He will be here for us to welcome Mizzu into The Swamp. Bullis, thoughts on our chances? (Or anyone else with info can chime in)

"For the most part, they got great coaches," Smith said. "They all have great history. They all have guys who played at his position and played in the NBA. The schools themselves are three great academic schools. Those are things they look at.

"He's looking at schools to see how they can prepare him. He watched the ESPN movie 'Broke' the other day, and we had a conversation about that. He saw how a lot of people financially were out of money now. That's something he's really looking at. He doesn't want that to happen."

As a junior, Parker was named the ESPNChicago.com Player of the Year, Illinois' Mr. Basketball and the national Gatorade Player of the Year. He averaged 19.5 points, 8.9 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 3.3 blocks and 1.4 steals per contest.

http://sports.espn.go.com/colleges/florida/story/_/id/8462581/coach-jabari-parker-visit-florida-gators

[Gator Mike]

Think UF is clearly behind Michigan State, Duke, and probably DePaul. But they've made up a TON of ground lately.

[gatordd]

currently we are in 3rd behind MSU and Duke as of today

[StrangeGator]

I think DePaul is fading.

[Gator Mike]

I think DePaul is fading.
I have no reason to believe this is the case. The factors that keep them in the race (proximity to home, relationship with the coaching staff, relationship with current/future players, familiarity with the program) are all still in place.

[REM08]

Gotta say, I'm pulling for you guys a lot harder to land Parker than I am Randle. Weird huh?

[GatorsGators]

According to Reggie Rankin, Parker's Top Five is Stanford, BYU, Duke, Michigan State, and Florida in no order.

[Gator Mike]

Holy crap. Couldn't have been more wrong if I tried...

Full disclosure: My former college roommate is a teacher at Jabari's High School. Doesn't have him in any of his classes this year, but had him in the past.

My ex-roommate believed that DePaul was actually in the lead, based on all of the factors I listed above. He said DePaul was recruiting him the hardest, that he had the closest relationship with their staff (One of DePaul's assistants was a very good friend of Sonny Parker prior to Jabari even being born), DePaul's staff had convinced Jabari that they'd at least be an NCAA Tournament team if he came there, and because Jabari's two closest friends had already committed to play there.

He was obviously wrong. My apologies for spreading clearly bad information.

[jhsgator]

He just cut his list to Florida, Stanford, duke, byu and Michigan state

[tupacbiff]

What he eliminated DePaul? How could he? I thought they were the leader according I some uninformed board members. So far he proves that he has a chance to be called smart be me and really that is the ultimate honor.

[jshaas]

Huh?

[gatormoe1]

What he eliminated DePaul? How could he? I thought they were the leader according I some uninformed board members. So far he proves that he has a chance to be called smart be me and really that is the ultimate honor.

tupac, why do you have to be like this? People were just trying to provide information for us. Being wrong doesn't mean they deserve to be called out.

[tupacbiff]

tupac, why do you have to be like this? People were just trying to provide information for us. Being wrong doesn't mean they deserve to be called out.

You say that as if this "information" is legitimate.

However I opt to answer your question as follows:

The lesson as always is if you want to be right just agree with me.

[gatormoe1]

You say that as if this "information" is legitimate.

However I opt to answer your question as follows:

The lesson as always is if you want to be right just agree with me.

lol... typical tupac. The problem is, you don't know if any information is legit until it's not legit. So if someone knows someone close to the situation and they try to inform us, why not give them the benefit of the doubt or at least just go ahead and say "thanks" for trying.

Sometime there is going to be someone with real information that won't share it because we always jump all over them if they are wrong.

[REM08]

lol... typical tupac. The problem is, you don't know if any information is legit until it's not legit. So if someone knows someone close to the situation and they try to inform us, why not give them the benefit of the doubt or at least just go ahead and say "thanks" for trying.

Sometime there is going to be someone with real information that won't share it because we always jump all over them if they are wrong.

Gotta agree with this. Its part of what message boards are for. Anyone who reads something on one without the grain of salt is fooling only them self.

I remember a few recent (yearly) predictions from Tupac that haven't ended up accurate...

[rserina]

tupac, why do you have to be like this? People were just trying to provide information for us. Being wrong doesn't mean they deserve to be called out.
Well, it all goes back to the fact that daddy didn't give attention, to the fact that mommy didn't care...

[tupacbiff]

Well, it all goes back to the fact that daddy didn't give attention, to the fact that mommy didn't care...

I enjoyed the phsycho analysis.

[Gator_Joe]

I don't see us landing parker. From what I have watched of him, It doesn't hurt my feeling. Comes off to me as a ball hog and attention junky. I think he will go somewhere where he's clearly the shining star. We already have 2 big recruits for 13. I think he goes elsewhere. Some media outlets are referring to him as the next Lebron, I do not see that at all from the videos I've watched. But I could be wrong, after all, I'm not tupac! :)

[ugaGator]

But I could be wrong, after all, I'm not tupac! :)

LOL!

[StrangeGator]

Holy crap. Couldn't have been more wrong if I tried...

Full disclosure: My former college roommate is a teacher at Jabari's High School. Doesn't have him in any of his classes this year, but had him in the past.

My ex-roommate believed that DePaul was actually in the lead, based on all of the factors I listed above. He said DePaul was recruiting him the hardest, that he had the closest relationship with their staff (One of DePaul's assistants was a very good friend of Sonny Parker prior to Jabari even being born), DePaul's staff had convinced Jabari that they'd at least be an NCAA Tournament team if he came there, and because Jabari's two closest friends had already committed to play there.

He was obviously wrong. My apologies for spreading clearly bad information.

I had no information. It was just a hunch on my part. DePaul just doesn't seem to fit in with the other schools, especially those that seem to be rising as he gets closer to his decision. I still don't think he comes to UF, but anything can happen if we get him on campus.

[Bullis33]

I assume your assessment of Parker is a joke? If not, you are way off base...Parker is a great kid, student, and a super religious kid as well...very similar to Beal in these regards...

I don't see us landing parker. From what I have watched of him, It doesn't hurt my feeling. Comes off to me as a ball hog and attention junky. I think he will go somewhere where he's clearly the shining star. We already have 2 big recruits for 13. I think he goes elsewhere. Some media outlets are referring to him as the next Lebron, I do not see that at all from the videos I've watched. But I could be wrong, after all, I'm not tupac! :)

[Osiris_DPM]

I assume your assessment of Parker is a joke? If not, you are way off base...Parker is a great kid, student, and a super religious kid as well...very similar to Beal in these regards...

I've seen that parallel for a long time, and it's no coincidence that UF became a real player as Beal surged and locked down that #3 draft position based on his play on the wing in this system. That's a spot that was not necessarily ideal for Beal, yet got him tons of exposure. Parker, on the other hand, was practically molded to play that position in our system, and would likewise explode on the scene manning the wing for UF.

[StrangeGator]

I don't see us landing parker. From what I have watched of him, It doesn't hurt my feeling. Comes off to me as a ball hog and attention junky. I think he will go somewhere where he's clearly the shining star. We already have 2 big recruits for 13. I think he goes elsewhere. Some media outlets are referring to him as the next Lebron, I do not see that at all from the videos I've watched. But I could be wrong, after all, I'm not tupac! :)

Not at all. He's certainly more humble than Walker who already compares himself to Lebron.

[GatorLurker]

Parker sounds like a great kid and a perfect match for the kind of player Billy D wants. I would love to see him play in the O'Dome.

I have known about him for quite some time and always thought that BYU would be his obvious choice. I never thought that Duke would be in the mix, but I guess that I was wrong. I thought that Coach K's penchant to obscenity laden diatribes would be a total turn-off to him.

[don23lucia]

I think we have a shot wait till he tours the campus, plus our offensive is exactly what he is looking for compared to duke or mich st.

[StrangeGator]

Not that football matters a lot, but he will experience some excitement in Gainesville that he will not see on any of his other visits. UF will welcome our new rival, Missouri to town and the Swamp will be rocking. He'll see a football stadium that could hold Soldier Field inside of it and he'll see more college football fans in one place than he's ever seen in his life. Hopefully, a bunch of them will be hollering his name.

[phideltdj]

Parker is a great kid and his parents are wonderful people as well...don't throw garbage on the board about him being a ball hog and wanting all the attention on him.

[ufgator4ever]

The lesson as always is if you want to be right just agree with me.

So Tupac is Jon Stewart. Who knew.

[tupacbiff]

So Tupac is Jon Stewart. Who knew.

Clearly those who know me know I'm wittier than Stewart.

[swampgas44]

Clearly those who know me know I'm wittier than Stewart.

...and quite a bit taller !! :joecool:

[tupacbiff]

...and quite a bit taller !! :joecool:

Very true

[Urban_Warfare]

Well, it all goes back to the fact that daddy didn't give attention, to the fact that mommy didn't care...

Nice Pearl Jam reference. Repped.