Rashad Vaughn - Not going to ISU

[RustShack]

Re: Rashad Vaughn

Iowa State is the perfect situation. Great coach to prepare him for the NBA, and will put him in a position to succeed. Great environment, close to home. He would be the star here, but yet have a good supporting cast to make a long run at a title. He could be a legend here.

 

[Spam]

Re: Rashad Vaughn

My sources tell his that the only thing he will consider in making his decision is the quality of chicks on campus.

 

[Cydkar]

Re: Rashad Vaughn

Saying "national championship" is the right thing to say, but we all know that he would trade a national championship (for which he was only a role player) for being an All-American without the national championship. And where does he have the best chance to be an All-American? Right here. The media is just waiting for Hoiberg to give them a player of this caliber to gush over.

We don't "all know" anything.

 

[CyinCo]

Re: Rashad Vaughn

My sources tell his that the only thing he will consider in making his decision is the quality of chicks on campus.

So KU then?

 

[Cydkar]

Re: Rashad Vaughn

And what raises your stock for the NBA more? A national championship? Or being an All-American?

Neither. They evaluate based on skills. McDermott was an AA yet wouldn't have been drafted high.

 

[Cyclonin]

Re: Rashad Vaughn

And what raises your stock for the NBA more? A national championship? Or being an All-American?

Ask Anthony Bennett.

 

[madcityCY]

Re: Rashad Vaughn

#1 characteristic of draft stock is potential. the jersey you wore doesn't have much to do with what an NBA scout thinks.

 

[LLCoolCY]

Re: Rashad Vaughn

Obviosuly Vaughn wants to go somewhere to win and would like to have the possibility to win a NC but you really can't choose a school based on just potential wins. Just look at Kentucky's NIT run last season. The Tar Heels, UNLV or UCLA didn't have deep tournament runs last year. Also none of those four bluebloods even won their conference titles. Heck Kansas was a Co-champion with KSU.
IMO Vaughn will end up choosing a school that gives him exposure thus immediate playing time in a fast offense to maximize his NBA stock then worry about wins. A NC is just player talk and would be icing on the cake.

 

[Cydkar]

Re: Rashad Vaughn

Obviosuly Vaughn wants to go somewhere to win and would like to have the possibility to win a NC but you really can't choose a school based on just potential wins. Just look at Kentucky's NIT run last season. The Tar Heels, UNLV or UCLA didn't have deep tournament runs last year. Also none of those four bluebloods even won their conference titles. Heck Kansas was a Co-champion with KSU.
IMO Vaughn will end up choosing a school that gives him exposure thus immediate playing time in a fast offense to maximize his NBA stock then worry about wins. A NC is just player talk and would be icing on the cake.

We hope but we don't know.

 

[Wesley]

Re: Rashad Vaughn

I know we're not supposed to read much into twitter answers, but one of RV's questions on his site was what his main goal was as a college athlete. His answer was...National Championship. To me that squarely puts us behind the 8-ball called Kentucky or NCar. Not saying CFH can't ever do it, but 2014-2015? ? I suppose there's always the possiblility that a player with the confidence and talent of Vaughn believes he could be the main piece to achieve that anywhere.

It probably puts UK in the lead way over UNC.....also KU has more chance than UNC.....

 

[LLCoolCY]

Re: Rashad Vaughn

I agree he will go to a program that is a NCAA team and will want to think has a chance to win the National Championship. I expect ISU, with MT, MM, SDW, Georges, and Nadir is at least a Tourney team. Add RV the sky could be the limit for that team, but no one really knows until they all play together. I'll refer again to Kentucky getting knocked out of the first round of the NIT last year after thier preseaon #1 rank.
I just think that RV would rather play 30 minutes a night on a 25 win team than play 17 minutes on at 30 win team and that is why he is waiting to see what the teams look like in the Spring (roster and win potential).

 

[Triggermv]

Re: Rashad Vaughn

At least we have enough of a team now where a National Championship at ISU is at least a possibility for someone like RV if he were to come to us. This compares to when Craig Brackins came to us as a top recruit where no matter how good Craig turned out to be, we pretty much had zero chance at a National Championship.

 

[kentkel]

Re: Rashad Vaughn

At least we have enough of a team now where a National Championship at ISU is at least a possibility for someone like RV if he were to come to us. This compares to when Craig Brackins came to us as a top recruit where no matter how good Craig turned out to be, we pretty much had zero chance at a winning record.

FIFY

 

[allfourcy]

Re: Rashad Vaughn

Good lord, there sure are a lot of people who seem to know exactly what Rashad Vaughn wants. "He wants to be a national champion more than anything!" "He doesn't want Minnesota because they don't have enough talent!" "He would rather be an All-American than have a national championship!"

Do we really have to listen to this crud until Rashad makes a decision?

Oh, I don't know. This is a message board, and a pretty typical one at that. I've read a lot worse "crud" on here. Besides, this recruit is the highest ranked recruit we've been involved with to my low knowledge. To each his own, I guess.

 

[Antihawk240]

Re: Rashad Vaughn

A lot of references to Harrison Barnes situation in here. My honest and true opinion is that Harrison Barnes would have been a Cyclone if Fred Hoiberg was hired 6 months earlier.

 

[cyclonespiker33]

Re: Rashad Vaughn

You all are making me way too excited for '14-'15

 

[acgclone]

Re: Rashad Vaughn

A lot of references to Harrison Barnes situation in here. My honest and true opinion is that Harrison Barnes would have been a Cyclone if Fred Hoiberg was hired 6 months earlier.

Yes but HB was from Ames which skews in our favor a little.

 

[Rural]

Re: Rashad Vaughn

How can (potential) one-and-done be all that concerned with a national title?

 

[Cydkar]

Re: Rashad Vaughn

How can (potential) one-and-done be all that concerned with a national title?

WTF?

 

[jsb]

Re: Rashad Vaughn

WTF?

I don't know what you are 'WTF' about. It's pretty simple.....it is HIGHLY unlikely that a player who is only in school for 1 year will win a national title. It's not the 70's with UCLA winning 27 straight titles. Even if you go to Kentucky, Louisville, or Duke, the chance of any of them winning in a particular year is not especially high.

The whole talk from players about winning a national title is usually not that serious. Sure they want to go to a school that has a chance, but they all realize it is a crap shoot and at the same time they all think that they are the missing piece.