Meleek Thomas
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We all know its impossible to beat basketball juggernauts Alabama and Auburn for WPIAL players.
If anyone wants to know why the SEC has surpassed the ACC, this is one example. Kid grows up in Pittsburgh, not one ACC school on his list.
Probably, but he was at the Canisius game this past weekend.
I’m not sure if Thomas will take an official here…but I’m not sure if whether he takes an official visit here or not makes much of a difference in our chances.
Meleek Thomas is supposed to be trimming his final school list in the near future, possibly by months end.
Considering he has been to 3 Pitt games this year already with Brandin Cummings and over 10 Pitt games last year, Pitt will be making the next list cut for Thomas.
Considering he has been to 3 Pitt games this year already with Brandin Cummings and over 10 Pitt games last year, Pitt will be making the next list cut for Thomas.
I noticed you changed your message to "wpial" players now and not all high school recruits for Pitt losing to SEC schools for recruits.
Because I was about to say, Nate Oats and his entire Alabama staff flew up to South Kent for Papa Kante and Alabama got straight up beat by Pitt to get him. And I was literally the only person saying Pitt was in serious contention for Kante after he decommitted from Michigan.
I think it’s always been like that though. Besides Cam Johnson, was Yuri Demetrius the last top WPIAL player to come to Pitt out of high school.
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Not sure if the Canisius game was an official. He was sitting with Cummings.
If we are going to have a Collective, we need to outbid everyone for a generational local player. Or else what's the point?
If Capel can’t sway him from going Deep South, I don’t know what can. Hot coeds and hot weather, but still rural south. I’d rather Auburn and Alabama be on the list than Duke or Kansas. In addition to money, kids want to win. Those programs have been more successful recently, but another tourney appearance this year for Pitt and that equals out. A fun offense. Playing in front of family. They need to show they can develop Bub. But give Bubs bag to Maleek and they are likely in the discussion. These kids are more apt to remember 0-19 than the 1 seeds given how young they are (was probably what 5-6 during 2011 run?). They need to have memories of Pitt actually winning.
He is going to be in college for a couple months. Won't even have to go to class the 2nd semester and will leave campus the second the season ends. I dont think the weather or coeds are going to factor in.
he's talking about players that went to pitt, not one that are going to go to pitt in the future..
Ryan luther was a hampton guy and of course Dejuan blair..
I was going to bring up Blair, but I suspected it was a baiting post as Blair was City league ( I think).
Nobody knows because can’t miss kids miss all the time. But he’s got the profile where they should go all out and do everything they can to get him. And I can’t imagine they aren’t.
Ha, same. Then I thought Luther might also not qualify as a "top WPIAL guy." Only other semi-recent one I can think of, other than Cummings incoming, who would kind of qualify is Michael Young. I know he didn't finish high school in the WPIAL, but wasn't he from Duquesne?
It means he is 1 and done whether he is ready or not. So he will take classes June-December. Wont have to go to class Jan-Mar and can get all 0s if he wants then can leave school in March to go train for the NBA. He wont have a real "college experience" which is what I meant and I think that is good for us. Is living in Tuscaloosa for a few months really worth it. This has to be purely a basketball and financial decision for him.
I think Pitt should give Meleek Thomas one million dollars for nine months of his trouble.
I think they should too.
$1 million isnt much. We paid Jurkovec $200K and are paying 3-9 football players to stat. We can't get outbid. Kentucky is hard to beat for WPIAL players though. They stockpile them down there.
Yes! Maybe we can pull a Dodgers move and defer the money until 10 years from now, too! 😁😄
Just take the Hinson retention money and give it to Bub unless he’s a no brainer first rounder. Then, take the Bub retention money and give it to Meleek.
Bub would be a junior when Meleek was a freshmen.
And I’d still take freshmen Meleek over junior Bub.
I guess I mean more that we’ll be fortunate if we get a second year out of Bub in 2024-25. I don’t really see a scenario where we get a third year out of him, which would create a pretty seamless transition to Meleek, both from a lineup perspective and a NIL investment perspective.
Will you be increasing your donations to 412 to help land him?
If there is a special fund just for him, then yes. Otherwise, I'll probably keep it the same.
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