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Vader: Capel has Recruiting Momentum heading into September

I agree with the "as I predicted" and the "patting himself on the back." However I
don't follow recruiting. I can't be bothered looking up websites, twitters, etc. etc.
for recruiting info. So with that said, I can put up with the self congratulatory
comments since he's giving a lot of info I otherwise wouldn't see anywhere else.
As someone earlier posted, many of us take much of it "with a grain of salt."
Hell, I get a kick out of SMF's posts...especially his outrageous and off the wall
suggestions and predictions he sometimes posts on here. I feel both he and
Vader are true Pitt fans. I hope Vader continues with his recruiting info and I'll
decide for myself what's real and what's absurdly optimistic.
It’s crazy that anyone using a FREE board would complain and attack a guy presenting an in depth analysis of Pitts recruiting efforts .

Did I miss something ....Is it required reading !

Don’t think anyone can predict with any accuracy what a 17 or 18 year old kid with multiple offers will do .
 
Don’t think anyone can predict with any accuracy what a 17 or 18 year old kid with multiple offers will do .

Anyone that's ever met a 17yr old boy knows that no matter how smart or talented he is, they're ALL 75% knucklehead. I can't predict with any accuracy what mine is gonna do tomorrow, much less with the rest of his life :D
 
In fairness, Traylor was a McDonalds AA, national top 10 player who convicted Michigan hoops bagman Ed Martin paid in excess of 100k to get to Michigan.

I don’t think he’s a good comparison to Hugley from a skill standpoint.
They are almost exactly alike in skill set
 
I already said everything I know as of now is that Hugley is Pitt's to lose. I wouldn't worry about what Chris Fisher says. He's one of people I was talking about that throws out 100s of predictions and changes them all the time. He's one of the people I am talking about that has 20+ players going to Kentucky or one of the blue bloods every single year. Anybody that changes their prediction 100 times before getting it right or changes the prediction within 24-48 hours of a commitment is a flip flopper. None of my posts are edited or changed. Its easy to be a leech and flip flop a prediction 24 hours before the commitment date. I was the person on this board telling everyone that Georgetown was the team to beat for Wahab, repeatedly, when every expert had Wahab to Pitt. Anyone can go back and read my first post I ever made if you don't believe me.

I would suggest a few people go back to the very first post I wrote last December, unedited, starting with Karim Coulibaly. I mentioned 10 players in that post. 1 is committed to Pitt, 2 are still on the table to come to Pitt. Pitt came close with many of the others. Pitt cant land everybody I talk about, and neither can any other school.

Nothing with what I wrote was changed nonmatter how badly some people want to try to twist what I say. Jalen Bridges is a wing, he is a great player, he is a Top 75-100 player. I said he is a player rising in the rankings. I said Pitt has a great chance to land him. Im following that up saying Bridges is not ready to be an ACC level 4 at Power Forward. Just because you are a good player does not mean you can play any position you want to play in college basketball. He can't rebound well. He isn't a 4 right now. He's a wing with Puff, Gordon, etc... He would get crushed on the glass as an ACC 4 as of today. He also isn't close to being anywhere near as good as Earl Timberlake.

I said the 2 best players / prospects are Davis and Timberlake. Its blatantly obvious they are better than every other player on our entire big board when they have stockpiles of offers from blue blood programs and coaches are following them around everywhere. The stats and efficiency numbers back it up from this summer. They are the 2 best players on our entire board. Hugley is still a very high priority recruit. He is an A list player for Pitt and Jeff Capel. Losing Hugley to Miami or any other team "could" be considered a blow depending on who else we land. Its to early to say that yet. Davis and Timberlake are major impact players at the college level from day 1. There is a difference. I already said I feel Hugley is Pitt's to lose.

As far as Puff, DT can take it for what I said as there is a reason I said it.

When I talked to my friend Friday night about what you said about Pitt "making up ground with Puff" (the one who said "I can't imagine why someone would say this"), she went onto say to tell me that he was going to Hillcrest for certain and that the family would make that public/official this week. (She asked me not to post this.) This was basically the reason why she couldn't understand why someone would suggest Pitt is making up ground. In fact, she pretty much reinforced what we already suspected ... that this ship has sailed elsewhere.
 
It’s crazy that anyone using a FREE board would complain and attack a guy presenting an in depth analysis of Pitts recruiting efforts .

Did I miss something ....Is it required reading !

Don’t think anyone can predict with any accuracy what a 17 or 18 year old kid with multiple offers will do .

Because he makes crap up?
 
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When I talked to my friend Friday night about what you said about Pitt "making up ground with Puff" (the one who said "I can't imagine why someone would say this"), she went onto say to tell me that he was going to Hillcrest for certain and that the family would make that public/official this week. (She asked me not to post this.) This was basically the reason why she couldn't understand why someone would suggest Pitt is making up ground. In fact, she pretty much reinforced what we already suspected ... that this ship has sailed elsewhere.

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It’s crazy that anyone using a FREE board would complain and attack a guy presenting an in depth analysis of Pitts recruiting efforts .

Did I miss something ....Is it required reading !

Don’t think anyone can predict with any accuracy what a 17 or 18 year old kid with multiple offers will do .

If Vader just presented himself honestly, as a guy with too much time on his hands who compiles information from secondary and tertiary sources, he wouldn't get any grief.

Instead, he combines the above with completely fabricated nonsense and adds an obnoxious persona on top of it. He has no sources that he didn't find via google. He has no insight. He has a tenuous at best grasp on the sport of basketball in general.

He's easy to ignore so I don't care that much, but you're very dense if you don't understand why some people are critical of him.
 
He's easy to ignore so I don't care that much, but you're very dense if you don't understand why some people are critical of him.

I think you’re also very dense if you can’t tell it’s Steel Curtain. I come on these threads to read the comments from the handful of actual knowledgeable and insightful posters, such as yourself, and don’t even read a word from Lightning U. But I’m glad he at least stirs up non-OT, Pitt-related conversations, even if it’s just by bringing out the real insiders to challenge his wild imagination.
 
When I talked to my friend Friday night about what you said about Pitt "making up ground with Puff" (the one who said "I can't imagine why someone would say this"), she went onto say to tell me that he was going to Hillcrest for certain and that the family would make that public/official this week. (She asked me not to post this.) This was basically the reason why she couldn't understand why someone would suggest Pitt is making up ground. In fact, she pretty much reinforced what we already suspected ... that this ship has sailed elsewhere.


He was rumored to be going to Hillcrest. And its a great decision on his part, he is closer to his brother and gains much better experience playing against actual basketball players with talent. The family is very close. 10 days ago I did indeed say Arizona was the "team to beat". The post is unedited and timestamped. And Arizona still is the team to beat from what I know. I also said I felt Pitt made up some ground. I still say that because of something else that has nothing to do with this. We shall see.

Hillcrest Prep for those that do not know is a loaded basketball team of 4 and 5 star players. They play a schedule that will require the team to be traveling all over the country. The school is located 20-30 minutes North of the actual City of Phoenix where his brother will be playing. Hillcrest is also over a 2 hour drive to get down to Tucson Arizona without any traffic. As far as I know there is still something else "in play" or he would have committed to Arizona already. Again, we shall see.

Also, in other news besides Puff Johnson, it looks like Dain Ervin might be hearing the same things about RJ Davis as of today as me. His prediction, which matches mine as of today (and things can always change), has RJ Davis coming to Pitt. Capel landing Davis would obviously be massive as he is one of our Top 2 targets on the entire big board.
 
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When I talked to my friend Friday night about what you said about Pitt "making up ground with Puff" (the one who said "I can't imagine why someone would say this"), she went onto say to tell me that he was going to Hillcrest for certain and that the family would make that public/official this week. (She asked me not to post this.) This was basically the reason why she couldn't understand why someone would suggest Pitt is making up ground. In fact, she pretty much reinforced what we already suspected ... that this ship has sailed elsewhere.
I wouldn’t say the ship has sailed. He’s gone to Arizona for high school, not college. Yet anyway.
 
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He was rumored to be going to Hillcrest. And its a great decision on his part, he is closer to his brother and gains much better experience playing against actual basketball players with talent. The family is very close. 10 days ago I did indeed say Arizona was the "team to beat". The post is unedited and timestamped. And Arizona still is the team to beat from what I know. I also said I felt Pitt made up some ground. I still say that because of something else that has nothing to do with this. We shall see.

Hillcrest Prep for those that do not know is a loaded basketball team of 4 and 5 star players. They play a schedule that will require the team to be traveling all over the country. The school is located 20-30 minutes North of the actual City of Phoenix where his brother will be playing. Hillcrest is also over a 2 hour drive to get down to Tucson Arizona without any traffic. As far as I know there is still something else "in play" or he would have committed to Arizona already. Again, we shall see.

Also, in other news besides Puff Johnson, it looks like Dain Ervin might be hearing the same things about RJ Davis as of today as me. His prediction, which matches mine as of today (and things can always change), has RJ Davis coming to Pitt. Capel landing Davis would obviously be massive as he is one of our Top 2 targets on the entire big board.
Dain Ervin has flipped his prediction from UCLA to Marquette to Pitt in the past few months. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy your posts and think they inject some life into this free board. But, aren't you the same guy who regularly mocks guys who flip their picks and now you're using one as a source?
 
When I talked to my friend Friday night about what you said about Pitt "making up ground with Puff" (the one who said "I can't imagine why someone would say this"), she went onto say to tell me that he was going to Hillcrest for certain and that the family would make that public/official this week. (She asked me not to post this.) This was basically the reason why she couldn't understand why someone would suggest Pitt is making up ground. In fact, she pretty much reinforced what we already suspected ... that this ship has sailed elsewhere.
I’m gonna toot my own horn and say I said 2 months ago he’d go to Hillcrest and Arizona. Timestamped
 
Dain Ervin has flipped his prediction from UCLA to Marquette to Pitt in the past few months. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy your posts and think they inject some life into this free board. But, aren't you the same guy who regularly mocks guys who flip their picks and now you're using one as a source?

It’s almost like the only consistent part of Vader's messaging is that he will be wildly inconsisten so long as it makes him look good.
 
Puff is to Cam as Seth is to Steph. If his name was Joe Jones no one would even care if he came to Pitt. Cam Johnson was always considered an elite shooter. Hard to believe Puff comes from the same gene pool. Shake the dust off your feet and move on Pitt
 
Puff is to Cam as Seth is to Steph. If his name was Joe Jones no one would even care if he came to Pitt. Cam Johnson was always considered an elite shooter. Hard to believe Puff comes from the same gene pool. Shake the dust off your feet and move on Pitt

I'm not sure this comparison is doing the thing you want it to do. Sure, he may not be as good as his brother, but Seth Curry is a 20mpg player in the NBA.
 
If Vader just presented himself honestly, as a guy with too much time on his hands who compiles information from secondary and tertiary sources, he wouldn't get any grief.

Instead, he combines the above with completely fabricated nonsense and adds an obnoxious persona on top of it. He has no sources that he didn't find via google. He has no insight. He has a tenuous at best grasp on the sport of basketball in general.

He's easy to ignore so I don't care that much, but you're very dense if you don't understand why some people are critical of him.
It’s a Free board and you can elect not to read any of his posts so to continually read and attack the guy seems senseless to me . I enjoy his posts so I read them you don’t so why do you read them ?
 
Puff is to Cam as Seth is to Steph. If his name was Joe Jones no one would even care if he came to Pitt. Cam Johnson was always considered an elite shooter. Hard to believe Puff comes from the same gene pool. Shake the dust off your feet and move on Pitt
Other than Rice Cam had no D1 takers . Had JD been able to recruit Cam would never had been at Pitt except as a walk on . Puff has way more interest than Cam ever had .
 
I think you’re also very dense if you can’t tell it’s Steel Curtain. I come on these threads to read the comments from the handful of actual knowledgeable and insightful posters, such as yourself, and don’t even read a word from Lightning U. But I’m glad he at least stirs up non-OT, Pitt-related conversations, even if it’s just by bringing out the real insiders to challenge his wild imagination.

Of course it's Steel, I figured that was common knowledge by this point.

To be honest, you could just substitute "Steel" for "Vader" and my first sentence would also apply to his old persona. I never disliked the guy personally, but that's probably because I enjoy weird people who melt down for no reason. This Vader persona is too boring for my taste.
 
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The guys who keep knocking Vader add nothing to the discussion. They don't challenge his points but rather complain about his literary style -- as if. Bballinsider and Tonyt and DT actually contribute substance, but all these complaints from several otherwise insightful posters are surprising because of their negativity.

Vader is talking about targets with what I would imagine is the same positive approach that Capel and the coaches have. They are making exhaustive efforts to keep in contact with these superb potential Pitt players, and it's certain that their attitude is closer to Vader's in his posts than to the people who keep complaining about Vader. They are telling the recruits what a great place Pitt would be for them and what great things they will do at Pitt. The coaches are telling each recruit about his game and his skills, proving that they are watching him and thinking about him personally. None of that is much different from the kinds of things Vader says about the recruits in his breakdowns. Whatever the case, the coaches are not thinking about the recruiting battles they are going to lose.

Vader's posts are more detailed and more measured than those of his critics, who just basically are announcing that they don't know something of value to share. There are a lot of people who have expressed how pleased they are that Vader is posting. I know that I check to see if he has something new. The critics are tiresome. They just need to chill or else start a thread about something they know that might be of interest to the Board.
 
Well...
1. If Pitt gets 2-3 of these recruits being mentioned I think we'll be happy.
2. If Pitt comes up empty...I'm worried about who we'll get...probably names we haven't heard yet?
3. This thread is much is better than talking about TCU, UCONN, Alabama recruits
 
Of course it's Steel, I figured that was common knowledge by this point.

To be honest, you could just substitute "Steel" for "Vader" and my first sentence would also apply to his old persona. I never disliked the guy personally, but that's probably because I enjoy weird people who melt down for no reason. This Vader persona is too boring for my taste.

Too be honest, still don't really think this is Steel. While I do see some similarities, I don't think Steel ever really demonstrated the depth of knowledge about overall recruiting that Vader most certainly has.

And that's the credit that we really should give Vader here. Whether he has some true inside connections or instead, he's just someone who follows recruiting very closely, he certainly has a better overall knowledge than I do.

I take guesses as to what is going on with recruits (leaning this way or that way) or what our staff wants with a much bigger grain of salt though.

And while I'm not a big fan or hype for hype's sake (where Vader and Steel are similar), I must say I am grateful for any Pitt hoops conversation.

I used to pride myself on creating Pitt hoops conversation on this board, particularly during the off season. But that's become something I've found to be much more difficult for me to do in the last several years. Therefore, anyone who helps with that cause surely works for me.
 
Too be honest, still don't really think this is Steel. While I do see some similarities, I don't think Steel ever really demonstrated the depth of knowledge about overall recruiting that Vader most certainly has.

And that's the credit that we really should give Vader here. Whether he has some true inside connections or instead, he's just someone who follows recruiting very closely, he certainly he a better overall knowledge than I do.

I take guesses as to what is going on with recruits (leaning this way or that way) or what our staff wants with a much bigger grain of salt though.

And while I'm not a big fan or hype for hype's sake (where Vader and Steel are similar), I must say I am grateful for any Pitt hoops conversation.

I used to pride myself on creating Pitt hoops conversation on this board, particularly during the off season. But that's become something I've found to be much more difficult for me to do in the last several years. Therefore, anyone who helps with that cause surely works for me.

What happened to the Italy trip Dribbles? ;)
 
What happened to the Italy trip Dribbles? ;)

Exactly the point. I just haven't had the inspiration. I thought about trying to do something like this and simply couldn't think of all that much to say about them.
 
Exactly the point. I just haven't had the inspiration. I thought about trying to do something like this and simply couldn't think of all that much to say about them.
You could have done your Dribbles from “Little Italy” aka Bloomfield.
 
Too be honest, still don't really think this is Steel. While I do see some similarities, I don't think Steel ever really demonstrated the depth of knowledge about overall recruiting that Vader most certainly has.

And that's the credit that we really should give Vader here. Whether he has some true inside connections or instead, he's just someone who follows recruiting very closely, he certainly he a better overall knowledge than I do.

I take guesses as to what is going on with recruits (leaning this way or that way) or what our staff wants with a much bigger grain of salt though.

And while I'm not a big fan or hype for hype's sake (where Vader and Steel are similar), I must say I am grateful for any Pitt hoops conversation.

I used to pride myself on creating Pitt hoops conversation on this board, particularly during the off season. But that's become something I've found to be much more difficult for me to do in the last several years. Therefore, anyone who helps with that cause surely works for me.

Agreed- Steel was all hype and some facts. I appreciate anyone willing to talk Pitt on a Pitt message board.
 
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Dt is far my favorite poster.
He's obviously a genuine person.
You can't fake him.
On the paid board, russ is a treasure, 13 9, is awesome, avon is fast and cool, bsmith does work,
And generally everyone is okay.
Honestly all of us have to be a little crazy, no one cares about pitt hoops as much as us.
That's the awesome part.
I like a bunch others head coach.
And im just a newbie idiot, but I love you all.
Can't wait to break down the zone offense this year
 
The guys who keep knocking Vader add nothing to the discussion. They don't challenge his points but rather complain about his literary style -- as if. Bballinsider and Tonyt and DT actually contribute substance, but all these complaints from several otherwise insightful posters are surprising because of their negativity.

Vader is talking about targets with what I would imagine is the same positive approach that Capel and the coaches have. They are making exhaustive efforts to keep in contact with these superb potential Pitt players, and it's certain that their attitude is closer to Vader's in his posts than to the people who keep complaining about Vader. They are telling the recruits what a great place Pitt would be for them and what great things they will do at Pitt. The coaches are telling each recruit about his game and his skills, proving that they are watching him and thinking about him personally. None of that is much different from the kinds of things Vader says about the recruits in his breakdowns. Whatever the case, the coaches are not thinking about the recruiting battles they are going to lose.

Vader's posts are more detailed and more measured than those of his critics, who just basically are announcing that they don't know something of value to share. There are a lot of people who have expressed how pleased they are that Vader is posting. I know that I check to see if he has something new. The critics are tiresome. They just need to chill or else start a thread about something they know that might be of interest to the Board.
I agree totally about Vader. He is the only poster who posts information about who Pitt is recruiting and possible interest by both parties. He does this in one post with summary of all the recruits. Many of us do not study high school recruiting and do not even know what recruits are even looking at Pitt. Vader supplies this info. I now know who to be looking at as possible recruits.
 
The guys who keep knocking Vader add nothing to the discussion. They don't challenge his points but rather complain about his literary style -- as if. Bballinsider and Tonyt and DT actually contribute substance, but all these complaints from several otherwise insightful posters are surprising because of their negativity.

Vader is talking about targets with what I would imagine is the same positive approach that Capel and the coaches have. They are making exhaustive efforts to keep in contact with these superb potential Pitt players, and it's certain that their attitude is closer to Vader's in his posts than to the people who keep complaining about Vader. They are telling the recruits what a great place Pitt would be for them and what great things they will do at Pitt. The coaches are telling each recruit about his game and his skills, proving that they are watching him and thinking about him personally. None of that is much different from the kinds of things Vader says about the recruits in his breakdowns. Whatever the case, the coaches are not thinking about the recruiting battles they are going to lose.

Vader's posts are more detailed and more measured than those of his critics, who just basically are announcing that they don't know something of value to share. There are a lot of people who have expressed how pleased they are that Vader is posting. I know that I check to see if he has something new. The critics are tiresome. They just need to chill or else start a thread about something they know that might be of interest to the Board.

I guest my first response was too harsh so I got deleted so let me redo. I don't know why you put my name as having no substance on here it's just my opinions just like you're having your opinion and as far as Vader. I know you want to be Captain Save A Vader but you don't have to be like that at least not with me I like his post and information he gives rather it's factual or not.
 
I guest my first response was too harsh so I got deleted so let me redo. I don't know why you put my name as having no substance on here it's just my opinions just like you're having your opinion and as far as Vader. I know you want to be Captain Save A Vader but you don't have to be like that at least not with me I like his post and information he gives rather it's factual or not.

You may wanna reread his post. Especially the part where it says you DT and bball contribute substance.
 
I have been reading this board for a very long time. Steel and Vadar get under my skin by how they write but I have to admit I look forward to reading what they write if for nothing else it makes me a little crazy. Which is fun and needed especially during the off-season.
 
I guest my first response was too harsh so I got deleted so let me redo. I don't know why you put my name as having no substance on here it's just my opinions just like you're having your opinion and as far as Vader. I know you want to be Captain Save A Vader but you don't have to be like that at least not with me I like his post and information he gives rather it's factual or not.

Are you illiterate?
 
Recruiting information can sometimes change fast, especially with players that are newer targets or with a new offer.

5 Star Daishon Nix is the perfect example (Pitt did not recruit him). He cut his school list to 5, set up multiple school visits, then the very next day he commits to UCLA after just scheduling a visit to Alabama. It happened faster than the blink of an eye. That's the way it goes sometimes. You cant fault the reporters or the analysts that get the information wrong when something like this happens. It is what it is. The player made the choice in the end.

All players are different. Some will jump fast at the best offer. Some stick with the same schools recruiting them the hardest and longest over the long haul. Earl Timberlake is the perfect example. His school list, outside North Carolina, is almost identical to 1 year ago with the same coaches recruiting him. It's literally the same exact final schools and coaches. He shut down new schools entering the picture with him. So did players like Karim Coulibaly. So did Levance Fields over 10 years ago. So did Ja Morant. Some players feel that if you are not there and do not make them a priority from the start and build a relationship with them, these players say Im not going to your school regardless of who offers. Long relationships matter to some players and some players want to be a priority recruit over the better offer from another school.

Roy Williams obviously got that message with RJ Davis with making him a priority player.

It is a very good thing Shakeel Moore is visiting Pitt. I like his "potential" a lot as he can rise fast with his raw ability as a CG developing PG ( I talked about him weeks ago). He had a strong EYBL and a strong CP3 camp where offers came roaring in. He has off the charts athletic ability and raw potential much like Xavier Johnson did when Johnson started putting it all together. He was the steals leader in the entire EYBL this spring and summer and is an absolute pest on defense.

Moore's mother is a very large voice in his recruitment, she visited NC State with him previously. He is tied previously with Toney (previous teammate) and RJ Davis and now is taking an official visit to Pitt. He has camped at NC State before. I mentioned the NCAA and sanctions is a possible black cloud for some programs. Moore likes NC State a lot. He also is aware of the level 1 violations of that program which could impact his recruiting. Moore is not the only player watching what is going on with multiple schools receiving Level 1 violations. Moore will also be playing his senior year with Josh Hall, another Pitt target that is also high on NC State.

The updated recruit rankings are out today. Im not going to toot my horn here about which players I said were underrated, it is there unedited in black and white for everyone to read. I don't edit or delete my posts and Ive been clear who I said was rising or should be falling in the rankings and who we should be going after. Here are some players on the updated ESPN rankings.

Timberlake-34th Nationally in the country, still underrated
RJ Davis-39th Nationally in the country, and still underrated imo
Omoruyi-46th in the country
Puff Johnson-61st in the country
Bridges-72nd in the country
John Hugley-4 Star
Collier-4 Star
Posh-4 Star
Elijah Taylor- 1 point away from being a 4 star, still very underrated imo


RJ Davis is becoming the fastest rising player in the class. He was ranked an embarrassingly bad 204th 3 star back in May by 247 sports.


Everyone gets some things wrong however. There is nothing wrong with saying that. Im going to downgrade what I said about Jalen Bridges. We are no longer in a strong position for him.


At the end of the day any true Pitt fan just wants Pitt to get good players and to win. Jeff Capel has put in 110% effort to try to make this happen. And that's all that you can ask for and what you expect and want from your head coach.
 
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If Vader just presented himself honestly, as a guy with too much time on his hands who compiles information from secondary and tertiary sources, he wouldn't get any grief.

Instead, he combines the above with completely fabricated nonsense and adds an obnoxious persona on top of it. He has no sources that he didn't find via google. He has no insight. He has a tenuous at best grasp on the sport of basketball in general.

He's easy to ignore so I don't care that much, but you're very dense if you don't understand why some people are critical of him.
This could not be said better. Spot on.

to each his own, I'm not suggesting he be banned or anything like that, but he invites the criticism he gets--begs for it actually.
 
Too be honest, still don't really think this is Steel. While I do see some similarities, I don't think Steel ever really demonstrated the depth of knowledge about overall recruiting that Vader most certainly has.

And that's the credit that we really should give Vader here. Whether he has some true inside connections or instead, he's just someone who follows recruiting very closely, he certainly has a better overall knowledge than I do.

I take guesses as to what is going on with recruits (leaning this way or that way) or what our staff wants with a much bigger grain of salt though.

And while I'm not a big fan or hype for hype's sake (where Vader and Steel are similar), I must say I am grateful for any Pitt hoops conversation.

I used to pride myself on creating Pitt hoops conversation on this board, particularly during the off season. But that's become something I've found to be much more difficult for me to do in the last several years. Therefore, anyone who helps with that cause surely works for me.
Too be honest, still don't really think this is Steel. While I do see some similarities, I don't think Steel ever really demonstrated the depth of knowledge about overall recruiting that Vader most certainly has.

I disagree. The styles and pseudo-authoritative, self-congratulatory tone are too similar. Even the handles--Steel Curtain and Vader Storm--are cut from the same dorky cloth. Evokes an immature nerd who spends a lot of time at card shows and Comic-Cons. The information appears to be regurgitation of internet fodder compiled from Google deep diving on these recruits. I don't see anything in any of these posts that appears to be personal knowledge--in your post, you said you spoke to the player's family members and had insight based on that. That's personal knowledge. Vader/Steel doesn't offer anything of the sort. Steel made it clear he was some kind of day trader who doesn't work for a living and spends most of his average day online. Anyone with enough time and a high speed internet connection can come up with the same information.

On top of that, as far as I know, this guy has never responded one way or the other as to all the many, many posts suggesting that he and Steel are the same poster.
 
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