2020 Jalen Suggs: Verbal Commit on 1/3/20

[jbslicer]

Hurls came the closest..........and Suggs is no Hurley, and certainly no D Rose.

As a freshman in the 1989-90 season, Hurley started all thirty-eight games and collected 288 assists, the most in school history. He showed unusual poise in leading Duke to the Final Four.

You sound like Lloyd Bentsen.

[sonuvazag]

Gonzaga is tied with Baylor as the odds-on favorite to win it all next year according to https://www.vegasinsider.com/college.../odds/futures/, but even so, the odds are still only 8:1.

[Hooray4Daye&Gray]

Some of us might not agree with the comment that Suggs made but he is a young kid and I don't understand the ridicule and trying to downsize him as a player. He is one of us now...he is a Zag and our highest rated recruit yet and he will be a joy to watch play next year. I for one love his confidence and hope he backs it up with leading us to a title.

One thing I do know is that Suggs is a winner...I'm a Gonzaga grad and also work in athletics in Minnesota and he is one of the most special athletes that we have had come out of our state.


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Great post.

Let’s support our Zags! Let’s embrace having superior talent choose to play for coach Few.

We do a great job of embracing 1 year grad transfers into the Zag Family. Let’s do the same for our one and dones.

[jazzdelmar]

Caveat.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/29034913/isaiah-todd-mother-says-decommitted-michigan-play-overseas

[TheOtherGreatOne]

I don't know if this list is exhaustive, but with a little effort I found:

Storrs, Connecticut - Population: 15,344
Charlottesville, Virginia - Population: 48,117
Lawrence, Kansas - Population: 97,286
Gainesville, Florida - Population: 133,857
Syracuse, NY - Population: 142,749

Spokane, WA - Population: 219,190

I do get your point that the NCAA doesn't treat all its members equally. And some members of the media ignore Gonzaga. Others really like them. I guess I'm just not seeing the way anything is lined up against Gonzaga in any particular way that would prevent them from winning a championship.

Not against only Gonzaga, but any small school from a small confrence, especially if they are from the west.

[cggonzaga]

Gonzaga is tied with Baylor as the odds-on favorite to win it all next year according to https://www.vegasinsider.com/college.../odds/futures/, but even so, the odds are still only 8:1.

That’s great! I figured we’d be 6-1. I’m all over 8-1!

[zagdontzig]

That’s great! I figured we’d be 6-1. I’m all over 8-1!

You know 6-1 is better than 8-1 for the Zags, right?

[sonuvazag]

You know 6-1 is better than 8-1 for the Zags, right?

He means as a bettor. And, yeah, I agree 8:1 would be decent odds for a bettor. My point has been that even though an 11% share of the total odds is good for any one team, we're still looking at nearly 9 out of 10 hypothetical times where the Zags don't win. I would say, in general, and thanks to enormous expectations surrounding Jalen Suggs, most of Zags nation is expectant of a championship more along the lines of "more likely than not."

[scrooner]

Not a story I like to see:

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/29034913/isaiah-todd-mother-says-decommitted-michigan-play-overseas

[jazzdelmar]

Not a story I like to see:

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...-play-overseas

See Caveat above......

[Zag1203]

Jake
@jakeweingarten
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Just spoke with Larry Suggs, father of five-star senior and Gonzaga commit Jalen Suggs. He said: “Jalen is definitely going to Gonzaga.” He did have professional options out there but will play with the Zags.

The late-signing period opens up tomorrow.


Looks like it's official. Jalen will sign tomorrow

[Zag1203]

Jake
@jakeweingarten
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Just spoke with Larry Suggs, father of five-star senior and Gonzaga commit Jalen Suggs. He said: “Jalen is definitely going to Gonzaga.” He did have professional options out there but will play with the Zags.

The late-signing period opens up tomorrow.


Looks like it's official. Jalen will sign tomorrow

I should point out that Weingarten has since deleted the tweet. But here is a screenshot of it. https://imgur.com/a/O4WmG8R

[Snagglezag]

I should point out that Weingarten has since deleted the tweet. But here is a screenshot of it. https://imgur.com/a/O4WmG8R

This on top of the fact that his buddy Jalen Green is trending towards going pro doesn't exactly leave you brimming with confidence.

[YankMyZAG]

This on top of the fact that his buddy Jalen Green is trending towards going pro doesn't exactly leave you brimming with confidence.

But his other 2 buddies are going to be in Spokane so it refills you with confidence all the way to the brim

[zagfan08]

I should point out that Weingarten has since deleted the tweet. But here is a screenshot of it. https://imgur.com/a/O4WmG8R

Odd tweet to delete.