Cole Anthony picks UNC

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Cole Anthony is one of a handful of uncommitted prospects at the McDonald's All-American game this week.
His list is down to five schools -- North Carolina, Notre Dame, Wake Forest, Georgetown and Oregon -- and he's taken official visits to each of them.
Now the Mouth of Wilson (Va.) Oak Hill standout is working through the final stages of his process and looking to decide in April.

What sticks out about Carolina?
Just Roy Williams himself, he’s one of the best coaches in college basketball. He really knows how to win with talent, without talent he’s just an all-around great coach.

Oregon?
Oregon, they were probably the first school that started recruiting me hard and they did that since I was a sophomore so them just being a pretty good team, they have a lot of talent on that team so that appeals to me. Coach [Dana] Altman is a really good coach, too.

Are you paying attention to things like Coby White potentially going to the NBA?
Yeah, we just want to monitor and see who ends up staying at each school and who ends up leaving to make sure we have enough talent as a freshman to make it to the Final Four. That’s my goal.
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Merganzer wrote:


Oregon?
Oregon, they were probably the first school that started recruiting me hard and they did that since I was a sophomore so them just being a pretty good team, they have a lot of talent on that team so that appeals to me. Coach [Dana] Altman is a really good coach, too.
Good find mergs. I think this run might've made it a tougher decision for him. I think the early-entry candidates will have announced before he decides, so hopefully Oregon gets good news in that regard.
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Entitled much?
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woundedknees wrote:Entitled much?
Yeah. I was like, "Damn. This kid sounds like he's the next Lebron James." :lol:

Be more than winning to have that talent level at guard though. After this year, I think Altman has shown that he can get results with just about anybody.
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Hey Cole, Oregon finished the season a lot better than UNC did: Oregon 49 Virginia 53,
Auburn 97 UNC 80
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greenyellow wrote:
Think this is pretty much a foregone conclusion sadly. :roll:
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Well if he wants to complete for a championship....it looks like Oregon is the better choice than UNC according to all the way to early polls.... :roll: that doesn't happen often, but maybe that works in Oregon's favor in the end...
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The Hines approach is appropriate here.

He ain’t coming
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Rumors are that Cole Anthony's parents will make a trip down to Eugene this weekend. Due to NCAA rules, he can't visit but this is more about selling his parents as this will be his mother's first time on-campus while it allows them to talk to his father even more.
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greenyellow wrote:Rumors are that Cole Anthony's parents will make a trip down to Eugene this weekend. Due to NCAA rules, he can't visit but this is more about selling his parents as this will be his mother's first time on-campus while it allows them to talk to his father even more.
If Anthony came and King stayed. Sheeeeeeesh. I think those top 10 preseason rankings would be warranted.

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I don't think he's this lock to UNC everyone says he is, I think Oregon has a great chance. Though if he does commit to Oregon, does that sway Pritchard towards leaving Oregon early?
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Yeah, I don't think he's a complete lock either. But I think a lot depends on how we look when he makes the choice. If we land a couple of huge transfers then that could mean quite a bit too him. He wants to make the Final Four. Two transfers, one to replace King and another sharp shooter at guard would be the icing on the cake... Anybody feeling the same way?
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Looks like we're going to find out pretty quickly about both Anthony and Stanley. Anthony is supposedly deciding at the Jordan Brand Classic on the 20th or shortly thereafter while Stanley is deciding on either the 17th or 20th (potentially at the JB Classic) after he takes a visit to Duke this weekend.
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Stanley has all his crystal balls going to Duke now.

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