So I'll start with Karter Knox and the truth is no one knows what the hell is going to happen from coaches to media.
This is a quote from my one of the more plugged-in hoops guys on Knox.
"I don't think USF has the cash, but his brother is there and he'd get a ridiculous usage rate there. Big questions around AAR moving already."
So that brings me to what is the latest scuttlebutt from people who typically know things about what Knox is doing.
OTE is trying to put together a package to keep him there one more year and showcase him for the NBA so he would avoid going to the G-League. They can get him a post-grad year there or whatever the hell it is called.
As I think others have pointed out, Kenny Payne is trying to save his job with a prayer of landing Knox and Joson Sanon as a package deal Sanon is looking to reclassify and UK is also sniffing around on him along with Knox for 2024.
The way my buddy put it to me is USF is hanging around the hoop with him hoping for a chance to hit the basket at the buzzer. If somehow USF pulls this off it will mean that CAAR is staying put at least for another full year and won't jump on any jobs this cycle and honestly it would not shock me to see him stay put for a year or two and wait for something he really wants to open. I just don't see FSU if Hamilton retires being a destination job for CAAR. That would probably be the most appealing job right now that he could get unless some weird dominoes fell.
Kobe Knox still has two years left at USF if he wants to use them and them playing together would be good and Karter would likely dominate in the AAC as a freshman scorer so that is the sales pitch.
UK is hanging around too, the thing I keep hearing on UK and Knox is they don't love the kid and the fit. They haven't put on the full-court press either.
There is still the G-League as well.
So he has 5 options, stay at OTE, G-League, USF, UK or a wing and a prayer to Louisville. I just can't fathom Louisville keeping Payne for another year. They suck so bad and shouldn't be as bad as they are. They are 1-10 on the road this season with the only win coming at Miami in front of a half-empty building.
The Knox family have kept this very tight and I'm sure they are watching all of the dominoes and trying to make a decision. Signing with Adidas helps Louisville and USF though on that front as well.
I'll keep digging, I'm seeing someone who will know more about it on Saturday in person.
This is a quote from my one of the more plugged-in hoops guys on Knox.
"I don't think USF has the cash, but his brother is there and he'd get a ridiculous usage rate there. Big questions around AAR moving already."
So that brings me to what is the latest scuttlebutt from people who typically know things about what Knox is doing.
OTE is trying to put together a package to keep him there one more year and showcase him for the NBA so he would avoid going to the G-League. They can get him a post-grad year there or whatever the hell it is called.
As I think others have pointed out, Kenny Payne is trying to save his job with a prayer of landing Knox and Joson Sanon as a package deal Sanon is looking to reclassify and UK is also sniffing around on him along with Knox for 2024.
The way my buddy put it to me is USF is hanging around the hoop with him hoping for a chance to hit the basket at the buzzer. If somehow USF pulls this off it will mean that CAAR is staying put at least for another full year and won't jump on any jobs this cycle and honestly it would not shock me to see him stay put for a year or two and wait for something he really wants to open. I just don't see FSU if Hamilton retires being a destination job for CAAR. That would probably be the most appealing job right now that he could get unless some weird dominoes fell.
Kobe Knox still has two years left at USF if he wants to use them and them playing together would be good and Karter would likely dominate in the AAC as a freshman scorer so that is the sales pitch.
UK is hanging around too, the thing I keep hearing on UK and Knox is they don't love the kid and the fit. They haven't put on the full-court press either.
There is still the G-League as well.
So he has 5 options, stay at OTE, G-League, USF, UK or a wing and a prayer to Louisville. I just can't fathom Louisville keeping Payne for another year. They suck so bad and shouldn't be as bad as they are. They are 1-10 on the road this season with the only win coming at Miami in front of a half-empty building.
The Knox family have kept this very tight and I'm sure they are watching all of the dominoes and trying to make a decision. Signing with Adidas helps Louisville and USF though on that front as well.
I'll keep digging, I'm seeing someone who will know more about it on Saturday in person.
