Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Where do you think Shabazz and Noel will go?


What could be one of the biggest nights in UK history happens tonight at 7:30pm, on ESPNU. The long awaited announcements of #1, and #2 players for the class of 2012, Nerlens Noel, and Shabazz Muhammad to decided what college they will attend. All the experts have made their predictions on where they think both recruits will land. Noel is down to Kentucky, Syracuse, and Georgetown; Shabazz is down to Duke, Kentucky, and UCLA. If Kentucky were to land one of the two, it'd be great, but if the cats landed both...could be scary for the rest of the country. With both these man announcing on the same night, it's been one of the most interesting recruiting decisions in a long time.

You've got Shabazz who's from Nevada, and his family is a huge Adidas family, UCLA is an Adidas school, and his father has also shown interest of him staying close to home. Kentucky has been high on Muhammad's list for some time now and as recent as this past week, he was quoted as saying that Kentucky helped their chances landing him when they won the NCAA championship. Then there is Duke, as bad as we'd hate to see him go there, there's a chance. Shabazz has said before that he really likes coach K, and the program.

Now, let's turn to Nerlens Noel. Most experts call him Anthony Davis 2.0. He's another intimidating shot blocker, can run a break, and Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio even said he's the best high school shot blocker he's ever seen. That's a big statement. Noel, hasn't said a whole lot but he's visited with all three schools mentioned before. A fan from Kentucky even offered his wife for him to come to UK, he thought it was funny and realized how crazy the big blue nation really is. His recruitment has been as back and forth as Muhammad's has...read something one day, and he's Kentucky's to lose, and then another day, he's headed to Georgetown. He speaks highly of Syracuse, so you can't throw them out either.

With the top two recruits in the 2012 class announcing tonight, possibly the biggest night in the history of recruiting if the cats are able to land both. All the experts have made their predictions, but I want to know what the fans think? I predicted just yesterday that I thought, Shabazz would end up staying close to home and playing for UCLA, while Noel came to Kentucky, but I hope the cats land both. As we wait until 7:30PM, let's see what everyone thinks...make your predictions in the comments below.

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