T Jones is going to Washington

[Sam]

Good luck to the kid and thank god it isn't Kansas or even Kentucky.

 

[AdaSooner]

I think most of us knew the signs were pointing in UW's direction. Best of luck to the kid!

 

[rainman]

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/huskymensbasketballblog/2011749480_terrence_jones_5.html

Posted by Percy Allen

The news conference is over, but the drama may just be starting.

Almost everyone has left the Jefferson High gymnasium, however, Terrence Jones is huddled with his parents in the corner of the gymnasium and folks are keeping their distance. Seems like a major pow-wow.

I spoke to Jones and I can tell this recruiting stuff hasn't been fun for him. On what is supposed to be a joyous occasion, he sighed heavily and said he was happy that it was over.

Unlike Terrence Ross who was decked out in Husky purple and said he made his choice a month ago, Jones didn't know where he was going until the moment he picked the UW hat.

I believe that.

It also looks as if he needs a little more time to make sure he made the right decision.

Nearly an hour after making his choice, Jones still hasn't signed his letter of intent to Washington. I posted on the Live Chat he didn't have a LOI to UW, but that information came from his aunt and it was incorrect.

There is a UW letter of intent here and it's unsigned at the moment.

And there's more.

Kentucky coach John Calipari called Jones after his announcement and Jones was on the phone for a very long time. About 15 minutes. Reading body language, Jones seemed pained.

He told me, "You hurt thousands of people just as much as you make people happy."

Jones' mother said if he hadn't chosen Washington, he was going to pick Kentucky.

Coach Lorenzo Romar is in Portland. NCAA rules prohibit him from attending the news conference, but a Jones family member told me he was two blocks away and was going to see Jones Saturday morning.

This much is certain, Washington added Terrence Ross today and we'll have to wait and see if Jones will join him next season.

Stay tuned. A strange recruiting season may get even more bizarre if UW loses Jones to Kentucky.

 

[OUHoops]

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/huskymensbasketballblog/2011749480_terrence_jones_5.html
Nearly an hour after making his choice, Jones still hasn't signed his letter of intent to Washington. I posted on the Live Chat he didn't have a LOI to UW, but that information came from his aunt and it was incorrect.

There is a UW letter of intent here and it's unsigned at the moment.

And there's more.

Kentucky coach John Calipari called Jones after his announcement and Jones was on the phone for a very long time. About 15 minutes. Reading body language, Jones seemed pained.

He told me, "You hurt thousands of people just as much as you make people happy."

Jones' mother said if he hadn't chosen Washington, he was going to pick Kentucky.

Coach Lorenzo Romar is in Portland. NCAA rules prohibit him from attending the news conference, but a Jones family member told me he was two blocks away and was going to see Jones Saturday morning.

This much is certain, Washington added Terrence Ross today and we'll have to wait and see if Jones will join him next season.

Stay tuned. A strange recruiting season may get even more bizarre if UW loses Jones to Kentucky.

Wow.

 

[Cheno]

And this is why Calipari is a complete slimeball. Kid just makes his announcement and you call him on his cell phone and give him the guilt trip. Jeez, zero class.

 

[coacht]

And this is why Calipari is a complete slimeball. Kid just makes his announcement and you call him on his cell phone and give him the guilt trip. Jeez, zero class.

Yeah, that is unbelievable. I can understand him making one more pitch to the kid, but not the guilt trip. I have no idea why a parent would let their son play for a man like him.

 

[Cheno]

Yeah, that is unbelievable. I can understand him making one more pitch to the kid, but not the guilt trip. I have no idea why a parent would let their son play for a man like him.

I don't even understand that. He committed. Leave him alone. Send him a text saying congrats. But now...with the reports coming out he's probably got all the coaches calling him again and even further confusing him. Cal should have left him alone.

 

[ousooners1baby]

THat should be against the rules.

 

[Max Power]

THat should be against the rules.

I was just about to ask the board if it was

 

[billyball]

Can't stand Calipari. Hopefully, he will slip up one of these days and the NCAA will drop the hammer on him.

 

[InTheKnow]

Now this is something I can totally agree with you guys about. Calipari is the slime of college basketball.

I really hope the NCAA cracks down on all the stuff Calipari is doing. He's turning the game into a circus - all by himself! :eddie187_jpg_xs:

 

[CokeSooner]

Kentucky coach John Calipari called... it. I don't think the story makes it clear.

 

[Dr Sleep]

THat should be against the rules.

if he signed the letter than it would be.