We are worried about the ULL vs UL debate and our top recruiter is gone. IF, and I do mean IF DJ Wright plays D1 ball, it will now be in Lafayette, La.....and not here.
This is a BAD loss.
No need to panic guys. Last time I checked, we werent exactly getting the best players in the state becuase of Johnson. My guess is, Rupp has made it VERY clear, he will not recruit Louisiana players, good or bad, he is the head coach and will have to live with the consequences or reap the rewards if that does or does not work out.
As for the ULL - UL debate, big flip, just becuase McNeese recognizes them as UL, that is the end of the debate and they are UL? Who the heck is McNeese? I promise, Lafayette and Lake Charles are so in another world!
Make no mistake- seperation has occured. Just visit Lafayette and the ULL campus. I went to their "spring game" a couple of weeks ago, because I happen to be in Lafayette and the weather was beautiful. That place should be condemned! It was a rat hole! Then I over heard some boosters talking about the "improvements" that were gong to be made- apparently they are tearing down the upper level of the west side eilminating half of the west side seating- reducing the capacity to 25,000. They are so D1-AA, almost as much as the other "UL"
If an assistant coach wants to go to another school like ull, he should go. Don't let the door hit you on the way out. I'm sure if Rupp would have wanted to keep him, he could have.
No need to start bashing Nikita Johnson just because he is thinking about another job. If someone offers you a job with a higher salary, you have to at least think about it.
Dawg Dude is right that he has brought in several good players for us, and he has been our best recruiter since he has been here. Personally, I hope he stays.
If he does stay, I hope that he is not a "one hit wonder" with recruiting, like Keith Richard was. If he goes, I will have no hard feelings, but I won't wish him well. We need to get every recruit we can.
So your answers are:
Quick Quiz:
1) Name one recruit that Johnson recruited that has been productive for Louisiana Tech basketball? None
2) Better yet, name one recruit that Johnson has recruited that has even made it to the Louisiana Tech campus?
Olu Ashaolu
Magnum Rolle (Some of the time)
If that is all we can come up with, ULL can have him! I agree with DONW, if Tech wanted to step up to the plate to keep him, we could have. LSU could have done the same thing when he left Baton Rouge.