Alijah Arenas commits to USC

[arxpert]

Wow. That's shocking. He wants to follow in the footsteps of Bronny and get drafted, based on the abilities that weren't showcased?  And in front of zero fans?  Not to mention the Trojans' struggle in the Big Ten.

Isaiah Collier fell into this trap. He had a terrible college season as did Bronny, but Collier did get drafted and is playing pretty good minutes now for the 2nd worst team in the NBA (Utah).I think that Eric Musselman is a Top 10 Coach overall in terms of what a College Head Coach is supposed to be. He is more of a jack of many trades, master of nothing, but is able to put together some teams and make runs. The Big 10 seems like a place Arenas can get up shots with no regard for winning, but Musselman is a Winner. He was basically like the Sean Miller of Arkansas. Multiple 2nd Weekends/Elite 8s. Good recruiter. Actually elite recruiter, but he did miss the mark on "Coaching" the talent.I think Musselman will challenge him to actually live up to his hype. Tommy Lloyd doesn't really seem like that type of guy to me. Lloyd wants his guys to at least TRY to play defense even if it is horrible defense.I personally thought that Tom's system fit Arenas like a glove - and I would only imagine the Money was close enough.I made another post saying this, but Alijah strikes me as a kid who wants to be around his "Circle". He doesn't strike me as a kid who is used to the whole Academy vibe. I hope he plays some good ball and maybe he has a little Carmelo Anthony in him where he can carry a team single handedly. I don't think Tommy was offering that sort of Stardom at Arizona.

[Cactus🌵Cat]

Muselman was Gilbert Arenas coach at Golden State

[KansasCityCats]

Musselman has experience but SC is pretty awful right now. They didn't win a single meaningful OOC game and will likely remain in the bottom half of the so-called bad Big Ten (I think the conference is pretty good at the top).

[arxpert]

Musselman has experience but SC is pretty awful right now. They didn't win a single meaningful OOC game and will likely remain in the bottom half of the so-called bad Big Ten (I think the conference is pretty good at the top).

Then it is a good thing Arenas is coming to save the day next year isn't it?

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If he wanted to stay in California, his only options have coaches who are 5'7 lol. Thicc Mick should feel insulted that he didn't even make the final 5.

[Jdmarti]

Too bad we didn't  land arenas, I thought  he would end up here

His recruitment  felt kinda strange he only moved into 2025 class few months back, he didn't  take many visits
He just visited usc the other day
An committed, just recently  he said
He would be taking his official  visits, that never happen.

In a way I would prefer burries if it's one or the other, arizona  is recruiting  burries  as a pg. We desperately  need a backup pg. To give bradley a rest, also bradley  could play with burries.

I also understand  burries may not come here.

I am hoping we can atleast land  peat
If we do I would be fine with this class, if Lloyd  misses  on all 3 targets, than Lloyd  must make changes
On how he recruits.

[mvpreed2]

I had to wait a few days so I did not come on here and rage.
I believe Gil did not push Alijah to Arizona.
I believe he let him make his own decision, but I too believe that he wanted him to come to Arizona.

Good luck to the kid at USC next season.
I believe he picked USC for the same reason(s) his father put him in a small public school.
Alijah is going to be like Mayo/DeRozan and a long list of other prospects that went to USC and was instantly the man once they signed their LOI.
He is going to do whatever he wants at USC, and will be gone in March off to the NBA.

As for Arizona, it looks like this class is going to come down to whether or not Lloyd is going to be able to land Peat.
I have not heard/read anything on Burries in weeks/months about Arizona.
All I read is that he is going to go to the highest bidder, Juan Soto style.
Which means there is only one more 5* name on the board for 2025.
Will Lloyd be able to seal the deal and land the most important prospect in his tenure at Arizona thus far?
We will find out!
#BearDown