Josh Christopher Open Thread
How are you feeling? Anybody know when this is happening? I could see him keeping people on edge and announcing at 11:59pm.
No news is good news ... except for in recruiting, where no news is DOOM.
It looks as if it will be down to Michigan or ASU. I hope he goes with Michigan, he has the starting PG position all wrapped up here.
So..like...what in the actual fuck is going on?
JC a diehard Kobe fan, bet it comes at 8:24, so that’s 11:24 est.
I don’t know if I can wait 2 more hours.
I hope I’m wrong but this is one of those things where it feels like the longer we go without an announcement, the worse it gets for Michigan. Seemed like this was an in the bag slam dunk for Michigan and everyone in the “inner circle” was picking Michigan.
This feels eerily similar to Isaiah Wilson’s commitment....
April 13th, 2020 at 10:36 PM ^
Nope not similar. UGA came with a very strong offer that Wilson couldn’t say no to. Christopher is undoubtably going to be getting shoe and agent money wherever he goes. Whatever ASU could give him has long been on the table.
Yep he gone.
Damn Russians
Have any of the people who watch twitter checked in lately?
If there was anything of note to report it would’ve been reported on this blog less than a minute after it actually happened.
There’s just nothing to report. And I’m not sure that’s a good thing for Michigan.
April 13th, 2020 at 10:05 PM ^
Been on twitter most of the night and nothing so far , except he is officially trending on twitter right next to The CNN. Probably why he delayed it . Smart . He’ll probably announce on Instagram it sounds like btw
April 13th, 2020 at 10:43 PM ^
Smart?
Did people really think he was going to do this the easy way? My 11:59pm prediction is looking good.
April 13th, 2020 at 10:04 PM ^
I can't imagine any 18yr old being able to commit to move across the country right now with this much uncertainty. When can he travel, when will the season start, will his family be able to come to games, etc. I hope whatever decision he makes comes down to the best chance to develop in 1 year for the NBA but I sure wouldn't blame him for staying closer to home.
April 13th, 2020 at 10:40 PM ^
I fully on board with the 8:24 Kobe theory. T-45 minutes until the announcement.
April 13th, 2020 at 10:55 PM ^
You think being 11:24 Michigan time, that hurts the Wolverines chances?
April 13th, 2020 at 10:54 PM ^
The whole thing is ridiculous. The whole dang world waiting and this kid is enjoying every second of it. If he does commit, and frankly I could take him or leave him at this point, I hope the team treats him for what he is ... an incoming freshman. Go Blue with or without his grandstanding and fanfare.
April 13th, 2020 at 10:57 PM ^
Why take the negative approach? Maybe the kid is torn on the biggest decision of his life...sorry if it doesn’t come when YOU want it to.
April 13th, 2020 at 11:03 PM ^
Negative approach? I’d beg to differ. I wonder how coachable this kid will be coming in. Be careful what you wish for.
April 13th, 2020 at 10:58 PM ^
Relax! The kid hasn’t done anything wrong. He said today. It’s 8pm Cali time. He has time to do it his way. Once in a lifetime decision. If his hero is Kobe, he wants to tribute Kobe with this decision, then let him do it. His choice.
April 13th, 2020 at 10:55 PM ^
Alright I’m going to bed...hope I wake up to good news in the morning!
April 13th, 2020 at 10:59 PM ^
Really? You waited all night and can’t wait 25 more minutes?
April 13th, 2020 at 11:00 PM ^
Either at the end of this I will be super ecstatic and lured right back in to the world of 5 star recruiting (for Michigan anyway) or I'll wonder why the hell I devoted parts of my entire day for this and itll be a sobering reminder not to get invested in the world of recruiting, even in basketball
April 13th, 2020 at 11:27 PM ^
Bro we’re on quarantine...what the hell else do you have to do?
April 13th, 2020 at 11:23 PM ^
When he finally commits, I bet it's with a 5 minute long video that drives us all insane.
As if we aren't insane already.
April 13th, 2020 at 11:25 PM ^
Well so much for the 8:24 theory.
Edit: Nevermind.
April 13th, 2020 at 11:27 PM ^
Arizona State, per his Instagram. Well, this sucks.
April 13th, 2020 at 11:27 PM ^
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK.
Now watch Todd go overseas. Fuck everything.
April 13th, 2020 at 11:29 PM ^
TIL crystal balls are meaningless. 4 months of nothing but "signs are increasingly pointing to Michigan" only for this to happen.
April 13th, 2020 at 11:28 PM ^
You have to be fucking kidding me, all this for him to pick ASU in the end? Well that was a massive waste of time.
April 13th, 2020 at 11:30 PM ^
Well, shit.
Go get the next one.
April 13th, 2020 at 11:31 PM ^
Even with 100% Crystal Balls or whatever, I still was leaning 99.9% to BPONE. Always trust BPONE.
This felt like the late first half of an Ohio State - Michigan game where our hot start ends up being a 2TD deficit before half.
April 13th, 2020 at 11:32 PM ^
I wish DDJ stayed, we have 2 maybe 3 ball handlers, and 3 guards total. This was definitely a blow.
April 13th, 2020 at 11:58 PM ^
Good thing there wont be a 2020/21 season