This has been expressed here by some astute posters and unfortunately, there are real legs to the notion.
That is that Rabb is waiting to commit in order to ensure himself that one or both of Swanigan and Brown will join him in Berkeley. To date, that has not occurred. The net is that if both decide to go elsewhere, Rabb may in fact switch his own allegiance to Arizona and we are left with nothing.
This is not good news to have verified by my sources but that's the case.
To be clear, I'm not cutting my wrists. I don't expect that to occur for two reasons. The first is that the emotional momentum and the conviction it requires to both decide to come to Cal and then sell it hard to others is very, very difficult to unwind. The past week has created a groundswell of love and support for Cal and Rabb from his family, friends, etc. Thus, even if Caleb and Jaylen "take their services" elsewhere, I still believe Rabb will be a Bear.
Secondly, I think there's a pretty darn good chance that one or both of Swanigan and Brown join him at Cal. You don't take three visits unless you're serious. You don't talk about a school publicly or the idea of playing together unless it's real. Swanigan's decision to announce next week while he's with Rabb at the Nike Summit is further good news.
Lastly, look at the class and next years team without Swanigan and Brown. It's really quite good and makes for an easy rationalization for Rabb to want to commit even without his boys.
I feel strongly that we lead for both Jolly and Miller so we get Rabb + Dillard + Miller + Jolly
Wallace, Bird, Mathews, Domingo, Rabb, Miller, Rooks, Kingsley as your top 8 is pretty nice. Jolly and Dillard are quality freshman and Singer showed during the back half of the year that's he capable albeit not elite as a PG. That's 10 good players and a clear NCAA team. Then in Rabb's 2nd year, we add Frayer + 2 other top 50 kids including an elite PG while only losing Miller and Wallace. A deep run can be had.
This post was edited on 4/2 11:31 AM by Calhoopfan
That is that Rabb is waiting to commit in order to ensure himself that one or both of Swanigan and Brown will join him in Berkeley. To date, that has not occurred. The net is that if both decide to go elsewhere, Rabb may in fact switch his own allegiance to Arizona and we are left with nothing.
This is not good news to have verified by my sources but that's the case.
To be clear, I'm not cutting my wrists. I don't expect that to occur for two reasons. The first is that the emotional momentum and the conviction it requires to both decide to come to Cal and then sell it hard to others is very, very difficult to unwind. The past week has created a groundswell of love and support for Cal and Rabb from his family, friends, etc. Thus, even if Caleb and Jaylen "take their services" elsewhere, I still believe Rabb will be a Bear.
Secondly, I think there's a pretty darn good chance that one or both of Swanigan and Brown join him at Cal. You don't take three visits unless you're serious. You don't talk about a school publicly or the idea of playing together unless it's real. Swanigan's decision to announce next week while he's with Rabb at the Nike Summit is further good news.
Lastly, look at the class and next years team without Swanigan and Brown. It's really quite good and makes for an easy rationalization for Rabb to want to commit even without his boys.
I feel strongly that we lead for both Jolly and Miller so we get Rabb + Dillard + Miller + Jolly
Wallace, Bird, Mathews, Domingo, Rabb, Miller, Rooks, Kingsley as your top 8 is pretty nice. Jolly and Dillard are quality freshman and Singer showed during the back half of the year that's he capable albeit not elite as a PG. That's 10 good players and a clear NCAA team. Then in Rabb's 2nd year, we add Frayer + 2 other top 50 kids including an elite PG while only losing Miller and Wallace. A deep run can be had.
This post was edited on 4/2 11:31 AM by Calhoopfan
