I'm a big fan of Jose Garcia and Kevin McCabe on the AIA Saturday show, they've been really good to me personally. Today they actually had my high school basketball writer on, so I tuned in, and stayed tuned in until they finished their interview with some of Chandler High's players. Kevin McCabe asked TJ Green why he didn't give any consideration to staying home and playing for ASU, and in my head I was like "uh-oh..." because if you've followed this board, you know that Arizona State hasn't looked at Chandler this year- softening their pursuit of Kolby Taylor, and not visiting in preseason (outside of Seumalo to see his own kid).
The answer was as cringeworthy as it could possibly be... along the lines of "They've never actually even talked to me." McCabe realized it wasn't a great moment and cut it off right away.
Y'all know my view on this. Outside of Kadeem Carey, Arizona is not the place to look for running backs. It's why Joe Logan ended up at NAU. It's why TJ Green is headed to Corvallis. It's why Paul Perkins was lightly recruited as well. TJ Green is talented enough to make an impact on Arizona State's roster in the future- his jump-cuts create space where there are none, and he's an elite pass catcher out of the backfield. He'll do fine in Corvallis, and it'll spur questions about ASU when he does. ASU is comfortable with that, but it definitely doesn't paint the best picture to have it be public knowledge that there was no relationship whatsoever.
The answer was as cringeworthy as it could possibly be... along the lines of "They've never actually even talked to me." McCabe realized it wasn't a great moment and cut it off right away.
Y'all know my view on this. Outside of Kadeem Carey, Arizona is not the place to look for running backs. It's why Joe Logan ended up at NAU. It's why TJ Green is headed to Corvallis. It's why Paul Perkins was lightly recruited as well. TJ Green is talented enough to make an impact on Arizona State's roster in the future- his jump-cuts create space where there are none, and he's an elite pass catcher out of the backfield. He'll do fine in Corvallis, and it'll spur questions about ASU when he does. ASU is comfortable with that, but it definitely doesn't paint the best picture to have it be public knowledge that there was no relationship whatsoever.
