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    • 08/21/2018 at 12:33 PM #63710
      Scott
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      Here is a recent video of Isaac Johnson, one of the last recruits for this 2019 class. I understand he’ll go on a mission, but from the looks of him, he just keeps getting bigger and better, and would be a priority signing for the Utes.

    • 08/21/2018 at 12:51 PM #63714
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      concerned
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      He is not considering Utah.

      • 08/21/2018 at 3:14 PM #63731
        Scott
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        Don’t know where you’re getting your info, but there is plenty of info on the internet stating that Utah is one of his top 5. According to some websites in his top 5, he has already scheduled official visits. I can’t find info about Utah specifically online regarding official visit, but everything says he’s still considering the Utes.

    • 08/21/2018 at 5:11 PM #63744
      UtahFanSir
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      The reasoning “concerned” has goes like this. Issac and Matthew Van Komen, both essentially centers from the same class and from Utah, were each considering Utah. BUT, if one committed to Utah, the other was likely to go elsewhere. They were not both going to Utah. And both kids had Gonzaga listed in their top choices. Someone knows what happened, I don’t. But some believe, including me, that Gonzaga let Matthew know that he needed to wait for a scholarship or that he was not their top guy. So he committed to Utah. By virtue of committing to Utah, Issac is likely the preferred target of Gonzaga and that is where he will likely end up. Now this is just a story, based on supposition. It could be all wrong. But that is why concerned said what he did, I am guessing.

      Gonzaga did offer both.

      https://247sports.com/college/gonzaga/Season/2019-Basketball/Offers

      • 08/21/2018 at 6:57 PM #63758
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        Scott
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        You may be forgetting that Johnson and Van Komen both played on the same AAU team for the last three years. VK is a 5, Johnson is a 3 or 4 because of his skill level, so there would be no reason for Johnson not to still have the Utes in the running. From what I understand, they play really well together, and they like playing together. Therefore, Utah not out of consideration, although Gonzaga specializes in guys like Johnson.

        • 08/21/2018 at 8:22 PM #63764
          UtahFanSir
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          Believe me when I say this. I want to be wrong. I want Issac Johnson to be a Ute. I want to see those two kids become the next Danny Vranes and Tom Chambers for Utah.

          • 08/22/2018 at 10:09 PM #63846
            COFfrom83
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            Chambers and Vranes. You’re going back a while, back to when I was there.

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