More of the same.
Goodman is visiting Seton Hall tomorrow — they actually have an open scholarship for 2012.
He is still working on setting visits to Pitt and UNLV (don’t let him near Khem Birch).
His high school coach, Rob Moore, seems to be the spokesman at this point. Swears he is going to be deciding soon and it will be for 2012.
“The kid is looking to start school in June and be on campus somewhere working towards a degree so this process is going to move very quickly,” Moore told SNY.tv Thursday.
Of course right after that he then rattled off a list of other schools that are trying to get him and Goodman has not ruled out considering: West Virginia, UCLA, USC, St. John’s, Gonzaga, Temple and now SMU with Larry Brown.
Yet at the same time no one is ruling out him heading to prep school for a year.
Look, I love the talent and potential of Goodman. Everything in scouting reports about him suggest what a good fit he and his game would be for Pitt and the style of play.
At the same time, I’m beginning to see him as a diminishing return. To get him, Pitt would have to drive someone off the team at a late date. Something I’m not wild to see happen, and from a team chemistry standpoint could be a big problem. Both in terms of the trust of the players towards Coach Dixon and towards how they would view Goodman.
Plus — and this is just speculation on my part — it sure seems that Goodman is drawing this out to a ridiculous level either out of ego or in the belief/hope that an even bigger name will offer him.
