October 27, 2009
I have had this feeling since day 1. We are not going to get Harrison Barnes. He has visited multiple times but it never really seemed like he loved Kansas. I feel like he is choosing between Duke and UNC and when I went to Barnes' Rivals page it just confirmed my thoughts. Barnes has UNC listed as high interest and he also has Duke listed has high interest. Then you see Kansas and they are listed as medium interest. Personally I think he is going to Duke. I think he has fallen in love with Duke since he first visited there.
The fact that Xavier Henry is here does not help things. From what I have heard, Xavier is not really looking like a one and done player and I could see him returning next season. For that reason we are going to lose out on Barnes.
Barnes has said he is going to sign in November, which leads me to believe that he has made his decision. Don't be surprised if we hear that Barnes has committed to Duke around Thanksgiving time.