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Classof70
Joined: 15 Feb 2009 Posts: 742 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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I think we don't really hit the "big leagues" until we actually enroll a 4 star player. |
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BaseRich306
Joined: 03 Feb 2011 Posts: 921
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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Classof70 wrote: | I think we don't really hit the "big leagues" until we actually enroll a 4 star player. |
Grady is a four star player. One service has him ranked as the #42 prospect in the class of 2017. He may not get the recognition he's due now that he has committed to Davidson (and not a P5), but had his recruitment remained open, he would have easily become a consensus top 100 player. He still may. We were very lucky to get his commitment early because he was primed to absolutely blow up. An amazing get. |
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Classof70
Joined: 15 Feb 2009 Posts: 742 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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My bad. I thought he was still ranked as a 3 star! Still a great rating, though. |
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wildforthecats
Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Posts: 18388 Location: Matthews NC
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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Steph was a 4 star that Coach discovered. 8) |
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dorp
Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 9388 Location: Greensboro, NC
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cat44
Joined: 12 Jul 2012 Posts: 926
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 9:05 am Post subject: |
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Better than 30,000 pounds of mashed banaaanaas? |
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Catfan4ever33
Joined: 06 May 2016 Posts: 8
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 10:13 am Post subject: Harvard |
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Hi, first time poster, big fan of the board. Did anyone realize that Harvard has 4 top 100 recruits on espns top 100 recruits for 2016, mind blowing! If Harvard can do it why not Davidson? |
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dorp
Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 9388 Location: Greensboro, NC
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 10:15 am Post subject: Re: Harvard |
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Catfan4ever33 wrote: | Hi, first time poster, big fan of the board. Did anyone realize that Harvard has 4 top 100 recruits on espns top 100 recruits for 2016, mind blowing! If Harvard can do it why not Davidson? |
Harvard had an RPI of somewhere near 190 last season. Davidson's was around 65. Why would we want to be like Harvard? |
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CatsUpNorth
Joined: 18 Oct 2015 Posts: 1402
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 10:32 am Post subject: Re: Harvard |
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dorp wrote: | Catfan4ever33 wrote: | Hi, first time poster, big fan of the board. Did anyone realize that Harvard has 4 top 100 recruits on espns top 100 recruits for 2016, mind blowing! If Harvard can do it why not Davidson? |
Harvard had an RPI of somewhere near 190 last season. Davidson's was around 65. Why would we want to be like Harvard? |
Harvard goes after high academic and talented players just like us and landed a bunch this year, we have landed a few and will land similarly ranked players in the future. Nothing wrong with hoping for similar success going after similar players, and we have the edge of having a culture with a great coach with a history of developing talent even if we don't end up with players with high rankings next to their name. |
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cat44
Joined: 12 Jul 2012 Posts: 926
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 2:38 pm Post subject: Re: Harvard |
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CatsUpNorth wrote: | dorp wrote: | Catfan4ever33 wrote: | Hi, first time poster, big fan of the board. Did anyone realize that Harvard has 4 top 100 recruits on espns top 100 recruits for 2016, mind blowing! If Harvard can do it why not Davidson? |
Harvard had an RPI of somewhere near 190 last season. Davidson's was around 65. Why would we want to be like Harvard? |
Harvard goes after high academic and talented players just like us and landed a bunch this year, we have landed a few and will land similarly ranked players in the future. Nothing wrong with hoping for similar success going after similar players, and we have the edge of having a culture with a great coach with a history of developing talent even if we don't end up with players with high rankings next to their name. |
That may or may not be true. I have read, on their board, probably about a year ago, many fans ruing the lowering of academic standards to admit players. Whether they knew that, or were speculating, I don't know. |
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tennis08tarheels
Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 3443 Location: Dallas, TX
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 3:49 pm Post subject: Re: Harvard |
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Catfan4ever33 wrote: | Hi, first time poster, big fan of the board. Did anyone realize that Harvard has 4 top 100 recruits on espns top 100 recruits for 2016, mind blowing! If Harvard can do it why not Davidson? |
This is technically correct but slightly misleading. One is ranked in the sixties and the other three are literally ranked 97th, 98th and 99th. |
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citycat
Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 8708 Location: charlotte, nc
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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We can't because we don't have 4 scholarships to offer. We weren't crummy last year, so we cannot promise freshmen they'll start because our incumbents do not need to be replaced. |
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gopher49
Joined: 02 Apr 2008 Posts: 1246 Location: Roanoke, VA
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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citycat wrote: | We can't because we don't have 4 scholarships to offer. We weren't crummy last year, so we cannot promise freshmen they'll start because our incumbents do not need to be replaced. |
Since Harvard and the other Ivies do not give athletic scholarships, is there any limit to the number of players they could bring in? _________________ Pi Rho Alpha-"Whatever It Takes" |
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i77cat
Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 24279 Location: mooresville, nc
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Posted: Sat May 07, 2016 11:30 am Post subject: Re: Harvard |
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Catfan4ever33 wrote: | Hi, first time poster, big fan of the board. Did anyone realize that Harvard has 4 top 100 recruits on espns top 100 recruits for 2016, mind blowing! If Harvard can do it why not Davidson? |
They are much more willing to cheat than we are. They seem to be okay with it. Good for them. _________________ "McKillop is a gentleman. He could have played 'name that score' if he so desired."---St Joe's fan |
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DCA06
Joined: 11 Jan 2016 Posts: 461
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Posted: Sat May 07, 2016 1:20 pm Post subject: |
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Indiana offered Platek ðŸ'½. All we need is one or two more recruits in 17 and we're going to have a pretty sick team. Success breeds success makes it that much easier to keep rolling in these players. |
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