Does Barham have any eligibility left?Wildcat98 wrote:Don’t know who we’re recruiting, but Dear God, we are in desperate need of some athleticism.
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Just looking at who we've landed since joining the A10 and I think there is a clear pattern. We are targeting tall, long, and rangey players. JAG is 6'4, KG is 6'5, KP is 6'6, Frampton is 6'5, Michael Jones is 6'5 (with the wingspan of a superhero), Little CZ is 6'4/6'5, Carter Collins is 6'3 (and hyper athletic).... you get my point. These heights and attached wingspans can/will cover up a lot of blemishes (some here say we lack foot speed). Looking at forwards we have only landed Dusan and Boachie: Dusan is a true center at 6'10/6'11 and Nelson is more of what we've seen with the guards, he is 6'8 and rangey as all get out. I think we look at two types of forwards: stretch forwards (like Donatas Kupsas, Battin, Tomas Murphy) and more athletic/lanky guys who clearly rear towards defense (Luka and Nelson).Wildcat98 wrote:Don’t know who we’re recruiting, but Dear God, we are in desperate need of some athleticism.
I believe there is a clear attempt by this coaching staff to land length (height and wingspan) and athleticism. These physicals tools arent tantamount to good defense but they make playing good defense alot easier. So itll take time but soon these disappointments will be in the rear view mirror. It takes time and we are in a weird middle right now but a few years and we will clear for takeoff! We recruit too well, have too good a coach(and a great coach in waiting), and while we may not attract top 50 talent we are very attractive to high level (rankings mean nothing but lets say top 200-50 range) kids who want an education (a la stay 3/4 years), a great experience (location, mentoring, coaching, etc), and a competitive conference (outside of this year).
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Kind of like Milwaukee is doing in the NBA, making a concerted effort to get longer guys. Im sure the coaches are evaluating all types of players, but extra length definitely helps in contesting shots and potentially helping to cover a little slower speed.BDL wrote:I believe there is a clear attempt by this coaching staff to land length (height and wingspan) and athleticism. These physicals tools arent tantamount to good defense but they make playing good defense alot easier. So itll take time but soon these disappointments will be in the rear view mirror. It takes time and we are in a weird middle right now but a few years and we will clear for takeoff! We recruit too well, have too good a coach(and a great coach in waiting), and while we may not attract top 50 talent we are very attractive to high level (rankings mean nothing but lets say top 200-50 range) kids who want an education (a la stay 3/4 years), a great experience (location, mentoring, coaching, etc), and a competitive conference (outside of this year).Wildcat98 wrote:Don’t know who we’re recruiting, but Dear God, we are in desperate need of some athleticism.
Any thoughts? Disagreements?
Fun list featuring our very own Peyton Aldridge:
https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com ... igh-school
Davidson was mentioned in connection with Matt Farrell and Ben Lammers at various points as well. Hard to imagine that Luke Maye doesn't top the list of juniors. The staff does a good job of identifying talent.
https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com ... igh-school
Davidson was mentioned in connection with Matt Farrell and Ben Lammers at various points as well. Hard to imagine that Luke Maye doesn't top the list of juniors. The staff does a good job of identifying talent.
If the day works out according to plan, I'll go watch Mr. Jones play Saturday afternoon. I can post news after that ... but I think you were hoping for "New" commit news.BDL wrote:No, but cool to point out that Michael Jones was getting alot of interesr from Stanford before he picked us.DCA06 wrote:any new NEW news?
Down at the New Amsterdam, presumably.MNCAT wrote:If the day works out according to plan, I'll go watch Mr. Jones play Saturday afternoon. I can post news after that ... but I think you were hoping for "New" commit news.BDL wrote:No, but cool to point out that Michael Jones was getting alot of interesr from Stanford before he picked us.DCA06 wrote:any new NEW news?
Bob in the huddle during timeout: "Don't listen to BDL!"
Matt: "Coach, that's BDF."
Bob: "What?! There's two of them!?"
Matt: "Coach, that's BDF."
Bob: "What?! There's two of them!?"
If the game were on the St. Paul side, I would do a Dutch Car Bomb at New Amsterdam. Since the game is in Hopkins, I am thinking post game at Steel Toe Brewery. You know me well.BDF wrote:Down at the New Amsterdam, presumably.MNCAT wrote:If the day works out according to plan, I'll go watch Mr. Jones play Saturday afternoon. I can post news after that ... but I think you were hoping for "New" commit news.BDL wrote:No, but cool to point out that Michael Jones was getting alot of interesr from Stanford before he picked us.DCA06 wrote:any new NEW news?
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Looking forward to seeing 6-4 Peyton in red & black in 2018.MNCAT wrote:If the game were on the St. Paul side, I would do a Dutch Car Bomb at New Amsterdam. Since the game is in Hopkins, I am thinking post game at Steel Toe Brewery. You know me well.BDF wrote:Down at the New Amsterdam, presumably.MNCAT wrote:If the day works out according to plan, I'll go watch Mr. Jones play Saturday afternoon. I can post news after that ... but I think you were hoping for "New" commit news.BDL wrote:No, but cool to point out that Michael Jones was getting alot of interesr from Stanford before he picked us.DCA06 wrote:any new NEW news?
With a black haired, flamenco dancer?MNCAT wrote:If the game were on the St. Paul side, I would do a Dutch Car Bomb at New Amsterdam. Since the game is in Hopkins, I am thinking post game at Steel Toe Brewery. You know me well.BDF wrote:Down at the New Amsterdam, presumably.MNCAT wrote:If the day works out according to plan, I'll go watch Mr. Jones play Saturday afternoon. I can post news after that ... but I think you were hoping for "New" commit news.BDL wrote:No, but cool to point out that Michael Jones was getting alot of interesr from Stanford before he picked us.DCA06 wrote:any new NEW news?
Bob in the huddle during timeout: "Don't listen to BDL!"
Matt: "Coach, that's BDF."
Bob: "What?! There's two of them!?"
Matt: "Coach, that's BDF."
Bob: "What?! There's two of them!?"
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Careful mate, in some cultures, the counting of crows brings about bad kharma.BDF wrote:With a black haired, flamenco dancer?MNCAT wrote:If the game were on the St. Paul side, I would do a Dutch Car Bomb at New Amsterdam. Since the game is in Hopkins, I am thinking post game at Steel Toe Brewery. You know me well.BDF wrote:Down at the New Amsterdam, presumably.MNCAT wrote:If the day works out according to plan, I'll go watch Mr. Jones play Saturday afternoon. I can post news after that ... but I think you were hoping for "New" commit news.BDL wrote:No, but cool to point out that Michael Jones was getting alot of interesr from Stanford before he picked us.DCA06 wrote:any new NEW news?