Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2017 7:16 pm
We have only one scholarship open, right?
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Ryan has great size (6'8 I believe) and notre dame lists him as a forward, I bet he could play the 4 (especially if he gets a year to train and bulk up).CatsUpNorth wrote:Notre Dame's Matt Ryan, who if I'm not mistaken we recruited very hard out of high school (correct me if I'm wrong), is transferring. Just noting because we offered him when he was a sophomore in high school, although I think we are more likely to be in the market for a big man than a sharpshooter.
^^Jeter has stated he wants to go closer to home (west coast)
Let's wait until we actually express some interest before mapping out weightlifting plans for Honeychuck (Ryan is also basically exclusively a perimeter player, does not project as a 4 despite his height).BDL wrote:Ryan has great size (6'8 I believe) and notre dame lists him as a forward, I bet he could play the 4 (especially if he gets a year to train and bulk up).CatsUpNorth wrote:Notre Dame's Matt Ryan, who if I'm not mistaken we recruited very hard out of high school (correct me if I'm wrong), is transferring. Just noting because we offered him when he was a sophomore in high school, although I think we are more likely to be in the market for a big man than a sharpshooter.
^^Jeter has stated he wants to go closer to home (west coast)
I have too, and like what I've seen. By perimeter player I mean he can't post up bigs like our ideal 4 can, but could allow us to play a 4-guard lineup. My general point was we should avoid being presumptuous before we have reported interest, just posted here he was transferring because I know we recruited him hard out of high school. However, he is above all else a knockdown shooter who said himself he models his game after JJ Redick.kevin mcmahon wrote:I've watched a lot of ND games. He has a much more complete skill set than listed here. The fact that he was only being used in a certain role may be part of the reason he is leaving. He can get to the rim and rebound. He is tough and at least a fair defender.
I agree. I would love to get him as well but also agree the discussion is academic at this point. BTW, I enjoy your posts, informative and objective.CatsUpNorth wrote:I have too, and like what I've seen. By perimeter player I mean he can't post up bigs like our ideal 4 can, but could allow us to play a 4-guard lineup. My general point was we should avoid being presumptuous before we have reported interest, just posted here he was transferring because I know we recruited him hard out of high school. However, he is above all else a knockdown shooter who said himself he models his game after JJ Redick.kevin mcmahon wrote:I've watched a lot of ND games. He has a much more complete skill set than listed here. The fact that he was only being used in a certain role may be part of the reason he is leaving. He can get to the rim and rebound. He is tough and at least a fair defender.
Correct.BDL wrote:We have only one scholarship open, right?
Lol thanks, my job just affords me plenty of time to keep up with recruiting stuff.kevin mcmahon wrote:I agree. I would love to get him as well but also agree the discussion is academic at this point. BTW, I enjoy your posts, informative and objective.CatsUpNorth wrote:I have too, and like what I've seen. By perimeter player I mean he can't post up bigs like our ideal 4 can, but could allow us to play a 4-guard lineup. My general point was we should avoid being presumptuous before we have reported interest, just posted here he was transferring because I know we recruited him hard out of high school. However, he is above all else a knockdown shooter who said himself he models his game after JJ Redick.kevin mcmahon wrote:I've watched a lot of ND games. He has a much more complete skill set than listed here. The fact that he was only being used in a certain role may be part of the reason he is leaving. He can get to the rim and rebound. He is tough and at least a fair defender.
As a current student I have talked to classmates about this issue and opinions are varied (to say the least). That being said, I agree with you that there should be some leeway pertaining to athletes. I think its also important to recognize how much harder athletes have to work than just regular students like me. I am in many extra curriculars and try to take as rigorous a class load as I know I can handle but I can't imagine doing everything I do AND being an athlete who has much more on his/her plate. So I think its perfectly fine to let in some who are on the margin as long as theyre given tools to succeed (I've heard an increase in tutors as one way to help athletes) and work hard to graduate. Letting in some athletes who are at the edge doesnt change the world class professors, amazing, hard working students already here and elite ranking (which shouldnt matter but Forbes ranking Davidson ahead of Duke was pretty darn cool).DCA06 wrote:The question is academic at this point. I know at the margin we sometimes lose players due to grades. What would be an appropriate gray area for us? as an alum I am very proud of the GPA I earned and the hard work it entailed to achieve. However, as a competitive person, I sometimes get annoyed when our basketball program loses out on an opportunity to become even better and competitive against P5 programs due to "academics". Not saying we get 1 or 2 year and does.. but if you had to give up 50-100 pts on SAT; thats like 4 questions! He could have just had a bad day...
Just wanted to note that standardized testing is the 4th consideration during admissions at Davidson. I know you are making a point, but the question about "academics" has very little to do with SAT scores.DCA06 wrote:The question is academic at this point. I know at the margin we sometimes lose players due to grades. What would be an appropriate gray area for us? as an alum I am very proud of the GPA I earned and the hard work it entailed to achieve. However, as a competitive person, I sometimes get annoyed when our basketball program loses out on an opportunity to become even better and competitive against P5 programs due to "academics". Not saying we get 1 or 2 year and does.. but if you had to give up 50-100 pts on SAT; thats like 4 questions! He could have just had a bad day...