Newest Kool Aid recruiting thread
Used to be ridiculously the case in football. Some recruiting raters were little more than propagandists for their favorite coaches and programs.ESPN's rankings are also among the least reliable outside of the top 30-or-so players, they place a ton of emphasis on kids playing at blue blood programs and not much else.
"Then they started making 3s. A lot of 3s. We're talking more 3s than a bad dating site."
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Riley Battin added offers from Clemson and GW. Also received some love from NBC sports: http://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/ ... rica-camp/
4. Class of 2018 big man Riley Battin opens eyes with production
Opening eyes with his play at the Under Armour All-America Camp with his overall skill and production was three-star Class of 2018 big man Riley Battin. Shooting 59 percent from the field during the week while finishing near the top in overall camp scoring, the 6-foot-8 Battin is an intriguing player at the next level even if he isn’t the greatest athlete.
With great footwork and good touch on his jumper from all three levels, Battin can knock down three-pointers (42 percent this spring in the UAA) while also scoring in the post or the mid-range. Already taking an official visit to Vanderbilt towards the end of August, Colorado, Davidson, Georgia Tech, Northwestern, Utah and Wichita State are also involved.
Battin is the type of player who won’t get a lot of hype in national recruiting rankings but he could very well be a damaging player in the right system. A tough cover because of some unconventional moves, Battin could be a lot of fun to watch at the next level.
Certainly the highest ranked Davidson player to have a fan award named after him. I doubt if any of the ranking services take into account the possibility of future immortality among the fan base (the FBE Colt 45 award) in their rankings process.BaseRich306 wrote:Frank Ben-Eze?
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New reported offer. Donatas Kupsas, class of 2018 SF.
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Played for Lithuania at this summer's U19 competition.
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2017/Donatas-Kupsas
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2017/Donatas-Kupsas
"Here’s what is the elephant in the room. Travis had a bag before. Now everyone has a bag. The Travis Ford recruiting prowess was greatly exaggerated."---SLU fan explaining how NIL took away Ford's recruiting edge
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Per this article, G/F Michael Jones is taking an official visit to Davidson in early August, and doesn't have any other visits yet scheduled: https://www.prephoops.com/2017/07/recru ... es-2018-3/
Keep an eye out on this oneCatsUpNorth wrote:Per this article, G/F Michael Jones is taking an official visit to Davidson in early August, and doesn't have any other visits yet scheduled: https://www.prephoops.com/2017/07/recru ... es-2018-3/
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There's a fair amount of game film out there on him. I was skeptical looking at his other offers but watched some and like his game a lot. True sharpshooter, really long arms for his height, whips ball around the perimeter and makes strong, on target passes. Needs work finishing around the rim but a really elite shooter and potential to be a nice player.CastleCat wrote:Keep an eye out on this oneCatsUpNorth wrote:Per this article, G/F Michael Jones is taking an official visit to Davidson in early August, and doesn't have any other visits yet scheduled: https://www.prephoops.com/2017/07/recru ... es-2018-3/
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