We all wake up 5 min later
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haha, exactly. Good problem to have!
Someone would see the writing on the wall and make their way out.
We all wake up 5 min later
This is great :thumb::thumb:
Who are you thinking might jump on board?
I still wanna know where Giorgi learned to get down like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jLJVihJqD0
No idea, but you'd assume the timelines for Hinson, Calloo and Golden are all much sooner than late May. As well as any 5th year we might pursue.
That guy has 2 of the 4 but I question his length...
I went down a youtube wormhole after watching that....The Delson Training that is profiled sure teaches kids to dunk the ball instead of laying it up. He seems to jump without gathering himself like Finke had to do. i think he'll be ok. Sure, he doesn't look hugely athletic, but I think he'll have a respectable freshman campaign. Strong enough and aggressive enough....Id be happy with 7 pts and 5 boards a game as a Fr.
Not sure why some are on the fence with this class. Ayo has been talked about a lot, Jones is the type of wing IL has been looking for, Griffin i think will add what was missing last year (shooting and toughness) and at the very least I think Kane will block and alter some shots and get some rebounds.
I went down a youtube wormhole after watching that....The Delson Training that is profiled sure teaches kids to dunk the ball instead of laying it up. He seems to jump without gathering himself like Finke had to do. i think he'll be ok. Sure, he doesn't look hugely athletic, but I think he'll have a respectable freshman campaign. Strong enough and aggressive enough....Id be happy with 7 pts and 5 boards a game as a Fr.
I'm a big fan of Bryce Golden based on what limited highlights I could find online. A better or more advanced Giorgi would be my very basic evaluation. He looked like he had some rise on his dunks, great form on his outside shot, had a little definition in his arms and showed some strength. All-in-all if we got him and that locked us out of the Okoro sweepstakes, I think we'd have to be okay with it.
So turns out Courtney Ramey is my next door neighbor. I bought this place a few months ago and have been fixing it up. I met his parents and knew they had a son in high school, but didn't put it all together until a bunch of recruitment letters showed up in my mailbox today by mistake. There have been some different cars there recently. I guess those were the in home visits. Small world.
So turns out Courtney Ramey is my next door neighbor. I bought this place a few months ago and have been fixing it up. I met his parents and knew they had a son in high school, but didn't put it all together until a bunch of recruitment letters showed up in my mailbox today by mistake. There have been some different cars there recently. I guess those were the in home visits. Small world.
So did you find the recruitment letter from Illinois and forge his signature?
I don't think anyone has a problem with this class. It's neither good nor bad. Using 247, we're middle of the conference (7th in the BIG).
Ranking / Position
27 Ayo CG
117 Tevian Jones SF
279 Kane PF
- Griffin SG
- Giorgi PF
12* Feliz
*12th overall Juco transfer, #1 PG
We're losing our best player in Black, and we're thin on bigs from last year to begin with. On the plus side, I expect that we're getting system guys this year, given the issues executing it last year.
That group isn't going to scare anyone, but I'm personally in the camp that we're going to get guys who can run the offense, play hard, and accelerate the rebuild. Still, we're very young, and probably hard-pressed to get into the upper half of the conference.
So turns out Courtney Ramey is my next door neighbor. I bought this place a few months ago and have been fixing it up. I met his parents and knew they had a son in high school, but didn't put it all together until a bunch of recruitment letters showed up in my mailbox today by mistake. There have been some different cars there recently. I guess those were the in home visits. Small world.
- Griffin SG
- Giorgi PF
12* Feliz
*12th overall Juco transfer, #1 PG
That's not using 247, that's using some rando ranking pulled from the depths of the internet.
The issue people have with this class is that we were sold a mass exodus based on a lack of Big Ten talent and athleticism, and we've now brought in three players who had, generously, two major conference offers between them, none of whom we were really competing with anyone in particular for their services, all three of whom are totally unranked by 247, and all three of whom are minus athletes at the major conference level.
And we hung onto Matic Vesel, who shares all of those qualities and looked totally out of his depth last year, apparently for no other reason that too many other kids bailed.
It's not an issue with the class per se, it's an issue with whether this roster has actually been upgraded.
And yet he (Maverick Morgan) was better than any big we had on the roster last year, probably considerably so, because our inside D stunk this past year.
I may be the only one who prefers Kane over Castleton and Conduit. He just looks like a better athlete to me. Believe if you get the athlete with the size and desire and have the right coaches you have a winner. We can look at video but can't judge the attitude and desire. Our success will depend on our coaches ability to do this. Need to sign the five stars early but don't see our late signing of the others a sign of failure.
That's not using 247, that's using some rando ranking pulled from the depths of the internet.
The issue people have with this class is that we were sold a mass exodus based on a lack of Big Ten talent and athleticism, and we've now brought in three players who had, generously, two major conference offers between them, none of whom we were really competing with anyone in particular for their services, all three of whom are totally unranked by 247, and all three of whom are minus athletes at the major conference level.
And we hung onto Matic Vesel, who shares all of those qualities and looked totally out of his depth last year, apparently for no other reason that too many other kids bailed.
It's not an issue with the class per se, it's an issue with whether this roster has actually been upgraded.