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Post by nycrusader2010 on Apr 4, 2022 14:44:24 GMT -5
Thanks bison, I trust your sources on #2 much more than mine. Good info.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Apr 4, 2022 15:44:01 GMT -5
According to a recent article I found on the FF board, he still intends to become a Stag but he may do a year of prep school at St. Thomas More Academy. That idea makes the old railroad union featherbedding practice seem efficient. I don't understand the value of a prep year to then play at Fairfield. A player could possibly develop more in the Fairfield system by riding the bench a year but practicing daily at Fairfield as opposed to playing a prep year. If Fairfield is his only scholarship offer and the coach is pushing this to maximize his roster with players like Caleb Green possibly having another year of eligibility it makes more sense. But HC has openings available. I'd guess that some HS athletes opting for a prep school year do that so they have another year to mature physically. Then they enter college as a 19YO instead of an 18YO. Essentially they are trading their 18YO year for a 22YO year.
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 4, 2022 16:41:24 GMT -5
We took another guard from CT., Joey Reilly away from a prep year and he matured into Joe Reilly at Sacred Heart so you may be onto something.
Then as now we were Jonesing for another PG. Some things never change.đ
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Post by WorcesterGray on Apr 5, 2022 9:54:42 GMT -5
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Post by WorcesterGray on Apr 5, 2022 9:57:27 GMT -5
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Post by hchoops on Apr 5, 2022 10:01:17 GMT -5
Sounds like just what we need Chattanooga and Gate would be especially tough comp
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Post by crusader1970 on Apr 5, 2022 10:08:28 GMT -5
According to a member of the coaching staff, the admissions office will evaluate a prospective transferâs high school and college academic profile before he is accepted. He will have to have had an academic profile in high school sufficient to warrant admission as an entering freshman and sufficient grades and course work in college to allow acceptability as a transfer. Essentially, this precludes acceptance of a transfer whose academics may have been marginal as an entering freshman but has demonstrated an acceptable level of academic performance in college, thus shrinking our already very limited pool of transfer candidates even more. It's tougher to get into UVa than it is to get into Holy Cross. The 25-75 percentiles for UVa for the class entering fall of 2020 were 1330-1490 composite score.. You are not serious that you believe those range of SAT scores apply to the UVA basketball team. Are you?
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Post by hchoops on Apr 5, 2022 10:09:37 GMT -5
Or football
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Post by trimster on Apr 5, 2022 10:53:24 GMT -5
Sounds like just what we need Chattanooga and Gate would be especially tough comp The toughest comp will be the fact McGee sounds like he has his sights set on bigger things athletically that what HC offers.
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Post by WorcesterGray on Apr 5, 2022 11:16:06 GMT -5
Sounds like just what we need Chattanooga and Gate would be especially tough comp The toughest comp will be the fact McGee sounds like he has his sights set on bigger things athletically that what HC offers. Colgate offered him out of HS.
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Post by billyball on Apr 5, 2022 12:03:05 GMT -5
3 junior guards from St. Peterâs just entered the portal.
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Apr 5, 2022 12:48:24 GMT -5
Colgate also reportedly has interest in RJJ. Hoping they land neither, but I sure would not bet on that happening.
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Post by trimster on Apr 5, 2022 13:00:13 GMT -5
Colgate also reportedly has interest in RJJ. Hoping they land neither, but I sure would not bet on that happening. I'd like to see RJJ return to HC but I have no idea if there is any chance of that happening. If I could pick one of our portal people to return, it would be RJ.
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Post by trimster on Apr 5, 2022 13:03:37 GMT -5
3 junior guards from St. Peterâs just entered the portal. Coach leaves and portal people emerge. What happens ten years from now when their boss leaves the company. Will they all abandon ship?
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Post by HC92 on Apr 5, 2022 13:20:00 GMT -5
Sounds like just what we need Chattanooga and Gate would be especially tough comp The toughest comp will be the fact McGee sounds like he has his sights set on bigger things athletically that what HC offers.  That could be said of every D1 player in the portal. Except Octave apparently.
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Post by newfieguy74 on Apr 5, 2022 13:40:14 GMT -5
The toughest comp will be the fact McGee sounds like he has his sights set on bigger things athletically that what HC offers. That could be said of every D1 player in the portal. Except Octave apparently. This is true of many (and many of those have delusions of grandeur), but it also seems like some players just want a change of scenery, to get out of a situation where they're not comfortable.
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Post by rgs318 on Apr 5, 2022 13:40:30 GMT -5
Much of this has more to do with the extra Covid year than any coach. IMO, many players are going somewhere that will let them play for that extra year and for a graduate degree..
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Apr 8, 2022 5:43:47 GMT -5
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Post by Xmassader on Apr 8, 2022 7:35:20 GMT -5
Ford averaged 19.6 ppg and 9.6 rpg at North Mecklenburg (NC) HS and this past season, as a freshman at Davidson, played in 8 of Davidsonâs 30+ games (third fewest minutes on the 15 man roster), hit 6-10 from the floor, didnât take a 3 and had 11 rebounds. Most of his playing time and stats came in a game vs. Johnson & Wales (D-2 or D-3). Will try to find some film on him.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Apr 8, 2022 7:53:45 GMT -5
Only other offers for Ford, it seems, coming out of high school were from App St and Robert Morris. Surprising considering he committed to Davidson -- maybe he wasn't a scholarship kid?
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Post by trimster on Apr 8, 2022 7:58:32 GMT -5
Ford averaged 19.6 ppg and 9.6 rpg at North Mecklenburg (NC) HS and this past season, as a freshman at Davidson, played in 8 of Davidsonâs 30+ games (third fewest minutes on the 15 man roster), hit 6-10 from the floor, didnât take a 3 and had 11 rebounds. Most of his playing time and stats came in a game vs. Johnson & Wales (D-2 or D-3). Will try to find some film on him. I found a short video in which he took one shot outside of point blank range, probably a 12 footer. He also said in an interview, he needs to continue to work on his ballhandling and shooting so he sounds like a 6â5â wing who isnât all that comfortable playing 15-20â from the hoop. He had offers from Davidson, App State and Robert Morris.
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Post by Xmassader on Apr 8, 2022 9:17:13 GMT -5
trimster I found some video (HUDL) after you did of parts of 8 games in his sr. yr. in HS. Didnât see him take a three. He hit a few elbow jumpers and the rest of his makes were layups or dunks. Heâs right handed and I saw him finish one play with a left handed layup. Didnât see him put the ball on the floor for more than one or two dribbles. His comment in your post that he needed to work on his ball handling makes sense in view of what I saw. Seemed to be about the same size as GG (both height and weight) in the HS film but not as fit. Looks like a decent offensive rebounder. Nothing on the video that I saw that would enable evaluation of his passing, defense or defensive rebounding. Not sure but I think he may be from the same HS as Steph Curry. Perhaps thatâs why he ended up at Davidson even though there was not a great deal of interest in him coming out of HS.
I see his game as being somewhat similar to GGâs game but, by no means am I saying that he would be anywhere near as productive if he came to HC. Depending on how the recruiting goes for the remaining 4 available slots, he could be someone worth taking a flyer on to fill out the roster with the prospect of development down the road. If I understand the NCAA rules correctly, he would be transferring in as a sophomore with immediate eligibility but without the extra Covid yr.
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Post by HC92 on Apr 8, 2022 14:42:19 GMT -5
One of the many problems with having a lame duck coach is that he may be more willing to take a flier on a guy of questionable value than a more secure coach who would more likely hold the scholarship(s) for the following year.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Apr 8, 2022 15:21:17 GMT -5
One of the many problems with having a lame duck coach is that he may be more willing to take a flier on a guy of questionable value than a more secure coach who would more likely hold the scholarship(s) for the following year. Exactly right--Coach Nelson knows the pressure is on for 22-23. In addition to using every available scholarship , he likely would prefer someone who can help a little this coming year versus someone who could help a lot in the out years.
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Post by trimster on Apr 8, 2022 15:42:03 GMT -5
At this point, it is hard to envision CBN thinking one second beyond next winter. His head coaching career is probably hanging in the balance by a slim thread.
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