deacon
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Post by deacon on Feb 8, 2011 19:47:51 GMT -5
According to Dan Painter, the Rivals reporter at Terrapin Times, Georgetown, along with Maryland, DePaul, Clemson, Oklahoma and LaSalle, has offered Greg Whittington, the 6'8" small forward that has dominated Howard County (MD) ball this season. Listed at 6'7", 195 according to Rivals and ESPN. Reggie Rankin had this to say about him this past summer: sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/basketball/mens/news/story?id=5428044 July, 2010: Whittington was a pleasant surprise (17U AAU National Championships). The skilled and versatile combination forward is a match up nightmare. He has a great overall feel for the game and matching basketball IQ. Whittington scored in the post with his half hook and turn shot and drove the ball from the high post and wing and knocked down the 3 like a small forward. He rebounded on both ends and blocked shots on the ball with excellent timing. According to Whittington he has only been seriously recruited by Robert Morris but after tonights 19 point performance he should expect his to be ringing off the hook in the coming days. Sleeper Alert!! Also, an assistant was at his game tonight where he scored 19 pts, 4 rbs, 4 stl and 1 block against Centennial. Is averaging 24.1 ppg this season, here's his game log: wiki.allmetsports.com/all-met/players/howard/oakland-mills/boys-basketball/16365/I've never seen him play, but here's some video: (2:55 mark) According to people who are familiar, they say he patterns his game after Kevin Durant and is a major talent. Same people also say he has a bad attitude, and will be a handful for whoever coaches him at the next level.
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chep3
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Post by chep3 on Feb 8, 2011 19:58:46 GMT -5
This strikes me as odd. I know we need a 3 in one of the next two classes. And I'm fine with going after Porter, just because he sounds like such a talent. But if we are offering this kid, who is an '11 kid and therefore less likely to be a pure backup option, then I wonder what else is going on. Maybe we're just doing our due diligence.
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Post by LeRoyHoya on Feb 8, 2011 20:08:16 GMT -5
Obviously likes to play one end of the court much better than the other. How about some transition defense?
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kghoya
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Post by kghoya on Feb 8, 2011 20:59:45 GMT -5
Maybe move Hollis to the 2?
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Post by jld54 on Feb 8, 2011 21:15:33 GMT -5
Just looking at the videos, he is way too thin to compete in Big East for at least a year, has possible grade issues, and dominates in a weak league. We can/should do better.
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hoyarooter
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Post by hoyarooter on Feb 8, 2011 21:40:18 GMT -5
Bad attitude? Move on.
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Post by harwoodhoya on Feb 8, 2011 21:44:41 GMT -5
No way bad attitude. I know his high school coach. Definatley a talent but he is not good enough to deal with his crap. I'll tell you more if my team plays his.
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Post by hoyaboya on Feb 8, 2011 23:25:27 GMT -5
I'm having Jerrelle Bennimon flashbacks...local kid with big stats in a lousy conference. Only difference is it seems like Whittington has slightly better schools interested in him (although not exactly the creme de la creme of high majors).
Unless we think Hollis is transferring, I'd say thanks but no thanks.
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Post by alleninxis on Feb 8, 2011 23:34:08 GMT -5
people were up in arms when it seemed as if the staff didn't cast a wide enough net recently..
then when it appears they do, some of what is in that net, isn't good enough. Can't win.
Imagine if a kid in our backyard blows up and we never monitored him? Staff is doing their due diligence as far as I can tell. You never know what can happen in the spring in regards to a prospect or even what turns out to be the shape of your roster moving forward.
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Post by nychoya3 on Feb 8, 2011 23:41:53 GMT -5
There is absolutely no harm in watching this kid. We don't need to take a 3, but if he can help us down the line, I trust JT3. One thing with this kid - he plays very weak competition and doesn't play much AAU ball. I don't think he has been tested against anything like top competition. Even if the skills are there, that makes it very tough to evaluate him.
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kghoya
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Post by kghoya on Feb 8, 2011 23:42:06 GMT -5
You never know what is going to happen. Two of the current starters showed up in unconventional ways. Vaughn as a transfer that didn't have to sit out a season and Wright after NC State dumped Herb.
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Post by idhoya on Feb 8, 2011 23:44:44 GMT -5
Intriguing
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Post by RBHoya on Feb 8, 2011 23:54:53 GMT -5
people were up in arms when it seemed as if the staff didn't cast a wide enough net recently.. then when it appears they do, some of what is in that net, isn't good enough. Can't win. Imagine if a kid in our backyard blows up and we never monitored him? Staff is doing their due diligence as far as I can tell. You never know what can happen in the spring in regards to a prospect or even what turns out to be the shape of your roster moving forward. This. Hoyatalk always s on guys who aren't in the precious Top 150, especially this time of year. People always start in with the "hold it for next year!" stuff.... as if everyone on the current team will stay around, and all those top recruits in the junior class are Georgetown locks if we push hard.... I bet if this kid was in the Jerry Meyer 150 and the video above had been shown, everybody would have been saying "looks like a future stud"... "great length and athleticism"... "potential through the roof" etc... but because he's off the national radar, people are criticizing his transition defense and whatnot. Comical, really. Anyhow, I have no idea whether or not this kid would be a major factor at the Big East level in a couple of years. But he's 6'8, fairly athletic and a good shooter--I'm glad the staff is out scouting him, as they should be. Who knows what could happen to our roster/scholarship situation, and who knows what Whittington may show in the weeks to come. If he's playing his ball less than an hour from campus, he's at least worth recruiting even if the unconditional offer never comes.
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kghoya
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Post by kghoya on Feb 9, 2011 0:25:25 GMT -5
This makes me think that they aren't done with the class of 2011. It's like this guy is Porter's backup. I, of course, say that without much knowledge other than what I read and hear from other fans.
Somebody bumped that thread for Carmelo earlier today. I had forgotten about that kid.
Has anybody seen all 3 of those kids play? Who should we as fans be hoping for? Who is most likely to show up? Any other possibilities out there?
Thanks in advance.
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Post by HometownHoya on Feb 9, 2011 2:19:34 GMT -5
Would rather take a PG then another skinny 3. Especially after Betancourt's report against a Quinn Cook
What is all this talk about the coaches doing due diligence? According to Rivals, Georgetown has OFFERED...that means if the kid accepts we are stuck with him. Hopefully, knowing Rivals, that is an oversight and we just are checking up on him.
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Post by FromTheBeginning on Feb 9, 2011 9:06:12 GMT -5
It is my understanding that there are "offers" and there are "offers" that are conditional on something else not happening (You know we offered so-and-so and he is deciding among x number of schools and we are commited to honoring his offer - but it looks like he might decide to go somewhere else, so if he does, then we would have a spot for you)
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Post by damnhoya on Feb 9, 2011 10:49:50 GMT -5
Tier 3 recruit.
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chep3
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Post by chep3 on Feb 9, 2011 11:25:22 GMT -5
I bet if this kid was in the Jerry Meyer 150 and the video above had been shown, everybody would have been saying "looks like a future stud"... "great length and athleticism"... "potential through the roof" etc... but because he's off the national radar, people are criticizing his transition defense and whatnot. Comical, really. I get that ratings have their flaws. But cmon, you can't honestly say that it's unreasonable that fans would be more interested/excited about a consensus top 150 recruit than a guy off the radar. Sometimes those off the radar guys end up studs. Sometimes they're off the radar for a reason. I don't mean anything about this kid in particular. But I think saying that a kid is recognized as being a top 100 recruit, on the balance, likely means that he's better (at least at this stage) than kids who aren't noticed.
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Post by hoyaboya on Feb 9, 2011 11:31:53 GMT -5
Would rather take a PG then another skinny 3. Especially after Betancourt's report against a Quinn Cook What is all this talk about the coaches doing due diligence? According to Rivals, Georgetown has OFFERED...that means if the kid accepts we are stuck with him. Hopefully, knowing Rivals, that is an oversight and we just are checking up on him. Agree with what's being said here. My criticism would be if the staff has OFFERED Whittington (as is being reported). Personally, I don't think it's a position of need unless the staff knows something we don't about expected departures of current players. I'm much less confident about Markel Starks as the only true PG on the roster than I am about potential wing players.
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Post by RDF on Feb 9, 2011 11:38:23 GMT -5
I'm with RB and Allen on this one---he's a guy who has size/skill, he's local, and you have to evaluate him. Tell you this much--he showed more in those highlights then what I saw of entire DC Assault team in 5 games this past Summer and all of those guys are "highly coveted".
Offer is conditional always--you have to qualify to get into school, etc....and he's a different player then Porter--Porter is playing small time competition too--and is more of a slasher/not a great shooter yet--this kid seems more of a perimeter guy who is skilled/can shoot--so they are different players.
Betancourt hasn't been on the radar for a while/with reason. The puff/propoganda that comes out about him is comical.
RB's point about "rankings" is spot on--I've seen several guys ranked highly that can't play a like and some guys not getting enough attention that should be ranked--look at Otto Porter-nobody heard of him outside of Missouri last year--and the gurus see him and now he's a top 50 player. What changed about his game/talent?
Whittington seems like a talented kid--and his talents fit what Hoyas can always use--size/skill/shooting ability. Whether he ever ends up on the hilltop or not--he's at least worth recruiting/keeping up with.
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