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Post by hoyasaxa18 on Apr 30, 2014 17:42:08 GMT -5
I admit that I'm new to this whole recruiting thing; so I'm curious: What is the typical timetable for a transfer like Egbunu? Are there any deadlines that could give us an idea of when he might make a decision? How many visits can he make?
In general, what sort of timetable are we looking at here?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2014 17:53:23 GMT -5
I admit that I'm new to this whole recruiting thing; so I'm curious: What is the typical timetable for a transfer like Egbunu? Are there any deadlines that could give us an idea of when he might make a decision? How many visits can he make? In general, what sort of timetable are we looking at here? He can make as many as he wants as long as he pays… I guess the best way to describe recruiting is “Unpredictable” I would guess he probably tries to make a decision within the next month as he probably wants to enroll at Summer School somewhere but you never know
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Post by blueandgray on Apr 30, 2014 18:43:59 GMT -5
I admit that I'm new to this whole recruiting thing; so I'm curious: What is the typical timetable for a transfer like Egbunu? Are there any deadlines that could give us an idea of when he might make a decision? How many visits can he make? In general, what sort of timetable are we looking at here? He can make as many as he wants as long as he pays… I guess the best way to describe recruiting is “Unpredictable” I would guess he probably tries to make a decision within the next month as he probably wants to enroll at Summer School somewhere but you never know He'll be on an "official" visit to G'town this weekend.
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Post by hoyaboya on Apr 30, 2014 18:57:43 GMT -5
Of all the bigs we're recruiting, including top '15 guys such as Rabb, Comanche, Labisierre and Govan, this is the guy I want. I think it would be incredibly valuable, given the complexity of what JT III runs, to have a year in the system practicing before needing to play in games. All of the '15 guys would need to be productive right away as freshmen, which we've seen is difficult for even the highest rated big man recruits of JT III's tenure. This guy's what we need to have a big-time big man ready to play in 2015-2016.
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Post by BubbleVisionBiff on Apr 30, 2014 19:26:30 GMT -5
Of all the bigs we're recruiting, including top '15 guys such as Rabb, Comanche, Labisierre and Govan, this is the guy I want. I think it would be incredibly valuable, given the complexity of what JT III runs, to have a year in the system practicing before needing to play in games. All of the '15 guys would need to be productive right away as freshmen, which we've seen is difficult for even the highest rated big man recruits of JT III's tenure. This guy's what we need to have a big-time big man ready to play in 2015-2016. Agree 110%
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Post by hoyasaxa18 on Apr 30, 2014 19:31:55 GMT -5
And in addition to the practice time that he would gain, he also already has a year of experience as a starter in a big time college conference.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2014 19:46:06 GMT -5
He can make as many as he wants as long as he pays… I guess the best way to describe recruiting is “Unpredictable” I would guess he probably tries to make a decision within the next month as he probably wants to enroll at Summer School somewhere but you never know He'll be on an "official" visit to G'town this weekend. He get’s 5 as a transfer same as a HS’er right?
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Post by prhoya on May 1, 2014 10:36:52 GMT -5
Of all the bigs we're recruiting, including top '15 guys such as Rabb, Comanche, Labisierre and Govan, this is the guy I want. I think it would be incredibly valuable, given the complexity of what JT III runs, to have a year in the system practicing before needing to play in games. All of the '15 guys would need to be productive right away as freshmen, which we've seen is difficult for even the highest rated big man recruits of JT III's tenure. This guy's what we need to have a big-time big man ready to play in 2015-2016. Respectfully disagree that it's difficult for top ranked big man recruits (out of high school) to be productive "given the complexity of what JTIII runs". The only top ranked (defined as top 10) that JT3 has brought in is Monroe. During his freshman year, Greg averaged 12.7 ppg, 7 rbs, 2.5 assists, 1.5 blks, 1.8 stls, 57 FG%, 33 3FG%, 70 FT% in 31 mpg. Of the players you list, Rabb and Skal are the top ranked recruits. They are all-around skilled players and either one or two and dones. If they come, they will succeed at GU from Day 1 just like GM, esp. with senior All-BE DSR & Co. around them.
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Post by daymondmyles on May 1, 2014 12:40:05 GMT -5
The complexity of what JT3 runs is overyhyped. It's not rocket science, and plenty of freshmen have come in and done well here.
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Post by professorhoya on May 1, 2014 12:54:07 GMT -5
This kid is a stud. All rookie team as a starting center in the AAC. Was a top 50 kid out of high school and can handle the academics at Georgetown. Staff is very high on him and although they aren't sure when he'd be eligible, they believe he'd make an immediate impact. They believe he'd anchor our frontline along with Copeland and White. He visited Florida this past weekend, Mich. St. and Arizona are also showing interest. VISITING GEORGETOWN THIS WEEKEND!! Gonna be a party pooper here but I think this guy is a lock for Virginia Tech. Buzz Williams hired the USF assistant coach who recruited Egbunu, Steve Roccaforte about a month ago. I don't think Buzz would have hired Roccaforte unless Roccaforte could bring a done deal to the table. You look at what happened to all the Marquette recruits and they followed Buzz and assistant coach Chew to Virginia Tech. Until he's signed I'm not going to get too excited about this guy because i think this might be Buzz Williams' recruit to lose.
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Post by TC on May 1, 2014 13:04:25 GMT -5
If we lose a recruit to Virginia Tech it's because we didn't recruit hard enough.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2014 13:23:25 GMT -5
This kid is a stud. All rookie team as a starting center in the AAC. Was a top 50 kid out of high school and can handle the academics at Georgetown. Staff is very high on him and although they aren't sure when he'd be eligible, they believe he'd make an immediate impact. They believe he'd anchor our frontline along with Copeland and White. He visited Florida this past weekend, Mich. St. and Arizona are also showing interest. VISITING GEORGETOWN THIS WEEKEND!! Gonna be a party pooper here but I think this guy is a lock for Virginia Tech. Buzz Williams hired the USF assistant coach who recruited Egbunu, Steve Roccaforte about a month ago. I don't think Buzz would have hired Roccaforte unless Roccaforte could bring a done deal to the table. You look at what happened to all the Marquette recruits and they followed Buzz and assistant coach Chew to Virginia Tech. Until he's signed I'm not going to get too excited about this guy because i think this might be Buzz Williams' recruit to lose. He’s not, the reason he ended up at USF was his AAU coach steered him there. He lived with the AAU coach and was great friends with his son who was also a USF signee but never ended up attending USF because academics or shady business by USF. By then it was too late and Egbunu was already signed. If Davis ended up at a different school so would have Egbundu Roccaforte might be able to pull something off but they aren’t even being mentioned right now and no info on their board regarding him for a few days...
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Post by dreamhoya on May 1, 2014 13:47:19 GMT -5
The complexity of what JT3 runs is overyhyped. It's not rocket science, and plenty of freshmen have come in and done well here. . Yes and JTIII has said himself that what they run is simple....it's just a matter of reading defenses, knowing how the other team's playing them.
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Post by rustyshackleford on May 1, 2014 13:52:52 GMT -5
His ability to run the floor coupled with his shotblocking skills is scary.
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Post by mfk24 on May 1, 2014 14:34:56 GMT -5
Of all the bigs we're recruiting, including top '15 guys such as Rabb, Comanche, Labisierre and Govan, this is the guy I want. I think it would be incredibly valuable, given the complexity of what JT III runs, to have a year in the system practicing before needing to play in games. All of the '15 guys would need to be productive right away as freshmen, which we've seen is difficult for even the highest rated big man recruits of JT III's tenure. This guy's what we need to have a big-time big man ready to play in 2015-2016. Respectfully disagree that it's difficult for top ranked big man recruits (out of high school) to be productive "given the complexity of what JTIII runs". The only top ranked (defined as top 10) that JT3 has brought in is Monroe. During his freshman year, Greg averaged 12.7 ppg, 7 rbs, 2.5 assists, 1.5 blks, 1.8 stls, 57 FG%, 33 3FG%, 70 FT% in 31 mpg. Of the players you list, Rabb and Skal are the top ranked recruits. They are all-around skilled players and either one or two and dones. If they come, they will succeed at GU from Day 1 just like GM, esp. with senior All-BE DSR & Co. around them. I don't think Skal or Rabb have the college ready bodies that Monroe had coming in. They're both very long, athletic players for sure, but Skal is 215 max and Rabb is even slighter. DSR might weigh more than them. They'd need to gain a heck of a lot of strength to be highly effective out of the gate at the 5. A lot can change in a year considering they're 2015 kids, so I'm not 100% disagreeing with you, but even both their hs coaches are aware that strength is something they're both lacking right now.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2014 15:07:59 GMT -5
Point Guard U @uofapointguardu 1h @jonrothstein @cbssports I knew if I searched John Egbunu I would find Jason Scheer stole this info from twitter. FYI he isnt coming to AZ
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2014 15:11:31 GMT -5
www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2014/05/report_michigan_state_hosts_so.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitterTwo days after Michigan State lost out on the services of Southern California transfer Byron Wesley, the Spartans are apparently in the mix for a big man from South Florida. John Egbunu, a 7-foot center transferring after his freshman season at USF, has visited Michigan State according to a Thursday report from Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. He will visit Georgetown this weekend, while Florida and Arizona are also in the running for his services according to the report. Egbunu would have to sit out for one season before becoming eligible to play at a new school, after his scholarship release was granted Tuesday. He is the fifth player to transfer from the program since South Florida fired coach Stan Heath after the season. Dennis Lin @d12lin 46m Saw Izzo and @usfmbb transfer John Egbunu at Brody cafe. Met @coachdanefife & @djstephens31. I'd love to work as a @msu_Basketball manager.
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Post by hoyasaxa18 on May 1, 2014 19:24:48 GMT -5
If Virginia Tech and Arizona are on the outside looking in, and Florida is out of scholarships, then it seems that it's down to us and Michigan State. I don't want to get too excited, but it seems like there's a decent chance that we get this kid.
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Post by EtomicB on May 1, 2014 22:05:15 GMT -5
If Virginia Tech and Arizona are on the outside looking in, and Florida is out of scholarships, then it seems that it's down to us and Michigan State. I don't want to get too excited, but it seems like there's a decent chance that we get this kid. I think G'town has a very good chance at getting him.. I may be making too much out of the tweets by Joey Knight from the TB times who mentioned G'town as soon as Egbunu got his release and he responded to Rothstein's info on Egbunu's visit today with this.. It kinda seems like he has some inside info.. Joey Knight @tbtimes_Bulls 7h Told you Hoyas would be in mix. “@jonrothstein: USF's John Egbunu will visit Georgetown this weekend, source told @cbssports.Feeling good vibes about this kid..
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Post by daytonahoya31 on May 1, 2014 23:20:00 GMT -5
Of all the bigs we're recruiting, including top '15 guys such as Rabb, Comanche, Labisierre and Govan, this is the guy I want. I think it would be incredibly valuable, given the complexity of what JT III runs, to have a year in the system practicing before needing to play in games. All of the '15 guys would need to be productive right away as freshmen, which we've seen is difficult for even the highest rated big man recruits of JT III's tenure. This guy's what we need to have a big-time big man ready to play in 2015-2016. You are forgetting the era we live in. I can guarantee that neither Rabb or Comanche, or Labiesierre, or Govan would commit to Georgetown thinking "well, let me go in and learn the system and practice for a year and then play in the games my sophomore season" Doesn't work like that. All four of those guys are five star recruits. Five star recruits don't go to college to sit. Simple as that. First off, those four guys all have more natural talent than Egbunu - who I love for his length and athleticism. Secondly, Greg Monroe came in and was fine right away, didn't break stride from high school. I agree with recruiting Egbunu, but the freshmen this staff is recruiting go to school to play right away. If either of those bigs commit here, I can guarantee they won't be riding the pine
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