Macklin & Crews Info

[MJGHoya]

I was at the ABCD camp last week and will post some recruiting info, player evaluations, & other tidbits this evening.

In the meantime, although Macklin has supposedly reopened his recruitment multiple sources are confirming that Gtown is the team to beat.

Also, Gtown has been actively recruiting Duke Crews. In August he’ll cut his list to five. His current lists includes Xavier, St. John’s, Maryland, Georgetown, Virginia, Florida, Florida State, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Florida, Florida State, Illinois, UNC.

Last week a number of scouts were raving about Crews performance this summer. He was a dominate force at both the NBA and Nike camps. A number of people are beginning to think that Crews will be a better college player than Macklin. I have yet to see Crews play, but he sounds like a better version of Sam Young.

Can we get them both?

Who would you rather have?

[nychoya3]

Macklin is puportedly more skilled, and probably better suited to play the diverse roles demanded of big men in the Georgetown offense. Crews is effective in close, but he's limited to that right now. Still, Crews is a 4 year player, and Macklin is a 2 year player, if we're lucky. Toss up. We're in better shape for Macklin, I think. Crews has a long list and teams like UNC and Wake are starting to really get involved.

The Crews-Young comparsion is right on, from what I've heard. I wouldn't say he's better, since Young tore up everyone at Hargrave last year and is the favorite among a lot of people for BE ROY, but they're definitely similar players. Crews gets listed at 6'7'', but I understand he's closer to 6'5''. Big wingspan, big hops, and a great motor, however.

[SFHoya99]

From what I've heard from people who have seen both, Crews does not have the perimeter skills Young has, but may be more focused defensively.

I'd take either or both.

[sweetness]

Thanks for the info MJG -- looking forward to the update. I would love to get either Macklin or Crews, but given Macklin's size, he would be my first choice. He fits so nicely with the rest of the froncourt, and getting him would make a big splash and re-establish us as the place for big men. I really don't care that he's a one or two year guy because over the next two years we'll have some veterans, and Macklin would just put us over the hump. Plus a class of Rivers, Summers and Macklin represents the nucleus of a great team -- you've got your PG, swingman, and bigman.

[MCIGuy]

Maryland is hoping it can wrap up Crews before the end of August.

[MCIGuy]

Maryland is also hoping it can get Dyson to commit by early next week.

[nychoya3]

MCI, I haven't heard them even referenced as a leader for Crews. Now, I know that's no impediment to Terp fans thinking they just need to "wrap him up," but are they even one of the top schools in the race? Maybe he spent a night on the town with Gary Williams, and that really swung things their way.

[MCIGuy]

The reports from Terrapin Times always make Terp fans do a lot of wishful thinking. They do think they can get Crews though. He's been the one that the "sources" over there have been talking about the longest.

[RDF]

Let's see MCI, the question with Twerp fans is who don't they think they've got "in the bag" or a "leaning" towards GArYland?? I've heard from their obnoxious followers they'll land these guys next year:

Donte Green
Chris Wright
Julian Vaughn
Braxton Dupree
Malcolm Delaney

Of course this is in addition to the 10000 guards they have on the roster and SF's too. But it's nice to know that GU is nothing more than fodder for the "Mighty" Twerps. I think Hoyas are taking a look at Crews again and some other kids too--like Taj Gibson. It's obvious our main focus is Mr. Macklin though and I for one think GU and Ticket are a perfect match. Just hope we keep working and both parties see it as a great fit.

I think Maryland and Ohio State Fans should have a Battle for the Most Obnoxious Fans in America the way they talk down to other fans and act as if other teams have no shot when recruiting against them.

[MCIGuy]

Oh, I agree. Despite their recent track record Terp fans keep thinking they're going to get every great big man in the 2007 class.

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I heard some Twerp fans saying UMCP was in the lead for DaJuan Summers... is this true?!

[hoyahoyasaxa]

I have it on good authority from a Twerp fan that they are in the lead for Patrick Ewing to round out their 1981 recruiting class.

[mcnpa]

Crews has been quoted as saying that the schools that have been recruiting him the hardest are St. John's and Xavier. He still has a long list but will pare it down to 5 soon apparently.

[RBHoya]

With Rivers and Summers already in the fold, it might be tough to bring in 4 players again. I hate talking about scholarships because it seems to get touchy, but if we were to add BOTH Macklin and Crews it would require either Jon to remain a walk-on or a transfer after the season, both of which are possible.

Anyhow, I'm generally a proponent of 4 year players over guys who have 1 foot in the league, but I agree with those who say that you need some Macklin types to make it to the next level. The best recruiting teams have a mix of top 25 players who are likely to leave early and other solid players who are highly ranked but likely to stay around for 4 years. We've got a lot of depth, a lot of very good players, but after this year we can use some players who are real standouts--and thats Macklin. Even if we only get him for a year or two, he'd be likely to help a great deal in that amount of time, and he'd hopefully be a good representative for the university in the NBA after he left.

If Macklin falls through for some reason, I wouldn't mind Crews. Everyone says he's a real gamer, despite the fact that his height seems like an obvious concern to a casual observor/fan. His list is real long right now, so I won't focus on him until he cuts it down a bit, if we make it. I also wouldn't mind saving that last scholarship. If we do in fact have only 4 scholarships to use over the next 2 years, and were already using 2 on Rivers and Summers, it might make sense to keep 2 for next year, rather than use it this year on a player were not nuts about... It'd allow us to go all out for some of the promising area players in the 2007 class.

[rkerby15]

There is no way Crews will be coming to Georgetown. From what I have heard St. John's and Xavier are so far ahead in the recruiting game that unless we pick up our interest it won't make a difference. But on the other hand, we do have a great shot at Macklin. If by the time he gets here we still have Jeff, we would be a pretty tough team for anyone in the country to beat.

[nychoya3]

Not true about Crews, based on the most recent articles. Actually, his latest lists haven't even included St. Johns. The big ACC schools are picking up their recruitment, and it wouldn't surprise me to see him end up at UNC. Xavier and SJU have been on him forever, but that doesn't mean everything. He never identified them as his leaders. We are well situated for Macklin.

[rkerby15]

Yes, the ACC schools have picked up on Crews and it wouldn't surprise me either to go the ACC. I was just saying that we aren't seriously going after him, and that we shouldn't consider him an obtainable recruit for us. It would be cool to see Duke play for Duke.

[SFHoya99]

rkerby, Duke Crews is certainly obtainable. Likely? Probably not. But somehow I doubt that you have this incredible inside info as to whether or not we could get Duke Crews.

[rkerby15]

Ok, lets see if we get him. I mean I would love for him to join the Georgetown Basketball program, but as you just said not likely. A more likely candidate for 06 would be Devan Bawinkel. Probably not as good but definitely more likely.

[SFHoya99]

You said unobtainable. Certainty in recruiting is ridiculous. Crews is not unobtainable.

I realize that may seem ticky tack, but I just don't like what unobtainable implies...that we can't compete recruiting with the big boys. I think we can and are with Macklin, and for good reason.

We're an excellent school in a great city that offers an on-court role for a big man offered virtually no where else by a great coach.