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Post by prhoya on Dec 12, 2007 14:30:56 GMT -5
Thanks, RDF, for that post. Nice way to summarize Bras & Co.
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Post by jerseyhoya34 on Dec 12, 2007 21:45:51 GMT -5
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Post by RDF on Dec 13, 2007 14:42:16 GMT -5
In the Mt. St. Joe's win last night--Henry Sims led the way with 17pts, 10 boards, and 3 blocks.
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Post by HoyaSkin on Dec 14, 2007 0:21:56 GMT -5
Next Tuesday, Future Hoya Greg Monroe and his Helen Cox (La.) high school team will be playing John Carroll (Isaiah Philmore and Jakub Kusmieruk) in the Bank of America City of Palm Classic in Florida. Should be a good game, as the John Carroll Patriots from Bel Air, MD are coming off a big win Tuesday night over the Baltimore metro area's #1 team, the Towson Catholic Owls. The Helen Cox/John Carroll game will be broadcast live on the internet, Tuesday, December 18th at 3:30pm EST. There is an online registration process and a one-time monthly cost of $3.99, but you also get the option to see many of the top high school players in the country for the rest of the month. For those interested, go to www.cityofpalmsclassic.com. Click on U-Score to sign up for the video play-by-play of the event.
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Post by HoyaSkin on Dec 14, 2007 0:28:08 GMT -5
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Post by RDF on Dec 14, 2007 0:33:59 GMT -5
Actually Henry Sims plays against John Carroll tomorrow night prior to Greg Monroe. So 2 Hoyas face off against Richard Simmons workout legend in next two weeks.
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Post by RDF on Dec 15, 2007 1:25:24 GMT -5
Henry Sims had 19pts, 10 boards, and 5 blocks last night in the win over John Carroll. Hoya '10 recruiting target Eric Atkins had 28 pts to lead way for Mt. St. Joes--who won by 19 points.
Isaiah Philmore had 16 pts and 7 boards for JC and Jakub had 4 and 4.
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Post by RDF on Dec 15, 2007 2:11:26 GMT -5
Jason Clark and O'Connell bounced back from loss to Gonzaga the other night with win over DeMatha--70-60. No word on Jason ended up stastically speaking.
Greg Monroe and Helen Cox beat O'Perry Walker HS 72-65. Still now word on his stats either.
Gonzaga won their first game of their classic--and Tyler Thornton had 11 pts.
Chris Martin--son of former Hoya Bill--had 20 points the other night in WCAC matchup with Ireton. Chris plays for St. John's Prep and is a class of '11 player. As most know--that is where Chris Wright went to school and Hoya assistant Coach Dave Cox was formerly working there as well.
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Post by jhoyafan on Dec 15, 2007 7:14:14 GMT -5
i was at the O'connell - Dematha game last night. I briefly lost track but i believe Clark had about 26pts and a good number of boards.
Freeman was in attendance last night as well as Md asst Chuck Driesel and UNC's Roy Williams. It's amazing that Roy comes to this game and Gary, who's school is a couple miles down the road, sends his assistant. Roy was most likely there to check up on his recruit Kendall Marshall.
Clark was the most efficient player on the court, scoring on putbacks, mid range jumpers, and a few treys (maybe 3). He has good athleticism and plays his @ss off - diving after loose balls and battling for boards. He'll fit in perfectly with the Hoyas.
Dematha's Naji Hibbert was really impressive in the first half but cooled off in the 2nd when O'connell started to pull away. Clark, who was matched up with him, had trouble checking Hibbert. To be fair, I think Hibbert had at least 2 inches and 15-20 more lbs. Not sure if we're recruiting him, but we should keep a watchful eye.
Marshall was probably the most impressive overall, considering he's a sophmore. He's a tall and very smooth point guard. He doesn't seem to have a lot of athleticism but knows how to score and is always looking to pass. UNC got a good one.
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Post by MCIGuy on Dec 15, 2007 8:21:46 GMT -5
Freeman was in attendance last night as well as Md asst Chuck Driesel and UNC's Roy Williams. It's amazing that Roy comes to this game and Gary, who's school is a couple miles down the road, sends his assistant. Bingo. Objective Terp fans have been making this point for years.
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Post by RDF on Dec 15, 2007 12:30:41 GMT -5
Well--Gary might have been in Baltimore where III has been a lot lately--to track Roscoe Smith---and in all honesty--most of the kids in the O'Connell-Gonzaga game are underclassmen targets--because Jason Clark, Frank Ben Eze, and Kendall Marshall are all signed/committed and Josh Selby is only a Sophomore for DeMatha--Hibbert isn't a major priority for Hoyas or Terps right now.
Roy was there due to fact Heels play at Rutgers Sunday Night.
--Hoyas also could've been tracking Tyler Thornton, Josh Hairston, and/or Henry Sims last night.
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Post by prhoya on Dec 15, 2007 20:09:58 GMT -5
Not too late for JTIII to recruit Marshall... He cannot sign until his senior season.
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Post by MCIGuy on Dec 15, 2007 20:40:32 GMT -5
The honorable thing to do is to respect his choice. Only get involved if Marshall himself doesn't want to go through with the commitment (which is unlikely).
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Post by MCIGuy on Dec 15, 2007 22:23:46 GMT -5
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Post by prhoya on Dec 15, 2007 23:34:00 GMT -5
Of course, JTIII wouldn't act like Calhoun. But, it's still way too early to close the lid on this one.
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Post by prhoya on Dec 15, 2007 23:36:35 GMT -5
Nice write-up. He could quickly become one of the most popular players here.
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Post by balla on Dec 16, 2007 4:35:22 GMT -5
Not too late for JTIII to recruit Marshall... He cannot sign until his senior season. III would never do that. At least he would not do that to UNC. There are a lot of good outside players in the 2010 class. GU will be just fine.
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Post by prhoya on Dec 16, 2007 12:58:07 GMT -5
What I mean is that JTIII should not close the door if he knocks, not that he go and try to lure him away from UNC. If he's close with Clark, he could be interested. It's possible, not sure how probable.
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Post by jerseyhoya34 on Dec 16, 2007 13:24:04 GMT -5
i was at the O'connell - Dematha game last night. I briefly lost track but i believe Clark had about 26pts and a good number of boards. Freeman was in attendance last night as well as Md asst Chuck Driesel and UNC's Roy Williams. It's amazing that Roy comes to this game and Gary, who's school is a couple miles down the road, sends his assistant. Roy was most likely there to check up on his recruit Kendall Marshall. Clark was the most efficient player on the court, scoring on putbacks, mid range jumpers, and a few treys (maybe 3). He has good athleticism and plays his @ss off - diving after loose balls and battling for boards. He'll fit in perfectly with the Hoyas. Dematha's Naji Hibbert was really impressive in the first half but cooled off in the 2nd when O'connell started to pull away. Clark, who was matched up with him, had trouble checking Hibbert. To be fair, I think Hibbert had at least 2 inches and 15-20 more lbs. Not sure if we're recruiting him, but we should keep a watchful eye. Marshall was probably the most impressive overall, considering he's a sophmore. He's a tall and very smooth point guard. He doesn't seem to have a lot of athleticism but knows how to score and is always looking to pass. UNC got a good one. The Washington Post box score confirms that Clark had 26 points against DeMatha. He had 3 3-point field goals. Marshall had 17 points. Josh Selby had 20 to lead DeMatha.
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Post by balla on Dec 17, 2007 3:41:29 GMT -5
It is funny, Clark is really one of the top 25 players in the country(top 5 PG). But all of the services evaluate him at SG because that is where he plays at Oconnell with Williams at PG. At PG, I put him after only: Jennings Holliday Walker Note. I do not consider Tyreke Evans or Malcom Lee true PGs.
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