DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Apr 21, 2009 13:32:19 GMT -5
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SFHoya99
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Post by SFHoya99 on Apr 21, 2009 13:44:01 GMT -5
Welcome, Jerelle!
6'8", great rebounder with a good handle? Sounds good.
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EasyEd
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Post by EasyEd on Apr 21, 2009 13:49:32 GMT -5
Not sure about this one. Not recruited actively by anyone of note. League he played in is not among the tops. Maybe he was recruited for rebounding only. At any rate, welcome Jerelle.
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Highsmith
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Post by Highsmith on Apr 21, 2009 13:50:05 GMT -5
Just got in to see if there was any more good news for today.....looks like there is!! I don't know much about Jerrelle, but if SF's description is any indication, he sounds like what we need. I hadn't read much about him on the board recently (or at all that I remember, but I am in and out).....is this one a surprise?? In any case, welcome Jerrelle!
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Post by swhoya on Apr 21, 2009 13:55:37 GMT -5
Not sure about this one. Not recruited actively by anyone of note. League he played in is not among the tops. Maybe he was recruited for rebounding only. At any rate, welcome Jerelle. This isn't a knock on you ed...I just think it's funny. Half this board wants JTIII to go after unheralded recruits (like it's easy to tell which will blossom in college!) and blames this last season (feels good to say it was last season) on too many McDonald's All-Americans. And then the other half is critical when he gets recruits that might be under the radar. Bottom line: I'd love to have JTIII's job. But I'd also hate it. Welcome Jerrelle!
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Post by williambraskyiii on Apr 21, 2009 13:59:09 GMT -5
Coach says is powerful like a linebacker and from pictures it looks fairly developed for a hs senior physically, but he could be 21 based on his myspace page, so who knows...
While i see both sides of the coin on the heralded vs. unheralded, this guy seems fairly far off the high D1 radar. And re his big numbers, don't forget another recruit who averaged a double-double in a small, rural conference in high school - Tyler Crawford. While everyone loves TC, it just goes to show you that hs numbers don't mean all that much...
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The Stig
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Post by The Stig on Apr 21, 2009 13:59:38 GMT -5
Another guy who flew under the radar because he didn't play AAU ball (ankle injury over the summer).
If this quote from the WaPo article is accurate, he sounds like a great fit for our system: "He's just a hard matchup," Brizzi said. "He's a tall young man, he can handle the ball, he sees the floor so well. He scores a lot, but it's the other things he's done that have meant so much for us."
Looking at the picture he probably needs to bulk up, but hopefully that will come with time. EDIT: braskyiii says otherwise, so I might be wrong on that.
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Post by oldirtyku on Apr 21, 2009 14:05:18 GMT -5
I did not see this 1 coming...
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Post by HoyasAreHungry on Apr 21, 2009 14:06:17 GMT -5
I always laugh at the bulk up comments.....other than crawford and I guess Austin which recruit have we gotten in the past 3 or 4 years that DOESN'T need to bulk up??? Actually let's expand this further what other schools as well...all these kids are long and lean! These kids are in high school of course they need to bulk up!
ok end rant
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Highsmith
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Post by Highsmith on Apr 21, 2009 14:09:03 GMT -5
I saw one place (sorry--no link, I was going through lots of pages!) that had him listed at 6'7" and 210 lbs as a junior......assuming he has "bulked up" some this year, that's a decent start. Sounds like a tough kid regardless.....works to do whatever he needs to do to win. Seems like a pretty good pattern with Jerrelle and Vee!
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Post by seaweed on Apr 21, 2009 14:11:03 GMT -5
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Post by dreamhoya on Apr 21, 2009 14:12:02 GMT -5
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Post by Boz on Apr 21, 2009 14:12:18 GMT -5
Looking at the picture he probably needs to bulk up, but hopefully that will come with time. EDIT: braskyiii says otherwise, so I might be wrong on that. That WP picture is not him. Here's the Google search results page for him. Go nuts.
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Post by gtowndynasty on Apr 21, 2009 14:18:03 GMT -5
THis is a great move. I think this happened b/c of the schollie situation with Omar. Had he not opened up, I think we would have seen them wait it for Williams. But initially, the plan was to sign 3 in 09-Hollis/Dashonte/another guard. We got the Hollis and Vee and are trying to get LW to fill Dashonte's void. This signee is basically taking the place of Omar. He will be able to come in and find his niche on a team that will be pretty good.
I am no recruiting guru, but I would have to think we are still heavily in play for LW and Jerrelle will be a great insurance policy in the event we dont get him, we get injuries, or someone is not ready to step it up next year.
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The Stig
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Post by The Stig on Apr 21, 2009 14:21:11 GMT -5
Thanks Boz.
Where does this leave us as far as schollies for 2010?
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Post by SirSaxa on Apr 21, 2009 14:23:10 GMT -5
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The Stig
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Post by The Stig on Apr 21, 2009 14:25:23 GMT -5
Isn't it just one left for 2010, since Jerrelle isn't in the table yet?
That might mean something as far as Roscoe/Williams are concerned.
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Post by kghoya on Apr 21, 2009 14:25:24 GMT -5
Thanks Boz. Where does this leave us as far as schollies for 2010? already have 2 verbals...one more available and remember thats before anybody leaves eary (for whatever reason)
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SirSaxa
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Post by SirSaxa on Apr 21, 2009 14:33:14 GMT -5
Isn't it just one left for 2010, since Jerrelle isn't in the table yet? That might mean something as far as Roscoe/Williams are concerned. You are correct Stig. Schollie table shows Sanford included, does not yet have Benimon -- and no one else leaving this year. We actually have 4 schollies open this year -- including Benimon's. But we have no seniors on the team next season, so no "known" departures after the '10 season. So we still have those 4 schollies -- but two will go to Starks and Lubick (both verbals, can't sign until Nov. '09) -- unless one or the other pulls a Riley. OK, 2 schollies left of '09 and '10 combined. IF we take Benimon.. then one schollie left. Who gets it? Latavious? Then none are open for Roscoe, Barton or anyone else. Unless Greg leaves early or someone else is "shown the door". (I, for one, am not convinced that no one has ever been "shown the door" during the JT3 era. JT3 as much as said so with his remarks about why kids leave -- some for PT, some for the League, and some "may not have had the option to return") Looking over what I just typed, I probably muddied the waters more than cleared them up.
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Post by RBHoya on Apr 21, 2009 14:39:28 GMT -5
Barring major injury this is Greg's last year. He's almost like a senior. His scholarship is the one we'll pursue Roscoe/Kendrick/Barton etc. with.
Or if Latavious doesn't end up here, we'll have 2 to use in 2010.
Realistically, that's the long and short of it.
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