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Post by saxagael on Dec 4, 2021 0:00:49 GMT -5
I brought up Rice as you couldn't name one, but thought it may have been Rice. You still can't name anyone. All you have is words in the wind and not one darned fact. I named Rice: It’s somewhere in the recruiting thread, but I don’t have time to look. I think one of them was Rice (not Kaiden). Are you going to answer my questions? By the way, I normally like what you contribute, but this one is really bizarre.
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Post by prhoya on Dec 4, 2021 0:14:40 GMT -5
I named Rice: Are you going to answer my questions? By the way, I normally like what you contribute, but this one is really bizarre. I like what you contribute too, but I find your point in this very bizarre, unless you want to excuse our failings with local recruits and then it makes sense. I’ll ask again: if Pat had the best DMV recruiter on staff, do you think he would not be able to close a top DMV recruit? Do you think we have the best staff available to accomplish it right now? Is it impossible to retain the top talent in the area?
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Post by saxagael on Dec 4, 2021 0:44:12 GMT -5
By the way, I normally like what you contribute, but this one is really bizarre. I like what you contribute too, but I find your point in this very bizarre, unless you want to excuse our failings with local recruits and then it makes sense. I’ll ask again: if Pat had the best DMV recruiter on staff, do you think he would not be able to close a top DMV recruit? Do you think we have the best staff available to accomplish it right now? Is it impossible to retain the top talent in the area? Just tell me failed with who? A top players who didn't want to play away from home, who the Hoyas had room for and could contribute or start. I'm not asking for much. You make it sound like a big problem and you are claiming the problem with no facts just rumor. I've been pointing out local players who have complained loudly about not being recruited and where they ended up and log jams ahead of them at Georgetown, which could be why they didn't get offers. There are tons of DMV coaches who complain their kids don't get a fair shake, but they aren't getting any top teams making offers. George Mason and American recruit and land a lot of local players, but they aren't players that would help Georgetown (usually). Maryland gets some. Georgetown and Maryland both put offers out to about 20 to 30 local players each year combined. I think Georgetown has 10 offers out for 2023 and 2024 to local top players - the players claim they have the offers not the school. Official visits are about the only time you know there is actual interest at some level from the school. Then it is a process of getting the best players for slots open. Many local players decide not to stay home and that is their first preference. Then it becomes the handful left. Players getting down to having a letter of intent to sign is the real trick. But, there really aren't many big players that got away. Many want to think they are big players, but then they play for low mid-majors and don't play well there. Those are the ones who complain the loudest.
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Post by saxagael on Dec 4, 2021 0:58:44 GMT -5
By the way, I normally like what you contribute, but this one is really bizarre. I like what you contribute too, but I find your point in this very bizarre, unless you want to excuse our failings with local recruits and then it makes sense. I’ll ask again: if Pat had the best DMV recruiter on staff, do you think he would not be able to close a top DMV recruit? Do you think we have the best staff available to accomplish it right now? Is it impossible to retain the top talent in the area? I will tell you again, from asking players myself directly it wouldn't make a difference. But, you are completely underestimating what on earth this coaching staff is doing recruiting. If you haven't been in a gym at a top game and seen them there, you aren't talking from experience. From late this last spring I was in the gym for runs and one night at the end of April or early May there were 8 local players who play D1 and had played for teams in the NCAA tournament this year. The question they were asking themselves and I followed up with a couple questions (I've known a few of them for a few years) was would they stay local. To a player they laughed and said there would be no way they would play near home. But, because of pandemic they were asked if they needed to be near home would they play locally and if so, where. About half said they would play locally if family was sick and they wanted to be with them. Of that group all said Georgetown. I think 6 of the 8 had offers from Georgetown when they were in high school. The other two, I'm just not sure but they may have. But, not one of them wanted to play anywhere near home. Don came to one or two of those runs with his summer trainer. But, a Georgetown coach was there, but not recruiting and staying away from players (other than a few players they had recruited to say hey and be friendly). This is what I know and what I have seen and heard. Not made up stuff by people who love to make stuff up. If you are in the DMV go to a top WCAC game when Hoyas are in town with a bit of a break and see if Hoya coaches are there. Depending on the game and who is playing, there will likely be one or two there.
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Post by prhoya on Dec 4, 2021 1:00:14 GMT -5
Listen to the Chris Wright and Austin Freeman podcast with Jeff Green. Austin ended up at Georgetown because of Jeff Green. Green, Freeman, and Wright all played in the same travel team program and knew each other. Green, Wright, and Freeman were there with Summers (Baltimore) and Hibbert too. But, other than Wright, Georgetown was each of their best offer. They stayed local because Georgetown was the best school interested. Hibbert and Green were Eshrick recruits, but didn't play for him. Green, Hibbert, and Summers came into a Hoya program that wasn't solid and was rebuilding. Wright and Freeman came into a Hoya team just off a solid tournament run. After that there weren't many local recruits. Here you go again. No mention of the school, the Thompson family, the Big East or other GU superlatives... just players recruiting players...for you, it had nothing to do with staff recruiters since the players recruit each other... Summers came into a program that had gone to the NCAA Regionals and lost to eventual champs Florida. It wasn’t rebuilding; it needed a piece to go all the way. He chose GU over Maryland, hardly a lesser offer than GU at the time when it had won the National Championship in 2002. Wright and Freeman came into the program that had lost its best player to the Draft. Wright had very comparable offers to GU: n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2007/chris-wright-24638Freeman had very comparable offers to GU: n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2007/austin-freeman-38122After the debacle that accompanied the last year of Wright and Freeman and the next, GU decided to award JT3 a life-changing contract. From then on, local recruiting took a major hit. Two McD All-American guards under JT3 had not reached the NBA. JT3 was less and less present in local courts and hs/AAU summer tournaments. As DFW put it, “The next four years were a decidedly downward slide with one NCAA bid that only briefly assuaged an increasingly disconnected fan base, as attendance and national interest dwindled.”
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Post by prhoya on Dec 4, 2021 1:12:21 GMT -5
I like what you contribute too, but I find your point in this very bizarre, unless you want to excuse our failings with local recruits and then it makes sense. I’ll ask again: if Pat had the best DMV recruiter on staff, do you think he would not be able to close a top DMV recruit? Do you think we have the best staff available to accomplish it right now? Is it impossible to retain the top talent in the area? I will tell you again, from asking players myself directly it wouldn't make a difference. But, you are completely underestimating what on earth this coaching staff is doing recruiting. If you haven't been in a gym at a top game and seen them there, you aren't talking from experience. From late this last spring I was in the gym for runs and one night at the end of April or early May there were 8 local players who play D1 and had played for teams in the NCAA tournament this year. The question they were asking themselves and I followed up with a couple questions (I've known a few of them for a few years) was would they stay local. To a player they laughed and said there would be no way they would play near home. But, because of pandemic they were asked if they needed to be near home would they play locally and if so, where. About half said they would play locally if family was sick and they wanted to be with them. Of that group all said Georgetown. I think 6 of the 8 had offers from Georgetown when they were in high school. The other two, I'm just not sure but they may have. But, not one of them wanted to play anywhere near home. Don came to one or two of those runs with his summer trainer. But, a Georgetown coach was there, but not recruiting and staying away from players (other than a few players they had recruited to say hey and be friendly). This is what I know and what I have seen and heard. Not made up stuff by people who love to make stuff up. If you are in the DMV go to a top WCAC game when Hoyas are in town with a bit of a break and see if Hoya coaches are there. Depending on the game and who is playing, there will likely be one or two there. Oh, I agree that they’re going and are present in the local recruiting scene. I can see the tweets from fans, the reports from local media, etc… They are moving their butts more than the late JT3 years and offering a lot of players. Still, and this is my point, they are not closing. But, I appreciate that you answered my question: for you, the best DMV recruiter “wouldn't make a difference”. I respectfully disagree. I believe Pat needs a strong local recruiter who is a closer. In turn, Pat’s teams will improve and he will be successful.
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Post by saxagael on Dec 4, 2021 1:22:08 GMT -5
By the way, I normally like what you contribute, but this one is really bizarre. I like what you contribute too, but I find your point in this very bizarre, unless you want to excuse our failings with local recruits and then it makes sense. I’ll ask again: if Pat had the best DMV recruiter on staff, do you think he would not be able to close a top DMV recruit? Do you think we have the best staff available to accomplish it right now? Is it impossible to retain the top talent in the area? It isn't impossible to land top DMV talent, but most of their friends and teammates are all going away. They see the Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok of their older teammates who went away and that "exotic" live away from home is a massive massive draw. A lot of college coaches are big recruiting tournaments talk about this exact thing. It isn't Georgetown, but Notre Dame, UNC, Duke, trying to keep local players and this exotic word away from home is a big draw. The recruiting class that just came in pretty much explains the level of what this coaching staff can do. This is a top recruiting class. Next year looks pretty good as well. Keep in mind college recruiting is built along about a 6 year stretch with a player. College coaches see tapes of 6th and 7th graders, but also some play up enough with 9th graders who they can watch. College coaches will talk with the player's coaches about they type of kid they are on the court and off, how well the player learns, etc. Currently, college coaches can't talk to the player or parent until after their high school freshman year. After that they can bring them into invite camps and there are regulated periods to talk. After sophomore year it is really on. By the time a player commits junior or senior year, they have known that coach for about 6 years. When college coaches change schools all of those relationships go with them. Ewing coming in has zero, zip, nada. He started from scratch. Orr's connection were mostly cold, but he had been advising players on their decisions. Kirby was the only coach with hot connections and some history. What Patrick and his staff did this year was seriously impressive with their recruiting class. It is pretty much a short cycle of the 6 years. The first 2 or 3 years Ewing was working with Kirby's connections and scraps. But, they have had Ewing, Orr, Kirby, Crouch, and Waheed out and if you are in the DMV at live events or tournaments, or just IAC and WCAC games with good players, you see one or more of them there. So, that is pretty much what I think of the Hoya's recruiting. Knowing the actual realities of college recruiting and watched it up close, Patrick is ahead of schedule and came in well behind what other coaches come in with. What Patrick does with the players he has and watching them change massively in months to become D1 players, is something I haven't seen much around other programs I know quite well and they are hitting the tournament somewhat regularly (they have been recruiting for 15 years or more and have huge networks). Adding a great recruiter, like Mike Jones would be great. Not for local recruiting when is tough, but because he is tied into Team USA 16U, which is far more valuable and gives a massive jump on the relationship building, but it is also recruiting the top players in the US, not just the DMV.
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Post by prhoya on Dec 4, 2021 1:32:17 GMT -5
I like what you contribute too, but I find your point in this very bizarre, unless you want to excuse our failings with local recruits and then it makes sense. I’ll ask again: if Pat had the best DMV recruiter on staff, do you think he would not be able to close a top DMV recruit? Do you think we have the best staff available to accomplish it right now? Is it impossible to retain the top talent in the area? It isn't impossible to land top DMV talent, but most of their friends and teammates are all going away. They see the Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok of their older teammates who went away and that "exotic" live away from home is a massive massive draw. A lot of college coaches are big recruiting tournaments talk about this exact thing. It isn't Georgetown, but Notre Dame, UNC, Duke, trying to keep local players and this exotic word away from home is a big draw. The recruiting class that just came in pretty much explains the level of what this coaching staff can do. This is a top recruiting class. Next year looks pretty good as well. Keep in mind college recruiting is built along about a 6 year stretch with a player. College coaches see tapes of 6th and 7th graders, but also some play up enough with 9th graders who they can watch. College coaches will talk with the player's coaches about they type of kid they are on the court and off, how well the player learns, etc. Currently, college coaches can't talk to the player or parent until after their high school freshman year. After that they can bring them into invite camps and there are regulated periods to talk. After sophomore year it is really on. By the time a player commits junior or senior year, they have known that coach for about 6 years. When college coaches change schools all of those relationships go with them. Ewing coming in has zero, zip, nada. He started from scratch. Orr's connection were mostly cold, but he had been advising players on their decisions. Kirby was the only coach with hot connections and some history. What Patrick and his staff did this year was seriously impressive with their recruiting class. It is pretty much a short cycle of the 6 years. The first 2 or 3 years Ewing was working with Kirby's connections and scraps. But, they have had Ewing, Orr, Kirby, Crouch, and Waheed out and if you are in the DMV at live events or tournaments, or just IAC and WCAC games with good players, you see one or more of them there. So, that is pretty much what I think of the Hoya's recruiting. Knowing the actual realities of college recruiting and watched it up close, Patrick is ahead of schedule and came in well behind what other coaches come in with. What Patrick does with the players he has and watching them change massively in months to become D1 players, is something I haven't seen much around other programs I know quite well and they are hitting the tournament somewhat regularly (they have been recruiting for 15 years or more and have huge networks). Adding a great recruiter, like Mike Jones would be great. Not for local recruiting when is tough, but because he is tied into Team USA 16U, which is far more valuable and gives a massive jump on the relationship building, but it is also recruiting the top players in the US, not just the DMV. Like some of the post and dislike some of the post, but we can agree on Jones.
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Post by saxagael on Dec 4, 2021 1:33:29 GMT -5
Listen to the Chris Wright and Austin Freeman podcast with Jeff Green. Austin ended up at Georgetown because of Jeff Green. Green, Freeman, and Wright all played in the same travel team program and knew each other. Green, Wright, and Freeman were there with Summers (Baltimore) and Hibbert too. But, other than Wright, Georgetown was each of their best offer. They stayed local because Georgetown was the best school interested. Hibbert and Green were Eshrick recruits, but didn't play for him. Green, Hibbert, and Summers came into a Hoya program that wasn't solid and was rebuilding. Wright and Freeman came into a Hoya team just off a solid tournament run. After that there weren't many local recruits. Here you go again. No mention of the school, the Thompson family, the Big East or other GU superlatives... just players recruiting players...for you, it had nothing to do with staff recruiters since the players recruit each other... Summers came into a program that had gone to the NCAA Regionals and lost to eventual champs Florida. It wasn’t rebuilding; it needed a piece to go all the way. He chose GU over Maryland, hardly a lesser offer than GU at the time when it had won the National Championship in 2002. Wright and Freeman came into the program that had lost its best player to the Draft. Wright had very comparable offers to GU: n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2007/chris-wright-24638Freeman had very comparable offers to GU: n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2007/austin-freeman-38122After the debacle that accompanied the last year of Wright and Freeman, GU decided to award JT3 a life-changing contract. From then on, local recruiting took a major hit. Two McD All-American guards under JT3 had not reached the NBA. JT3 was less and less present in local courts and hs/AAU summer tournaments. As DFW put it, “The next four years were a decidedly downward slide with one NCAA bid that only briefly assuaged an increasingly disconnected fan base, as attendance and national interest dwindled.” This had nothing to do with coaches recruiting it was players. As a coach you use player relationships. If you know Wright and Freeman, they knew Jeff Green and played in the same travel program. The coaches recruited them, but knowing players helps a ton. Have you been in a gym with top high school recruits or even players after they have gone to college? They are all comparing. With Summers if you listen to him talk about his recruiting it was between Georgetown and Maryland, but he really wasn't being recruited outside that. He felt seriously snubbed and had a huge chip on his shoulder. Maryland playing time was going to be a year or two out, but Georgetown had the opportunity to contribute freshman year. Wright committed elsewhere and when the coach left opted out. He was looking at three other schools (including Georgetown) Wright has said repeatedly the other two schools were a little bit ahead in priority, but Freeman was pushing hard and pitching they could do something special. Write and Freeman have talked about this a lot on their podcast, but Wright also brings this up when working with players he mentors through this whole process in summertime. Wright had been recruited hard to come to Georgetown, but it wasn't his first option even after decommitting.
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Post by saxagael on Dec 4, 2021 1:35:12 GMT -5
It isn't impossible to land top DMV talent, but most of their friends and teammates are all going away. They see the Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok of their older teammates who went away and that "exotic" live away from home is a massive massive draw. A lot of college coaches are big recruiting tournaments talk about this exact thing. It isn't Georgetown, but Notre Dame, UNC, Duke, trying to keep local players and this exotic word away from home is a big draw. The recruiting class that just came in pretty much explains the level of what this coaching staff can do. This is a top recruiting class. Next year looks pretty good as well. Keep in mind college recruiting is built along about a 6 year stretch with a player. College coaches see tapes of 6th and 7th graders, but also some play up enough with 9th graders who they can watch. College coaches will talk with the player's coaches about they type of kid they are on the court and off, how well the player learns, etc. Currently, college coaches can't talk to the player or parent until after their high school freshman year. After that they can bring them into invite camps and there are regulated periods to talk. After sophomore year it is really on. By the time a player commits junior or senior year, they have known that coach for about 6 years. When college coaches change schools all of those relationships go with them. Ewing coming in has zero, zip, nada. He started from scratch. Orr's connection were mostly cold, but he had been advising players on their decisions. Kirby was the only coach with hot connections and some history. What Patrick and his staff did this year was seriously impressive with their recruiting class. It is pretty much a short cycle of the 6 years. The first 2 or 3 years Ewing was working with Kirby's connections and scraps. But, they have had Ewing, Orr, Kirby, Crouch, and Waheed out and if you are in the DMV at live events or tournaments, or just IAC and WCAC games with good players, you see one or more of them there. So, that is pretty much what I think of the Hoya's recruiting. Knowing the actual realities of college recruiting and watched it up close, Patrick is ahead of schedule and came in well behind what other coaches come in with. What Patrick does with the players he has and watching them change massively in months to become D1 players, is something I haven't seen much around other programs I know quite well and they are hitting the tournament somewhat regularly (they have been recruiting for 15 years or more and have huge networks). Adding a great recruiter, like Mike Jones would be great. Not for local recruiting when is tough, but because he is tied into Team USA 16U, which is far more valuable and gives a massive jump on the relationship building, but it is also recruiting the top players in the US, not just the DMV. Like some of the post and dislike some of the post, but we can agree on Jones. One of us has talked to players. Happy to go games and have you listen. Have you see what actually happens.
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Post by prhoya on Dec 4, 2021 1:40:05 GMT -5
Like some of the post and dislike some of the post, but we can agree on Jones. One of us has talked to players. Happy to go games and have you listen. Have you see what actually happens. I’ve talked to players too a long time ago and now hear their podcasts, read their posts, etc… it’s obvious that players compare and contrast… with social media, eventually stories come out…
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Post by prhoya on Dec 4, 2021 1:42:39 GMT -5
Here you go again. No mention of the school, the Thompson family, the Big East or other GU superlatives... just players recruiting players...for you, it had nothing to do with staff recruiters since the players recruit each other... Summers came into a program that had gone to the NCAA Regionals and lost to eventual champs Florida. It wasn’t rebuilding; it needed a piece to go all the way. He chose GU over Maryland, hardly a lesser offer than GU at the time when it had won the National Championship in 2002. Wright and Freeman came into the program that had lost its best player to the Draft. Wright had very comparable offers to GU: n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2007/chris-wright-24638Freeman had very comparable offers to GU: n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2007/austin-freeman-38122After the debacle that accompanied the last year of Wright and Freeman, GU decided to award JT3 a life-changing contract. From then on, local recruiting took a major hit. Two McD All-American guards under JT3 had not reached the NBA. JT3 was less and less present in local courts and hs/AAU summer tournaments. As DFW put it, “The next four years were a decidedly downward slide with one NCAA bid that only briefly assuaged an increasingly disconnected fan base, as attendance and national interest dwindled.” This had nothing to do with coaches recruiting it was players. As a coach you use player relationships. If you know Wright and Freeman, they knew Jeff Green and played in the same travel program. The coaches recruited them, but knowing players helps a ton. Have you been in a gym with top high school recruits or even players after they have gone to college? They are all comparing. With Summers if you listen to him talk about his recruiting it was between Georgetown and Maryland, but he really wasn't being recruited outside that. He felt seriously snubbed and had a huge chip on his shoulder. Maryland playing time was going to be a year or two out, but Georgetown had the opportunity to contribute freshman year. Wright committed elsewhere and when the coach left opted out. He was looking at three other schools (including Georgetown) Wright has said repeatedly the other two schools were a little bit ahead in priority, but Freeman was pushing hard and pitching they could do something special. Write and Freeman have talked about this a lot on their podcast, but Wright also brings this up when working with players he mentors through this whole process in summertime. Wright had been recruited hard to come to Georgetown, but it wasn't his first option even after decommitting. I can agree with you that recruit-to-recruit interaction is very important and can be decisive. But, unless the players are proposing a package deal and are recruiting the school, the key element is the recruiter.
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Post by saxagael on Dec 4, 2021 2:09:40 GMT -5
This had nothing to do with coaches recruiting it was players. As a coach you use player relationships. If you know Wright and Freeman, they knew Jeff Green and played in the same travel program. The coaches recruited them, but knowing players helps a ton. Have you been in a gym with top high school recruits or even players after they have gone to college? They are all comparing. With Summers if you listen to him talk about his recruiting it was between Georgetown and Maryland, but he really wasn't being recruited outside that. He felt seriously snubbed and had a huge chip on his shoulder. Maryland playing time was going to be a year or two out, but Georgetown had the opportunity to contribute freshman year. Wright committed elsewhere and when the coach left opted out. He was looking at three other schools (including Georgetown) Wright has said repeatedly the other two schools were a little bit ahead in priority, but Freeman was pushing hard and pitching they could do something special. Write and Freeman have talked about this a lot on their podcast, but Wright also brings this up when working with players he mentors through this whole process in summertime. Wright had been recruited hard to come to Georgetown, but it wasn't his first option even after decommitting. I can agree with you that recruit-to-recruit interaction is very important and can be decisive. But, unless the players are proposing a package deal and are recruiting the school, the key element is the recruiter. Yep the recruiter sets the package. Some players have more than one to choose from. Others don’t get the offer they thought they would get, usually not offered one. That is often when players complain loudly. It is a very non-transparent process and players are usually the one with no leverage. If a player doesn’t have someone who knows the process well and been through it it can be confusing and maddening to players. High school coaches and travel team coaches who don’t under stand the process complain loudly as well. They often over value the talent and don’t understand how to deal with recruiting. Good players get seen, even in not great situations. Much of the, Hoyas not recruiting locally are players and coaches who don’t get it. Or the school doesn’t have a slot where they would fit, which happens a lot. At large live events for college coaches the college coaches all network and swap players they know well but aren’t a fit with other coaches who may have a player they know but isn’t a fit. That is entertaining to watch with one school saying “I have 4 great wings and I can’t fit another but I have a great player I would love to see find a good place.” As well as, “I have a local recruit who doesn’t want to play near home” and they give other coaches who are friends or in the network as former teammates or assistant coaches together. Some coaches will keep players they know very close and not share. That all usually happens with recruiting coaches not head coaches.
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Post by HoyaAtHeart on Dec 4, 2021 3:27:42 GMT -5
Whether you want to consider Aminu a local kid or not, he's not here if his guardian wasn't an area guy with area ties.
It was 100% Georgetown or Maryland. This is where he considers "home" (away from home that is).
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Post by hoya9797 on Dec 4, 2021 8:39:10 GMT -5
That's the going trend everywhere. and it makes sense. Not true. It’s a case-by-case. DMV prospects feel that GU and Maryland are not doing a good job of recruiting them. Didn’t Hunter Dickinson say something earlier this year about how Maryland and GU would be top 5 teams if they actually recruited the area?
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Post by prhoya on Dec 4, 2021 8:52:32 GMT -5
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Post by saxagael on Dec 4, 2021 9:05:43 GMT -5
Not true. It’s a case-by-case. DMV prospects feel that GU and Maryland are not doing a good job of recruiting them. Didn’t Hunter Dickinson say something earlier this year about how Maryland and GU would be top 5 teams if they actually recruited the area? Hunter was hounded by Georgetown. He didn't have interest in playing near home. Hoyas were talking to a couple other DeMatha players a lot and Hoya coaches were at many of their games during winter season, but nearly all of their games during summer live tournaments. Hunter was one of Ewings first offers for future classes. If you are in the DMV you see Hoya coaches everywhere and continually talking to players. Maryland coaches haven't been as prominent. Georgtown has a few formers players who coach in the DMV or are skills coaches working with top regional players at high school, college, and pro level. Freeman at DeMatha has talked about being a Georgetown connection.
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Post by saxagael on Dec 4, 2021 9:13:14 GMT -5
Maryland not going heavy after Hunter was odd. Hoya coaches were at many of his game in winter season, but all of his live period games. He also usually had Hoya coaches at his travel team games. Hunter also said he chose Michigan as he didn't want to go to college near home. He is on the record with that in PrepHoops interviews. Again go to games of top DMV players and see what coaches are there. Oh, Hoya coaches are there. Of if you aren't in the DMV or just want to stay home, follow Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat where it is documented and you don't have to take my word for it.
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Post by saxagael on Dec 4, 2021 9:22:40 GMT -5
Whether you want to consider Aminu a local kid or not, he's not here if his guardian wasn't an area guy with area ties. It was 100% Georgetown or Maryland. This is where he considers "home" (away from home that is). It wasn't 100% just those two as there was another team in the final mix as well, which was Florida if I remember right from what his local coaches were saying.
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Post by hoya9797 on Dec 4, 2021 9:25:21 GMT -5
So, instead of being guilty of negligence, they are just incompetent. Great
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