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Post by drquigley on Jul 16, 2023 13:35:51 GMT -5
Based on what I saw at Kenner, the kid has a way to go. Reminded me a lot of Sibley. Just not very aggressive or strong to the hoop. Maybe just a factor of his age. But I wouldn't expect much from him this year.
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Post by MCIGuy on Jul 16, 2023 13:56:25 GMT -5
Looks like this isn't a sure thing yet: I wouldn’t mind his redshirting to be honest. I want him to hit the ground running as soon as he officially suits up for the team.
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Post by MCIGuy on Jul 16, 2023 14:02:19 GMT -5
Based on what I saw at Kenner, the kid has a way to go. Reminded me a lot of Sibley. Just not very aggressive or strong to the hoop. Maybe just a factor of his age. But I wouldn't expect much from him this year. I do think age is a big factor people don’t take into consideration. That said you are likely basing your assumption on Drew’s worst showing last weekend (my apologies if I am wrong). I don’t understand why people jump to conclusions like that on a limited sample. On the other Hoya board there is a guy who personally saw Sorber in person on a day in which he had a subpar game. Despite all the body of work and good performances and positive evaluations surrounding Sorber this spring and summer, this guy will take none of that into consideration and is making judgments exclusively on the one time he saw him up close. Oh and btw Sibley couldn’t hit a jumper if he was left alone in a gym for an hour. Can’t compare his and Drew’s games. Sibley also spent his final year in high school playing for a national power in order to help take his game to the next level. And yet the skill improvement never materialized.
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Post by drquigley on Jul 16, 2023 17:06:21 GMT -5
Based on what I saw at Kenner, the kid has a way to go. Reminded me a lot of Sibley. Just not very aggressive or strong to the hoop. Maybe just a factor of his age. But I wouldn't expect much from him this year. I do think age is a big factor people don’t take into consideration. That said you are likely basing your assumption on Drew’s worst showing last weekend (my apologies if I am wrong). I don’t understand why people jump to conclusions like that on a limited sample. On the other Hoya board there is a guy who personally saw Sorber in person on a day in which he had a subpar game. Despite all the body of work and good performances and positive evaluations surrounding Sorber this spring and summer, this guy will take none of that into consideration and is making judgments exclusively on the one time he saw him up close. Oh and btw Sibley couldn’t hit a jumper if he was left alone in a gym for an hour. Can’t compare his and Drew’s games. Sibley also spent his final year in high school playing for a national power in order to help take his game to the next level. And yet the skill improvement never materialized. Yeah my comment was based on what Drew showed last Sunday. Maybe it was his age and possibly being intimidated by older players but he looked very soft. Good to see he turned it around yesterday. And yes, another year either in high school or as a redshirt would probably help him a lot.
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Post by MCIGuy on Jul 16, 2023 18:06:04 GMT -5
I do think age is a big factor people don’t take into consideration. That said you are likely basing your assumption on Drew’s worst showing last weekend (my apologies if I am wrong). I don’t understand why people jump to conclusions like that on a limited sample. On the other Hoya board there is a guy who personally saw Sorber in person on a day in which he had a subpar game. Despite all the body of work and good performances and positive evaluations surrounding Sorber this spring and summer, this guy will take none of that into consideration and is making judgments exclusively on the one time he saw him up close. Oh and btw Sibley couldn’t hit a jumper if he was left alone in a gym for an hour. Can’t compare his and Drew’s games. Sibley also spent his final year in high school playing for a national power in order to help take his game to the next level. And yet the skill improvement never materialized. Yeah my comment was based on what Drew showed last Sunday. Maybe it was his age and possibly being intimidated by older players but he looked very soft. Good to see he turned it around yesterday. And yes, another year either in high school or as a redshirt would probably help him a lot. Thing is he was said to have very good showings in his first two games of that first weekend. It was only that second weekend that his production and efficiency took a nosedive. So two out of three weekends he has been impressive, with his most recent outing being easily his best. Any inconsistency may suggest a need for a redshirt. Seems like the two of us would be just fine with that.
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Post by lichoya68 on Jul 16, 2023 19:14:40 GMT -5
Looked pretty good to me
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Post by Ranch Dressing on Jul 17, 2023 10:27:24 GMT -5
Would be good to get him qualified and in the program (even if he's not an immediate contributor), if for no other reason than we have officially landed him and eliminated the chance that another program swoops in to grab him during another high school season.
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Post by MCIGuy on Jul 17, 2023 10:37:59 GMT -5
Would be good to get him qualified and in the program (even if he's not an immediate contributor), if for no other reason than we have officially landed him and eliminated the chance that another program swoops in to grab him during another high school season. Are we going to say this about every recruit who commits before his senior year, though? That type of worrying can make you nuts. Drew is definitely with the program, he just seems to be not fully eligible yet. Reclassifying is not the breeze some folks make it out to be, especially when the plan happens kind of late.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jul 17, 2023 15:05:41 GMT -5
Serious question: can someone like McKenna at the same time (a) be finishing up high school credits to graduate from high school and (b) be enrolled at Georgetown University? It would seem to be odd to be enrolled before you are a high school graduate?
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Post by Elvado on Jul 17, 2023 15:34:07 GMT -5
Serious question: can someone like McKenna at the same time (a) be finishing up high school credits to graduate from high school and (b) be enrolled at Georgetown University? It would seem to be odd to be enrolled before you are a high school graduate? Many kids at my son’s and daughter’s high schools were taking college courses early. Fundamentally, it is no different.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jul 17, 2023 15:44:15 GMT -5
Serious question: can someone like McKenna at the same time (a) be finishing up high school credits to graduate from high school and (b) be enrolled at Georgetown University? It would seem to be odd to be enrolled before you are a high school graduate? Many kids at my son’s and daughter’s high schools were taking college courses early. Fundamentally, it is no different. Yes and no. Of course, high school students have taken college courses early for years. But, when high school students do that, they are not enrolled at a university. Generally, you're still at your high school. And, I am assuming that's what McKenna is doing this summer. Taking classes in DC to try to qualify (unless it is a standardized test issue, in which case it would be different) would be akin to high school students taking college courses early. But, that wasn't my question. To be clearer, my question is can someone be enrolled as a scholarship student at Georgetown while having not finished high school yet? I would think not. In other words, let's say it's late August and McKenna doesn't have a high school degree. Can Georgetown give him room and board? For the record, I am just legitimately curious, since this is not a normal question, though one that I assume comes up in college athletics all the time in revenue sports. Hopefully, McKenna can suit up in November and all will be good.
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Post by Ranch Dressing on Jul 17, 2023 17:13:59 GMT -5
Would be good to get him qualified and in the program (even if he's not an immediate contributor), if for no other reason than we have officially landed him and eliminated the chance that another program swoops in to grab him during another high school season. Are we going to say this about every recruit who commits before his senior year, though? That type of worrying can make you nuts. Drew is definitely with the program, he just seems to be not fully eligible yet. Reclassifying is not the breeze some folks make it out to be, especially when the plan happens kind of late. Tracking Hoya recruiting for long as I have (and I suspect as long as you have) will make even the most well-adjusted worried and nuts.
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Post by CTHoya08 on Jul 17, 2023 17:31:45 GMT -5
Many kids at my son’s and daughter’s high schools were taking college courses early. Fundamentally, it is no different. Yes and no. Of course, high school students have taken college courses early for years. But, when high school students do that, they are not enrolled at a university. Generally, you're still at your high school. And, I am assuming that's what McKenna is doing this summer. Taking classes in DC to try to qualify (unless it is a standardized test issue, in which case it would be different) would be akin to high school students taking college courses early. But, that wasn't my question. To be clearer, my question is can someone be enrolled as a scholarship student at Georgetown while having not finished high school yet? I would think not. In other words, let's say it's late August and McKenna doesn't have a high school degree. Can Georgetown give him room and board? For the record, I am just legitimately curious, since this is not a normal question, though one that I assume comes up in college athletics all the time in revenue sports. Hopefully, McKenna can suit up in November and all will be good. It would seem to me that the GU Admissions department can admit whoever it wants, diploma or not. That seems like a separate question from whether a player has competed the requirements imposed by the NCAA clearinghouse. So to me, the question is when he has to have the HS stuff finished. If he’s simultaneously enrolled and finishing up the HS stuff, is it just a matter of wrapping it by the start of season? Or does it have to be done and dusted before the school year starts?
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Post by hoyajmw on Jul 18, 2023 9:13:55 GMT -5
Hope he redshirts to develop size, aggression and confidence. Saw him in early December and comments above about looking soft and just sorta floating around spot on. Think it is probably an age/youth thing so coach him up for a year and then unleash the fury… Getting someone with his upside from Baltimore a great get and another indicator we are (re)building a productive local focus; will really help with other players and their parents if we turn Drew into a success in every way…
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Post by wolveribe on Jul 18, 2023 9:52:35 GMT -5
I have a different opinion after watching him. I think he can play at this level on day 1 and be a legitimate threat to score. When he played with the Maryland guys, they took all of the shots. When they didn't play, he took over. I don't think he redshirts.
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Post by MCIGuy on Jul 18, 2023 10:46:30 GMT -5
Both of these previous two posts can be viewed as accurate depending on what day you see Drew play. That inconsistency is why I favor the redshirt option.
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Post by xpathoya on Dec 14, 2023 21:50:45 GMT -5
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Post by thedragon on Dec 18, 2023 20:09:25 GMT -5
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Post by Ranch Dressing on Dec 19, 2023 18:54:38 GMT -5
Is he ready to play and contribute meaningful minutes in Big East play?
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Post by DanMcQ on Dec 20, 2023 6:36:04 GMT -5
The apparent intention in to redshirt him.
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