Recruiting Master Thread Part Deux
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except for Duke and Kentucky!
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…as long as the checks clear…
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good one.
I’m sure he’ll look at Texas too, they need bigs and have plenty of scholarships to give
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@BeddieKU23 Well I guess I’m might be in the minority, BUT I wouldn’t mind having him if we could get him to come. - - People talk about his attitude and such BUT I think a lot of that was because he got caught up in that Duke machine - -just TOO many decent players which limited his playing time and then he had the injury which put him back, I really feel that he still is a very good player, just didn’t have to opportunity to progress, because of numbers at Duke. - -I think he would get quality playing time here and also feel he could for sure help the program - -I think he quite honestly has been given a bum rapp on his attitude at Duke - - I’m sure he just got frustrated cause of lack of playing time & injury and everything else in the equation of things - -Just made a very poor decision to commit to Duke. – pretty good player - -just wrong place & timing - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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Per MS looks like Thomas Allen has a decent shot of ending up a Jayhawk and Providence is very likely to get Makai A-L.
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@truehawk93 However, going from AZ to KU, it worked out fine for Jeff Withey.
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@BShark tell us about him, please. I googled him. Not much info
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Very good three point shooter, probably the best available pure shooter. The rest of his game needs work, not an elite athlete (if he was considering his shooting ability he’d be a top 50 prospect). Fairly similar to Graham in that regard really. Should be a really nice 4 year player to have around.
Of course, KU has a fantastic relationship with Brewster (TRob, Tharpe, Graham) so I would think if KU really wants him it will happen (waiting on Duval first)…
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@BShark did he commit elsewhere and then change his mind? thx!
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NCST who recently switched coaches.
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Like another Brannen Greene?
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Nah. More of a 1/2 that can handle the ball whereas Greene was a 3/4.
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@BShark said:
Thomas Allen
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@KUSTEVE looks like a child!
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M b going to remain at Duke
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@blackmild33 think he’ll get any more time?
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2nd video was his JR year so he would have been 16-17.
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@BShark what do you think?
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About him as a player? Mentioned it earlier. I think he would be a good take.
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@BShark yeah, sounds like you like him! Thx.
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Looks promising…
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The Phog is not taking this offer well.
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@BShark maybe more are leaving than we thought.
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I stand by my earlier prediction that Graham and Svi stay while Bragg leaves. If that all happens and Bragg is replaced that’s still two open scholarships, and Self likes to fill them even though it ended up not happening for this year. Hell he took EVAN MAXWELL which was just mind blowing.
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@BShark So who is this MS ? I can’t find anything about him being offered by KU. Don’t see mention on any other sites. - -Was it just a twitter thing or what? - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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He’s tiny.
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@BShark need a strong 4, juiston maybe?
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Same size now as Devonte who obviously isn’t huge but also isn’t a midget. I can’t find any recent highlights, just stuff from before his SR year from the most part when he was a little bit shorter and thinner.
This isn’t a kid that will get much time next year though. It’s more to fill out the end of the roster and have a kid develop while planning to have him contribute in year 2 and beyond and I would imagine the staff is being upfront and honest with him about this. Also potentially a bit of insurance for the 18 class but without a doubt is a kid the staff will recruit over if they can, but if he develops well and produces that’s fine too.
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@BShark looks like he could still grow!
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Real good chance at Juiston no doubt.
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I’m sure. I see absolutely no downside to taking a kid like Allen to fill out the roster.
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I have not followed recruiting much lately, so, if Coach Self can get one more player, which player would that be?
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Interesting. Very good shooter. KU could have 7 guards next year…
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@BShark Love the humility of Allen with that tweet. We must get this kid.
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Ran across a Scouting report on Allen, off the Kentucky board. as he is one of three guards that they are still recruiting this year now, - -Not sure who the report came from but looks like from Gerry Meyer:
It says - - -Shooter, Can Score , Not overwhelming athlete at all, Not a guy with physical presence, BUT is very skilled, especially in terms of very good shooter.
Listed at 6’2 - -180 lbs. - - - Listed Schools of interest: KU - - Michigan - - Tennessee - -Providence - -Auburn- - Butler- - Nebraska- - Xavier- -Kentucky. - - - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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@BeddieKU23 said:
Interesting. Very good shooter. KU could have 7 guards next year…
The goal is probably 7 guards 6 posts. Of course that’s hard to do these days when players want to play. People seem to think this Allen offer means Graham is leaving. I don’t.
@jayballer54 said:
Ran across a Scouting report on Allen, off the Kentucky board. as he is one of three guards that they are still recruiting this year now, - -Not sure who the report came from but looks like from Gerry Meyer:
It says - - -Shooter, Can Score , Not overwhelming athlete at all, Not a guy with physical presence, BUT is very skilled, especially in terms of very good shooter.
Listed at 6’2 - -180 lbs. - - - Listed Schools of interest: KU - - Michigan - - Tennessee - -Providence - -Auburn- - Butler- - Nebraska- - Xavier- -Kentucky. - - - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
So what I said?
I wouldn’t worry much about UK here fwiw.
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@BShark He looks about 4’9" and 90# in the video. 6’2" 180?!? No way he’s near that size in his highlight clips. If he’s 6’2" with a decent wingspan that’d really help on D. Short arms hurt on D.
I’m ready for a more disruptive defense.
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Those are all old. Not sure on his wingspan though.
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@BShark He doesn’t look anywhere near as long as Devonte’ or as tall. So I’m glad to hear that.
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Yeah. I guess we’d find out for sure if he ends up at KU. Either way though, I don’t think he contributes next year.
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FYI, NC St people think Allen to Kansas has been a done deal for weeks. Someone that know’s the Allen Family to further clarify
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I was just popping in to relay this here. Seems like it’s pretty much a done deal.
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Is Allen really a good option? He is ranked #149, 3 star by Rivals and the Schools he visited in addition to NC State were St Louis and Nebraska. He seems more of a mid major recruit to me but I really don’t know much about him.
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Kansas Kentucky Michigan Texas Xavier Butler Auburn Providence Tennessee Ohio State
If you suck, then you probably don’t have this many solid programs coming after you once you re-open your recruitment.
Also he shot 48% from 3 this year on a pretty high volume. Obviously it’s a big step up to D1 ball but that’s nothing to sneeze at. Looks like a solid program player if he toughs it out.
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Im never thrilled with 3 star guys either.
For every Mason and Graham we’ve had a Royce Woolridge and Rio Adams.
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The staff passed on pursuing Waters and is going after this kid. I find that interesting.
Royce was a really early take too, like SO year in HS early. That really hasn’t worked out much for KU (Peters, Greene, Frankamp) but hopefully Markese bucks that trend.
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Also worth mentioning that recruiting services get pretty damn lazy when a kid is committed to a school like NCST. Considering that all his highlights are from last summer at the latest it’s possible he needs to be re-evaluated by most of the services. Not saying he is top 50, but he is probably a lower end 4*.
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There is a big difference in recruiting after the season is over and most of the quality players are spoken for. At this time, all programs are scrambling to fill available schoolies and any available player becomes a lot more valuable and a hot commodity. Remember that KU picked up Evan Maxwell from Liberty University a couple of years ago and he was in demand because there were not many players left?
This is the list of schools on the ESPN site as of April 4…
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…and this is the one on Rivals…
As you can see, neither is really an impressive list. Just sayin’…
