Bear Down Wildcats

Longhorned wrote:Merkin, am I the only one on this board who doesn't know what your long-time avatar shows? My eyes have always read it as Madeleine Albright sitting between Larry David and Harvey Korman, both of whom are reproached by a nun.

Longhorned wrote:Merkin, am I the only one on this board who doesn't know what your long-time avatar shows? My eyes have always read it as Madeleine Albright sitting between Larry David and Harvey Korman, both of whom are reproached by a nun.

84Cat wrote:Pretty cool, Salpointe kid from South Sudan who grew up in Kenya. Sean's son is the senior pg on the team.

Bangkok Wildcat wrote:

84Cat wrote:Pretty cool, Salpointe kid from South Sudan who grew up in Kenya. Sean's son is the senior pg on the team.

Is Sean's son any good? Will he walk on here? Thanks.

Beachcat97 wrote:I could be delusional, but I still think a Pac title and a nice tourney run could get back some of our recruiting mojo, regardless of what’s happening with any investigation.

ChooChooCat wrote:I'd move the Mannion stuff to the 2019 thread.

NYCat wrote:

ChooChooCat wrote:I'd move the Mannion stuff to the 2019 thread.

Nice! Have we ever won a recruiting battle with a reclassified recruit? I'm blanking (Akot was committed already so doesn't really count).

NYCat wrote:

ChooChooCat wrote:I'd move the Mannion stuff to the 2019 thread.

Nice! Have we ever won a recruiting battle with a reclassified recruit? I'm blanking (Akot was committed already so doesn't really count).

Spaceman Spiff wrote:

NYCat wrote:

ChooChooCat wrote:I'd move the Mannion stuff to the 2019 thread.

Nice! Have we ever won a recruiting battle with a reclassified recruit? I'm blanking (Akot was committed already so doesn't really count).

I don't have stats to back this, but it seems like reclassing is a fairly recent thing. The phenomenon of players delaying a class to build a name then jumping back to reclass and enter "early," well, I don't remember it happening a ton before the last 5 years or so.

ChooChooCat wrote: I'm not sure how many we pursued before they officially reclassified. Most kids don't typically reclassify until they're with the junior class and move up to the senior class, in this instance he'd move up from sophomore to junior, so there's still plenty of time to recruit. Fwiw even with all the crap going on we never backed off of Mannion.

NYCat wrote:

ChooChooCat wrote: I'm not sure how many we pursued before they officially reclassified. Most kids don't typically reclassify until they're with the junior class and move up to the senior class, in this instance he'd move up from sophomore to junior, so there's still plenty of time to recruit. Fwiw even with all the crap going on we never backed off of Mannion.

What about Green

Josh Green | 6-6 | PG/SG
Australia | Age: 17.2

The breakout performer of the camp, Green was a rightful MVP and proved to be one of the top NBA prospects in attendance. The Australian guard combines excellent physical tools (6-5 barefoot, 6-10 wingspan) with a strong frame, smooth athleticism and a polished skill set, operating on the ball almost full time and showing an innate ability to operate at different speeds and create for both himself and his teammates at a very high level. Green has excellent footwork and body control, handling the ball on a string, seeing both sides of the court and using his vision unselfishly. He has very soft touch on his floaters and can make a pull-up from the mid-range, but he's still figuring out the nuances of finishing aggressively around the basket and has yet to fully extend his jumper out to 3 consistently (career 34 percent on 3s, 67 perfect on free throws, according to Krossover). His release is a little slow and low, but he has soft touch and the ball comes out of his hand nicely, leaving room for optimism regarding his ability to improve in this area.

He competes defensively as well, thanks to his quick feet and long arms, and shows good instincts getting in the passing lanes, making him arguably the most complete player at the camp with plenty of upside to continue to improve as well. Ranked in the 20s by most recruiting analysts, Green made a strong case for himself as a top-10 player in the 2019 class and is likely to emerge as an intriguing NBA prospect down the road as well if he continues to improve his shooting. -- Jonathan Givony

Christian Junior Koloko | 6-11 | C
Cameroon | Age: 17.6

Although he wasn't able to play during scrimmages due to a California state rule (he's in midseason with Birmingham High School), Koloko proved to be one of the more interesting long-term center prospects in attendance. He measured 6-10 barefoot with a massive 7-4 wingspan, a 9-2 standing reach and an incredibly light 170-pound frame. Koloko is clearly still at a very early stage of his physical development, but he's extremely agile with good hands and soft touch, sometimes even knocking down spot 3s despite some extra motion in his shot. Koloko has a ways to go physically and we still need to get a better feel for his game, but scouts will certainly earmark his name given his budding tools. -- MS

azgreg wrote:I don't know what it is but I'm beginning to feel a little optimism coming on for next season.

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TheCat wrote:Anyone know anything about the kid from Pima (I think he is a forward) that hit 9 3's last game to put them in the JC championship?

UAEebs86 wrote:

TheCat wrote:Anyone know anything about the kid from Pima (I think he is a forward) that hit 9 3's last game to put them in the JC championship?

Keven Biggs. Guard, played for Cienega.

My son is friends with his older brother Darren who also played for Cienega, and my son went to and works at Cienega. I asked him what he thought, he doesn't think he's athletic enough or tall enough (listed at 6'4" 205). One of his other friends who played with Darren thinks he's worth an offer given the situation.

Tucson good.

UAEebs86 wrote:Get premium?

YoDeFoe wrote:

Yo... we offered him in his initial recruiting period. Wonder if we can swoop this southern boy to Tucson. Has no offensive game but is a killer on defense. A year off to get shots up and learning MORE defense under Miller? C'mon man

Postmaster wrote:What happened with the salpointe kid at beginning of this thread?

Postmaster wrote:What happened with the salpointe kid at beginning of this thread?