Southgrad07
The Renn Level
He was supposed to go visit New Mexico but with Alford jumping ship to UCLA I doubt that happens.
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'13 IN SF Alex Etherington (Transferred to UIndy)
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Guess it depends on whether they promote Neal and what assistants go with him?
I don't see this kid coming to State anyway. I think he is looking for a bigger name/program than us. If New Mexico or Alford doesn't work out, and no other big name steps forward, I expect him to go the prep school route.
Hope I am wrong, would love to have him, but I don't see it in the cards.
Hope I am wrong, would love to have him, but I don't see it in the cards.
I agree. I don't see Hamilton Co as a fertile recruiting area for us.
We have to realistic, we can't get players that "think" they are high-major and have had parents, friends and AAU coaches telling them they are "Big Ten" players.
Hopefully he has learned from his brother's experience and will take the advantage of the opportunity to be a major contributor at State. I think his game would fit very well here.
The interesting side note to all of this is that when he didn't sign with Kansas State during the early period, many K-State fans openly stated that they believed the wildcats were looking at a few other recruits that they wanted to give Etherington's offer to and felt like they could do better.
Don't know if that is true, but once he stated he didn't want to go far from home as a reason to not sign with KSU, and then turned around and stated he was taking an official visit to New Mexico, it lent credibility to the early reports that Webber dropped him for someone else.
He seems like a good kid and a talented one, I just hope he goes somewhere where he feels comfortable and fits in, whether that is ISU or not, and doesn't get caught up in the name on the front of the jersey.
Don't know if that is true, but once he stated he didn't want to go far from home as a reason to not sign with KSU, and then turned around and stated he was taking an official visit to New Mexico, it lent credibility to the early reports that Webber dropped him for someone else.
He seems like a good kid and a talented one, I just hope he goes somewhere where he feels comfortable and fits in, whether that is ISU or not, and doesn't get caught up in the name on the front of the jersey.
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I haven't seen the guy play, but if he was good enough to verbal to Kansas State and take a visit to New Mexico, why is he still unsigned or uncommitted?
Ultimately only he can answer that. One thing to keep on mind is that by the time he pulled out of his verbal to Kstate, many other programs were probably full. If he is willing to go the prep school route, then he is probably feeling little pressure to sign with anyone he doesn't feel completely comfortable with.
Taking your time and looking at all of your options won't steer you wrong.
I'm just guessing from all this reading that we have ZERO chance with this kid...
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With some things that were recently said...
I don't think we had much of a chance before any of that. I think we are too "small time" for what this young man is seeking.
SycfromBirth
The All-MVC Level
We have to continue to make efforts to land bigger fish, as opposed to trying to the "diamond in the rough" approach. We all know that there is something to be said for the "big fish - smaller pond" argument. Of course, the MVC isn't the smallest pond out there. We all know that the MVC teams on a whole play very tough schedules and it is a very competitive conference.
The question for Alex and other potential "major" recruits is whether you want to ride pine for 2 years before you get a sniff of the starting lineup, or, whether you will contribute to a team in year one.
He committed to Kansas State and then had his offer pulled from what I read on Jayhawk boards because they had higher level prospects come available. New Mexico and St. Louis, other teams interested, are mid-major schools themselves, neither of which have a team sitting in the Final Four like the MVC does and I don't believe he has a committable offer from either.
Bally #50
The JSW Level
"because they had higher level prospects come available"
Now there's a refreshing burst of honesty in college recruiting. How often does THAT happen?
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Daily.
Well didn't the kid just come for a visit??? Why would he do that if he wasn't interested???
How much has his brother played at IU?
It happens daily, just usually isn't talked about or used as a reason.
I am not saying to avoid going after recruits because we are afraid we won't land them, I am simply saying that in this case, this case only, I think this young man is looking at bigger programs than ours. I could be wrong, and frequently am, but saying you didn't like KSU and how far from home it is, then turning around to take an official visit to New Mexico as well as saying prep school is a big option, says that he wants a bigger program than a Missouri Valley school.
I am not saying to avoid going after recruits because we are afraid we won't land them, I am simply saying that in this case, this case only, I think this young man is looking at bigger programs than ours. I could be wrong, and frequently am, but saying you didn't like KSU and how far from home it is, then turning around to take an official visit to New Mexico as well as saying prep school is a big option, says that he wants a bigger program than a Missouri Valley school.