sarnold214
The Sycamore Level
Looks like the ISU women got two verbal commitments today: http://www.wthitv.com/dpp/sports/college/ISU-women-get-two-verbal-commitments
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Laramie + Haskins commit to ISU
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Sycamore Proud
The Nicks Level
Seems things are looking up all over! Good job coaches. I love getting one of Missouri's better players--too bad Bears.
I don't disagree with you - kind of raises a red flag doesn't it???
It's not that I disagree with it but going around and publicly talking about her prolly doesn't help...granted if this was the men's and it was said I am sure there would be some nasty exchanges around here...
Points per game average dont bother me.....
what was her assists average? what was her rebound average? I've seen plenty of times players who are on very good teams who slip through the recruiting cracks because of their "lack of stats." Maybe the coaches see something in the player.
what was her assists average? what was her rebound average? I've seen plenty of times players who are on very good teams who slip through the recruiting cracks because of their "lack of stats." Maybe the coaches see something in the player.
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Fair enough and I think that's a good point. Look I don't know anything about the girl and I really don't care for womens basketball but anything under 6 ppg for a D1 prospect is pretty low - I don't care what your other numbers look like. If your playing in high school and not able to score the ball any better than that? You can luck into 6 ppg??? lol
All I'm saying is that maybe her team didnt "need" her to score....
maybe they needed her to bring the ball up, set up the offense, get the ball to the right person, play good defense, etc.
Like I said earlier, I've seen plenty of times when a coach will have a player sacrifice their individual stats for the betterment of the team as a whole.
I listened to a radio interview with Kyle Macy the other day. He was Mr. Basketball in Indiana as a prep senior. Played at Purdue for one year and then transferred to Kentucky, where he helped led the team to the NCAA title.
Macy was talking about fitting his game into the Kentucky system. He could score. He had 38 points as a freshman at Purdue to set the school freshman single-game scoring record. But when he went to Kentucky, they asked him to be the set up man. He sacrificed a part of his game for the betterment of the team.
maybe they needed her to bring the ball up, set up the offense, get the ball to the right person, play good defense, etc.
Like I said earlier, I've seen plenty of times when a coach will have a player sacrifice their individual stats for the betterment of the team as a whole.
I listened to a radio interview with Kyle Macy the other day. He was Mr. Basketball in Indiana as a prep senior. Played at Purdue for one year and then transferred to Kentucky, where he helped led the team to the NCAA title.
Macy was talking about fitting his game into the Kentucky system. He could score. He had 38 points as a freshman at Purdue to set the school freshman single-game scoring record. But when he went to Kentucky, they asked him to be the set up man. He sacrificed a part of his game for the betterment of the team.
I'm going to stop reading your post, you should have stopped reading mine when you read the part about that's a good point. Because I know what your saying...
When was the last time the men's team got a commit from someone who averaged less than 10 ppg in high school? Even if it's not your primary role, you have to be able to score the ball in D1 basketball or you become a liability (unless you block shots and clog the middle). I'm not bashing the kid...she may turn out to be a great collegiate player...I'm questioning how you don't recruit an in-town kid who has proven in the same conference she can score it that ends up at another in-state D1 school? There are red flags though...this kid wasn't even a top 100 underclassman last year.
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BlueSycamore
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I'm thinking this is the whole agenda for "Free Throw" ..........................
"I'm questioning how you don't recruit an in-town kid who has proven in the same conference she can score it that ends up at another in-state D1 school?"
Absolutely. I've seen kids that could score zillions of points in HS and are nowhere near a D1 player. What level was the "other D1 school?" What is the curriculum of the other school?
No agenda...just using as an example. I still want to know when the last time the men's team signed someone who averaged less than 10 ppg in HS and what the backlash from Sycamore fans would be if they did so? I feel I am fairly knowledgeable with HS girl's basketball in this state and I can honestly say I've never heard of this kid! She has a HS teammate who is a darn good player, but never heard about this one.
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ISU_TREE_FAN
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Apparently our Coach thinks she can play. She probably don't give a $&#* what you think. She gets paid to win and if one of her recruits don't cut the mustard its on her not you. Grandstand coaches are a dime a dozen. Do you know the difference between a man and a zone?
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I've seen lots of kids in hoops and other sports....
who had so-so stats in high school but the college coach sees something in the player. And I've seen those kids blossom into pretty good players. So why dont we hold off on the questions for njow and see what happens with this player. If she doesn't pan out, then fine. But if she does, then let's hear some major mea culpas.
who had so-so stats in high school but the college coach sees something in the player. And I've seen those kids blossom into pretty good players. So why dont we hold off on the questions for njow and see what happens with this player. If she doesn't pan out, then fine. But if she does, then let's hear some major mea culpas.
Yeah...you're right, I may not know the difference between man-man and zone, but I think I have a feel for the difference between a stud and a dud.
SycamoreFan317
The Renn Level
You say, "I have a feel for the difference between a stud and a dud" and "but never heard about this one." My question is how would you know if she is a stud or not if you have never heard of her before let alone seen her play? She is a point guard not a shooting guard so if she can get the ball up the floor, especially against pressure, set up the offense and have a good assist/turnover ratio I think that 5-6 points a game would be acceptable. We haven't even touched on whether or not she may play terrific defense and have exceptional quickness and speed. There is much more to basketball than just scoring.
