(03-12-2019 10:59 PM)pono Wrote: (03-11-2019 03:18 PM)eastisbest Wrote: (03-10-2019 08:48 PM)pono Wrote: (03-10-2019 07:02 AM)eastisbest Wrote: I don't think anyone questions his speed. He's one of the best soccer players in the state. And lets face it, Sanford isnt even basketball fast. Yet he's going to be recognized as one of the best players at that position in UT history.
I'm not calling him slow. I'm saying he looks a little chubby and slow
I don't know what the semantical difference is between "not calling him slow" and "looks ...slow" but a D1 recruit in soccer is probably neither and I've not seen either on the basketball court. Sanford as a high school senior did not look anymore a basketball player than West does now.
His recruitment is off because he did not display complete committment to b-ball. He hedged his bets and now he is where he is.
You need neither high end athletism nor a consistent deep shot to get recruited DI. As I wrote, West developed as a PG and he did what his team demanded of him. He is every bit as capable as several of the players on UT's team and others less capable. Surely Oakland. His boat got paddled by his hedging, that's it. Not his skills or any appearance of lack of skills.
You may know more about west. My point is that looks play a role in recruiting. Maybe part of it is the perception he was equally interested in soccer, but the fact is the 6-4 kid with the basketball build who played at a high level of high school competition got a ton of offers. The 6-4 kid who looks kinda chubby and played at a mediocre level of high school competition got zero offers.
and my point is that no one would reasonably think the kid looks or is "chubby." He's a 6'4", 205lb college D1 soccer player. I simply google his name and looked at the images. I'm not seeing the fat flow. Do you have access to a particular video that gave you the impression that he is "chubby?" Be interesting to look at.
He played at the same level of competition and beat on the floor many others playing at the same level, same or similar schedules who are now playing on D1 college teams.
I think it unlikely a trail of D1 coaches went through his profile or watched his games and came away with that impression. I don't think yours is the reason he has no D1 b-ball offers. I see no reason to not trust the reasons stated in the various readings.
But we agree, the ball is in his court so to speak. If he wants to play D1 basketball he's probably long past the point anyone is coming to his door. He has to do something, take some chance to get noticed. Otherwise, he takes his D2 offer and gets on with life. I personally do not think he's a good fit for UT but not because of any skills evaluation. Our coach doesn't strike me a diamond in the rough guy, someone that will turn an unknown into a contributor. He disposes with the next recruit or transfer.
After watching many "Senior Day" games at both HS and College level, the emotion as the Seniors come off the floor, the lack of display as Sanford and Navigato came off seemed extremely cold. Maybe that's their collective personalities but at the time, he wasn't looking to me like someone that would be a good match for a kid with no offers, even if the skill is there.