(07-22-2018 11:27 AM)Luckeyone Wrote:  

(07-22-2018 06:51 AM)emu steve Wrote:  

(07-22-2018 06:43 AM)JonesGoddard Wrote:  I know some were worried, but Andre Rafus is officially on campus and working out.

He's very skinny.

Thanks. I, too, was told that all are on campus and working out.

Maybe he is our Tim Bond II with an excellent outside shot. A little taller. More meat on the bones (but not muscular). A very, very good outside shooter. If he develops as much as Timmy developed we have a superstar.

Like I posted somewhere, I saw a h.s. tape of his and the h.s. tape of a 3 star recruit I know who went to an ACC school, and Rafus is much better across the board, taller, more natural shot, etc.

I see Rafus as closer to a 4 star recruit, than a 3 star. A remember 4 star recruits aren't too common and 5 star recruits are not common at all. I just checked 247sports and they have about 25 5 star recruits for 2019. And about 125 4 star recruits. Being a 4-star recruit is elite company.

BTW, other than Timmy who was a freak of nature, being unable to gain weight, EMU and all other universities have nutrition tables. Rafus will not be lacking for calories. Can he keep them on??? Who knows. He might be Timmy II is not being able to gain weight.

Steve, I saw that Rafus was a 4* recruit at one time. Don't know what he's rated currently but the 4* ranking might be partially attributed to the P5 schools that were offering him. Hopefully we can keep him elgible.

BTW, I noticed that Rafus tweeted out he is going to be MAC conference plsyer of the as a freshman. (Not MAC freshman) of the year. I love his enthusiasm and confidence but he needs to pump the brakes :-)

That's a bold statement when he may not even be in the top 3 of players on the EMU team. Maybe he needs a reality check to understand the Mid-American Conference is not something he should take for granted.