(10-26-2022 06:29 PM)Jerry Weaver Wrote: (10-21-2022 01:29 PM)emu steve Wrote: Am I 'right' (as if we know) that the early signing period will be quiet for EMU? Will we sit quietly waiting for transfers to announce after 1st semester or after 2nd?
Has D-I hoops now turned to transfers as their Plan A targets and high school/JUCO as Plan B? (even as we move away from the pandemic stuff with free years and players utilizing it to do grad work elsewhere).
Steve I honestly think that would be the most cogent strategy for EMU. Why sign an extremely raw Moe Njie and develop him, when you might get a Noah or Golson with their transfer wings clipped?
Let's be clear here, JT4 and Ray Lee both would have been one and done at EMU with the current transfer rules.
I've wanted to text about recruiting for some time, but haven't. You've given me an opening.
Your point about colleges now preferring transfers being the main focus is tight-on.
As college coaches love players that have proven their potential or worth. Some coaches really don't trust even if they're good that HS players can help immediately .
From my observations, big time college coaches want to see HS players put the ball in the hoop. More discerning coaches mainly from smaller programs, will sign players that they consider to be diamonds in the rough. Players that are athletic but make less of their shots, but that coaches can project making more of their shots with proper coaching that that the players have not received in HS.
On a separate note, since I've worked with HS bb players, I can say with confidence there are players out who are terrific players but remain under the radar because they play for smaller HS's whose competition is less sub-par. Coaches are put off by that. Not me.
For if I see a player who can get separation on his jump shot or drive that's good enough for me.
As an example, I went to a HS all-star game and before the game, I initiated a conversation with a 6 foot, skinny kid suiting directly in front of me who was to play in the game. He told ne he went a small HS in th farm country and had no college offers. Said he averaged 16 ppg and shot 42 percent on three's.
As he took the court, I kept my eye on him. In pre-game warm-ups he took 15 or so jump shots and missed but two of them. They both went in and out. In the game, he shot 5-5 from the field, including shooting 3-3 on three's. His ball handling was good as was his defense. He was voted MVP for his team. No 4-year college coaches were present at the game.
I spoke to him afterwards and asked him to send me some video. On one he had 6 steals. He's going to play for a junior college this year. I intend to follow his career.
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