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Post by explorer88 on Oct 12, 2015 18:34:55 GMT -5
James Love from American Heritage High School in Florida is visiting Thursday. I am on my phone so I can't link the story.
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Post by stlexplorer on Oct 13, 2015 0:07:51 GMT -5
The city of brotherly love material writes itself
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Post by lasalle89 on Oct 13, 2015 15:27:28 GMT -5
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Post by explorer88 on Oct 14, 2015 16:15:26 GMT -5
Looks like we have some competition for Love. Not sure if the interest is for the fall or trying to convince him to wait till Spring.
Scott Golden @hoopexchange · 11m11 minutes ago
Kansas State down for a home visit w/ James Love (2016) of American Heritage tonight. James leaves tomorrow for official visit at La Salle
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Post by luhoopsfan on Oct 14, 2015 18:21:07 GMT -5
I'm sure KState is bringing video of their 2013 Tourney run to his house
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Post by stlexplorer on Oct 15, 2015 9:52:48 GMT -5
Looks like we have some competition for Love. Not sure if the interest is for the fall or trying to convince him to wait till Spring. Scott Golden @hoopexchange · 11m11 minutes ago Kansas State down for a home visit w/ James Love (2016) of American Heritage tonight. James leaves tomorrow for official visit at La Salle If it comes down to us and K-State, can we get Jerrell to walk into K-State's recruiting pitch like the Undertaker, hit a free throw, slam down a dunk and walk Love out of the building |
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Post by coachd on Oct 15, 2015 16:09:03 GMT -5
I'm sure KState is bringing video of their 2013 Tourney run to his house Yes, especially with the people in the stands wearing their KState gear and having that "what just happened" look on their faces! Someone needs to post the video again soon. |
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Post by jellybean on Oct 17, 2015 19:44:24 GMT -5
Seems like he loved his visit.
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Post by rp01 on Oct 18, 2015 9:39:16 GMT -5
According to the link, his bench max is 135 but he's a 205 lb center??? I'm pretty sure Hank Davis max benches on 200. I know that it probably doesn't matter that much, but strength is a huge deal for big men.
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Post by explorer88 on Oct 18, 2015 9:43:37 GMT -5
According to the link, his bench max is 135 but he's a 205 lb center??? I'm pretty sure Hank Davis max benches on 200. I know that it probably doesn't matter that much, but strength is a huge deal for big men. He is a project big man. He has to be developed like most bigs La Salle is going to get. His bench max is so far down the list of concerns. |
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Post by mookie on Oct 18, 2015 18:36:31 GMT -5
According to the link, his bench max is 135 but he's a 205 lb center??? I'm pretty sure Hank Davis max benches on 200. I know that it probably doesn't matter that much, but strength is a huge deal for big men. You'd be surprised at how weak in the weight room these kids are. He definitely needs to fill out and get stronger but like 88 said, his bench is far down the list of priorities. His base is more important than his bench... |
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Post by coqui900 on Oct 18, 2015 18:57:42 GMT -5
Kevin Durant couldn't bench his weight coming out of college and he turned out to be an okay player.
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Post by rp01 on Oct 21, 2015 18:24:18 GMT -5
According to the link, his bench max is 135 but he's a 205 lb center??? I'm pretty sure Hank Davis max benches on 200. I know that it probably doesn't matter that much, but strength is a huge deal for big men. You'd be surprised at how weak in the weight room these kids are. He definitely needs to fill out and get stronger but like 88 said, his bench is far down the list of priorities. His base is more important than his bench... My point is that if the coaching staff is really trying to develop him to pull down rebounds or post up, you need to have some significant body strength. The fact that he can't bench his weight means that it is going to take a lot for him to gain significant d-1 strength as a big man. I know he was older at the time and he's built differently, but Jerrell Wright apparently could bench 275 pounds in sets of 20 or something... That is who this recruit is going to be going against in games. |
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Post by MisterD on Oct 21, 2015 21:08:48 GMT -5
Comparing a tall thin recruit negatively to Wright is about as dumb as it would be for me to compare him positively to Camby.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2015 21:16:22 GMT -5
I dont think Tony could bench a piece of angel hair spaghetti when he got to La Salle. Jermaine Davis could probably have benched a 2015 Dodge Ram Truck. Bench isnt everything, and it can change, a lot. Also, is that Sean Neal in the picture on his instagram? Must have liked him to want him in the picture he posted. Not just him and his mom. Good sign. Sean is also a great guy.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2015 6:43:58 GMT -5
I dont think Tony could bench a piece of angel hair spaghetti when he got to La Salle. Jermaine Davis could probably have benched a 2015 Dodge Ram Truck. Bench isnt everything, and it can change, a lot. Also, is that Sean Neal in the picture on his instagram? Must have liked him to want him in the picture he posted. Not just him and his mom. Good sign. Sean is also a great guy. Kansas State offered James yesterday. |
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Post by explorer88 on Oct 22, 2015 10:15:39 GMT -5
La Salle worked out Jalen Melvin yesterday from Paul VI in Virginia. He is a 6"10 post who has some other mid-majors involved.
CorwinMelvin @corwinmelvin · Oct 21
Thanks to Coach E @allworldtraing for working my man 2016 Jalen Melvin NW out this morning for coaches from LaSalle University.#brightfuture
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Post by mookie on Oct 22, 2015 11:03:33 GMT -5
You'd be surprised at how weak in the weight room these kids are. He definitely needs to fill out and get stronger but like 88 said, his bench is far down the list of priorities. His base is more important than his bench... My point is that if the coaching staff is really trying to develop him to pull down rebounds or post up, you need to have some significant body strength. The fact that he can't bench his weight means that it is going to take a lot for him to gain significant d-1 strength as a big man. I know he was older at the time and he's built differently, but Jerrell Wright apparently could bench 275 pounds in sets of 20 or something... That is who this recruit is going to be going against in games. I hear what you're saying but pulling rebounds and posting up begins with hustle and positioning. If he's not in position then negates any strength because use of his strength to push into position would likely result in a foul. Posting up is more reliant on leg strength and not bench. But you're right that if you're weak that'll just make it that much harder. We can agree to disagree on the importance of benching strength. Like you said Jerrell could bench 275 in sets of 20 but did he ever average double figure rebounds? What about Steve Z? Someone pointed out KD couldn't bench much and that never stopped him from putting up big rebounding numbers. |
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Post by MisterD on Oct 22, 2015 11:30:58 GMT -5
I too would take Kevin Durant over Jerrell Wright. No offense, Jerrell!
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Post by calidelphia on Oct 22, 2015 11:42:35 GMT -5
We need to add an updated bench weight column in the scholarship spreadsheet. I don't know how to judge the talent on the current team and that is all I have to go on.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2015 13:51:31 GMT -5
La Salle worked out Jalen Melvin yesterday from Paul VI in Virginia. He is a 6"10 post who has some other mid-majors involved. CorwinMelvin @corwinmelvin · Oct 21 Thanks to Coach E @allworldtraing for working my man 2016 Jalen Melvin NW out this morning for coaches from LaSalle University.#brightfuture Did some digging on him and he has transferred to Northwestern HS in Hyattsville, MD for his senior year. He supposedly has offers from Chattanooga and Rider and interest from Davidson and Miami. |
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Oct 22, 2015 14:12:50 GMT -5
According to the link, his bench max is 135 but he's a 205 lb center??? I'm pretty sure Hank Davis max benches on 200. I know that it probably doesn't matter that much, but strength is a huge deal for big men. He is a project big man. He has to be developed like most bigs La Salle is going to get. His bench max is so far down the list of concerns. I could bench 135 as a 13 year old 7th grader that weighed 105 lbs...Geez |
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Post by MisterD on Oct 22, 2015 14:54:58 GMT -5
Could you stand up straight and be 6'10?
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Oct 22, 2015 15:44:24 GMT -5
I can't stand up straight and be 5'10 Mr. D...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2015 12:15:18 GMT -5
Per his Twitter account, James Love has picked up offers from K State and Wisconsin.
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Post by coqui900 on Oct 23, 2015 13:19:21 GMT -5
So when do we get him via transfer?
I really hope that's G's pitch. "Look, you might as well just come here to start with because you're not going to play and they'll recruit over you and you'll just come here anyways. At least now you won't have to sit out a year."
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Oct 23, 2015 18:32:02 GMT -5
So when do we get him via transfer? I really hope that's G's pitch. "Look, you might as well just come here to start with because you're not going to play and they'll recruit over you and you'll just come here anyways. At least now you won't have to sit out a year." That'd be ballsy but I like it. |
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Post by luhoopsfan on Oct 24, 2015 7:15:17 GMT -5
One has to wonder if having 4 guys on the roster who came from Power conferences gives him an opening like that. It's not like he doesn't have a track record at this point. in some ways it's kind of like 5 kids on the roster if you include the kid who de-committed to Utah St.
In all honesty, it feels like G's recruiting season is more centered around transfer season now more than getting kids right from HS
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Post by explorer88 on Oct 24, 2015 7:32:35 GMT -5
We are in a great position right now with recruiting. G doesn't need to reach for players right now. Whether it is a transfer or high school recruit he can wait for the guy he wants.
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Post by a10champion15 on Oct 24, 2015 9:10:52 GMT -5
It is just a K State offer not a Wisconsin offer. The wisconsin offer was just a retweet for someone else.
G's recruiting is fine.
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