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Post by aggie2ru on Apr 26, 2012 14:38:22 GMT -5
If Stewart and Khalid King can come in and hold down the point (and I mean be a facilitator, etc.) I will feel better. If we recruit a true big...... 6'8" or better that can produce RIGHT away....I will be feeling much better.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Apr 26, 2012 15:23:42 GMT -5
if we can find a legit big, i like our chances of challenging for a championship next season. but that's a big "if". its kinda late to pull a big out of the hat. if we find one, the first thing i'll be looking for is what's wrong with him. why is he signing so late...
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Post by Aggie One on Apr 26, 2012 15:28:04 GMT -5
You would be truly surprised how many two and three star and a few four star 6-8 to 6-10 guys are out there still awaiting their college boards not to mention JUCOs that don't gradurate until next month.
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Post by aggielaw on Apr 26, 2012 16:13:49 GMT -5
Bring them in!!!
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Post by cnixon79 on May 10, 2012 7:22:10 GMT -5
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Post by Aggie One on May 10, 2012 9:36:01 GMT -5
I would love to get the 6'8" Cassady kid as an early commit next fall. I love his defensive stats and rebounding figures. Middleton is a two guard with some size and at 19 points per game, he should give us some reliable scoring to replace Simpson.
Again his defensive stats are impressive and that is where we really got killed in close games because we could not stop the preimeter game or pressure folks on the outside.
Just way too much penetration by opposing guards. So far the backcourt will be above average with the newbies and R.J. Buck back as a stopper and finisher.
Our wings are above average and our four spot players are young but can play. We still need to find a real banger down inside the lane who plays defense and can rebound but I hear we have some proven help on the way coming into middle.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 10, 2012 11:02:26 GMT -5
does cy still have 1 scholarship left to offer?
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Post by numberonebrave on May 10, 2012 17:40:03 GMT -5
Speaking of recruiting .......Ray Lester signs
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – SIUE men's basketball Head Coach Lennox Forrester has announced the addition of three student-athletes to the program. Grant Fiorentinos (Cape Town, South Africa), Ray Lester (Chicago), and Donivine Stewart (Peoria) have each signed to play basketball for the Cougars.
Lester, a 6-foot, 6-inch forward, is the only player available beginning with the 2012-13 season. Lester is transferring from Vincennes University, a junior college in Indiana. He appeared in 31 games, making six starts last season for the Blazers.
"Ray is going to add a presence inside both offensively and defensively," Forrester said. "He'll add to our rebounding. He's very athletic and a hard worker."
Lester began his college career at North Carolina A&T where he averaged 2.4 points and 1.5 rebounds as a freshman. He shot 42 percent (23-55) from the floor.
Fiorentinos, a 6-10 forward/center, is transferring from Tulane University, where he appeared in 10 games, starting six. He will sit out a year due to NCAA Division I transfer rules. Fiorentinos prepped at the Hunn School in Princeton, N.J. He averaged 14 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 blocks per game during his prep career.
"We recruited Grant before," Forrester said. "He brings rebounding skill. He also can score inside and he can step out and shoot the three. He is a great student-athlete."
Stewart, a 5-11 guard, is a transfer from Bradley University and will also sit out a year due to transfer rules. Stewart played in 11 games as a freshman. Stewart played high school basketball at Limestone where he was a four-time all-state selection. He set the Limestone High School and Mid-Illini Conference career scoring record. He finished his high school career as the second-leading scorer all-time in the Peoria Journal Star circulation area with 2,295 points.
"He is a tremendous passer," Forrester said. "He'll make us better because of his knowledge of the game and playing at a high level already (at Bradley)."
SIUE finished the 2011-12 season with a 10-17 record, including eight wins over true Division I opponents. The Cougars finished 6-10 in their first year of competition in the Ohio Valley Conference. The 2012-2013 season will mark the first time SIUE is postseason eligible as a Division I program.
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Post by saabman on May 10, 2012 19:46:20 GMT -5
You would be truly surprised how many two and three star and a few four star 6-8 to 6-10 guys are out there still awaiting their college boards not to mention JUCOs that don't gradurate until next month. Texas is loaded
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Post by Aggie One on May 11, 2012 9:53:38 GMT -5
There are also some pretty good JUCO shot blockers and wide body rebounders in the Philadelphia area as well as upstate NY.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 11, 2012 10:10:15 GMT -5
Speaking of recruiting .......Ray Lester signs he should've never left a&t. by now, he could've developed into a formidable inside scorer for us...
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Post by Aggie One on May 11, 2012 12:32:04 GMT -5
With all that early NBA fantasizing that went on a few years back. there seems there was a lot more parental ego floating around than actual talent surrounding this kid's abilities.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 11, 2012 13:15:07 GMT -5
according to the article, he only started 6 out of 31 games as a sophomore on a jr. college squad. and i thought his complaint at a&t was lack of playing time? hail, he probably started as many games at a&t as a freshman than he did as a sophomore in jr. college. his jr. college stats were horrible! he averaged only 3.3 ppg, shooting only 40% from the free throw line, and only averaged 3 rebounds per game. doesn't appear that his results were any different in jr. college as they were at a&t... here's lester's stats... www.njcaa.org/colleges_college_player.cfm?sid=4&collegeid=1408&category=Roster&slid=2&teamid=120233&athleteid=333898
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Post by Tee-Sharp on May 11, 2012 13:18:59 GMT -5
All right you country bumpkins. Don’t start up again. Seriously, I think Ray Lester would have thrived under a coach like Cy.
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Post by saabman on May 11, 2012 15:33:11 GMT -5
But would CY & A&T Thrived with Ray Lester< A&T's problem is we don't have players that are willing to be role players. You can not win with out them, anyone that knows the game knows that!!
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