Topic: Recruiting for Basketball

[whf]

As I often am, I'm confused.  Did this young man sign with us or not?

[MUfan08]

https://x.com/TP4PT/status/1787894266716475568

[MUfan08]

As I often am, I'm confused.  Did this young man sign with us or not?

Martaz Robinson has not committed to us.

We have interest in him though and supposedly we are in his price range.

[MUfan08]

https://x.com/JUCOShowcase/status/1784957697198022954

[parshall2marshall]

Martaz Robinson has not committed to us.

We have interest in him though and supposedly we are in his price range.

[Tim Hensley]

Looks more like a combo guard.  We need a point guard that can pass, shoot, penetrate and distribute.  Like to get that kid from South Carolina.

[MicDrass1]

Looks more like a combo guard.  We need a point guard that can pass, shoot, penetrate and distribute.  Like to get that kid from South Carolina.

We need scoring!  He scores.  And he gets into the lane whenever he wants with a great mid range pull-up jump shot.  We haven?t had that in a long time.  He avg 16ppg on not a lot of shots a game.  Excellent rebounder.  Very active around the rim.  Physical player. 

[scope58]

Looks more like a combo guard.  We need a point guard that can pass, shoot, penetrate and distribute.  Like to get that kid from South Carolina.

Need both. Who?s the combo guard now.

[Garbanjo]

Looks more like a combo guard.  We need a point guard that can pass, shoot, penetrate and distribute.  Like to get that kid from South Carolina.

We need a PG and a combo guard

[The Right Stuff]

Whoever that team is he is playing against couldn't beat some pickup teams at the "Y".

TRS
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[herdorbust2]

If it's taking this long and we still haven't signed any guards then it's a bad sign imo. I hope I'm wrong and we can land a couple nice guards. If not, we may as well forget about competing for a SB championship. We didn't even come close with Curfman and Voyles and they came to Marshall and averaged 15 and 13. Need better than that.

[MicDrass1]

Whoever that team is he is playing against couldn't beat some pickup teams at the "Y".

TRS
MU 71

Avg 17ppg against NCAA tourney teams.  Teams that would beat marshall.

[girthyherdon]

And he gets into the lane whenever he wants with a great mid range pull-up jump shot.  We haven?t had that in a long time. 

Have you already forgotten about Kinsey?? My goodness, his mid range jumper was deadly.

[FilmJunky]

We need a PG and a combo guard

Point guards who aren't capable scorers hold your team back in todays world of college basketball. You need combo guars with the ability to facilitate. Examples at Marshall's level (Jon Elmore, Andy Taylor) had the ball in their hands but could "GO" when needed. A PG who averages 8 points and 6 assists gets you nowhere in college basketball today.

[Garbanjo]

Point guards who aren't capable scorers hold your team back in todays world of college basketball. You need combo guars with the ability to facilitate. Examples at Marshall's level (Jon Elmore, Andy Taylor) had the ball in their hands but could "GO" when needed. A PG who averages 8 points and 6 assists gets you nowhere in college basketball today.

That's not what I'm saying

I meant a scoring PG like Elmore and we also need a combo guard who can score and handle the ball at times

[Bigoherd]

Point guards who aren't capable scorers hold your team back in todays world of college basketball. You need combo guars with the ability to facilitate. Examples at Marshall's level (Jon Elmore, Andy Taylor) had the ball in their hands but could "GO" when needed. A PG who averages 8 points and 6 assists gets you nowhere in college basketball today.

I?d take a Damier Pitts over an Andy Taylor any day. 

[Garbanjo]

I?d take a Damier Pitts over an Andy Taylor any day.

I'd take either one please 😂

Hell, I'd take both right now 🤣

[miltonherdfan]

Here's a thought...

Amid portal era, Calipari hints at limiting Ark. roster to '8 or 9 guys'
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/40115234/amid-portal-era-calipari-hints-limiting-arkansas-roster-8-9-guys


We certainly could've got by doing this last season!  Woulda saved the BG a lotta wasted scholarship $!

[MicDrass1]

Seems like in pro ball every team has multiple players bringing the ball up

[Rockin Herd Fan]

Here's a thought...

Amid portal era, Calipari hints at limiting Ark. roster to '8 or 9 guys'
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/40115234/amid-portal-era-calipari-hints-limiting-arkansas-roster-8-9-guys


We certainly could've got by doing this last season!  Woulda saved the BG a lotta wasted scholarship $!

If the big schools start using fewer of their scholarships, that would mean four or five fewer scholarships available per school and that would have a trickle down effect for a school like Marshall to get better players.

[FilmJunky]

I?d take a Damier Pitts over an Andy Taylor any day.

Hmmm check the numbers. Pitts averaged roughly 15.5 a game his last two years...A guard that can score. not a 8&6 guy I was talking about.

[MUonium]

Here's a thought...

Amid portal era, Calipari hints at limiting Ark. roster to '8 or 9 guys'
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/40115234/amid-portal-era-calipari-hints-limiting-arkansas-roster-8-9-guys

We certainly could've got by doing this last season!  Woulda saved the BG a lotta wasted scholarship $!

just when i think i've heard it all.   lets say there's a rash of two or three players getting seriously injured.  i don't think any coach in their right mind is going to self-limit their roster, especially programs with enough financial and NIL support.
i'll go as far as asking- why wouldn't they go in the opposite direction and force the weak ncaa to increase scholarships from 13 to whatever?  why couldn't you win (in men's programs) with wholesale substitutions like Caldwell did with the women's program?  can you imagine having 12 elite players and 8 really good players to work with?

closer to reality though, i really like this down-to-earth take on the subject-

If the big schools start using fewer of their scholarships, that would mean four or five fewer scholarships available per school and that would have a trickle down effect for a school like Marshall to get better players.

[MUfan08]

https://x.com/JucoRecruiting/status/1789061824878432608


https://njcaa.org/sports/mbkb/2023-24/div1/players/damarionwalkup0vho

[MUfan08]

Looks like Damarion Walkup visited and was offered by Southeast Missouri State, but that was back in March.

https://x.com/will323012/status/1777790251643052522

[parshall2marshall]

Plays with 'tude. He won't walk it up.

Sign him up !