ESPN picked top 5 A-10 recruits with Watkins coming in at number 5.

It's too bad Ferry whiffed on his top 3 targets, or maybe better said his best three, and that his best recruit from last season isn't coming back.

ElDuque wrote:

It's too bad Ferry whiffed on his top 3 targets, or maybe better said his best three, and that his best recruit from last season isn't coming back.

He whiffed on the two highest profile spring guys but I wouldn't say he whiffed on his top 3 targets. Watkins and Robinson both had offers well before Severe and Notice did.

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Give ferry cred for jumping in the mix and holding their attention this long.

ElDuque wrote:

It's too bad Ferry whiffed on his top 3 targets, or maybe better said his best three, and that his best recruit from last season isn't coming back.

Do you really believe that?  Ferry got his top 2 targets. I'd rather get 3 star fours and fives, than twos and threes any day of the week. Getting big guys that are highly rated is very difficult. Even in our darkest days, we had good players at the off guard, and small forward. Good swing men are a dime a dozen. Tell me how many quality power forwards we've had since Bruce Atkins? It's a very short list. If you told me we could either get Castro, Severe, and Notice, or Robinson, and Watkins, I'm taking the later two without hesitation.

apluski wrote:

CLK wrote:

In case anybody still cares...

Pittsburgh Nation‏@PITTnation13h#
Pitt basketball prospect Jon Severe to decide Wednesday between Pitt WVU Wake Forest and Fordham. Never visited Pitt so does not look good.


Christ the King’s Severe moves up decision: Jon Severe, the city’s top senior and New York State’s Mr. Basketball, has moved up his college announcement, from May 22 to Wednesday, he said.

The 6-foot-2 standout from Brooklyn will pick between Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Wake Forest and Fordham, Christ the King coach Joe Arbitello said, in a press conference Wednesday at the Queens school at 2:30 p.m.

“I thought he was solid with the date May 22, then when he told me wanted to change it, I was surprised,” Arbitello said. “I didn’t think he was going to change it.”

Severe, who led the Royals to a city and state title this winter, won’t take any more visits before a decision. Coaches from the schools are likely to come by Christ the King Monday or Tuesday, Arbitello said.

Of the four schools, Fordham has stood out to Arbitello. They sent three coaches to the state tournament in Albany and have never swayed in their desire to land Severe.

“Fordham has recruited him the hardest,” Arbitello. “Their head coach [Tom Pecora] has made himself more visible than anyone else.”

Read more: RECRUITING CONFIDENTIAL: Bronx big man Edson Avila commits to Oklahoma after JUCO stint - NYPOST.com

http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/collegesports/recruting_confidential_bronx_big_UolDkeOP4TaullRqOzQkmK#ixzz2R80ssbeI

Any of them but Pitt

Even though we'd have to deal with him, I hope he goes to Fordham. It would really be good for the league if Fordham becomes competitive.

ElDuque wrote:

Listen, we're already at the bottom of the league. Him going to Fordham won't have any impact on us at all.

What I'd rather have, 81, is players who help us win games and get to the NCAA Tournament. I can't make my feelings any clearer than that.

Exactly. Bigs are what it takes, and we got a couple of good ones. Look at the following lists.

List 1.
Wayne Smith
Mike James
Norm Nixon
Tom Pipkins
Rick Suder
Tony Petrarca
Emmit Sellers

List 2
Nelson twins
Lionel
Atkins
Alston
Damian

The players in the first list were excellent. All are guards or small forwards. All played on teams without a quality 4 or 5. They accounted for three winning seasons combined, one of which was the senior year of Dwayne Rawls, an undersized 4 who had a very good senior year, and another of which happened to be the senior year of Derrick Alston. The third was Nixon's sophomore year. None of those teams won more than 17 games.

Now look at list number 2. These are the best inside players to play at Duquesne in the last 45 years. They combined for 12 winning seasons, with only 4 in the loss column. Three of the losing seasons were the 13-15's that John Carroll strung together. Looking at this, it should become clear why some on the board are optimistic about the future. Quality size leads to winning basketball. Unless Watkins and Robinson are busts, or don't stay here, we are going to win before they are done here.

Brian wrote:

Looks like the staff has signed another C.



4/22/13, 5:42 PM
Kentucky native and IMG Academy center Darrius Lewis has signed with Duquesne, per IMG staff.

He's listed at 6'10", or 6'11". Sounds like a project, but at that height, and this late in the game, he's worth a gamble on. 245 pounds, so he's not a stick.

Corey Pegram‏@CoreyPegram6hBenedictine's (VA) Robert Johnson has picked up new offers from ODU and Duquesne per @hatfieldsports. 2014 combo guard

CLK wrote:

Dominique McKoy a 6'7" Crowley County CC JUCO SF will be visiting this weekend.  He originally signed with Rhode Island.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/duquesne/basketball/recruiting/player-Dominique-McKoy-142537;_ylt=AgJDG7g0pFdbUI3ETYVYXKaurpB4

http://www.cowleytigers.com/mbasketball/profilesmbball/mbballprofiles1213/profilesmbb1213/mckoydominique_mbb1213.html

http://www.cowley.edu/news/releases/sports1213/mbball03062013.html

http://www.cowley.edu/news/releases/sports1213/basketball03132013.html

JUCO stats averages 14 points 12 rebounds.

http://stats.njcaa.org/sports/mbkb/2012-13/div1/players/dominiquemckoyolgq



I don't know how good the competition is down there, but 22 double doubles is impressive.



 

Sounds like what the doctor ordered.

It's OK. Like I said, we're currently in 16th place so we have to fight our way out of the bottom.

Even after the other four teams leave, yes, we're still in 16th place until the games begin.

No sense trying to beat me up over this, because I'm going to beat the drum until we win and until we're back in the NCAA Tournament.

David Schneider‏@BigShotsSkills16mDuquesne has just offered BIG SHOTS alum LG Gill 2013 6'6 SF Benedictine (VA

From one of my earlier posts below.  I think he would be the kind of SF we need.

Charles LG Gill 6'6" forward

Mark Selig‏@MarkRSelig1hGill, who visited JMU in March, is a 6-6 forward who's also considering Radford, MtStMary, St.Bonnie, Duquesne, according to H.S. coach.

LG Gill –Benedictine (Richmond, VA)
A 6’6 wing forward, Gill is exactly the type of kid that coaches love to have on their roster. He’s versatile, plays hard, and doesn’t force things. Owning fluid athleticism, Gill affects the game in multiple areas and has put himself in a great position to find a home at a low to mid-level division one program. He’s a guy that can score for you in the half court set with set jumpers and straight line drives, or in transition, as he runs the floor well and fills lanes appropriately. Gill will never blow you away with flashy play, but he will consistently impress you with his business-like approach and all around basketball ability.

http://recruitinghype.blogspot.com/2013/02/available-and-deserving.html

Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-OIDuxIbt4

 

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