FAM wrote:

A while back - one of these posts - my lowly opinion was that there was not a big difference between the coaching of RE and Ferry.  The difference is going to have to be recruiting.  If Ferry can keep his assistants consistant - and working together - and having those pipelines - we can get the better players.  We lost a good one to South Carolina but I think near the end of RE's tenure, he was going after less players.  Though we may be losing out to a few, at least we are in the hunt for better athletes.  Again, our success is going to depend on how well this guy can recruit.

Agree 100% RE had success not because he was a coaching genius, but because he brought in good players for most of his tenure. This is true for most coaches, and will need to be true for ferry. One thing to keep in mind. Every good stretch of basketball by Duquesne since the late 60's has coincided with us having good players in the frontcourt. The Nelsons, Lionel, Atkins, Alston, Damian. Conversely, we've had two point guards who both spent over a decade in the NBA. Their teams stunk.  This is no coincidence. This is why I'm optimistic about the two big kids we got. While missing out on Notice is disappointing, it would be much worse if this had been one of the big boys. Quality 2's and 3's are not hard to find. We seemed to always have one, even during our worst years. Even point guards are not that difficult to come up with. The big boys are the key.

Is sean john a ferry fan?  Severe is from SJs high school

Jeralta wrote:

AJ West is back in play and looking for a school
http://blogs.rgj.com/packblog/2013/03/27/a-j-west-nations-leader-in-blocked-shots-visiting-wolf-pack-this-weekend/

West verballed to Nevada

Devin Brooks to Creighton

Adam Zagoria‏@AdamZagoria6h6-1 combo G Devin Brooks of Iowa Western CC has committed to Creighton

Zach Braziller‏@NYPost_Brazille2hJon Severe actually has a top 6 of Duquesne, West va Fordham Seton Hall Pitt and wake forest

I hope the Post has the order of preference correct.
 

Nice article on Severe.

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/high_school/basketball/guiding_ctk_star_h2ZD9fz3DAH0Z97C6MRagJ
 

Clk, do you know who else offered Wolfe coming out of High School? I'd like to find some stats on the kid.  Anyone has any sources that would be great.

He committed to Loyola last November.  I don't know how much interest we have, but from what I saw he sounds a late bloomer.

I just found it interesting.  Sure seems like we have more than one to still give.

He is #25 in white



 

Last edited by CLK (4/11/2013 7:09 pm)

Kid did not look like he weighed 195 pounds. Wonder if he'll end up at Siena.

Sounds like a project type of player. Compare him to the two beefy guys we got earlier. Usually all we get at 6'8" and above are project type guys. With the two bulky guys already wrapped up, i don't mind a third big being a project though. The NBA is full of guys who were projects coming out of high school.

El D, just my opinion, no discussion with Ferry - I don't like to engage the Coaches as much as you may think.

CLK wrote:

Gabe Levin...From New England Recruiting Report

http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/news/article/3041/Coaching-Carousel-Impacting-Local-Recruits.php


St. Thomas More had a trio of players previously committed to former Hofstra head coach Mo Cassara. On Wednesday, the Pride named former Niagara head coach Joe Mihalich as their new head coach. SNY’s Adam Zagoria reported that Mihalich will keep the commitment from STM guard Amadi Udenyi while Marquis Moore and Gabe Levin will both re-open their recruitment. Moore will still consider Hofstra along with George Mason, Creighton, Boston University, and Fairfield. Levin is no longer expected to consider Hofstra and is instead focusing on Duquesne, Fordham, Loyola-Marymount, Illinois-Chicago, and Boston University according to Zagoria. 

http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/gabe-levin

 

I don't know much about Levin, but I love his size. Ferry is really trying to put some beef on the court. I love it. I would love to see a team that can bang inside. Shades of Red Manning. Villanova, and LaSalle are still complaining about the Nelsons. 

Hey, after Florida Gulf Coast, high flying white guys are the new trend. (LOL! Tongue in cheek, before anyone gets offended, but the kid does have hops)