1LotteryPick1969
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06-11-16 07:02 AM - Post#207563
Thought I would start a new thread of recruits who will not matriculate until next year.
Jerome Desrosiers (6-6, 215, 3*) on his video clips looks very athletic around the rim and also a nice touch from the 3pt line. Kind of a more muscular version of Cook. And he adds French to the Italian, German and Spanish flair of the team.
We are recruiting 3 stars level players frequently now. Not all of course play up to rating, but eventually one of them may play at an even higher level.
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Tiger69
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Re: 2017 Recruits
06-11-16 01:43 PM - Post#207565
In response to 1LotteryPick1969
So we are now recruiting 3 stars on a regular basis while Harvard is flirting with 4 and occasional 5 star candidates. Since we have every bit as much to offer in academics, athletics and financial aid, is Harvard giving green stamps, too? 
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1LotteryPick1969
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Re: 2017 Recruits
06-11-16 05:55 PM - Post#207569
In response to Tiger69
Please explain "green stamps" to the younger fans.
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sparman
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Re: 2017 Recruits
06-11-16 06:34 PM - Post#207570
In response to Tiger69
Well, we know Amaker has not always played by the recruiting rules. And there have been the occasional whisperings of academic flexibility, although I am not in a position to know one way or other.
And don't overlook that averaging 3 stars is a step up from where we were not long ago. Besides, lots of big time programs have lots of 3 star players. So I wouldn't get too worked up over it.
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Old Bear
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Re: 2017 Recruits
06-11-16 07:29 PM - Post#207571
In response to sparman
Well, we know Amaker has not always played by the recruiting rules. And there have been the occasional whisperings of academic flexibility, although I am not in a position to know one way or other.
Sparsky, were you in Trump's class at Wharton?
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sparman
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Re: 2017 Recruits
06-11-16 08:00 PM - Post#207573
In response to Old Bear
I'm not sure anyone was in his classes at Wharton, because I'm not sure he was ever in a class, at least at a university other than Trump U.
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HARVARDDADGRAD
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06-11-16 09:40 PM - Post#207575
In response to sparman
Trump U, Princeton, Yale - apparently they're all the same - except that Trump U only has ONE STAR! Of course Tucker Carlson didn't equate Trump U to his alma mater, Trinity College. Although, there could be a good reason:
"It has been alleged that he did not graduate, but Trinity sources claim that he did, though only in five years, while quoting his own view that "After four years I had met a lot of interesting people, gone to a couple of classes and restored a motorcycle and that was it. And so I wasted my time at college."
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Tiger69
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Re: 2017 Recruits
06-12-16 12:09 AM - Post#207576
In response to 1LotteryPick1969
Green stamps, which one received at grocery stores and gas stations depending on the amount of purchase were, I would argue, the predecessor of frequent flier miles. They were accumulated and eventually exchanged for consumer items such as pop-up toasters. There were several companies that sold their stamps as inducements to retailers. The largest was probably the Sperry and Hutchinson Company (S&H Green Stamps). I found an untold fortune of them mounted in little books as I was cleaning out my mother's attic after my father died in 1998. I don't know if they were still redeemable. But I already had a pop-up toaster and bagel-slicing machine. 
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sparman
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Re: 2017 Recruits
06-12-16 07:49 AM - Post#207578
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I don't know if they were still redeemable.
I hope you saved them.
Link
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Silver Maple
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06-12-16 09:40 AM - Post#207579
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We still have an electric can opener we got with green stamps shortly after my wife and I were married.
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Tiger69
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Re: 2017 Recruits
06-12-16 11:42 AM - Post#207581
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Nooooooooooooo  There goes my retirement trip around the world.
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SRP
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06-12-16 09:49 PM - Post#207584
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We had the yellow Top Value stamps (courtesy of the Levittown, PA. Penn Fruit supermarket) as well as the green S&H stamps. There was even a storefront redemption center.near us if you didn't want to use the mail-order catalog. If they had varied art on the stamps they'd be collectors' items now.
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Tiger81
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06-29-16 05:53 AM - Post#208017
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My apologies, this is a post about a 2017 recruit, not S&H green stamps ...
http://www.app.com/story/sports/high-sch ool/basket...
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1LotteryPick1969
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06-29-16 09:09 AM - Post#208020
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He looks (on paper and in a few videos on YouTube)like a solid recruit.
My only low grade anxiety is that in the current era with 3-star and 4-star (maybe even a 5-star at Harvard?), can we remain competitive with 2-star recruits?
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Tiger69
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06-29-16 10:42 AM - Post#208024
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There is a lot of talent in the NY-NJ area. With Spencer Weisz, Amir Bell, Miles Stephens, and now two more recruits we have tapped into a rich vein of that talent. A lot more efficient to scout than California or New England.
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1LotteryPick1969
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06-29-16 12:38 PM - Post#208026
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We look good on paper this year, but then we lose Cook, Caruso, Weisz, Brase and Miller.
There is a lot of talent still remaining on the team, but I would love to see Pletak, Garza or Simmons sign on.
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bradley
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07-03-16 08:17 AM - Post#208074
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As you point out, big losses for the 2017-18 season. I am somewhat surprised as to how strong the recruiting class was when Weisz and crew entered the program. There will be probably a significant drop off in leadership as Weisz is the glue and the other guys are solid team players.
Question is does Cannady and Brennan step up with Bell? I have a lot of confidence in Cannady, not sure about the others but let's enjoy this season which should be a good ride. It is time to get to the finish line and get the job done!
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Tiger69
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07-03-16 05:49 PM - Post#208078
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Can't find Simmons in recruits. More info?
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1LotteryPick1969
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07-03-16 06:33 PM - Post#208079
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"Jarod" Simmons Pittsburgh per Verbal Commits
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Tiger69
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07-04-16 12:26 AM - Post#208081
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24/7 shows about a dozen schools recruiting Jarrod Simmons, but no Ivies.
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