pjm_hoops
Sophomore
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Reg: 02-14-06
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09-14-17 11:48 AM - Post#232832
In response to crd012
The dunk at about the 2:15 mark is my favorite. Caught the ball on one side, collected himself, and dunked it on the other side to avoid the defender. I saw finishes with both hands in there. I would like to see maybe ONE jump shot, even if it is a six footer. He did not look that tall in the video.
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Bison89
Professor
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Loc: Philadelphia
Reg: 11-14-07
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09-14-17 11:53 AM - Post#232833
In response to crd012
It looks like Njoku is more of a PF than a C. He is "only" 6'-6" but has a 6'-9.25" wingspan. At 220#, I can see why he was described as "physically imposing".
http://uaa.io/roster.aspx?rp_id=3737
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crd012
Junior
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Age: 35
Reg: 12-02-12
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09-14-17 01:15 PM - Post#232836
In response to Bison89
All these kids are still growing as Juniors heading to Senior year. With a 6'9 wingspan I would imagine 6'9 would be a realistic height for him to end up at.
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Old Bison
Masters Student
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Age: 65
Reg: 07-09-17
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09-14-17 06:07 PM - Post#232844
In response to crd012
If that's the totality of his shot selection I think we should all chip in and send him a Ed O'Bannon type Fedex letter. We can post from BRW's home address for plausible deniability...just sayin'
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Bison137
Professor
Posts: 16147
Reg: 01-23-06
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09-14-17 10:20 PM - Post#232851
In response to Old Bison
Or maybe a partly-open package with $100 bills falling out, shipped from the home address of Brett Reed.
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KenZ
Postdoc
Posts: 2777
Reg: 01-23-06
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09-18-17 05:16 PM - Post#232948
In response to Bison137
Lanford committed to Yale
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KenZ
Postdoc
Posts: 2777
Reg: 01-23-06
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09-18-17 10:06 PM - Post#232960
In response to KenZ
and Rotroff commited to Duquesne
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BisonRoadWarrior
Professor
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Loc: Where the Bison Roam
Reg: 08-16-06
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09-20-17 11:26 AM - Post#233033
In response to KenZ
"Sierra Vista senior wing Maka Ellis will announce his college commitment Wednesday, according to a tweet from his father.
Ellis averaged 25 points for the Mountain Lions last season and had a strong summer with Vegas Elite’s 17U team alongside UNLV commit and Clark guard Trey Woodbury and Bishop Gorman three-star forward Jamal Bey.
The 6-foot-5 inch Ellis holds offers from multiple Ivy League schools, including Columbia, Cornell and Pennsylvania. Nevada, Santa Clara, Lehigh and Bucknell have also offered."
https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/nevada-preps/...
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KenZ
Postdoc
Posts: 2777
Reg: 01-23-06
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09-20-17 11:58 AM - Post#233035
In response to BisonRoadWarrior
Eliis most likely selecting Columbia, Lehigh or Santa Clara
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BisonRoadWarrior
Professor
Posts: 5203
Loc: Where the Bison Roam
Reg: 08-16-06
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Bison Recruits 2018 09-20-17 10:19 PM - Post#233078
In response to KenZ
Eliis most likely selecting Columbia, Lehigh or Santa Clara
Columbia, it is.
https://twitter.com/makaellis/status/9106 183262120...
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Bison137
Professor
Posts: 16147
Reg: 01-23-06
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09-27-17 04:58 PM - Post#233262
In response to BisonRoadWarrior
Kai Toews committed to UNCW. Pretty sure his Bucknell offer was off the table after the Funk commitment.
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Bison137
Professor
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Reg: 01-23-06
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09-27-17 05:06 PM - Post#233263
In response to Bison137
New offer to 6-9 PF/C Tre Mitchell from South Carolina, who recently transferred to CT's Woodstock Academy. He also has offers from Kansas State, UMass, Penn State, Bowling Green, App. State, Mount St. Mary's, NJIT, RMU, CCSU, Canisius, and Stony Brook. The offers from Kansas State and UMass are both recent. His twitter page still has his first offer, from Mount St. Mary's, pinned at the top.
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Bison137
Professor
Posts: 16147
Reg: 01-23-06
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09-28-17 10:35 PM - Post#233343
In response to Bison137
Catto committed to Florida Gold Coast. Has been apparent for awhile that the Bison were not in the running.
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JDBison2010
Masters Student
Posts: 763
Loc: Charleston, SC
Reg: 11-23-10
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10-02-17 12:59 PM - Post#233430
In response to Bison137
Per his coach Pat Behan, Richard Njoku is off the board to Navy
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Bison89
Professor
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Loc: Philadelphia
Reg: 11-14-07
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10-02-17 01:05 PM - Post#233431
In response to JDBison2010
Per his coach Pat Behan, Richard Njoku is off the board to Navy
If so, Njoku is a very good signing for Navy. He seems a bit more athletic than many of their bigger players.
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KenZ
Postdoc
Posts: 2777
Reg: 01-23-06
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10-04-17 10:08 AM - Post#233507
In response to Bison89
Wilson commited to Lehigh
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Bison89
Professor
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Loc: Philadelphia
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10-04-17 12:36 PM - Post#233509
In response to KenZ
Wilson commited to Lehigh
I think that Lehigh's staff recruits well. If they had a better facility that was closer to the main part of campus, I think that they would get much more student support. In turn, they would be an even better team.
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HuskyColonial
PhD Student
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Age: 50
Reg: 02-17-12
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10-04-17 08:18 PM - Post#233520
In response to Bison89
I’m becoming concerned that we are not getting quality commitments at the zenith of our performance.
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bisonmania
Masters Student
Posts: 920
Reg: 10-26-07
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10-04-17 08:33 PM - Post#233522
In response to HuskyColonial
I am very concerned as well! I follow verbal commits pretty closely and Bucknell is down to only 2 offers on that site and it's not real likely either will commit to the Bison. I said this before and going to say it again Bucknell misses Ryan Ayers as a recruiter and I feel you need a former post player on your coaching staff to help with recruiting. I am pretty sure Dom Hoffman would have liked to be part of the coaching staff. I just hope the coaches don't just hand out offers to players that will not help the team in the future.
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Bison137
Professor
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Bison Recruits 2018 10-04-17 09:11 PM - Post#233525
In response to bisonmania
I said this before and going to say it again Bucknell misses Ryan Ayers as a recruiter and I feel you need a former post player on your coaching staff to help with recruiting. I am pretty sure Dom Hoffman would have liked to be part of the coaching staff. I just hope the coaches don't just hand out offers to players that will not help the team in the future.
Not having a tall assistant could be an issue. But the Bison did not have any former post players on staff when they recruited McNaughton, Muscala, or Foulland - so it is not necessarily an issue. And they didn't have any former post players on the coaching staff last year when Nana showed a lot of improvement. They also didn't have a former post player on staff during any of Muscala's developmental years.
Having said that, I too am concerned about the way recruiting is going. Looks like there is one player still on the radar - and hopefully a couple mystery recruits. Like you, I don't want to see scholarships go to any marginal players. As was the case last year, they may have to carry a scholarship over to the spring - or maybe even hold onto one and look for a spring transfer.
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