weinhauers_ghost
Postdoc
Posts: 2137
Age: 64
Loc: New York City
Reg: 12-14-09
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06-26-19 11:00 AM - Post#285383
In response to PennFan10
One of the things I was most disappointed with was that when Simmons did grab an offensive rebound, his immediate instinct was to kick it back out to a guard so that the offense could be reset, rather than trying to score and/or draw a foul.
He needs to develop a mean streak. We saw a couple of flashes on defense in the Brown game and in the tournament, but he needs to bring it consistently.
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rbg
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Posts: 3050
Reg: 10-20-14
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07-01-19 01:00 PM - Post#285481
In response to rbg
On the 28th, Jon Rothstein tweeted that Cormac Ryan has committed to Notre Dame. Ryan's Verbal Commits page has been updated with that information.
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/cormac-ryan
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91Quake
PhD Student
Posts: 1125
Reg: 11-22-04
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07-03-19 09:39 PM - Post#285575
In response to rbg
Per Verbal Commits we offered G CJ Jones, 6-5 SG from LA who plays at Vermont Academy.
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20Penn14
Senior
Posts: 364
Reg: 02-26-12
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07-04-19 08:08 AM - Post#285581
In response to 91Quake
Connor Kochera 6'4 from Illinois
â€@c_kochera
Extremely thankful and excited to receive a D1 offer from Penn! Thank you to Coach Donahue, Coach Mihalich and the entire coaching staff! #FightOnPenn
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besnoah
Masters Student
Posts: 803
Reg: 12-14-05
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07-04-19 11:21 AM - Post#285594
In response to 20Penn14
Two articles on Kochera:
https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/preps-talk/st -vi...
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/1/20677521/rid ...
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besnoah
Masters Student
Posts: 803
Reg: 12-14-05
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07-14-19 10:03 PM - Post#285884
In response to besnoah
Verbal Commits
2020 St. Paul's (NH) F Jordan Geronimo has received an offer from Penn.
NERR has Geronimo 22nd overall and 4th in New Hampshire. I think that rating is probably out of date since he also got offers from Penn State and Providence yesterday.
One highlight is below:
https://twitter.com/RivalsNation/status/1 150409350...
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Mike Porter
Postdoc
Posts: 3618
Loc: Los Angeles, CA
Reg: 11-21-04
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07-21-19 11:00 PM - Post#286175
In response to besnoah
Unfortunately we did not make the Top 7 cut for Myles Stutes:
https://twitter.com/stutemyles/status/115 301930757...
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20Penn14
Senior
Posts: 364
Reg: 02-26-12
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07-28-19 06:28 PM - Post#286355
In response to Mike Porter
We also did not make the cutdown for Niels Lane
https://twitter.com/TiptonEdits/status/11 552542892...
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besnoah
Masters Student
Posts: 803
Reg: 12-14-05
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07-28-19 07:37 PM - Post#286356
In response to 20Penn14
I think Penn probably stopped having a chance at Niels a while ago, but the ship really sailed when Calipari showed up to watch him last month.
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PennFan10
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Posts: 3584
Reg: 02-15-15
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07-29-19 10:21 AM - Post#286373
In response to besnoah
A ship that doesn't include Calipari's Cats? Hmmmm.
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besnoah
Masters Student
Posts: 803
Reg: 12-14-05
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07-29-19 03:15 PM - Post#286404
In response to PennFan10
Sorry if my post was unclear. Once a kid is getting that level of recruiting attention, regardless of whether or not he gets an offer, I assume Penn's not gonna make the cut. Would obviously be happy to be wrong in either the near or distant future.
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20Penn14
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Posts: 364
Reg: 02-26-12
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09-03-19 02:36 PM - Post#287393
In response to besnoah
https://247sports.com/Article/Matt-Zona-Not re-Dame...
On the recruiting trail, six schools are beginning to stand out for Zona. He says that Davidson, St. Joe’s, Penn, Harvard, Notre Dame and Penn State have all prioritized him.
“I am not someone who is ever going to go somewhere just because of the conference it is in,†explained Zona. “The name of a school won’t make me want to go there, the fit will. For me to have offers to go to the Ivy League, it is just amazing because it sets you up for life. My parents have always instilled in me that books come before basketball, so I am very interested in the Ivy League.â€
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91Quake
PhD Student
Posts: 1125
Reg: 11-22-04
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09-03-19 03:07 PM - Post#287396
In response to 20Penn14
Geronimo committed to Indiana and Thomson to Colgate.
The big man pool is looking mighty shallow for the 2020 recruits.
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besnoah
Masters Student
Posts: 803
Reg: 12-14-05
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09-05-19 11:28 AM - Post#287452
In response to 91Quake
The big man pool is looking mighty shallow for the 2020 recruits.
This is true, but they did seem to offer many, many more guards than they did bigs.
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Mike Porter
Postdoc
Posts: 3618
Loc: Los Angeles, CA
Reg: 11-21-04
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09-09-19 12:36 AM - Post#287522
In response to Cvonvorys
Looks like Alyn Breed committed to Providence this weekend.
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besnoah
Masters Student
Posts: 803
Reg: 12-14-05
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09-18-19 07:57 PM - Post#287742
In response to Mike Porter
My inexpert impression is that this is the most impactful player Penn is currently recruiting in 2020:
Rob Noonan
Head coach of UPenn Steve Donahue and St. Joseph’s University assistant Brenden Staughn we’re both at Bergen Catholics open gym today. Both heavily involved with 2020 Matt Zona.
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QHoops
Senior
Posts: 368
Reg: 12-16-04
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09-18-19 09:18 PM - Post#287743
In response to besnoah
Are you suggesting that the highly rated PG's are not really in play?
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besnoah
Masters Student
Posts: 803
Reg: 12-14-05
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09-18-19 10:49 PM - Post#287745
In response to QHoops
I’m not sure who you’re talking about, but Penn has already taken two guard commitments in this class and it doesn’t seem to me that either guy is a guard/wing, so I assume they’re not recruiting more pure “guards.â€
If you’re talking about Jamal Mashburn, his official visit list/what he is currently saying does not suggest “Penn†to me:
https://www.zagsblog.com/2019/09/17/jamal-mash burn...
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Mike Porter
Postdoc
Posts: 3618
Loc: Los Angeles, CA
Reg: 11-21-04
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09-19-19 02:04 AM - Post#287748
In response to besnoah
Matt Zona definitely looks like a key target with some stiff competition, including the new St. Joes staff that is pushing hard for him.
Harvard is listed as in his Top 7, but they now have taken a 6'8" PF and a 6'9" C both ranked higher than him on 247. Hopefully that puts them out of the mix, but it is Ivy League where you can take a lot of kids.
It seems like there aren't a lot of current high level public targets left if Jamal Mashburn Jr. is out of the mix (and agreed based on that article doesn't sound like it is the case), so seems to make landing Zona that much more important.
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besnoah
Masters Student
Posts: 803
Reg: 12-14-05
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09-30-19 08:58 PM - Post#288103
In response to Mike Porter
Matt Zona committed to Notre Dame.
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