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2020 Recruiting: Andre Jackson Top 5

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Syracuse – “Syracuse has been around since the jump. They’ve been on me heavy ever since they even started recruiting me. “They have a good history of players, sending wings to the NBA more than any other school that’s talking to me except UCLA.”

UConn – “UConn, same way. They’ve recruited me since sophomore year.”

ouch.
 
bendm said:


Syracuse – “Syracuse has been around since the jump. They’ve been on me heavy ever since they even started recruiting me. “They have a good history of players, sending wings to the NBA more than any other school that’s talking to me except UCLA.”

UConn – “UConn, same way. They’ve recruited me since sophomore year.”

ouch.
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Lol. Who are all these Syracuse wings? Carmelo...
Something changed here, the locals are feeding him some serious nonsense and he seems to be eating it up now.
 
Obviously his handlers are pushing him to Syracuse ;).

In all seriousness, I really wonder what happened here. I never thought we were the clear cut favorites, but it seems clear there has been a cuse resurgence. I just don’t see how he fits into our roster with Sid and Polley.
 
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bendm said:
Syracuse – “Syracuse has been around since the jump. They’ve been on me heavy ever since they even started recruiting me. “They have a good history of players, sending wings to the NBA more than any other school that’s talking to me except UCLA.”
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Looking forward to Boeheim eventually trashing Jackson's decision to leave Syracuse early for the NBA.
 
kansashusky said:
Obviously his handlers are pushing him to Syracuse ;).

In all seriousness, I really wonder what happened here. I never thought we were the clear cut favorites, but it seems clear there has been a cuse resurgence. I just don’t see how he fits into our roster with Sid and Polley.
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Not what I've heard.

Why wouldn't he fit with Sid and Polley? We haven't really seen what Sid can do and Polley has only shown us he can hit uncontested threes.
 
superjohn said:
Lol. Who are all these Syracuse wings? Carmelo...
Something changed here, the locals are feeding him some serious nonsense and he seems to be eating it up now.
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I really can't think of Syracuse wings other than Carmelo and Dion Waiters.

Crazy when UConn has Ray Allen, Rip Hamilton, Ben Gordon, Caron Butler, Rudy Gay, Jeremy Lamb.
 
superjohn said:
Not what I've heard.

Why wouldn't he fit with Sid and Polley? We haven't really seen what Sid can do and Polley has only shown us he can hit uncontested threes.
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What have you heard?

All three players would mainly play the three. Sid and Dre are extremely similar players; both 6-7 supremely athletic and can’t shoot. Hard to have two of those on your roster let alone play at the same time. Polley with more polished offensive game, but a little taller at 6-8 will play the 3 and maybe 4 in a crunch.

So if we get Andre is he our third best 3? How does he get on the court his freshman year? Looks like we will have the 1 and 2 locked down and with Richie and Akok in fold we have the four set as well.
 
bendm said:


Syracuse – “Syracuse has been around since the jump. They’ve been on me heavy ever since they even started recruiting me. “They have a good history of players, sending wings to the NBA more than any other school that’s talking to me except UCLA.”

UConn – “UConn, same way. They’ve recruited me since sophomore year.”

ouch.
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Writings on the wall with this one.
 
I want him because he's a dynamic player to watch, but I'd be lying if I said I'm not equally optimistic about plans B and C
 
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upstater said:
I really can't think of Syracuse wings other than Carmelo and Dion Waiters.

Crazy when UConn has Ray Allen, Rip Hamilton, Ben Gordon, Caron Butler, Rudy Gay, Jeremy Lamb.
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The only other player I can think of is Malachi Richardson, drafted 22nd in 2016. He's playing in Israel now..
 
kansashusky said:
Polley with more polished offensive game, but a little taller at 6-8 will play the 3 and maybe 4 in a crunch.
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is this true? i mean i certainly hope so. He'd be much more valuable if he could play both forward spots instead of just being a soft stretch 4. but it's been said here many times that he's too slow to play SF. exhibit A:

navery12 said:
Agreed on everything but Polley. Him at the 3 will be a disaster, he'd get burned by even the mediocre 3's in the AAC.
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upstater said:
I really can't think of Syracuse wings other than Carmelo and Dion Waiters.

Crazy when UConn has Ray Allen, Rip Hamilton, Ben Gordon, Caron Butler, Rudy Gay, Jeremy Lamb.
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Dion Waiters, Michael Carter Williams, Tyler Lydon, Jerami Grant. These are their only current NBA players, all drafted 2010 or later.

Kemba Walker, Andre Drummond, Shabazz Napier, Jeremy Lamb were all drafted 2010 or later as well, and we can throw Rudy Gay in the current NBA ring too.

Tough choice for Mr. Jackson...
 
superjohn said:
Not what I've heard.

Why wouldn't he fit with Sid and Polley? We haven't really seen what Sid can do and Polley has only shown us he can hit uncontested threes.
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and if you heard something, why are you asking about what changed? you probably know more than the rest of us.
 
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kansashusky said:
What have you heard?

All three players would mainly play the three. Sid and Dre are extremely similar players; both 6-7 supremely athletic and can’t shoot. Hard to have two of those on your roster let alone play at the same time. Polley with more polished offensive game, but a little taller at 6-8 will play the 3 and maybe 4 in a crunch.

So if we get Andre is he our third best 3? How does he get on the court his freshman year? Looks like we will have the 1 and 2 locked down and with Richie and Akok in fold we have the four set as well.
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I've heard for a long time we were the favorites and his AAU is pushing UConn.

I don't see Sid and Polley scaring away any recruits.
 
superjohn said:
I've heard for a long time we were the favorites and his AAU is pushing UConn.

I don't see Sid and Polley scaring away any recruits.
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could the sudden change be from our side?
 
Storrs South said:
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A 6'7", 175 pounder, who can dunk and is a reportedly a great defender but who, according to a number of knowledgeable people on the Boneyard, has limited shooting ability. Don't we have that with Sid?

Looking at the videos of Richie Springs got me thinking about how players are trending. Springs showed a lot of skills in the videos and game film that have been posted here and appears to be trending up since the Peach Jam. How does Jackson's trending compare?

Springs showed outside shooting ability, a great sense for positioning on rebounds, strong dunking and finishing inside, nice passing skills, and leadership (the way he pulled two of his teammates away from a testy situation).

Finally, who's advising Jackson? Has anyone in his camp thought to ask Syracuse how many of the wings "they send to the NBA" last more than training camp or a couple years before heading to Turkey?

Geronimo!
 
Scrutiner said:
A 6'7", 175 pounder, who can dunk and is a reportedly a great defender but who, according to a number of knowledgeable people on the Boneyard, has limited shooting ability. Don't we have that with Sid?

Looking at the videos of Richie Springs got me thinking about how players are trending. Springs showed a lot of skills in the videos and game film that have been posted here and appears to be trending up since the Peach Jam. How does Jackson's trending compare?

Springs showed outside shooting ability, a great sense for positioning on rebounds, strong dunking and finishing inside, nice passing skills, and leadership (the way he pulled two of his teammates away from a testy situation).

Geronimo!
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Just to save everyone else from saying it, outside of shooting, apparently this kid has more of a “wing” game than Sid(passing, handles, etc) . Additionally, some on this board are going to drag you for saying Sid & great defender in the same sentence.
 
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Scrutiner said:
A 6'7", 175 pounder, who can dunk and is a reportedly a great defender but who, according to a number of knowledgeable people on the Boneyard, has limited shooting ability. Don't we have that with Sid?

Looking at the videos of Richie Springs got me thinking about how players are trending. Springs showed a lot of skills in the videos and game film that have been posted here and appears to be trending up since the Peach Jam. How does Jackson's trending compare?

Springs showed outside shooting ability, a great sense for positioning on rebounds, strong dunking and finishing inside, nice passing skills, and leadership (the way he pulled two of his teammates away from a testy situation).

Finally, who's advising Jackson? Has anyone in his camp thought to ask Syracuse how many of the wings "they send to the NBA" last more than training camp or a couple years before heading to Turkey?

Geronimo!
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Springs is not a shooter. One 3 ball in a highlight video doesn't make a player. He's a terrible shooter. His strength, and the reason why he's been trending up, is rebounding and the little things... put backs, screening etc. His athleticism should be a major concern at this level.

Sid and Andre are comparable because they are both abysmal shooters. Andre is worse currently. I might argue his shot is more salvagable long-term because he isn't throwing elbows up like he's praising the lord like Sid. But that is probably just my already low outlook in Sid creeping in.

The difference is Andre is a much better ball handler and passer and defender. His IQ is not great, but Sid looks like he has never played organized basketball before sometimes.

Andre guards 1-5 for his high school. On tje EYBL that was 2-4 and sometimes 5 in a pinch. Sid did the same in HS and AAU but is totally lost at this level. Tough call to make IMO. Defending in hs and d1 are different animals no matter how bought-in you are. Andre probably has a higher ceiling because his BBIQ is better.

Andre is a much, much better ball handler. He is capabale of setting up and running an offense. Seems to know his sets at Albany Academy well. He isn't a PG by any means. Sid cannot dribble if guarded. It's almost as simple as that.

PASSING is the biggest difference. Sid is close to the worst passer we've ever seen in recent memory. 0.3 APG forna perimeter player is totally unacceptable. You should be getting an APG just by moving the ball and running the offense. Andre on the other hand is a creative passer. Turns it over a bit much taking risks, but 3 APG in the Eybl is no joke for a 6'7 wing.

Comes down to BBIQ, basically.

Also, Andre is on another level athletically. Makes the rest of our team look like children. And Sid look like Olander.

I would probably prefer a shooter for that big wing spot. But I'm also not complaining if andre wants to commit. He's a heck of a player. 5* player of he had a semblance of a 3 pt shot.
 
I get that things have maybe changed and that Syracuse might be the frontrunner. But I also haven’t seen anything that says or implies that we’re completely out of it, either. I should probably just stop following recruiting.
 
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