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AfgHusky15 said:
Last year rodney purvis said Enoch was the highest leaper on the team, and that was when Shonn Miller was on the team too. Purvis also mentioned that he's never seen anyone really dunk on Brimah but in practice he witnessed Enoch dunking on Brimah numerous times. During the Battle for Atlantis tournament Jay Bilas mentioned Enoch as the only pro prospect on UCONN's team (and he wasn't trying to insult uconn), and that was when Enoch played very little. Bilas would not make that statement unless he saw Enoch practice and/or spoke with scouts/coaches. I remember during the end of one of the blowout games last year jalen fed Enoch for an alley oop and Enoch's dunk shook not just the rim but the whole hoop. Enoch is also one of the youngest sophomores in the country, he is still younger than many incoming freshman, but is physically built like a senior already.

My point being Enoch is not just fairly athletic but he is really athletic. As you mentioned he has good form for his shot, and he is a right handed player who flashed a nice and effective lefty baby hook in the limited time he played. He has the foundation to be a very good college basketball player and in my opinion he is a future pro prospect.
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Good points. Again, the physical profile is there, he just needs to step it up on D. He has a nice fluid athleticism to my eye, almost like the movements come naturally to him, but his brain doesn't know where to actually move. Compare that to a Purvis-type who is all quick-twitch power muscle.

Enoch is a couple months shy of TWO YEARS younger than Jalen. He's within a few months of most of our incoming freshman in age. That gives him more time to develop in college than many others and still be on the NBA radar.

Honestly, I'm not terribly optomistic about his development. I think he might just be a little too late to the game to ever be elite. If you're reading this Steve, prove me wrong ;)
 
AfgHusky15 said:
Last year rodney purvis said Enoch was the highest leaper on the team, and that was when Shonn Miller was on the team too. Purvis also mentioned that he's never seen anyone really dunk on Brimah but in practice he witnessed Enoch dunking on Brimah numerous times. During the Battle for Atlantis tournament Jay Bilas mentioned Enoch as the only pro prospect on UCONN's team (and he wasn't trying to insult uconn), and that was when Enoch played very little. Bilas would not make that statement unless he saw Enoch practice and/or spoke with scouts/coaches. I remember during the end of one of the blowout games last year jalen fed Enoch for an alley oop and Enoch's dunk shook not just the rim but the whole hoop. Enoch is also one of the youngest sophomores in the country, he is still younger than many incoming freshman, but is physically built like a senior already.

My point being Enoch is not just fairly athletic but he is really athletic. As you mentioned he has good form for his shot, and he is a right handed player who flashed a nice and effective lefty baby hook in the limited time he played. He has the foundation to be a very good college basketball player and in my opinion he is a future pro prospect.
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If Enoch can play even average defense he'll get tons of playing time and will be very good. No one should be worried about his offensive game.
 
Enoch FTs were lacking a bit, but I'd expect some improvement there with more regular play.
 
husky429 said:
Good points. Again, the physical profile is there, he just needs to step it up on D. He has a nice fluid athleticism to my eye, almost like the movements come naturally to him, but his brain doesn't know where to actually move. Compare that to a Purvis-type who is all quick-twitch power muscle.

Enoch is a couple months shy of TWO YEARS younger than Jalen. He's within a few months of most of our incoming freshman in age. That gives him more time to develop in college than many others and still be on the NBA radar.

Honestly, I'm not terribly optomistic about his development. I think he might just be a little too late to the game to ever be elite. If you're reading this Steve, prove me wrong ;)
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You just said he's 2 years younger than Jalen then you follow it up with "too late to the game"? The kid is just sprouting wings for crying out loud people, let's see some more before we throw him on the pine for the rest of his career. If you don't see the potential you're not watching too close. I'm not saying it will blossom, but there's a chance it will be very special by the end of his career from what I saw. We have people still claiming we have a "great" center who's shown minimum growth in 3 years and we're still waiting. So we should give him those same 3 years and then discuss this, hell it may not take as long as others!

Now let's get back to Nick Richards.
 
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I thought everyone predicting Kentucky but maybe boeheim leaving door open to coaching longer sways him. Can't wait for him to retire and see that university fade like BC!
 
Man it would suck if Cuse swept in and grabbed him. Hope you're hearing it wrong :)
 
Yankees32123 said:
Man it would suck if Cuse swept in and grabbed him. Hope you're hearing it wrong :)
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Me too. It's a colleague who has been plugged into the 'Cuse program for a couple of decades, so he does tend to know things (he told me about Wildhack a few weeks before it happened). Not sure that translates to recruiting, but he's really, really, obnoxiously confident.
 
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I'm hearing most likely Kentucky. I'll let you guys know if that changes.
 
Rumor has it that Richards wants to pkay for a coach that pees his pants. Not sure why.
 
Huskyforlife said:
Anyone know what OZ thinks?
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Richards has only visited 2 schools (both unofficials) UCONN and Nova. Only one of those 2 schools are on the list of schools that are recruiting him the hardest, UCONN. Ollie saw most of Richards' games (going as many as 3 deep) at the peach jam. Oz has consistently stated Richards was the big we wanted and were after the most.

If Richards is about to make a decision, I like our chances… a lot.
 
AfgHusky15 said:
Richards has only visited 2 schools (both unofficials) UCONN and Nova. Only one of those 2 schools are on the list of schools that are recruiting him the hardest, UCONN. Ollie saw most of Richards' games (going as many as 3 deep) at the peach jam. Oz has consistently stated Richards was the big we wanted and were after the most.

If Richards is about to make a decision, I like our chances… a lot.
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He visited cuse recently.
 
AfgHusky15 said:
Richards has only visited 2 schools (both unofficials) UCONN and Nova. Only one of those 2 schools are on the list of schools that are recruiting him the hardest, UCONN. Ollie saw most of Richards' games (going as many as 3 deep) at the peach jam. Oz has consistently stated Richards was the big we wanted and were after the most.

If Richards is about to make a decision, I like our chances… a lot.
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If that's true that he's really only visited us an Nova then we would have to be in great shape, right? I can't remember too many top recruits who committed somewhere without a visit
 
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More rumors swirling that cuse leads. I don't get it. The team's name has been dragged through the mud recently and they are TECHNICALLY still dealing with "sanctions". The weather stinks. The city stinks. The program isn't exactly known for winning championships. The coach is not anything special in terms of getting players into the NBA. They play a boring, non-NBA, style of game. The coach is 72 years OLD and could experience health problems at any moment. They literally have none of the characteristics that really high level recruits are looking for. What is the draw and why is this guy still coaching?
 
Paesano said:
More rumors swirling that cuse leads. I don't get it. The team's name has been dragged through the mud recently and they are TECHNICALLY still dealing with "sanctions". The weather stinks. The city stinks. The program isn't exactly known for winning championships. The coach is not anything special in terms of getting players into the NBA. They play a boring, non-NBA, style of game. The coach is 72 years OLD and could experience health problems at any moment. They literally have none of the characteristics that really high level recruits are looking for. What is the draw and why is this guy still coaching?
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ACC
 
Paesano said:
More rumors swirling that cuse leads. I don't get it. The team's name has been dragged through the mud recently and they are TECHNICALLY still dealing with "sanctions". The weather stinks. The city stinks. The program isn't exactly known for winning championships. The coach is not anything special in terms of getting players into the NBA. They play a boring, non-NBA, style of game. The coach is 72 years OLD and could experience health problems at any moment. They literally have none of the characteristics that really high level recruits are looking for. What is the draw and why is this guy still coaching?
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You're confused about why Syracuse University gets good basketball players, huh?
 
Paesano said:
More rumors swirling that cuse leads. I don't get it. The team's name has been dragged through the mud recently and they are TECHNICALLY still dealing with "sanctions". The weather stinks. The city stinks. The program isn't exactly known for winning championships. The coach is not anything special in terms of getting players into the NBA. They play a boring, non-NBA, style of game. The coach is 72 years OLD and could experience health problems at any moment. They literally have none of the characteristics that really high level recruits are looking for. What is the draw and why is this guy still coaching?
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great thread bump. with some nice info!
 
7774 said:
You're confused about why Syracuse University gets good basketball players, huh?
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Boy, nothing gets by you, does it? Are you also confused or do you have it all figured out?
 
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Paesano said:
ExCUSE. There are lots of teams in the ACC that aren't as crappy as the cuse and I don't just mean Duke and UNC.
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No there are not lots. In most high school recruit's minds, the order of prestige in the ACC probably goes Duke, UNC, Louisville, Syracuse in that order. Virginia, Notre Dame, and NC State probably follow, but Syracuse is in the top 4 or 5 as far as perceived basketball prestige goes in that conference.
 
Paesano said:
ExCUSE. There are lots of teams in the ACC that aren't as crappy as the cuse and I don't just mean Duke and UNC.
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If you were a high school recruit without our crazy anti-Syracuse bias, why wouldn't you want to play in a football stadium under a hall of fame coach in the ACC? To pretend there is no draw to Syracuse is stupid. I hate the orange, their coach, Devendorf, and almost everything about that sh!thole of a program, but I know college basketball and there is a lot of draw to these kids.
 
Paesano said:
Boy, nothing gets by you, does it? Are you also confused or do you have it all figured out?
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No I have it figured out because my brain functions on a normal level.

I'm feeling charitable today, so I'll help you out with an example of how your brain works, and why you're confused:

Syracuse had a first round draft pick this year + a first rounder last year + a first rounder in 2014 + a first rounder in 2013 + 2 first rounders in 2012 + a first rounder in 2010 + a first rounder in 2009 + a first rounder in 2008 = "not anything special in terms of getting players to the NBA".
 
7774 said:
No I have it figured out because my brain functions on a normal level.

I'm feeling charitable today, so I'll help you out with an example of how your brain works, and why you're confused:

Syracuse had a first round draft pick this year + a first rounder last year + a first rounder in 2014 + a first rounder in 2013 + 2 first rounders in 2012 + a first rounder in 2010 + a first rounder in 2009 + a first rounder in 2008 = "not anything special in terms of getting players to the NBA".
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they also have a few second rounders who will be in the league from recent drafts (gbinije the guy who thrashed hamilton, and rakeem christmas).
 
husky429 said:
Good points. Again, the physical profile is there, he just needs to step it up on D. He has a nice fluid athleticism to my eye, almost like the movements come naturally to him, but his brain doesn't know where to actually move. Compare that to a Purvis-type who is all quick-twitch power muscle.

Enoch is a couple months shy of TWO YEARS younger than Jalen. He's within a few months of most of our incoming freshman in age. That gives him more time to develop in college than many others and still be on the NBA radar.

Honestly, I'm not terribly optomistic about his development. I think he might just be a little too late to the game to ever be elite. If you're reading this Steve, prove me wrong ;)
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Has work to do but yes I generally agree. He's a big dude.
 
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