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CG Myles Powell (Seton Hall Commit)

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Yankees32123 said:
If he can shoot the ball as advertised, he will get plenty of playing time here.
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I suspect that's not Powell's only concern. Given his size, he'll need to show he can run an offense for any sort of realistic shot at the NBA, and I don't think he'll get that chance with us, at least not regularly, and certainly not early.
 
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South Kent...that seems positive.

By the way, I haven't lived in Connecticut for over 10 years. When did all these CT prep schools start drawing major recruits? Was it always this way?
 
superjohn said:
Started around 15 years ago and has only gotten better and better, New England prep ball is the best in the country.
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It's interesting, it seems to me as though the NYC talent pipeline has cooled down over the last 5-10 years compared to where it was in the 80/90s and now the NE prep scene has taken its spot in producing pros recently.
 
BUHusky10 said:
It's interesting, it seems to me as though the NYC talent pipeline has cooled down over the last 5-10 years compared to where it was in the 80/90s and now the NE prep scene has taken its spot in producing pros recently.
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2017 class has some really good players from NYC though. Diallo, Bamba, Nick Richards, and Jordan Tucker, who is from White Plains but that's right near NYC
 
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Powell should consider he would garner a ton of minutes competing with Cassell for the 3rd guard slot . Frankly he isn't good enough to demand 28-30 mpg , uconn seems like an ideal situation given the dearth @ the combo guard position in 2016-2017. Off the bench our only option in the backcourt is Cassell that's not good at all
 
The visits will tell the story for who eventually gets a commitment from Powell, but the process of narrowing things down included a lot of factors.

“I looked at things like where can I contribute, which places are best for me, will I be over recruited, and just all of the little things that will help me figure out where I want to go and what will be best for my basketball career,” explained Powell.

The plan for Powell is to make all of his official visits before issuing a college commitment.

http://www.scout.com/college/basketball/recruiting/story/1579587-five-schools-remain-for-powell
 
He does have a game that I somewhat associate with Pitt Basketball.
 
Matrim55 said:
In what way? I never thought of Pitt as a place for shooters.
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They did just lose 6'1" sniper Josh Newkirk (who shot for 43.4% behind the arc as a freshman) a couple of weeks ago, so that's why they might be pushing harder here now.
 
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I don't like the statement about being over recruited. We are the most likely school on that list where that could happen. Of course, if you play well enough that is less likely to happen.
 
If Pitt is in the lead it tells me the young man cares about academics first and foremost. At Pitt he knows the season will over weeks before final exams, leaving him plenty of time to study. He won't be distracted by games in April or pesky Sports Illustrated photo shoots or long days of repetitive "how does it feel to be a champion?" Interviews. And Pitt is a top flight publuc school.

Of course at Uconn he can play the entirety of March, win titles, appear on the cover of SI and still get a top-flight education. But i digress.
 
MilliniumPrince said:
If Pitt is in the lead it tells me the young man cares about academics first and foremost. At Pitt he knows the season will over weeks before final exams, leaving him plenty of time to study. He won't be distracted by games in April or pesky Sports Illustrated photo shoots or long days of repetitive "how does it feel to be a champion?" Interviews. And Pitt is a top flight publuc school.

Of course at Uconn he can play the entirety of March, win titles, appear on the cover of SI and still get a top-flight education. But i digress.
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Can I get a amen?
 
Pitt's got a couple of smallish guards in for visits over the next couple of weeks - we'll see what happens there.
 
Fishy said:
Pitt's got a couple of smallish guards in for visits over the next couple of weeks - we'll see what happens there.
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Where is "Pitt leads" coming from? I've read the zags link from 99 thirty-seven times, heck I even read the chap comment about 10 times, and I don't see reference to a leader there. Is this based on the Corey Evans crystal ball? Some tos commentary? What am I missing?
 
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80shusky said:
I don't like the statement about being over recruited. We are the most likely school on that list where that could happen. Of course, if you play well enough that is less likely to happen.
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It's coaching malpractice not to recruit over people. The best kids play, the kids who don't either work harder to get minutes or go someplace else. How many times has Ollie said he was recruited over every year he was at UConn? Cream rises.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
It's coaching malpractice not to recruit over people. The best kids play, the kids who don't either work harder to get minutes or go someplace else. How many times has Ollie said he was recruited over every year he was at UConn? Cream rises.
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Right. It is interesting that they worry about that. Just play well enough that he can't take you off the floor.
 
Here's my take, which could be wrong, but is my feel of the situation:
Either Powell commits here, or Diallo reclassifies to 2016.

We looked to be the favorite with Powell, and with Diallo reclassification rumors beginning to arise again, we seemed to have lost a bit of momentum. My better judgment is saying these things are not independent of each other.
 
superjohn said:
Started around 15 years ago and has only gotten better and better, New England prep ball is the best in the country.
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I graduated from a prep school, The Gunnery in 2001. (I know that's a long time ago for some of the younger BYers) It was and continues to be a not very good basketball school, however my senior year we had a few players go D1 (one guy I know went to LaSalle and transfer to St. Bonaventure).

Anyway - I was hoping someone who's been in the game can help me out here. When I played on the varsity team my senior year...('00-'01) there was a kid in our league, that was VERY VERY good. He was a guard, but he was very athletic and had great range. He single handedly torched us. It's been 15 yrs and I forget which school it was...but I was hoping someone could help me figure out who it was.

Thanks!
 
I'm guessing we'll be getting a visit now that KO has more time on his hands...
 
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