2022 Recruiting: Corey has been going berserk

[UconnU]

#127 in his class ?

 

[husky99]

Love his game and the staff loves his motor plus work ethics

 

[huskiesNhoos]

He's like a bigger better posh Alexander from st John's

Sign me up

 

[Son of Robert]

Identifying and getting Corey early was huge. He's going to play some good ball here.

 

[Huskyforlife]

And here I was thinking there'd be some evidence he's been going off. Just name the thread Corey Floyd Highlights...

 

[HooperScooper]

I was afraid to open this thread. I thought I was going to see Zach Brown level craziness. Thank goodness not.

 

[formerlurker]

Randy needs to see if this kid has an interest in hitting people for fun a few games a year.

 

[formerlurker]

I was afraid to open this thread. I thought I was going to see Zach Brown level craziness. Thank goodness not.

18,000 likes from 8,000 posts means you don't need to attempt like this.

 

[HooperScooper]

18,000 likes from 8,000 posts means you don't need to attempt like this.

Huh? Are you saying I posted that to get likes? No, I was seriously expecting something weird. Why do you think you know what I was thinking?

 

[formerlurker]

I wasn't suggesting you posted that to get likes. More saying that you've got 18,000 of them without swiping at low hanging fruit like Zach Brown jokes.

 

[Dandy]

Corey has the type of attitude we need, dude seems to be FEARLESS. We need his type of assertiveness.

 

[TheChamps990411]

#127 in his class ?

Yeah. I dont get it. At all. Maybe he`ll move up by the end of summer into the top 119?

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Without knowing too much about his game, it's very exciting thinking about a combo guard at 6'4 190 before he even starts his senior year of HS.

It's not out of the question he can start the 22-23 season similarly sized to David Duke (6'5 205) and that type of positional versatility is awesome.

 

[Umami Zen]

In his case.. Rankings don't mean squat. By the time he walks on campus his numbers should be in the same range as this year's incoming class . DH knows what he has in this guy and he's a player.

What really matters is getting his early commitment and having him be the cornerstone recruit for the 2022 class.

 

[PAHusky]

Two smaller things I love about Floyd:
1. He’s got great awareness of who’s matched up with him on defense. Put a big on him and he puts him on skates going to the rim. Match up a smaller guard on him and he takes him to the low block and feeds him to the wood chipper. Smart player
2. The TMNTesque headband. Looks amazing. Hope he rotates red/blue/white headbands next year, maybe we take up a collection to buy a few for him (hi ncaa)

 

[Incursio007]

Has anyone on the board seen him play live? If so, what would you list as deficiencies/areas to improve? Seems to be a dog on the court, but he hasn’t received any bump. Strange.

 

[husky429]

Has anyone on the board seen him play live? If so, what would you list as deficiencies/areas to improve? Seems to be a dog on the court, but he hasn’t received any bump. Strange.

His handle is not good. He has PG size with a SF handle. Not a great passer. He might be listed at 6'2 here. Shooting wasn't very good a year ago, but he seems to have improved that quite a bit--I would imagine if he keeps shooting it well he'll get a rankings bump.

The good news is that He is super tough, defends well up top. Versatile. Very good athlete, long. Generally plays within himself and makes the right play. Been playing a high level of competition for 3 years now so we have a really good read on his capabilities. He's like Brendan Adams but can score it at a higher level.

 

[Brochacho]

His handle is not good. He has PG size with a SF handle. Not a great passer. He might be listed at 6'2 here. Shooting wasn't very good a year ago, but he seems to have improved that quite a bit--I would imagine if he keeps shooting it well he'll get a rankings bump.

The good news is that He is super tough, defends well up top. Versatile. Very good athlete, long. Generally plays within himself and makes the right play. Been playing a high level of competition for 3 years now so we have a really good read on his capabilities. He's like Brendan Adams but can score it at a higher level.

Floyd has always struck me as a guy who may be a Marcus Smart type of player. High energy, plus-defender, solid but streaky shooter and built like a running back with length.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Somehow, the presumed video link show up as blank space for me, but I appreciate the two positive-realistic posts above. I hope to read about and see steady growth and development.

 

[Umami Zen]

Has been noted before on the Yard- A "bump" in ratings for him has been hampered by a Covid-influenced AAU schedule (last year) and a Covid abbreviated HS schedule for his junior year. This summer's AAU schedule-however it shakes out- and his senior year in HS should have a positive impact on rankings as his game continues to develop.

Do rankings matter? Debatable.

 

[UconnU]

Has been noted before on the Yard- A "bump" in ratings for him has been hampered by a Covid-influenced AAU schedule (last year) and a Covid abbreviated HS schedule for his junior year. This summer's AAU schedule-however it shakes out- and his senior year in HS should have a positive impact on rankings as his game continues to develop.

Do rankings matter? Debatable.

They do. Pro squads will take a shot on a kid who was highly ranked out of high school but underachieved in college. BJ Boston for example.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

They do. Pro squads will take a shot on a kid who was highly ranked out of high school but underachieved in college. BJ Boston for example.

They don't "take a shot" on a kid because of his ranking in high school. NBA teams are marginally more sophisticated in the way they approach it than your average message board poster.

 

[BGesus4]

They don't "take a shot" on a kid because of his ranking in high school. NBA teams are marginally more sophisticated in the way they approach it than your average message board poster.

I don’t know pretty sure I saw Jake weingartens Twitter feed up in a lot of draft war rooms

 

[ZenConn]

A big kid and still growing. He's still young.

By the time he comes here, he may have a chance to be 6'6" 210/220? Lets go!

 

[Brochacho]

They don't "take a shot" on a kid because of his ranking in high school. NBA teams are marginally more sophisticated in the way they approach it than your average message board poster.

Yes but honestly if you look at Danny Ainge he definitely likes the former top prospects who can’t shoot (at time of draft). Young, Brown, Smart, Langford and it feels like I’m missing one.