Everybody hope Kansas can get Devonte Graham this class. If they do we are back in the drivers seat in my eyes.
I was going to say the same thing.Win?
tharpe also.Adams, Jackson, and Ali would be a crazy perimeter trio to pull in for one class, please get him. Kansas worries me because (1)they're Kansas, (2)they've also pulled in a Roxbury kid themselves in Selden so they can recruit the area, (3) they don't have as many talented guards on their roster right now, it would help if they were to get Graham in 2014 and hopefully Simon in 2015 before Adams makes a decision.
Kansas worries me because (1)they're Kansas, (2)they've also pulled in a Roxbury kid themselves in Selden so they can recruit the area, (3) they don't have as many talented guards on their roster right now, it would help if they were to get Graham in 2014 and hopefully Simon in 2015 before Adams makes a decision.
tharpe also.
I get points 2 and 3, but 1? Sounds a bit fanboy to me. We're UConn. We beat them out for DD and that worked out pretty well for all parties. Except KU, that is.
More here: http://borgesblognhr.blogspot.com/2014/04/jalen-adams-kid-out-of-roxbury-who-hits.html
"He's a perfect UConn guard, no doubt about it," said Connors. "Kemba, Shabazz -- he kinda plays like them. Their style and system fits him. He knows that, too. UConn's very high on his list, and that has a lot to do with it. He's mentioned he likes the guys. (Karl) Hobbs has been up here quite a bit, he likes him. He's gotten to know Kevin (Ollie) a little bit and he likes him, too. He mentioned that he likes the staff, likes the way they use their guards. He fits."
Adams has predictably received many offers. Georgia Tech, Kansas State, Providence are among those who seem to have a lot of interest. But it appears that two schools stand atop his list: UConn and Kansas.
"To be honest with you, they're the ones," said Connors. "You can tell by what he says, how he responds. They're the ones high on his list right now."
Connors said Adams will play out the summer for Mass Rivals AAU before making his decision. The coach seems like a real straight-shooter, not one prone to exaggeration. But he's coached the Pressey brothers (Matt and Phil), Syracuse-bound Kaleb Joseph and other top-notch players over the past several years, and ...
"Jalen's the best of 'em all. He's an incredible athlete, he can jump out of the gym, his arms are crazy-long. He doesn't play 6-1/6-2 at all. I've never seen anything like this kid. He's got the 'it' factor. He just makes winning plays. The ball just ends up in his hands -- loose balls, rebounds, deflections."
aceboon said:You and I must have different definitions of "fanboy" because I'm not a fanboy of Kansas, you're confused
New England guy (Roxbury, MA no less)? Check.
Favorable comparisons in style to Kemba and Bazz? Check.
True combo guard? Check.
Sign me up. I've never seen any of these guys play, but I like the sound of the background of this guy, even if there's better PGs out there.
His shot goes of while he is still in motion. Amazing.Youtube Jalen Adams.. I saw one video and it made me a believer.. he can get his shot off at any time, against anybody.. kinda like Bazz
Youtube Jalen Adams.. I saw one video and it made me a believer.. he can get his shot off at any time, against anybody.. kinda like Bazz
Ok, he does a couple of things with the ball that I can't figure out even when I watched it 10 times. It literally looked like magic.
Here's one: https://vine.co/v/MJnvAQlHEFuLink?
Gosh, good thing r ivals is in the profanity filter. Good lord. Let it go, guysThe link won't work because of the profanity filter, but if you eliminate the space in the word 'rivals' and cut and paste, you'll get there.
https://basketballrecruiting.r ivals.com/content.asp?CID=1636105
Otherwise...
On the recruiting front, Adams said that he felt there were four programs that are starting to put the most effort into his recruitment.
"Creighton, Connecticut, Georgia Tech and Kansas," said Adams when asked who was recruiting him the most aggressively. "Those four are coming at me real hard right now, probably more than anybody else."
Adams also listed offers from Providence, Rhode Island and Kansas State and said that he'd like to move towards finalizing things by the end of th summer. Many observers have felt that UConn and Kevin Ollie will be tough to beat -- especially coming off of a national championship -- and Adams said that Ollie has his full attention.
"He's really cool," said Adams. "I like him a lot. He's been there at the highest level before and knows what it takes for a player to get there."
Here's one: https://vine.co/v/MJnvAQlHEFu
Gosh, good thing r ivals is in the profanity filter. Good lord. Let it go, guys
Was referring to how Kansas recruits mass well . Tharpe is from the area I believeTharpe will be a senior this upcoming season, he'll be gone. They're backcourt is looking really light as far as competition and talent.