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“@EvanDaniels: Donovan Mitchell tells Scout that he has committed to Louisville.”

Ouch- that's gotta hurt for Providence.
 
Good for him. I know he's broken out a bit this summer, but I haven't looked into him seriously for about 6 months. Back then he was considered a good local prospect, but not necessarily at our level. I guess it's a good get, but I would bet a lot that UL would rather have Blakeney. That's gonna be a great battle between UK and UF.
 
Nice recruiting class they are putting together. Mitchell should fit in well there. He's got a lot to work on but is a serious athlete and plays hard. He will jump in the rankings but I'm not sure he will see much PT at UL for a few years depending on who else they get.
 
UConNick said:
Good for him. I know he's broken out a bit this summer, but I haven't looked into him seriously for about 6 months. Back then he was considered a good local prospect, but not necessarily at our level. I guess it's a good get, but I would bet a lot that UL would rather have Blakeney. That's gonna be a great battle between UK and UF.
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I hope Blakeny goes to UK, may give UConn a (better) shot at Newman.
 
tcf15 said:
“@EvanDaniels: Donovan Mitchell tells Scout that he has committed to Louisville.”

Ouch- that's gotta hurt for Providence.
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They were on him for 2 years. Today the p5 comes to fruition and there is Rick showing him all the benefits he would not get at Providence and presto.
I think it will be hard to get any commits for awhile until there is clarity. Even our President issued a statement today saying we would follow most of it.
 
UConNick said:
Good for him. I know he's broken out a bit this summer, but I haven't looked into him seriously for about 6 months. Back then he was considered a good local prospect, but not necessarily at our level. I guess it's a good get, but I would bet a lot that UL would rather have Blakeney. That's gonna be a great battle between UK and UF.
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I take it you missed the news that Blakeney cut his list a week and half ago: Florida State, Louisville, Mizzou, UK, Oregon, LSU, and USC. Florida did not make the cut.


Mitchell absolutely blew up in July. Surprisingly, he stayed loyal to the schools that had been on him the longest and didn't give any of the blue bloods much attention when they started calling him.
 
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That's a killer for Providence, they have been hounding the kid for at least 2 years and have been saying it would be the biggest miss they have had in years. I like Cooley but he's not the recruiting juggernaut PC fans are claiming he is, it's also not exactly the easiest place to recruit players to.
 
caw said:
Nice recruiting class they are putting together. Mitchell should fit in well there. He's got a lot to work on but is a serious athlete and plays hard. He will jump in the rankings but I'm not sure he will see much PT at UL for a few years depending on who else they get.
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Ok, this is silly and you obviously know nothing about this kids game currently. He won't see much playing time for a couple of years? He's a top 30 recruit. SMH...
 
superjohn said:
That's a killer for Providence, they have been hounding the kid for at least 2 years and have been saying it would be the biggest miss they have had in years. I like Cooley but he's not the recruiting juggernaut PC fans are claiming he is, it's also not exactly the easiest place to recruit players to.
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He's the best recruiter we have had in years. We used to get 1 top 100 kid every 5-7 years now we have multiple of them in every class. He is absolutely everything we think he is.

I do however think he is too stubborn Mitchell mentioned in every damn interview I can recall that he wanted to go to a big school. PC could not be any more opposite of that. Anyway he continued to attend every one of this kids games the entire year, not smart IMO.
 
king conn said:
They were on him for 2 years. Today the p5 comes to fruition and there is Rick showing him all the benefits he would not get at Providence and presto.
I think it will be hard to get any commits for awhile until there is clarity. Even our President issued a statement today saying we would follow most of it.
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Not true. Non P5 schools are allowed to go along for any sports they choose. PC has said multiple times that they will follow the P5 for basketball and hockey both men's and women's. These are the only sports on campus where every player has a full ship.
 
FriarJ said:
He's the best recruiter we have had in years. We used to get 1 top 100 kid every 5-7 years now we have multiple of them in every class. He is absolutely everything we think he is.

I do however think he is too stubborn Mitchell mentioned in every damn interview I can recall that he wanted to go to a big school. PC could not be any more opposite of that. Anyway he continued to attend every one of this kids games the entire year, not smart IMO.
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I guess that BE championship over seton hall isn't paying off like you thought.
 
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FriarJ said:
Ok, this is silly and you obviously know nothing about this kids game currently. He won't see much playing time for a couple of years? He's a top 30 recruit. SMH...
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anton gill was highly decorated got zero burn this year. their backcourt is pretty packed as well
 
FriarJ said:
Ok, this is silly and you obviously know nothing about this kids game currently. He won't see much playing time for a couple of years? He's a top 30 recruit. SMH...
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Key words were depending on who else they get. To be fair I should have added depending on who stays. Right now they have Rozier (top postgrad recruit, probably at least top 30 if a senior, may not return though, getting a good amount of NBA buzz already) Anton Gill played in 19 games and averaged 5 per game, he was a top 50 recruit), Snider is an incoming freshman and a McDAA).

Say Rozier leaves, that's still Snider and Gill as returning guards. Shaquaan Aaron could also play some two guard in a pinch.

Aside from that they are after another guard (Dozier, Blakeny, Ali, etc) who are all thought to be as good, or better than Mitchell.

Throw in that Mitchell isn't really a PG and has a streaky shot from distance, he likely will have stiff competition.

Also, I'm not sure he's a sure thing, top 30 player, but 30-60 sounds about right. Top 2-3 player in New England, for sure, I put him second after Adams but ahead of Enoch and Sharma.

They are also after some very good 2016 guards, who could jump Mitchell on the depth chart. I like Mitchell but all the guards at UL are top 30-50 type guards.
 
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FriarJ said:
Not true. Non P5 schools are allowed to go along for any sports they choose. PC has said multiple times that they will follow the P5 for basketball and hockey both men's and women's. These are the only sports on campus where every player has a full ship.
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Yep, everyone is saying they are going along, including us. There will be different degrees of going along, especially at a small private like Providence. A school like Louisville getting p5 money has already shown they will stop at nothing. They will make sure the recruits they want know this.
 
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Unfortunately for PC; Mitchell blew up and got his wish; a big school came calling. Kid will prob end up top 30-ish in the rankings. Now that he's a L'Ville commit; McDs AA as well
 
seanmc94 said:
Nice try...We beat Creighton in the finals
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Well, he was close. PC did beat the Hall in the BE semi's. You'll have to excuse UConn fans for not paying too close attention to the NBE tourney. After all, UConn fans had other matters that might have diverted our attention from the NBE tourney.
Matters that put a big smile on the faces of us s (as you previously proclaimed us as!!) from Putnam to Greenwich.
 
seanmc94 said:
Nice try...We beat Creighton in the finals
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Really? Are you sure? Aren't they in the ultra tough Missouri Valley conference?

So did you win Missouri Valley or the BE?
 
Yonick said:
Well, he was close. PC did beat the Hall in the BE semi's. You'll have to excuse UConn fans for not paying too close attention to the NBE tourney. After all, UConn fans had other matters that might have diverted our attention from the NBE tourney.
Matters that put a big smile on the faces of us s (as you previously proclaimed us as!!) from Putnam to Greenwich.
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for brains brought it up not us. I'm disappointed that Sean even responded to that waste
 
If this kid was top 30 or an AA, we would have been all over him.
 
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Huskyforlife said:
If this kid was top 30 or an AA, we would have been all over him.
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No player improved his stock in July more than Wolfeboro (N.H.) Brewster Academy standout Donovan Mitchell. I watched the powerfully built 6-foot-3 guard in every July evaluation period and a total of four times. Each time he was impressive. Last November he was known as an athlete with potential on the defensive end. Now he’s much more than and is a shot maker from three. All four times I watched him in July he hit multiple threes, including three or more in three of the games. He’s an improved ball handler and passer as well. He makes aggressive plays towards the rim and once he’s there he’s a terrific finisher because of his strength and athleticism. Speaking of his athleticism, he’s quite gifted in that area and is capable of highlight reel dunks in transition or off put backs. He’s a lock down defender that moves well laterally and plays a tough, physically brand of ball. Heading into July, Mitchell wasn’t regarded as a top 100 prospect. Now he’s in the conversation for a spot in Scout.com’s top 25.
 
Huskyforlife said:
If this kid was top 30 or an AA, we would have been all over him.
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Don't mean to pile on, but Mitchell will most likely be top 30 when post-summer rankings are released. Kid was ridiculous during July.

We already have Jalen Adams at Mitchell's spot in 2015, though, so that allowed us to focus on other priorities, like wings and bigs.
 
can't remember a time when brewster WASN'T insanely stacked with d1 players.
 
tcf15 said:
Don't mean to pile on, but Mitchell will most likely be top 30 when post-summer rankings are released. Kid was ridiculous during July.

We already have Jalen Adams at Mitchell's spot in 2015, though, so that allowed us to focus on other priorities, like wings and bigs.
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I don't beileve we'd let a talent like this escape CT without at least trying to recruit him. Either way good for him and UL
 
Huskyforlife said:
I don't beileve we'd let a talent like this escape CT without at least trying to recruit him. Either way good for him and UL
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We did recruit him until Ali verballed, and Jackson verballed. Then Adams was the priority as a PG (which Mitchell is not). When Ali decommitted it was too late to get back in most likely. Ali, for my money, is a better player, but either way they have very similar games, well they move differently but their strengths and weaknesses are similar. Oddly both could end up at UL, though I think that is a lot of overlap, and Fozier makes a ton more sense for them as a second guard in the class.
 
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