2023 Recruiting: Solomon Ball to Announce His School Friday July 1st at 5 PM!!

[BattersonBoyz]

Nice

 

[Jorgensen]

Whole team in on the action!

 

[husky429]

Kid is ripped for a 16 year old. Plus that 45 inch vertical. Imagine what a real S&C and nutrition program could do for him. Good grief.

 

[KingAG]

Kid is ripped for a 16 year old. Plus that 45 inch vertical. Imagine what a real S&C and nutrition program could do for him. Good grief.

He gives me Westbrook vibes. But clearly a better shooting prospect

 

[MDHuskFan]

He gives me Westbrook vibes. But clearly a better shooting prospect

Early identification of late risers with great raw skills, combined with this staffs proven ability to develop kids is going to be CRUCIAL moving forward.

 

[kansashusky]

Major props to the staff for recognizing the talent here early and really expediting the process and making him feel comfortbale with Connecticut. I hope Team Melo turns into a new solid pipeline for us going forward.

 

[seeya27]

Early identification of late risers with great raw skills, combined with this staffs proven ability to develop kids is going to be CRUCIAL moving forward.

Good thought. But we probably stole him after Jim Boheim identified him.

(That's the theory, according to the lovable folks at Syracusefan.com)

 

[Umami Zen]

the next domino

 

[Deleted at users request]

He gives me Westbrook vibes. But clearly a better shooting prospect

Completely agree. His explosiveness and the way he attacks is too similar. Combo guard just like UCLA Westbrook.

 

[UofCT]

Hawk should focus on learning how to dribble before he starts thinking NBA

Sheesh, got a ton of dislikes. Was I overreacting to Hawks dribbling / ball control issues last year?

 

[Hungryhusky99]

Sheesh, got a ton of dislikes. Was I overreacting to Hawks dribbling / ball control issues last year?

No

 

[husky429]

Sheesh, got a ton of dislikes. Was I overreacting to Hawks dribbling / ball control issues last year?

how you say it > what you say

 

[navery12]

Sheesh, got a ton of dislikes. Was I overreacting to Hawks dribbling / ball control issues last year?

On its own, no. But given your posting history it comes across as you still actively rooting against Hawkins being drafted

 

[McLovin]

Hoping that after further consideration, he’s no longer doing a top 5 and just going to announce the good guys tonight

 

[Storrs South]

Let's change it to 1 at 1

 

[aburks41]

Who else is in the running for him? Any bigger fish we need to worry about or are we the big fish here?

 

[kansashusky]

Who else is in the running for him? Any bigger fish we need to worry about or are we the big fish here?

USC is the biggest threat at the moment.

 

[Mooch82]

I like Ball's highlights. Very athletic, has a decent enough looking shot and finishes well with both hands. One thing that did concern me a bit was that Team Melo seemed to be losing in every single highlight I saw. Did they win any games this year?

 

[kansashusky]

I like Ball's highlights. Very athletic, has a decent enough looking shot and finishes well with both hands. One thing that did concern me a bit was that Team Melo seemed to be losing in every single highlight I saw. Did they win any games this year?

They started 0-6. Now 6-7. I will say historically, Team Melo has not been very well structured in the EYBL.

 

[uconngb]

Sheesh, got a ton of dislikes. Was I overreacting to Hawks dribbling / ball control issues last year?

No you weren’t

 

[husky429]

I like Ball's highlights. Very athletic, has a decent enough looking shot and finishes well with both hands. One thing that did concern me a bit was that Team Melo seemed to be losing in every single highlight I saw. Did they win any games this year?

They're 6-7 on the season. Won their first 5 games (which coincided with Solo's streak of excellent play, especially shooting). The last 8 games have been a disaster for the program.

 

[ctchamps]

They started 0-6. Now 6-7. I will say historically, Team Melo has not been very well structured in the EYBL.

They're 6-7 on the season. Won their first 5 games (which coincided with Solo's streak of excellent play, especially shooting). The last 8 games have been a disaster for the program.

This could be a first!

 

[kansashusky]

This could be a first!

That's my bad, I have them flipped.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Sheesh, got a ton of dislikes. Was I overreacting to Hawks dribbling / ball control issues last year?

Yes. He improved as the season went on, and was mostly just playing too fast. He knows he has to get better at it and is working on it based on his comments. The NBA will overlook a lot of things like that anyway because they are relatively easy to fix. It won't hold him back. He doesn't need to be Iverson.

Hoping we are on Solo's list here. A strong combo guard who can defend multiple positions is exactly the right fit for this team.

 

[Mooch82]

They're 6-7 on the season. Won their first 5 games (which coincided with Solo's streak of excellent play, especially shooting). The last 8 games have been a disaster for the program.

Is this the fault of Solo/Ross? While I like both players, I get a little leery if we're picking up two of the best players from a team who has been a "disaster" for 8 games straight...

 

[connjah]

 

[Mooch82]

Also said he's announcing his decision July 1st so we won't have to wait long here.

 

[superjohn]

 

[aburks41]

Gotta be UConn

 

[Phoenixhusky]

Uconn versus USC