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Post by CatsUpNorth » Tue Jan 17, 2017 2:00 pm

New name of interest (I think), 2018 guard Ricardo "Ricky" Lindo: http://www.wusa9.com/sports/high-school ... /385551686

Reportedly is 6 inches taller (now at 6'7") than he was a year ago.

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Post by wildforthecats » Tue Jan 17, 2017 2:11 pm

CatsUpNorth wrote:New name of interest (I think), 2018 guard Ricardo "Ricky" Lindo: http://www.wusa9.com/sports/high-school ... /385551686

Reportedly is 6 inches taller (now at 6'7") than he was a year ago.
Fits right in: "An ankle sprain delayed Lindo's return to action this year."

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Post by Acorn » Tue Jan 17, 2017 3:57 pm

CatsUpNorth wrote:
CatsUpNorth wrote:Luke Frampton throwing it down in the halfcourt tonight against the defending state champs, scoring 29 in a three point victory: https://twitter.com/DotsBasketball/stat ... 0478952449
Full highlights and article on the game: http://wvmetronews.com/2017/01/17/framp ... aa-powers/
Frampton looks like a good one.

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Post by chucktowncat » Tue Jan 17, 2017 7:17 pm

Acorn wrote:
CatsUpNorth wrote:
CatsUpNorth wrote:Luke Frampton throwing it down in the halfcourt tonight against the defending state champs, scoring 29 in a three point victory: https://twitter.com/DotsBasketball/stat ... 0478952449
Full highlights and article on the game: http://wvmetronews.com/2017/01/17/framp ... aa-powers/
Frampton looks like a good one.
I love the fact that after he dunks he hustles back down the court to play defense. Keep up the good work!

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Post by Steve Rodgers » Tue Jan 17, 2017 7:27 pm

How big is that Poca Dot?

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Post by Waitress » Tue Jan 17, 2017 7:33 pm

Steve Rodgers wrote:How big is that Poca Dot?
6'4" or 6'5"
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Post by wildforthecats » Tue Jan 17, 2017 7:49 pm

Reminds me of Brendan Winters.

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Post by MrMac » Tue Jan 17, 2017 10:33 pm

CatsUpNorth wrote:Update on Riley Battin: http://comanpub.uberflip.com/h/i/320595 ... ley-battin
He's playing for an Under Armour sponsored travel team, if that carries any weight?

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Post by CatsUpNorth » Tue Jan 17, 2017 10:43 pm

MrMac wrote:
CatsUpNorth wrote:Update on Riley Battin: http://comanpub.uberflip.com/h/i/320595 ... ley-battin
He's playing for an Under Armour sponsored travel team, if that carries any weight?
It does, but most of the other schools recruiting him are also UA (Notre Dame, Northwestern, Utah) so no particular advantage over them. This will likely be a theme with a lot of our recruiting targets going forward.

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Post by wildcat2001 » Wed Jan 18, 2017 7:54 am

CatsUpNorth wrote:
MrMac wrote:He's playing for an Under Armour sponsored travel team, if that carries any weight?
It does, but most of the other schools recruiting him are also UA (Notre Dame, Northwestern, Utah) so no particular advantage over them. This will likely be a theme with a lot of our recruiting targets going forward.
This is SO STRANGE to me.

I mean - that recruiting and youth ball have become so wedded to shoe brands as to actually influence where a kid goes to play in college (even DU). I know it's true, having read about this phenomenon (i.e. Nike and Adidas in the AAU scene, youth coaches with deals and promises of DBO gigs at the college level, etc.)... and, of course, it makes sense from a business standpoint. Where is a shoe brand's largest market for growth? Well, besides China, it's KIDS (brand 'em early, they'll need new shoes for 20-40 years, you lose little in betting that a handful of them will turn into NBA Megastars, and you've had them in your pocket since infancy).

But - regardless of the business rationale - it's gross.
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Post by DCA06 » Wed Jan 18, 2017 9:01 am

Watched Blue Chips last night. Classic.

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Post by Prophet » Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:47 am

wildforthecats wrote:Reminds me of Brendan Winters.
I agree.
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Post by collegecoach8502 » Wed Jan 18, 2017 4:22 pm

wildcat2001 wrote:
CatsUpNorth wrote:
MrMac wrote:He's playing for an Under Armour sponsored travel team, if that carries any weight?
It does, but most of the other schools recruiting him are also UA (Notre Dame, Northwestern, Utah) so no particular advantage over them. This will likely be a theme with a lot of our recruiting targets going forward.
This is SO STRANGE to me.

I mean - that recruiting and youth ball have become so wedded to shoe brands as to actually influence where a kid goes to play in college (even DU). I know it's true, having read about this phenomenon (i.e. Nike and Adidas in the AAU scene, youth coaches with deals and promises of DBO gigs at the college level, etc.)... and, of course, it makes sense from a business standpoint. Where is a shoe brand's largest market for growth? Well, besides China, it's KIDS (brand 'em early, they'll need new shoes for 20-40 years, you lose little in betting that a handful of them will turn into NBA Megastars, and you've had them in your pocket since infancy).

But - regardless of the business rationale - it's gross.
Don't fear...shoe company sponsorship has nothing to do with what school he will decide to go to. Some people are watching too much TV. Besides, our basketball program is Nike not Under Armour...
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Post by CatsUpNorth » Wed Jan 18, 2017 4:30 pm

collegecoach8502 wrote:
wildcat2001 wrote:
CatsUpNorth wrote:
MrMac wrote:He's playing for an Under Armour sponsored travel team, if that carries any weight?
It does, but most of the other schools recruiting him are also UA (Notre Dame, Northwestern, Utah) so no particular advantage over them. This will likely be a theme with a lot of our recruiting targets going forward.
This is SO STRANGE to me.

I mean - that recruiting and youth ball have become so wedded to shoe brands as to actually influence where a kid goes to play in college (even DU). I know it's true, having read about this phenomenon (i.e. Nike and Adidas in the AAU scene, youth coaches with deals and promises of DBO gigs at the college level, etc.)... and, of course, it makes sense from a business standpoint. Where is a shoe brand's largest market for growth? Well, besides China, it's KIDS (brand 'em early, they'll need new shoes for 20-40 years, you lose little in betting that a handful of them will turn into NBA Megastars, and you've had them in your pocket since infancy).

But - regardless of the business rationale - it's gross.
Don't fear...shoe company sponsorship has nothing to do with what school he will decide to go to. Some people are watching too much TV. Besides, our basketball program is Nike not Under Armour...
Interesting read with quotes from a number of coaches with varying opinions on the subject: http://www.cbssports.com/college-basket ... ommitment/ (The majority of coaches believe they have not lost a player because of a shoe company, while 42 percent believe they have)

At the end of the day, the kid has the agency to make his own decision, but that decision can still be influenced by outside factors. I do believe the type of kids we recruit are less likely to be influenced in such ways, but the reality is the greater level of talent you recruit, the more likely shoe deals with AAU teams come into play. It is generally seen at the highest level of recruiting, with a high profile example being Diamond Stone, a top 10 overall recruit at the time, choosing to go to Maryland, reportedly because of their status as an Under Armour program.

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Post by MrMac » Wed Jan 18, 2017 7:34 pm

That seems reasonable, CatsUpNorth. Thank you.

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