Commits/Recruiting

[joeyfenn]

That post about Derek Willis has nothing to do about Alec Peters.

Overall I don't want Peters. Too many other good guys out there.

Peters would be good if we had a bunch of slots but that isn't the case. I'm thinking we are leading though. He may commit soon if this visit goes well

[Shaddix]

My opinion on Peters is that he's a tall shooter that needs a penetrating PG and/or a running system to score. If he is good enough to score at the rim or penetrate, I would take him.

He scored 45 points against Derek Willis's strong AAU team. Derek Willis is a Kentucky commit and ESPN has this to say about him

Bottom Line-
Derek is thin and needs to develop his body, but if he continues to progress at a normal pace he will be a Top 50 level prospect. Held offers from Purdue and Indiana while Kentucky and Louisville were sniffing around before selecting the Boilermakers at the end of his sophomore year. Willis has great tools and should be quite a player by the time he gets to Purdue if he keeps improving.

Yeah, he sounds better and better when you look at him. I would prefer him to a guy like Taphorn.

How can you read that write-up and determine BC should want him. We don't play in the Horizon League.

Because you don't know shit about him and your going completely off rankings. Well you will get your wish the next time ESPN updates them for the class of 2013.

[Shaddix]

That post about Derek Willis has nothing to do about Alec Peters.

Overall I don't want Peters. Too many other good guys out there.

Peters would be good if we had a bunch of slots but that isn't the case. I'm thinking we are leading though. He may commit soon if this visit goes well

There aren't too many good guys out there in the class of 2013 that BC is recruiting and to be honest, it's looking like BC will only get 1 2014 recruit from MA.
I'm not really sure what you mean by it has nothing to do with Alec Peters when he scored 45 points on a very strong AAU team. It would be safe to assume that the other team's PF (Derek Willis) at times during the game.

[eepstein0]

My opinion on Peters is that he's a tall shooter that needs a penetrating PG and/or a running system to score. If he is good enough to score at the rim or penetrate, I would take him.

He scored 45 points against Derek Willis's strong AAU team. Derek Willis is a Kentucky commit and ESPN has this to say about him

Bottom Line-
Derek is thin and needs to develop his body, but if he continues to progress at a normal pace he will be a Top 50 level prospect. Held offers from Purdue and Indiana while Kentucky and Louisville were sniffing around before selecting the Boilermakers at the end of his sophomore year. Willis has great tools and should be quite a player by the time he gets to Purdue if he keeps improving.

Yeah, he sounds better and better when you look at him. I would prefer him to a guy like Taphorn.

How can you read that write-up and determine BC should want him. We don't play in the Horizon League.

Because you don't know shit about him and your going completely off rankings. Well you will get your wish the next time ESPN updates them for the class of 2013.

Actually no I'm going off a recruiting guru telling me he's a mid-major

[Shaddix]

My opinion on Peters is that he's a tall shooter that needs a penetrating PG and/or a running system to score. If he is good enough to score at the rim or penetrate, I would take him.

He scored 45 points against Derek Willis's strong AAU team. Derek Willis is a Kentucky commit and ESPN has this to say about him

Bottom Line-
Derek is thin and needs to develop his body, but if he continues to progress at a normal pace he will be a Top 50 level prospect. Held offers from Purdue and Indiana while Kentucky and Louisville were sniffing around before selecting the Boilermakers at the end of his sophomore year. Willis has great tools and should be quite a player by the time he gets to Purdue if he keeps improving.

Yeah, he sounds better and better when you look at him. I would prefer him to a guy like Taphorn.

How can you read that write-up and determine BC should want him. We don't play in the Horizon League.

Because you don't know shit about him and your going completely off rankings. Well you will get your wish the next time ESPN updates them for the class of 2013.

Actually no I'm going off a recruiting guru telling me he's a mid-major

If I remember correctly, your recruiting "guru" also said that BJ Johnson didn't impress him.... well BJ Johnson is impressing the entire nation and he is just outside the ESPN top 100 now.

[footer20]

My opinion on Peters is that he's a tall shooter that needs a penetrating PG and/or a running system to score. If he is good enough to score at the rim or penetrate, I would take him.

He scored 45 points against Derek Willis's strong AAU team. Derek Willis is a Kentucky commit and ESPN has this to say about him

Bottom Line-
Derek is thin and needs to develop his body, but if he continues to progress at a normal pace he will be a Top 50 level prospect. Held offers from Purdue and Indiana while Kentucky and Louisville were sniffing around before selecting the Boilermakers at the end of his sophomore year. Willis has great tools and should be quite a player by the time he gets to Purdue if he keeps improving.

Yeah, he sounds better and better when you look at him. I would prefer him to a guy like Taphorn.

How can you read that write-up and determine BC should want him. We don't play in the Horizon League.

Because you don't know shit about him and your going completely off rankings. Well you will get your wish the next time ESPN updates them for the class of 2013.

Actually no I'm going off a recruiting guru telling me he's a mid-major

If I remember correctly, your recruiting "guru" also said that BJ Johnson didn't impress him.... well BJ Johnson is impressing the entire nation and he is just outside the ESPN top 100 now.

I have a cousin that played at Lower Merion. He played with Reynolds but not Johnson. He also sees a bunch of the games and talks to guys on the team. He says Reynolds is a gamer: strong and athletic. He also says that Johnson is athletic but real thin and quits when things go wrong. Johnson obviously has great skills and his athleticism, though, and would be welcomed at BC

[RedBaron67]

Rivals lists Peters with 16 offers; BC is the only high major in the lot. I have a bad feeling about this.

[Shaddix]

Rivals lists Peters with 16 offers; BC is the only high major in the lot. I have a bad feeling about this.

http://www.recruitrecon.com/index.php?o ... =1&id=2241

He has 21 D1 offers, not sure which one that list is missing. BC and Washington State are currently his only high major offers, but he's attracting high major attention from ND, Clemson, Oklahoma, Iowa State, and "a lot of Big 12, Pac 12, and ACC schools", according to him.

But I'm really sick of explaining this to you guys, because you really aren't putting in the effort to look him up. He's scored over 30 points several times this summer on very good AAU teams (including that 45 point game against a strong Kentucky AAU side that features a Kentucky commit), and he couldn't be a more perfect fit for a Donahue type team. His athleticism is lacking, but he can shoot off the dribble, and is absolutly lethal off screens. He is in the process of retooling his game to use his strength more often.

Basically the Don has said since day 1 that he's going to bring in under the radar recruits. So stop expecting him to compete for guys like Wayne Selden and Kennedy Meeks....because it's not going to happen.

[BCEaglesFan]

Rivals lists Peters with 16 offers; BC is the only high major in the lot. I have a bad feeling about this.

He recently got one from Washington State.

[MattTheEagle]

I'll keep this simple. We need good ACC players, not good mid-major players.

[Shaddix]

I'll keep this simple. We need good ACC players, not good mid-major players.

1. Good luck recruiting against ACC teams when you just went 4-12 in conference
2. Not a single player on the BC team this year was highly recruited as an "ACC" player besides maybe Clifford with that whole Indiana thing. MAYBE Ryan Anderson as he was ESPN top 100, but not impressive offers
3. Sam Dingba isn't considered an "ACC" player
4. 2010 Cornell Basketball team wasn't an "ACC" team, yet Jim Boehim said it would win many games in the Big East conference that year, Tommy Amaker said it was one of the best teams in the country, Jeff Goodman said it was one of the funnest teams to watch.

[RedBaron67]

Rivals lists Peters with 16 offers; BC is the only high major in the lot. I have a bad feeling about this.

http://www.recruitrecon.com/index.php?o ... =1&id=2241

He has 21 D1 offers, not sure which one that list is missing. BC and Washington State are currently his only high major offers, but he's attracting high major attention from ND, Clemson, Oklahoma, Iowa State, and "a lot of Big 12, Pac 12, and ACC schools", according to him.

But I'm really sick of explaining this to you guys, because you really aren't putting in the effort to look him up. He's scored over 30 points several times this summer on very good AAU teams (including that 45 point game against a strong Kentucky AAU side that features a Kentucky commit), and he couldn't be a more perfect fit for a Donahue type team. His athleticism is lacking, but he can shoot off the dribble, and is absolutly lethal off screens. He is in the process of retooling his game to use his strength more often.

Basically the Don has said since day 1 that he's going to bring in under the radar recruits. So stop expecting him to compete for guys like Wayne Selden and Kennedy Meeks....because it's not going to happen.

Thank you for the update on Peters' offers. It's a bit ironic that his two high-major offers are from schools about as far east and west of his home as he could go.

Any discussion of Peters revolves around the two points you've made abundantly clear: Peters is 1) a great shooter but 2) athletically limited. On this basis we can raise the question, how effective will he be if he plays for BC? There's a reason why two high majors have offered him while twenty more are looking but hesitating: they're wondering how much his lack of athleticism will impair his execution against high-major competition (and you can't learn much about that from AAU ball, where defense is usually a low priority). Over the years I've seen a number of BC players who had very good skill sets but were largely useless against high-major opponents because they were a split-second too slow.

I'll leave aside the question of how much of a defensive liability Peters might be, because his value is clearly at the offensive end. IF (and it is a big if) Peters can create his offense by shooting on the move and off screens, then he could be a valuable contributor; you don't have to be athletic if you can shoot quickly enough with accuracy. Beyond that, he's clearly a smart player, so he clearly works to minimize his athletic handicap. Donahue obviously thinks Peters can do the job, since he's made him an offer which Peters could accept very soon; but the question is still there.

The second part of the issue about Peters is whether (assuming he can play) he's the right kind of player for BC to recruit in present circumstances. Here, I have to say that I don't believe it's unrealistic for us to leave our options for 2014 as open as possible UNLESS we're talking about a 2013 player who answers a clear and urgent need for the team, and what I mean by that is rebounding and inside defense. Those needs, obviously, are why the BC coaches are working so hard on Dingba (and might possibly do so for Reynolds). Peters, clearly, is not about these areas of the game; moreover (and I'm sure I'm not the only one tired of repeating this), we're already getting in 2013 a player very similar to Peters, i.e., Dragicevich. In the background of all this, of course, is the shortage of scholarship slots until 2015. There is a real question to be discussed over whether BC may unbalance the roster in terms of skills available. Of course, Donahue is betting his current job that he can answer this question correctly, and we aren't taking any remotely comparable risk, so he commands a certain deference in the absence of concrete evidence. I don't see any reason, though, why I shouldn't voice my doubts, since this is, after all, a purely speculative discussion. If all my fears prove groundless, I'll be as happy as anyone; but I'll continue to insist that there's ground for worry as long as the present indeterminate state of the facts persists and leaves the question(s) up in the air.

[twballgame9]

Rivals lists Peters with 16 offers; BC is the only high major in the lot. I have a bad feeling about this.

http://www.recruitrecon.com/index.php?o ... =1&id=2241

He has 21 D1 offers, not sure which one that list is missing. BC and Washington State are currently his only high major offers, but he's attracting high major attention from ND, Clemson, Oklahoma, Iowa State, and "a lot of Big 12, Pac 12, and ACC schools", according to him.

But I'm really sick of explaining this to you guys, because you really aren't putting in the effort to look him up. He's scored over 30 points several times this summer on very good AAU teams (including that 45 point game against a strong Kentucky AAU side that features a Kentucky commit), and he couldn't be a more perfect fit for a Donahue type team. His athleticism is lacking, but he can shoot off the dribble, and is absolutly lethal off screens. He is in the process of retooling his game to use his strength more often.

Basically the Don has said since day 1 that he's going to bring in under the radar recruits. So stop expecting him to compete for guys like Wayne Selden and Kennedy Meeks....because it's not going to happen.

He won't be here long then. And Ryan Anderson was hardly under the radar.

[Shaddix]

Rivals lists Peters with 16 offers; BC is the only high major in the lot. I have a bad feeling about this.

http://www.recruitrecon.com/index.php?o ... =1&id=2241

He has 21 D1 offers, not sure which one that list is missing. BC and Washington State are currently his only high major offers, but he's attracting high major attention from ND, Clemson, Oklahoma, Iowa State, and "a lot of Big 12, Pac 12, and ACC schools", according to him.

But I'm really sick of explaining this to you guys, because you really aren't putting in the effort to look him up. He's scored over 30 points several times this summer on very good AAU teams (including that 45 point game against a strong Kentucky AAU side that features a Kentucky commit), and he couldn't be a more perfect fit for a Donahue type team. His athleticism is lacking, but he can shoot off the dribble, and is absolutly lethal off screens. He is in the process of retooling his game to use his strength more often.

Basically the Don has said since day 1 that he's going to bring in under the radar recruits. So stop expecting him to compete for guys like Wayne Selden and Kennedy Meeks....because it's not going to happen.

He won't be here long then. And Ryan Anderson was hardly under the radar.

Ryan Anderson had offers from BC, Colorado, Miami, Northwestern, San Diego State, and Washington State. Guess who else Washington State offered?
I also didn't say under the radar, I said recruited as an ACC guy, there's one ACC team there in Miami, which barely counts

[Shaddix]

Rivals lists Peters with 16 offers; BC is the only high major in the lot. I have a bad feeling about this.

http://www.recruitrecon.com/index.php?o ... =1&id=2241

He has 21 D1 offers, not sure which one that list is missing. BC and Washington State are currently his only high major offers, but he's attracting high major attention from ND, Clemson, Oklahoma, Iowa State, and "a lot of Big 12, Pac 12, and ACC schools", according to him.

But I'm really sick of explaining this to you guys, because you really aren't putting in the effort to look him up. He's scored over 30 points several times this summer on very good AAU teams (including that 45 point game against a strong Kentucky AAU side that features a Kentucky commit), and he couldn't be a more perfect fit for a Donahue type team. His athleticism is lacking, but he can shoot off the dribble, and is absolutly lethal off screens. He is in the process of retooling his game to use his strength more often.

Basically the Don has said since day 1 that he's going to bring in under the radar recruits. So stop expecting him to compete for guys like Wayne Selden and Kennedy Meeks....because it's not going to happen.

Thank you for the update on Peters' offers. It's a bit ironic that his two high-major offers are from schools about as far east and west of his home as he could go.

Any discussion of Peters revolves around the two points you've made abundantly clear: Peters is 1) a great shooter but 2) athletically limited. On this basis we can raise the question, how effective will he be if he plays for BC? There's a reason why two high majors have offered him while twenty more are looking but hesitating: they're wondering how much his lack of athleticism will impair his execution against high-major competition (and you can't learn much about that from AAU ball, where defense is usually a low priority). Over the years I've seen a number of BC players who had very good skill sets but were largely useless against high-major opponents because they were a split-second too slow.

I'll leave aside the question of how much of a defensive liability Peters might be, because his value is clearly at the offensive end. IF (and it is a big if) Peters can create his offense by shooting on the move and off screens, then he could be a valuable contributor; you don't have to be athletic if you can shoot quickly enough with accuracy. Beyond that, he's clearly a smart player, so he clearly works to minimize his athletic handicap. Donahue obviously thinks Peters can do the job, since he's made him an offer which Peters could accept very soon; but the question is still there.

The second part of the issue about Peters is whether (assuming he can play) he's the right kind of player for BC to recruit in present circumstances. Here, I have to say that I don't believe it's unrealistic for us to leave our options for 2014 as open as possible UNLESS we're talking about a 2013 player who answers a clear and urgent need for the team, and what I mean by that is rebounding and inside defense. Those needs, obviously, are why the BC coaches are working so hard on Dingba (and might possibly do so for Reynolds). Peters, clearly, is not about these areas of the game; moreover (and I'm sure I'm not the only one tired of repeating this), we're already getting in 2013 a player very similar to Peters, i.e., Dragicevich. In the background of all this, of course, is the shortage of scholarship slots until 2015. There is a real question to be discussed over whether BC may unbalance the roster in terms of skills available. Of course, Donahue is betting his current job that he can answer this question correctly, and we aren't taking any remotely comparable risk, so he commands a certain deference in the absence of concrete evidence. I don't see any reason, though, why I shouldn't voice my doubts, since this is, after all, a purely speculative discussion. If all my fears prove groundless, I'll be as happy as anyone; but I'll continue to insist that there's ground for worry as long as the present indeterminate state of the facts persists and leaves the question(s) up in the air.

I'm just not convinced that offensive rebounding is as big of a need as you make it out to be. BC started a freshman center, and a freshman PF last year with basically 0 depth. Caudill was nowhere near ready. BC lacked scoring options, which was a main reason why they shot so poorly and averaged such a low ppg

[twballgame9]

Rivals lists Peters with 16 offers; BC is the only high major in the lot. I have a bad feeling about this.

http://www.recruitrecon.com/index.php?o ... =1&id=2241

He has 21 D1 offers, not sure which one that list is missing. BC and Washington State are currently his only high major offers, but he's attracting high major attention from ND, Clemson, Oklahoma, Iowa State, and "a lot of Big 12, Pac 12, and ACC schools", according to him.

But I'm really sick of explaining this to you guys, because you really aren't putting in the effort to look him up. He's scored over 30 points several times this summer on very good AAU teams (including that 45 point game against a strong Kentucky AAU side that features a Kentucky commit), and he couldn't be a more perfect fit for a Donahue type team. His athleticism is lacking, but he can shoot off the dribble, and is absolutly lethal off screens. He is in the process of retooling his game to use his strength more often.

Basically the Don has said since day 1 that he's going to bring in under the radar recruits. So stop expecting him to compete for guys like Wayne Selden and Kennedy Meeks....because it's not going to happen.

He won't be here long then. And Ryan Anderson was hardly under the radar.

Ryan Anderson had offers from BC, Colorado, Miami, Northwestern, San Diego State, and Washington State. Guess who else Washington State offered?
I also didn't say under the radar, I said recruited as an ACC guy, there's one ACC team there in Miami, which barely counts

Ryan Anderson was California POY and ESPN top 100. You are being ridiculous.

[Shaddix]

Rivals lists Peters with 16 offers; BC is the only high major in the lot. I have a bad feeling about this.

http://www.recruitrecon.com/index.php?o ... =1&id=2241

He has 21 D1 offers, not sure which one that list is missing. BC and Washington State are currently his only high major offers, but he's attracting high major attention from ND, Clemson, Oklahoma, Iowa State, and "a lot of Big 12, Pac 12, and ACC schools", according to him.

But I'm really sick of explaining this to you guys, because you really aren't putting in the effort to look him up. He's scored over 30 points several times this summer on very good AAU teams (including that 45 point game against a strong Kentucky AAU side that features a Kentucky commit), and he couldn't be a more perfect fit for a Donahue type team. His athleticism is lacking, but he can shoot off the dribble, and is absolutly lethal off screens. He is in the process of retooling his game to use his strength more often.

Basically the Don has said since day 1 that he's going to bring in under the radar recruits. So stop expecting him to compete for guys like Wayne Selden and Kennedy Meeks....because it's not going to happen.

He won't be here long then. And Ryan Anderson was hardly under the radar.

Ryan Anderson had offers from BC, Colorado, Miami, Northwestern, San Diego State, and Washington State. Guess who else Washington State offered?
I also didn't say under the radar, I said recruited as an ACC guy, there's one ACC team there in Miami, which barely counts

Ryan Anderson was California POY and ESPN top 100. You are being ridiculous.

No, you're making assumptions. He was recruited by the Pac teams, not ACC teams. He wasn't even in the rivals top 200.

[EagleNYC]

Rivals lists Peters with 16 offers; BC is the only high major in the lot. I have a bad feeling about this.

http://www.recruitrecon.com/index.php?o ... =1&id=2241

He has 21 D1 offers, not sure which one that list is missing. BC and Washington State are currently his only high major offers, but he's attracting high major attention from ND, Clemson, Oklahoma, Iowa State, and "a lot of Big 12, Pac 12, and ACC schools", according to him.

But I'm really sick of explaining this to you guys, because you really aren't putting in the effort to look him up. He's scored over 30 points several times this summer on very good AAU teams (including that 45 point game against a strong Kentucky AAU side that features a Kentucky commit), and he couldn't be a more perfect fit for a Donahue type team. His athleticism is lacking, but he can shoot off the dribble, and is absolutly lethal off screens. He is in the process of retooling his game to use his strength more often.

Basically the Don has said since day 1 that he's going to bring in under the radar recruits. So stop expecting him to compete for guys like Wayne Selden and Kennedy Meeks....because it's not going to happen.

He won't be here long then. And Ryan Anderson was hardly under the radar.

Ryan Anderson had offers from BC, Colorado, Miami, Northwestern, San Diego State, and Washington State. Guess who else Washington State offered?
I also didn't say under the radar, I said recruited as an ACC guy, there's one ACC team there in Miami, which barely counts

Ryan Anderson was California POY and ESPN top 100. You are being ridiculous.

No, you're making assumptions. He was recruited by the Pac teams, not ACC teams. He wasn't even in the rivals top 200.

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills (and I'm not even posting on this topic). This is turning into "without trigonometry there'd be no engineering" v. "without lamps, there'd be no light."

[Shaddix]

Rivals lists Peters with 16 offers; BC is the only high major in the lot. I have a bad feeling about this.

http://www.recruitrecon.com/index.php?o ... =1&id=2241

He has 21 D1 offers, not sure which one that list is missing. BC and Washington State are currently his only high major offers, but he's attracting high major attention from ND, Clemson, Oklahoma, Iowa State, and "a lot of Big 12, Pac 12, and ACC schools", according to him.

But I'm really sick of explaining this to you guys, because you really aren't putting in the effort to look him up. He's scored over 30 points several times this summer on very good AAU teams (including that 45 point game against a strong Kentucky AAU side that features a Kentucky commit), and he couldn't be a more perfect fit for a Donahue type team. His athleticism is lacking, but he can shoot off the dribble, and is absolutly lethal off screens. He is in the process of retooling his game to use his strength more often.

Basically the Don has said since day 1 that he's going to bring in under the radar recruits. So stop expecting him to compete for guys like Wayne Selden and Kennedy Meeks....because it's not going to happen.

He won't be here long then. And Ryan Anderson was hardly under the radar.

Ryan Anderson had offers from BC, Colorado, Miami, Northwestern, San Diego State, and Washington State. Guess who else Washington State offered?
I also didn't say under the radar, I said recruited as an ACC guy, there's one ACC team there in Miami, which barely counts

Ryan Anderson was California POY and ESPN top 100. You are being ridiculous.

No, you're making assumptions. He was recruited by the Pac teams, not ACC teams. He wasn't even in the rivals top 200.

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills (and I'm not even posting on this topic). This is turning into "without trigonometry there'd be no engineering" v. "without lamps, there'd be no light."

Sorry, the statement shouldn't have said under the radar, should have said "under recruited" I can't find the article where Steve Donahue talks about his recruiting strategy, so I quoted this from Eagle in ATL, which is taken directly from that article

What I found most interesting is Donahue's openness about his recruiting strategy. He is obviously looking for guys who can fit in his system, but he is also looking at guys who may be underrecruited or not being recruited by a school like BC.

[BCEaglesFan]

After spending time on the road with AAU Team Underrated 6-9 220lb big man, Kyle Williams, from St. John the Baptist (NY) and 6-10 250lb, Bryan Gellineau from Kellenberg HS, (NY) have returned home after both taking second unofficial visits to Yale.

Williams with a 7-3 wingspan is an attractive piece to many college coaches. So far he is garnering a ton of interest. "I have interest from Yale, Iowa, Iowa State, Miami, Stanford, Washington, Georgetown, Boston College, Hofstra, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Xavier, Rutgers and Siena" Williams said. "North Carolina A&T and Manhattan have offered me," said Williams.

[Shaddix]

Seemed like the whole Peters family loved the BC trip

Finally laying in my own bed. Being in Boston was a great experience. Great coaches, great city.

From Alec

After an amazing time at Boston College, we made it back to Peoria! It was an honor spending time with the entire coaching staff!

From Alec's mom

[NJM89]

Seemed like the whole Peters family loved the BC trip

Finally laying in my own bed. Being in Boston was a great experience. Great coaches, great city.

From Alec

After an amazing time at Boston College, we made it back to Peoria! It was an honor spending time with the entire coaching staff!

From Alec's mom

You follow his mom or twitter or something? Those damn hoop weirdos...

[BCEaglesFan]

2 news posts right here:

Distance is a huge factor for Peters and he hates flying, which are both disadvantages to BC

And BC offered 2014 guard Grayson Allen.

[vegasEagle]

2 news posts right here:
Distance is a huge factor for Peters and he hates flying, which are both disadvantages to BC

And BC offered 2014 guard Grayson Allen.

kinda tough playing college ball at any big program if you dont like flying... better get over that
maybe he can play in the ivy as i'm sure they bus to all conference road games

[Shaddix]

Seemed like the whole Peters family loved the BC trip

Finally laying in my own bed. Being in Boston was a great experience. Great coaches, great city.

From Alec

After an amazing time at Boston College, we made it back to Peoria! It was an honor spending time with the entire coaching staff!

From Alec's mom

You follow his mom or twitter or something? Those damn hoop weirdos...

Hahah, she just came up on my feed

[HJS]

Basically the Don has said since day 1 that he's going to bring in under the radar recruits. So stop expecting him to compete for guys like Wayne Selden and Kennedy Meeks....because it's not going to happen.

He won't be here long then.

This. And... with the departure of GDF, the timeline may have been accelerated.
While I like Don and hope he does well, I still maintain that replacing Joe Jones with internal promotions of current staffers will prove to be a potentially career-killing move by Stevie D.

[Shaddix]

Basically the Don has said since day 1 that he's going to bring in under the radar recruits. So stop expecting him to compete for guys like Wayne Selden and Kennedy Meeks....because it's not going to happen.

He won't be here long then.

This. And... with the departure of GDF, the timeline may have been accelerated.
While I like Don and hope he does well, I still maintain that replacing Joe Jones with internal promotions of current staffers will prove to be a potentially career-killing move by Stevie D.

I agree completely with that, again, I'm just a messenger

[BCEaglesFan]

Basically the Don has said since day 1 that he's going to bring in under the radar recruits. So stop expecting him to compete for guys like Wayne Selden and Kennedy Meeks....because it's not going to happen.

He won't be here long then.

This. And... with the departure of GDF, the timeline may have been accelerated.
While I like Don and hope he does well, I still maintain that replacing Joe Jones with internal promotions of current staffers will prove to be a potentially career-killing move by Stevie D.

I see Steve taking us back to the NCAA's within the next 2 years.

[HJS]

Basically the Don has said since day 1 that he's going to bring in under the radar recruits. So stop expecting him to compete for guys like Wayne Selden and Kennedy Meeks....because it's not going to happen.

He won't be here long then.

This. And... with the departure of GDF, the timeline may have been accelerated.
While I like Don and hope he does well, I still maintain that replacing Joe Jones with internal promotions of current staffers will prove to be a potentially career-killing move by Stevie D.

I see Steve taking us back to the NCAA's within the next 2 years.

If he doesn't, I don't think he'll get yet another chance to make the NCAAs.

[BCEaglesFan]

Basically the Don has said since day 1 that he's going to bring in under the radar recruits. So stop expecting him to compete for guys like Wayne Selden and Kennedy Meeks....because it's not going to happen.

He won't be here long then.

This. And... with the departure of GDF, the timeline may have been accelerated.
While I like Don and hope he does well, I still maintain that replacing Joe Jones with internal promotions of current staffers will prove to be a potentially career-killing move by Stevie D.

I see Steve taking us back to the NCAA's within the next 2 years.

If he doesn't, I don't think he'll get yet another chance to make the NCAAs.

Ehhh...they might keep him if the team is "snubbed" for the NCAA's junior year