Nate Latsch Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 I see Booker as a Randal Falker type of player, though I don't remember what Falker was like as a junior in high school. This is Booker's first year of getting a lot of minutes for McCluer North, so he's still kind of raw and figuring things out. He'll be a good fit in Carbondale, especially if they can redshirt him and build him up. I agree with Torch on John's situation. I mentioned a couple days ago that Roundtree going to SIUC could help push John to SLU. But I don't know what other options John has at this point or who he is interested in. - Nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggdadiek Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 do john and roundtree/booker not get along? why would he want to avoid them that bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardball Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 "1. He is lucky if he is pushing 6'7 2. His hands are the size of a 6 foot man. 3. Despite decent athleticism (which will be average at the college level) he doesn't rebound all that well and is not an active shot blocker even at the HS level." This is almost exactly what people said about Falkner coming out of Gateway Tech. The only description missing is that he wants a special engineering degree that SLU can't offer. This is where SIU is in much better shape than SLU. SIU will more than likely red-shirt Booker and bulk him up like Falkner and then have a productive five year player. SLU needs help now so Booker probably wasn't a good fit for the Billikens. SIU has built a program and maintained a system while this staff has spent their 5+ years scramblig filling holes and having absolutely no recruiting philosophy whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewey33 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 how many schools have their entire recruiting class from the same high school? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonwich Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 >"Instead of investing in the stable/conservative stocks that >will almost surely get get him some marginal >over-performance..." You bond guys are all alike. ;-) > Not only that -- everything I've always guessed about "investment managers" turns out to be true. They con you, and when they've conned you once, they just con you again, because it's their "day of reconning" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 We have a better chance of landing good players by getting them early, before they bloom and the bigger programs get in on them. Soderberg's strategyof continually waiting until the spring is not working. Lowery is getting the better of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry the Legend Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 and what percentage of those guys you think SLU will be able to land? Maybe 2 out of those 5 you mentioned? And we all know the 1 for sure (unless he spurns Dad and goes to Mizzou). I really don't like those odds, especially when SLU's one for sure recruit is the son of the head coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTIME Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 >When Roundtree committed this was a done deal. I wasn't >sure SIUC had offered Booker but when/if they did Booker >would jump at the chance to play more with Torres. > >I know Nate and Vtime are high on Booker but I'm not. >Roundtree and John have far more potential and better work >habits. Booker cannot play the wing. Way way way too slow. > He shoots fine in practice but his touch from outside is >not worthy of a even a college 3 man. This guy is going to >be an inside player. He has tons to work and a couple big >disadvantages to being a big man at the college level. > >1. He is lucky if he is pushing 6'7 >2. His hands are the size of a 6 foot man. >3. Despite decent athleticism (which will be average at the >college level) he doesn't rebound all that well and is not >an active shot blocker even at the HS level. > >I'm not trying to knock the guy here, but he has deficiences >in his game and he would be last on my list of the area D-1 >caliber big men that I would want at SLU. I'd eat my >Billiken hat if Booker outshone John and Roundtree at the >next level. > >The + if there is any to having Lowery and SIUC crush us on >recruiting in our backyard is John will not go to Carbondale >with them and may not want to go to a valley school so he >doesn't have to play against those guys 2 or 3 times a year >for 4 years. Do you really have a reason to doubt Lowery's judgement. He's in the top 25. What is he doing wrong? Booker will probably play more pf than sf. He will step out and shoot some threes like Shaw, but more than likely he'll be a face up player who takes slower bigs off the dribble. He'll be hard to contain. I dont think they redshirt him because they lose Falker and Shaw in 2008, but he could if some guys step up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTIME Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 >I see Booker as a Randal Falker type of player, though I >don't remember what Falker was like as a junior in high >school. > >This is Booker's first year of getting a lot of minutes for >McCluer North, so he's still kind of raw and figuring things >out. > >He'll be a good fit in Carbondale, especially if they can >redshirt him and build him up. > > >I agree with Torch on John's situation. I mentioned a couple >days ago that Roundtree going to SIUC could help push John >to SLU. But I don't know what other options John has at this >point or who he is interested in. > >- Nate Nate if I remember correctly, a few MVC schools offered them as a trio, I know Illinois State for sure, and maybe Missouri State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTIME Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 >We have a better chance of landing good players by getting >them early, before they bloom and the bigger programs get in >on them. Soderberg's strategyof continually waiting until >the spring is not working. Lowery is getting the better of >him. To be fair Brad offered a lot of 2008 guys early, Brandenburg, Suggs, Thompson, Roundtree, John, Perry, Swapshire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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