glanderm Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Frank C. just said Harrelson has contacted Western Illinois to ask for a release from his LOI. Said that he has always wanted to go to SLU and if he gets his release Frank C. things he could help SLU next season. Said that he has no clue if SLU would be interested if he is granted his release. If no release will probably go JUCO because the bottom line is he doesn't want to attend Western Illinois. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleBilliken Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Is Western Illinois D-1? If so, doesn't that mean he would have to sit out next year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLouBlue Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 If he doesn't receive his release, he would have to sit out. If he gets his release, since fall classes haven't started, he can go to whichever school he wants. If they do not give him his release he can go to JUCO for one year and then sign wherever since he qualified out of high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 I saw he was 2nd team all metro with 18 and 10. He has the size and numbers. Is he any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glanderm Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 Right. Frank said there's been no indication yet whether he will receive his release. Anybody interested if he does? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 there's a reason that the 327th team in the country was his top choice. i would think he is headed to a juco to try to upgrade his outlook first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 I know v and roy went back and forth on Harrelson. I'm paraphrasing, but i believe V was mad we didn't offer a big athletic kid from the area that wanted to come to SLU. Roy countered that if Harrelson was so good, why did he only get offers from W. Ill. I tend to agree with V on this one. SLU's problem has been finding athletic big bodies that might be able to contribute. Especially now, i think if he gets released, we should seriously consider offering. Disclaimer: i've never seen the kid play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 In Rammer's interview on Monday Majerus says he would like to have a 4 man who can step out on the floor and shoot it. His offense is very well suited to this as Van Horn, Hanno Mottola and Britton Johnsen can testify. Harrelson is more of widebody banger a la Tom Frericks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Couldn't a similar argument be used against the signing of Mitchell? Wasn't he only offered a scholarship by one other school that was ranked very poorly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 is he a big athletic kid? or is he a big kid? who would win the dunk contests and footraces with adam knollmeyer? my point is my belief is that AT BEST he is adam II. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 good point. my answer is that mitchell was a late bloomer that didnt play much his previous seasons due to injury (and an idiot coach) and never played aau ball. a true under the radar kid that improved like crazy as the season went along just last year. i saw him at he xmas tourney and wasnt all that impressed. i saw him two months later and it was hard to believe it was the same player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecrewfinance Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 I agree with you and V on this one; we're hurting now. We've lost JJ and IV, so the only kids bigger than MR are BH and AK, I believe. And it doesn't hurt to take a waiver on a kid who says that he WANTS to be here. Hopefully, that desire will light a fire underneath him to do all that is possible to earn his minutes. Disclaimer: I've also never seen him play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glanderm Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 Cusumano called him big and athletic and said he can run the floor. Roy, do you disagree with Cusumano on that statement? Genuinely asking - I have not seen him play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 good counterpoint. Admittedly, i know very little about Harrelson. Basically, i know he's a big and athletic if i recall v's assessment correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glanderm Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 This seems like a good point (though I have not seen Harrelson play at all). Can Harrelson play the 5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 I don't know, i've never seen him. I was relying on v's assessment; i know, a very risky thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 He is a 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 as i stated above, is he more athletic than knollmeyer? imo no. i like knollmeyer and believe he will eventually contribute. but imo we dont need adam II. i am wondering if josh is trying to position himself to take advantage of our 3 open scholarships? i am betting that majerus has bigger plans. i will be surprised if this ends up a harrelson billiken marriage this summer. maybe after he goes and proves himself at mineral area or something it happens, but not this year. we shall see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glanderm Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 Is he projected to play the 4 at the college level then? If not, I guess I don't understand your post regarding how his skills fit the 4 spot in Majerus's system. Does a 5 who can bang not fit Majerus's system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glanderm Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 Does everybody think banking all three scholarships is the correct strategy? You gotta wonder if Majerus has a player or two up his sleeve, though some of his comments regarding recruiting at this late a stage make me think otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 I'm sorry. I was posting that Majerus is looking for a 4 who steps out on the floor and that Frericks is a 5 who bangs under the basket, relying more on strength than skill. So he may not be what Majerus is looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glanderm Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 Thanks for clarifying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjray Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Just to practice, we need depth up front. There will only be 3 guys on the roster over 6'5": Husak, Knollmeyer and Marcus Relphorde. There are 3 open scholarships and we'll lose 4 to graduation next year (for a total of 7). I'd take Harrelson as a depth sign. Then again, if Leon Powell qualifies late, I'd rather have Powell instead of Harrelson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 i wouldnt be opposed to signing mantas and/or eberhardt, however if majerus doesnt sign them i have to believe he believes he can do better. my complete trust is in the guy with the gaudy career won loss record with no losing seasons ever. he knows what he is doing and if he doesnt want to take up a scholarship for four years in an effort to get a substantially better player next year so be it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorB Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 We might be interested if we consider Harrelson true D-1, top 50 talent. I seem to recall that he is not actually very big -- like around 6'5" or 6'6"?? btw I think Knollmeyer is fairly athletic. it may have been impossible to judge on the court but I saw many many practices and summer pick-up games, and he always struck me as rangy, a hustler, and a surprising lift on the vertical. I think some folks may be underestimating the athleticism of AK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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