ACE Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Who is everybody's ideal local Fab 5 recruiting class for 08? (V, you gotta limit it to 5) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Brandenburg, Thompson, Suggs, Perry, and John. I say that not knowing anything the staff may have going on outside of the area. Loen Powell would be an awful nice addition coming out of prep school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crymdg2 Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 suggs, brandenburg, thompson, roundtree (hoping he reconsiders), and perry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 other than suggs and thompson, i am content to wait and see as i believe that majerus might reach up even higher than the local scene even as good as the local class is reputed to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 I'll go with your Fab 5 with one change---replace John with a top- notch Point Guard. As an alternative, if we sign a PG this year, then I would like to replace John with Roundtree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Roy, I would add Brandenburg to your local list and then 2 non-locals who are better than Perry & Roundtree. My earlier reply was based on locals only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 The top pg prospect you desire will have to come from outside the area. This area's top point guard prospect will not be in play for SLU. If Roundtree is serious about his renewed interest in SLU, I would have replaced John with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidnark Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 My wish list (in order): 1. Scott Scuggs 2. Brett Thompson 3. John Brandenburg 4. Steve Moore 5. Torres Roundtree (if he reconsiders, if not see 6 below) 6. Some national or international recruit not yet on the Billikens.com radar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted May 8, 2007 Author Share Posted May 8, 2007 True, but Majerus could still land a transfer or late qualifier this year, plus fab 5 just sounds better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 David, I must be waking up from a long nap--what can you tell us about Moore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 1. Suggs 2. Suggs 3. Suggs 4. Suggs 5. Suggs 6. Suggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 If Leon Powell is ready to go after one year at prep school he would be the #2 on my list. My local only list without Powell and Roundtree (in order): 1. Suggs 2. Thompson 3. Brandenburg 4. Perry 5. John With Powell and Roundtree (in order): 1. Suggs 2. Powell 3. Thompson 4. Brandenburg 5. Roundtree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy03 Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 That second list has to be the winner. I will jump for joy if we sign those five. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 The only problem with that list is, who is going to handle the ball? All of our lists point out how hard it is to get a lot of hype if you play the point, yet that might be the most important position on the floor. I expect RM to sign a PG either this year or next, but none of us list one in our Fab 5/6, probably because we don't know of any on SLU's radar. (Exception--I'm sure V has a complete list) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidnark Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Here you go: http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=2365443 http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/viewprospect...=2&pr_key=48783 Brief mention here: http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2007/may/04/k...s_defend_title/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 I like the call on Steve Moore. He isn't being recruited at quite the same level of Brandenburg but he's 6'9 235 and a legit rebounder and shot blocker. I read that his KC Pump 'N Run teammate Marcus Denmon, a 6'2 combo guard who averaged 25+ ppg during the high school season had a very nice weekend at the Jayhawk Invitational. SLU was recruiting him pre-regime change. Hope it continues. Jesse Perry seems like a great fit for a Majerus squad -- a 6'8 wing who can do a little bit of everything. Brett Thompson plays a lot like Kevin Pittsnogle or to give a Majerus example, Michael Doleac before he muscled up. He's a 5 who can shoot it from the perimeter. He's too slow to play full-time at the 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidnark Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 We should avoid former Vashon players. Since AB, nearly every "star" at Vashon has been a bust on the court and/or a struggle in the classroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 I think somebody from around the country my like the chance to become the next Andre Miller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 in our next batch of recruits if not sooner. RM in his interview stated the obvious: The two most important positions are PF and PG in college hoops. You think he's going to completely ignore a PG. The only question is who will it be. By the way anyone think it's interesting he compared KL to Stockton....could we be seeing the transformation of KL into a PG this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 This isn't like taking a chance on a 5'9" kid. Powell is a 6'7" stud who has the frame that should easily allow him to pack on muscle. He is the kind of player that use to always kill us in CUSA. If he has his grades together after a year at prep school you got to go after him. It sort of rough to call McKinney a bust on the court. He was never a superstar at MU, but that had more to do with the staff at MU than anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidnark Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 McKinney was listed as a top 50 recruit coming into Mizzou, and he ended up being more of a roll player than a star. Polk was listed as high as top 100 prior to being injured, and even though he has long since fully recovered from his injury he has even struggled to find his niche as a role player. Shelton was all-everything at Vashon and couldn't hack it at college. Justin Tatum and Nick Kern are examples of Vashon graduates with similar height and athleticism to Powell who couldn't hack it at college. I see Powell as a tweener in college who will probably struggle to adjust and survive as so many of his peers have before him. It is only my opinion, but I don't get excited at all about the prospect of recruiting him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLURadioBoy Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Good points nark, but wasn't Tatum a CBC grad with Larry Legend? "Praises we sing, to you our alma mater, Praise to the white and blue. Our hymn shall ring, in tribute strong to you, We hail Saint Louis U." Official Billikens.com sponsor of Andrew Latimer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidnark Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Even better point - my mistake. I guess in my mind I have lumped him into the Vashon-type player. Heck, I watched him play half a dozen times while he was at CBC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Tatum went to CBC. McKinney got messed up by the MU staff. They tended to have that happen to a lot of players in the Quinn era. Powell is far more talented than anyone else on the list and you would make sure his grades were in order before you signed him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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