RiseAndGrind Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I have discovered the mysterious West Coast Recruit: Alex Fertig. 6'3 Guard. He'll be on a SLU official visit this weekend. Class of 2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I have discovered the mysterious West Coast Recruit: Alex Fertig. 6'3 Guard. He'll be on a SLU official visit this weekend. Class of 2012. Awesome! Another guard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 http://norcalbasketball.blogspot.com/2011/09/meet-alex-fertig.html http://www.maxpreps.com/athletes/-ofwnTQ4M0-CqeaNYXA_hw/basketball-winter-11-12/profile-alex-fertig.htm http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/103342/alex-fertig http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=4430197 http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/03/25/2325035/alex-fertig.html http://twitter.com/#!/ayyyyyfertig None of his profiles have much info, but this is what I could dig up with a basic Google search. Videos are blocked at work so I can't be much help there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billboy1 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Maybe he can stand on another guard's shoulders block shots and rebound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someoneelse Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 If true, this is terrible. He won't see much playing time for a while as the Bills are stacked with guards. Is this guy going to be the version of one and done? I know you have to recruit over what you have, but is he that much better than ET, KC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zink Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Awesome! Another guard! Why hate on the backcourt signings? After JJ, JB and MM graduate we won't have the current abundance of guards. I agree that our most pressing immediate need would be a frontcourt player, but are we actually going to get a guy who can fill in right away? I would rather not be stuck starting multiple underclassmen at the guard positions in 14/15. For a guide to our team's classification, look below and you can see that we essentially lose our whole backcourt after next year's Juniors graduate. SR G - KM F - CE, CR JR G - JJ, MM, JB F - DE, RL SO F - JM, GG FR G - KC F - JD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billikan Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Maybe he can stand on another guard's shoulders block shots and rebound From what I have read and looking at his stats this young man sounds like a taller California version of Kevin Lisch. A little under the radar but a fine player and shooter who is an excellent student with a very high basketball IQ and he averaged 23 points, 6 assists, 6 rebounds and 5 STEALS! Sounds like he could play the 3 if necessary against some of the three big guard lineups in the A10. In the short term I do not see what everyone is talking about with regard to the panic about having no big guys. In fact, Loe is really coming on, will only get bigger and stronger because he is only going to be a junior, Ellis is playing much tougher and will have a summer to get bigger, Cory R is maturing nicely and I expect him to have a much better senior year. He showed his toughness and athleticism against Michigan State. DE plays much bigger than his size and rebounds well and he is only just finishing his sophomore year. Manning is just a soph and is big and getting bigger and has excellent potential. GG is big and tough and could give us minutes in a pinch, and he is only a soph. Drew will add a nice athletic 3./4 man who has a huge wingspan and can shoot and rebound. My view is we should sign the best player we can find who will fit in with our system regardless of whether he is a "guard" or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastBilliken Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I could have sworn RM said the kid from the WC was a BIG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someoneelse Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I could have sworn RM said the kid from the WC was a BIG Me, too, but I couldn't find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 If we get this kid, our last five signings form a prototypical starting lineup... 5 - JM, 4 - GG, 3 -JD, 2 - AF, 1 - KC. Hopefully that is a strong nucleus for the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufan13 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 We could actually use a true shooting guard. I'd prefer a big man, and I know that all the guards in RM's system have to be able to handle the ball, but we could really use a strong 2 guard in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 http://norcalbasketball.blogspot.com/2011/09/meet-alex-fertig.html Sounds like an ideal RM recruit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Any chance he's being recruited as a preferred walk-on? Not saying he won't be good just seems funny that we'd stumble on a kid from california with little interest from any other schools. I don't know though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshoe Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 http://norcalbasketb...lex-fertig.html Sounds like an ideal RM recruit. I don't think he can shoot left handed layups though judging by that picture. sarcasm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 -billikan, thanks, i agree -someone or some combination of our bigs will have to play and they all saw how neat the tourney was and how hard it was to get knocked out so i expect Conklin Summers from at least a couple -if we can get a sharp shooter i say take him as i believe we miss too many open looks from all over the floor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Sounds like a match made in heaven; smart, coach's son, character, academic... the only thing missing is the kid isn't wearing an "I heart Rick Majerus" t-shirt. Looks like this is the Greek kids replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjray Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I'd rather have Swopshire for 1 year solidifying us at PF for a tourney run in March 2013. After that tourney run, we'll be able to land much higher profile recruits than this kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I'd rather have Swopshire for 1 year solidifying us at PF for a tourney run in March 2013. After that tourney run, we'll be able to land much higher profile recruits than this kid. Do we have any evidence we are even in on Swopshire? I thought someone posted he's gonna end up at WKY? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVBilliken Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 No way we sign another guard. We can do that next fall. I say on the heels of our NCAA tournament success we get a big.................... maybe wishful thinking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseAndGrind Posted April 10, 2012 Author Share Posted April 10, 2012 No way we sign another guard. We can do that next fall. I say on the heels of our NCAA tournament success we get a big.................... maybe wishful thinking! So he's just coming to hang out? Similar to what Isaac Fotu did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjray Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Do we have any evidence we are even in on Swopshire? I thought someone posted he's gonna end up at WKY?Not suggesting we are after Swopshire. Just stating my personal preference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB73 Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Guards are easy. We need an athletic big. 6'9" or more. Either 260+ lb type, or a long leaner leaper type. Doesn't have to be a star. Blocks / alters shots, gets rebs, stops the other team from taking it to the hoop. Doesn't have to be a great post up O player, just get 6-10 ppg and / or 6-10 rebs per game. We never get those guys. Same old same old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3Bill Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 We have several bigs. We have two guys who are legit 6'11" with real skill. We also have Ellis remekun and glaze. The only big we could get now that would contribute right away would be a guy like swopshire. If we can't get someone like him take the best available player. Guards are easy. We need an athletic big. 6'9" or more. Either 260+ lb type, or a long leaner leaper type. Doesn't have to be a star. Blocks / alters shots, gets rebs, stops the other team from taking it to the hoop. Doesn't have to be a great post up O player, just get 6-10 ppg and / or 6-10 rebs per game. We never get those guys. Same old same old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Guards are easy. We need an athletic big. 6'9" or more. Either 260+ lb type, or a long leaner leaper type. Doesn't have to be a star. Blocks / alters shots, gets rebs, stops the other team from taking it to the hoop. Doesn't have to be a great post up O player, just get 6-10 ppg and / or 6-10 rebs per game. We never get those guys. Same old same old. Well just go out to the big athletic forward tree and pick one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 We need the best players available, regardless of position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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