Signed Recruit Thread

[Box and Won]

Fred. Thatch. JUNYA.

Prep Hoops Missouri@PrepHoopsMO

2018 G Fred Thatch of Sikeston had 29 PTS, 11 REB and 6 STL on a 90-59 win over Dexter

[kshoe]

Regarding Pearson; I was told by someone at SLU that they think he's a true hidden gem (granted all coaches love their recruits). Apparently he plays on a loaded AAU team and wasn't getting much playing time. They got word he was going to play a lot in a late game in Vegas and Ford went to see him. He loved what he saw so much that he pulled Tate away from a game he was watching Gordon. They kept it as hush hush as possible because they didn't want any bigger programs knowing about him.

It's good to hear given that his suitor list was pretty weak. 

[Spoon-Balls]

What a smooth stroke. This guy could turn out to be an absolute sniper from the 3 next year, and his size and length will make it even harder for defenders. 

 

 

[3star_recruit]

Twenty Two Vision, the AAU team that Pearson plays for, was not "loaded". There was only one high major recruit team on the team and a couple of mid-major guys, one of which was Pearson. His high school competition was weak and it took Pearson until the end of the summer before he made the adjustment. He had two good offensive tournaments, the Hoopfest in Kentucky and the big tournament in Vegas.

Now that Pearson has gained confidence from his success late in the AAU season, expect a few more 30+ outings against his high school schedule. It's a pretty weak schedule, akin to the competition a local school like Gibault or Mascoutah plays.

[slufan13]

2 minutes ago, 3star_recruit said:

Twenty Two Vision, the AAU team that Pearson plays for, was not "loaded". There was only one high major recruit team on the team and a couple of mid-major guys, one of which was Pearson. His high school competition was weak and it took Pearson until the end of the summer before he made the adjustment. He had two good offensive tournaments, the Hoopfest in Kentucky and the big tournament in Vegas.

Now that Pearson has gained confidence from his success late in the AAU season, expect a few more 30+ outings against his high school schedule. It's a pretty weak schedule, akin to the competition a local school like Gibault or Mascoutah plays.

I played high school basketball at Gibault. Outside of a game or two against Madison, Althoff, and maybe SLUH, the competition is definitely pretty weak. So that scares me a bit about Pearson but those kind of numbers are still impressive. 

[Coach314]

7 hours ago, Pistol said:

This is interesting. I have been meaning to check in with both Verge and David Sloan, another one-time high-major recruit who wound up at a lower-division school not too far from STL.

Yeah.  I'm going to check him out next month when they play SWIC

[Pistol]

I'm not too worried about Pearson's role in AAU or his HS strength of schedule. We don't need him to come in as a freshman and be a star. 6-8 with that frame and that shot, not to mention a pretty nice skill set to build upon. The kid's ceiling is sky high. I'd rather have that potential to mold over four years than bring in guys who played stronger competition in HS (like Roby or Reynolds, for example) but didn't have that potential.

All that flying under the radar in HS and AAU did is help us land him without too many eyes from bigger programs. Now that he's playing with more confidence and with a real focus on the playoffs (and Kentucky Mr. Basketball), he's going to have a lot of people wondering how SLU landed him.

[billikenfan05]

18 hours ago, slufan13 said:

I played high school basketball at Gibault. Outside of a game or two against Madison, Althoff, and maybe SLUH, the competition is definitely pretty weak. So that scares me a bit about Pearson but those kind of numbers are still impressive. 

That’s more an indictment of Gibault, you’re terrible at basketball. 

[slufan13]

2 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said:

That’s more an indictment of Gibault, you’re terrible at basketball. 

1-1 from the floor in my varsity career. 

[billikenfan05]

4 minutes ago, slufan13 said:

1-1 from the floor in my varsity career. 

All-time leader in FG% 

[gobillsgo]

Pearson looks a lot like a very poor man’s Jayson Tatum. Probably not quite as athletic.  But good guard skills and shooting ability in a 6-8 frame. 

Before people freak out, I said VERY poor man’s Tatum.  

[slufan13]

15 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said:

All-time leader in FG% 

I was a gym rat

[Cowboy]

49 minutes ago, Pistol said:

I'm not too worried about Pearson's role in AAU or his HS strength of schedule. We don't need him to come in as a freshman and be a star. 6-8 with that frame and that shot, not to mention a pretty nice skill set to build upon. The kid's ceiling is sky high. I'd rather have that potential to mold over four years than bring in guys who played stronger competition in HS (like Roby or Reynolds, for example) but didn't have that potential.

All that flying under the radar in HS and AAU did is help us land him without too many eyes from bigger programs. Now that he's playing with more confidence and with a real focus on the playoffs (and Kentucky Mr. Basketball), he's going to have a lot of people wondering how SLU landed him.

-let's hope

[brianstl]

16 minutes ago, slufan13 said:

I was a gym rat

A real coach on the floor.

[HoosierPal]

45 minutes ago, slufan13 said:

1-1 from the floor in my varsity career. 

Ha. I am still my HS FT leader. 1-1. I guess your perfect 2 points beats my 1 point. 

[Littlebill]

On 12/4/2017 at 2:34 PM, slufan13 said:

I played high school basketball at Gibault. Outside of a game or two against Madison, Althoff, and maybe SLUH, the competition is definitely pretty weak. So that scares me a bit about Pearson but those kind of numbers are still impressive. 

I played there in high school - actually a really good friday night environment for a small school

(Side note: I led all scorers that night - something about blind squirrels and acorns...)

[slufan13]

26 minutes ago, Littlebill said:

I played there in high school - actually a really good friday night environment for a small school

(Side note: I led all scorers that night - something about blind squirrels and acorns...)

We definitely had a good environment. It helps not having football though. Basketball and soccer get more attention. 

[STL Hoops Insider]

Look at ability over competition. I remember when people on this board tried to convince me that McLemore wasn’t a D1 talent because Wellston was Class 2A at the time. 3 years later he was a top 10 draft pick. Playing bad competition won’t make you jump 6 inches higher or improve your left hand

[JohnnyJumpUp]

 

[RiseAndGrind]

12 hours ago, STL Hoops Insider said:

Look at ability over competition. I remember when people on this board tried to convince me that McLemore wasn’t a D1 talent because Wellston was Class 2A at the time. 3 years later he was a top 10 draft pick. Playing bad competition won’t make you jump 6 inches higher or improve your left hand

Pretty sure everyone here loved Mclemore except for his grades

[Pistol]

8 hours ago, JohnnyJumpUp said:

So in the first two games, it appears Thatch has found his perimeter shot. I know he's been putting in some offseason work on it. I hope this holds, because that makes him a potentially different player in college.

[slusam]

8 hours ago, JohnnyJumpUp said:

 

If Thatch can hit 3s he is going to be a huge asset next year. He does everything else.

[3star_recruit]

Kudos to Thatch for working on his jumper after the AAU season.  He couldn't buy a 3 during the summer and now he's hit 7 three-pointers in two games.  And that's with barely playing in the 4th quarter in two blowout victories.

[RiseAndGrind]

Ok, I'm pretty good at this by now: "Man we are going to be so good .... next year." 

[CBFan]

Coach Martin is checking with Fred Thatch's coach about how strong his commitment is.

Next year needs a towel.

Good news about our signed recruits, makes the frustration of S2 a little easier.