Franchise_08 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Does he have a Top -3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 My Mi$$ou friends have said Jones has higher upside than Thames, but his offer was to get Rich into the fold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinert310 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 6 minutes ago, Franchise_08 said: Does he have a Top -3? I follow him on Instagram, I haven’t seen anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 11 minutes ago, Franchise_08 said: Does he have a Top -3? If you believe the recruiting sites top 4 are Michigan, Michigan Stare. Ohio State and Purdue. 24/7 says 100% Michigan. Who really knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinert310 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: If you believe the recruiting sites top 4 are Michigan, Michigan Stare. Ohio State and Purdue. 24/7 says 100% Michigan. Who really knows? I honestly hadn’t seen the 24/7 crystal ball before I made my prediction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLURadioBoy Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 21 minutes ago, thetorch said: My Mi$$ou friends have said Jones has higher upside than Thames, but his offer was to get Rich into the fold. I saw one of those Boone County Tech recruiting bloggers tweet that Thames is the better player right now, but Jones has the higher ceiling. Probably wishful thinking on their part. I didn’t realize their staff was so high on Rich. It hasn’t seemed like his recruitment has blown up that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 Regarding Tarris Reed, it seems like the most smoke is around Michigan lately. Michigan State had been his leader for a lot of his recruitment, from outside appearances. Regarding Christian Jones, getting him to commit as a way to get closer to Macaleab Rich is an odd tactic. They're HS teammates and I'm sure they're friends, but it's not like they're siblings. Martin is an ESL guy. He doesn't need excuses to be there all the time. FWIW, I think Rich is going to be a stud. Would take him in a heartbeat and would absolutely be prioritizing him. As for Jones vs. Thames, I would still take Thames. He's the better player right now and his feel is much better. They're both relatively raw in certain ways, and both are definitely players who need to add a lot of muscle for college. I think Thames is going to end up taller, too (his dad is taller than him at this point, and the younger Thames has huge feet). They've both got a lot of developing to do and things could change, I just don't see more upside in Jones. brianstl and TheChosenOne like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 BBE is on right now, for those who didn't see here or on Twitter: Court 6 stream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy03 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 11 minutes ago, Pistol said: BBE is on right now, for those who didn't see here or on Twitter: Court 6 stream. What number is Thames? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinert310 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 @Pistol I know he’s been discussed some here, but where does Stacker’s recruitment stand right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinert310 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 27 minutes ago, Westy03 said: What number is Thames? Thames is 4 and Kramer is 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Kellen has shown in two straight games that he can score against good competition if he gets minutes. We've got two 3 star recruits, folks. The recruiting sites just haven't caught up to that fact. And given how COVID has restricted how often mid-major kids are evaluated, this year's recruiting rankings may never catch up to reality. TheChosenOne and SLURadioBoy like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 3 hours ago, Pistol said: Regarding Tarris Reed, it seems like the most smoke is around Michigan lately. Michigan State had been his leader for a lot of his recruitment, from outside appearances. Regarding Christian Jones, getting him to commit as a way to get closer to Macaleab Rich is an odd tactic. They're HS teammates and I'm sure they're friends, but it's not like they're siblings. Martin is an ESL guy. He doesn't need excuses to be there all the time. FWIW, I think Rich is going to be a stud. Would take him in a heartbeat and would absolutely be prioritizing him. As for Jones vs. Thames, I would still take Thames. He's the better player right now and his feel is much better. They're both relatively raw in certain ways, and both are definitely players who need to add a lot of muscle for college. I think Thames is going to end up taller, too (his dad is taller than him at this point, and the younger Thames has huge feet). They've both got a lot of developing to do and things could change, I just don't see more upside in Jones. At our level, most definitely. He's growing into a French-type body but with more speed. He's already a legit offensive threat 10 feet and in. If he can stretch his game to the free throw line, Rich will be unstoppable at the mid-major level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLURadioBoy Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 33 minutes ago, 3star_recruit said: At our level, most definitely. He's growing into a French-type body but with more speed. He's already a legit offensive threat 10 feet and in. If he can stretch his game to the free throw line, Rich will be unstoppable at the mid-major level. Thanks for the info, @3star_recruit. I wonder why Ford and his staff haven’t offered Rich yet then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 6 minutes ago, SLURadioBoy said: Thanks for the info, @3star_recruit. I wonder why Ford and his staff haven’t offered Rich yet then? Because it's not a given he will continue to grow. If he stays 6'5, then he's just an undersized 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLURadioBoy Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 7 minutes ago, 3star_recruit said: Because it's not a given he will continue to grow. If he stays 6'5, then he's just an undersized 4. That makes sense. I was thinking he was already 6’7”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowry Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 1 hour ago, 3star_recruit said: Because it's not a given he will continue to grow. If he stays 6'5, then he's just an undersized 4. I’d take another Donnie Dobbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Two things….. Did Lindsay get hurt? If Fears plays like he did earlier today, BBE will win this thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVBilliken Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 2 hours ago, 3star_recruit said: Because it's not a given he will continue to grow. If he stays 6'5, then he's just an undersized 4. I'd take another Round Mound of Rebound .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Holly Hills Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 22 hours ago, SLURadioBoy said: I saw one of those Boone County Tech recruiting bloggers tweet that Thames is the better player right now, but Jones has the higher ceiling. Probably wishful thinking on their part. I didn’t realize their staff was so high on Rich. It hasn’t seemed like his recruitment has blown up that much. If I were a mizzou fan, I would hope for the kids with the best game now, and not the most up side.. because players don’t seem to improve any under cuonzo… brianstl likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Metro East kids have really been hurt with the shutdown. Some of them didn't play at all for months. Part of the reason Jones, Rich, and others recruitment is slower than even MO kids. Rich plays a lot like Hargrove did, maybe a little more skill. He's not a musclebound PF at all. He needs to work on skill development, which Hargrove able to do very much of until he got here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinert310 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Just turned on the game. Have Thames and Kramer done much in the first half? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 The tandem of Kramer and Thames just dominated the last 90 sec of this basketball game. Good defense on one end, two Kramer threes and an alley-oop finish by Thames off a Kramer pass. Gave BBE a 4 point lead going into the fourth quarter. BuiltFordBills, Reinert310, BilliesBy40 and 1 other like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinert310 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Nick Kramer WENT OFF at the end of the 3rd quarter. Two 3’s and an alley pop assist to Thames on consecutive possessions. Kramer is up to 8 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Another 3 from the corner by Kramer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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