wgstl Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Big get for the front court announced via instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CdtKt3kLeXO/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= JettFlight5, SLUMedBilliken15, Compton and 3 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 slufanskip likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Jake, we're so glad so you've chosen Team Blue. An experienced, active big man is always welcome! CBFan likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Nice! Seems like a very solid addition. At minimum, appears to be the equal of Linnsen. He hasn't quite lived up to the hype, but he was a 4-star, Top 100 recruit coming out of high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 This just seems like a perfect fit. I’d bet he feels like he can be more than just Okoro’s back up. Welcome Jake. Glad to have you with the Bills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBFan Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Welcome to team blue we need you. 1 big signed and hopefully Crespin to be the stretch 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLUMedBilliken15 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Welcome to SLU! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 11 minutes ago, ACE said: Nice! Seems like a very solid addition. At minimum, appears to be the equal of Linnsen. He hasn't quite lived up to the hype, but he was a 4-star, Top 100 recruit coming out of high school. Let's pump the breaks a little. I'm interested to hear if the illness that affected him last year is lingering or not. Also, it looks like he missed 10ish games the year before as well? I'm really hoping he's back to 100% or close to it, because if he is he'll be a great piece. His HS tape is really exciting to see, but seems like he's been through a ton over the last four years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 11 minutes ago, Littlebill said: Let's pump the breaks a little. I'm interested to hear if the illness that affected him last year is lingering or not. Also, it looks like he missed 10ish games the year before as well? I'm really hoping he's back to 100% or close to it, because if he is he'll be a great piece. His HS tape is really exciting to see, but seems like he's been through a ton over the last four years Get him some Two Men and a Garden pickles. He'll be fine. slufanskip likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laker119 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Just now, Box and Won said: Get him some Two Men and a Garden pickles. He'll be fine. Amen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ACE Posted May 18 Popular Post Share Posted May 18 20 minutes ago, Littlebill said: Let's pump the breaks a little. I'm interested to hear if the illness that affected him last year is lingering or not. Also, it looks like he missed 10ish games the year before as well? I'm really hoping he's back to 100% or close to it, because if he is he'll be a great piece. His HS tape is really exciting to see, but seems like he's been through a ton over the last four years I'm not going to pump the breaks. I'm in the mood to drink the kool-aid today. BuiltFordBills, billiken_roy, Littlebill and 8 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 i agree ace. i was totally not expecting near the acclaim that i feel forrester will bring with him. this is a very good pickup by all appearances. obviously ford has not lost his recruiting fastball. slufanskip likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 2 minutes ago, billiken_roy said: i agree ace. i was totally not expecting near the acclaim that i feel forrester will bring with him. this is a very good pickup by all appearances. obviously ford has not lost his recruiting fastball. Both Okoro and Forrester were top 100 bigs coming out of H.S. who signed with strong P5 programs. Not too shabby. BIG BILL FAN likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 24 minutes ago, ACE said: Both Okoro and Forrester were top 100 bigs coming out of H.S. who signed with strong P5 programs. Not too shabby. For the sake of accuracy: https://247sports.com/player/jake-forrester-45572468/ majerus mojo likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills By 40 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 1 hour ago, Littlebill said: Let's pump the breaks a little. I'm interested to hear if the illness that affected him last year is lingering or not. Also, it looks like he missed 10ish games the year before as well? I'm really hoping he's back to 100% or close to it, because if he is he'll be a great piece. His HS tape is really exciting to see, but seems like he's been through a ton over the last four years Illness doesn't scare me, we've got Dr. Fred Thatch on staff to resolve that issue. Fraz likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG BILL FAN Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 22 minutes ago, 3star_recruit said: For the sake of accuracy: https://247sports.com/player/jake-forrester-45572468/ As a high school senior at Westtown (Pa.) High, Forrester was ranked as the #127 recruit by Rivals and #131 by 247Sports. The American Family Insurance ALL-USA Pennsylvania Boys Basketball Second Team honoree averaged 12.2 points and 9.0 rebounds per game while leading Westtown to a 23-10 record and its fifth straight Friends Schools League championship. As a junior, he helped Westtown to a 32-2 record and a Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association (PAISAA) championship while earning first team all-conference accolades. He was also an ESPN 4* recruit http://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/225089/jake-forrester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 51 minutes ago, 3star_recruit said: For the sake of accuracy: https://247sports.com/player/jake-forrester-45572468/ This is the source I saw that listed him as a Top 100, 4 star https://pittsburghsportsnow.com/2017/02/12/pitt-offers-4-star-forward-jake-forrester/ That was as a junior, so his ranking must have dropped a bit his senior year. And as BBF pointed out, ESPN listed him as a 4 star. Regardless of which ranking or label, it's fair to classify him as a highly rated big coming out of high school. majerus mojo likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgeldmacher Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 He’s also played four years of college ball. At this point, his track record in college is more important than his star rating in high school. MusicCityBilliken and Fraz like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach314 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Awesome. Just what they needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills By 40 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 18 minutes ago, cgeldmacher said: He’s also played four years of college ball. At this point, his track record in college is more important than his star rating in high school. This^ It's easy to be excited about a 7'0" freshman but having a proven secondary center eliminates any concern of his rawness or maturity, readiness. Having both is a fuoking godsend. Year of the Billiken. majerus mojo likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 2 hours ago, ACE said: Nice! Seems like a very solid addition. At minimum, appears to be the equal of Linssen. He hasn't quite lived up to the hype, but he was a 4-star, Top 100 recruit coming out of high school. Fun to look at numbers: Forrester last season: 16.4 mpg, 52% FG, 62% FT, 3.9 rpg, 0.3 apg, 0.8 bpg Linssen last season: 14.4 mpg, 54% FG, 77% FT, 3.7 rpg, 0.6 apg, 0.6 bpg. The only significant delta is FT%. Both had injury/illness issues. majerus mojo likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted May 18 Author Share Posted May 18 5 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: Fun to look at numbers: Forrester last season: 16.4 mpg, 52% FG, 62% FT, 3.9 rpg, 0.3 apg, 0.8 bpg Linssen last season: 14.4 mpg, 54% FG, 77% FT, 3.7 rpg, 0.6 apg, 0.6 bpg. The only significant delta is FT%. Both had injury/illness issues. Forrester is also much better with foul trouble 4.9 per 40 and linssen was 7.0 per 40 Zink likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted May 18 Author Share Posted May 18 I really hope Cisse knows he's gonna have to wait a year to play meaningful minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 sounds like we're back to dozen players fighting it out for the 200 minutes with 140 spoken for amongst top 4. there are far worse predicament 2b in many we've already suffered thru. let's play the too much talent thing for a few decades see if anything happens slufanskip and Young Charles like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLUMS81 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Glad to have you, Jake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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