TheGoat Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 After watching and hearing about Tyler H. from Poplar Bluff, I can truly understand and accept the hype. He is gonna be pretty darn good I think. My question here lies with his brother Ben. Does anyone out there with access to recruiting info know where if anywhere he is headed and by whom he is being recruited by? Just curious b/c he would be a nice add on to our already steady influx of guards. Again, not starting rumors, just satisfying my own personal curiosity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 not that he is a bad player. he is not. but in the game i watched on tv over the weekend, i did not consider him better than say luke meyer let alone, kevin lisch, tommie liddell, dwayne polk or danny brown. my junior guards/wings to pursue would start and stop with hill from vashon and leonard from desmet. if they dont come dont sign a guard just to be signing one. hold it for the loaded sophomore class. i would continue to pursue at least one good forward from the junior class though. mcgwire from civic memorial would look nice in blue imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoat Posted March 9, 2005 Author Share Posted March 9, 2005 Thanks for the info as I can appreciate someone who follows HS ball as passionately as you do. From the box scores and small amount of televised time that I have seen him, I thought he looked pretty good, but again that may be due in no small part to the competition that he faced. Anyway, do you happen to know if anyone is pursuing him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Has anybody heard if Leonard is still playing basketball - I thought I read that he transfered from Chaminade to Parkway Central this semester. If so, that would make him in eligible to play until second semester next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 it was my understanding that pretty q was originally offering the proverbial "package deal" before big brother signed with north carolina. no idea if that is still on the table. considering his brother didnt come and the lost scholarships, i would guess he is no longer a mi$$ouri target. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoat Posted March 9, 2005 Author Share Posted March 9, 2005 sounds like a quinn recruiting tactic, did he promise a date with paige laurie as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Latsch Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Jarod Leonard went to DeSmet, not Chaminade. There are a lot of rumors out there. I wouldn't believe any of them. Nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Your right - I realized iI had the wrong school after I thought about it a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesycow Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Everything I've heard has said that Ben is still a big target of MU, and as a Junior he's a pretty good prospect whose shown a lot of maturity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 and i dont know about missouri, but in illinois, if you transfer from a private to the correct public school because of financial reasons (and there is no required proof of financial reasons) there is no have to sit time. it is going public to private that requires sitting out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 It's still early but other than Powell, I don't see a high major prospect in the bunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoat Posted March 9, 2005 Author Share Posted March 9, 2005 Have you or anyone else out there heard any rumors about his destination yet, I know it is early, but I'm curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoat Posted March 9, 2005 Author Share Posted March 9, 2005 Knowing your fancy for the MU program have you seen or read any info in print about that? Or has Ben said that Q has stopped by or something? Just being curious b/c I think he is a pretty good little player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoat Posted March 9, 2005 Author Share Posted March 9, 2005 thats a heck of a deal, never knew the specifics. Works out nicely for those in need of a quick academic fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Roy, not so in Missouri. Whether you transfer to a public or private school the rule still stands unless you can show some hardship issue such as father lost his job and the school kicked you out for lack of tuition payment or you have moved and the distance is too great to drive or you got kicked out because of discipline reasons and have no other choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesycow Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 reading it in the KC star shortly after Tyler commited to UNC, but I can't seem to find the article. Perhaps I read it in the Missourian...I'll keep looking, and I agree that he's a good player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 another in a long list of reasons why illinois is the better place to live than missouri. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Rich Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 I'll take our Gov over yours any day of the week pal..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schasz Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 3star, I take it that you are not as sold on the O'Rear kid as BRoy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Now Roy - MO has a lower tax base and besides, the rule is in place to protect recruiting from taking place. Just like all rules, there is always someone in a unique situation that gets squeezed - as I said, you apply for a hardship ruling and if it is an honest application and supported by both schools I have seldom ever seen it not approved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 i had the little ;-) i was kidding btw rich, yes, i would be happy to trade govs. you are 100% correct on that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 3 star is correct, that only powell appears to be headed to "high major" land. but that doesnt mean that the likes of felton, o'rear and rudy arent division one players. besides, last time i checked, those high major guys werent coming to slu. thus, the likes of o'rear and felton who are tweaner sized but appear to have other attributes that may make them very good slu players or rudy who might be a step slower than gilbert arenas, could still be another kevin lisch like player. my point is that there is quality players that might be slu recruitable by the time they are seniors. players to keep an eye on. one would think our own "3 star" would be looking for players that might turn into "3 star" like recruits. j/k 3 star. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 We can't recruit players that will be less than impact players as freshman at SLU ... if we do many on this board will brand them as failures after the 3rd game. Official Billikens.com sponsor of H. Waldman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Here we go again - the little engine that could nonsense. We can recruit and should recruit high majors. Now if there is an unpolished diamond out there locally then great go after him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I'll meet you halfway. There are enough high major perimeter players out there that we shouldn't have to settle. The fact that Darren Brooks, Ben Jacobson and Nate Funk all play in the Valley is proof of that. But there are a lot fewer high major bigs available and they almost always go to strong basketball programs. So I have no problem going after mid-major bigs if they prove they can hold their own. A 6'6 kid schooling 6'3 interior players who won't even play D-3 basketball doesn't excite me. O'Rear is going to have to prove his mettle over the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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