Orange Julius Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Jared Swopshire was offered by the Billikens. Jared is probably 6'7" on his way to 6'9". He is long tough and aggressive around the basket. He does have a tendancy to be too smooth for his own good but he does get it done. Jared, Scott Suggs, John Brandenburg and Sean Rakers were the most consistent players for the Eagles at the Peach Jam. With Jared dominating inside with a couple of jumpers every now and then, Suggs just getting it done on both ends of the court he is just good very good, Brandenburg consistently scored the first points for the Eagles in every game (#1 first 5 #2 first 10 of 12 #3 first 6) and Sean Rakers rebounded like nobodies business and had three monster dunks during the tournament. Those guys along with Drew Hanlen, Josh McCoy, Andre Martin, Ron Waller, Zach Redel, Isaiah Simelton, and Courtney Belger led the Eagles to a solid 2-1 record in the first ever Sweet 16 Tournament at the Peach Jam. One other note in addition to Brad Soderberg and Angres Thorpe, Roy Williams, Lorenzo Romar, Bill Self, Bruce Webber, Billy Donovan, Ben Miller, Lute Olsen and countless more coaches were in the gym during the Eagles' games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidlee Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 OJ Thanks for the comprehensive report. I think everyone will enjoy reading it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTIME Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Tell me more about Simelton. And what's up with Belger, he's one of your players. Did he transfer? Two other 2007 wings for the board to keep an eye on Josh Edmonds and Zach Plackemeier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Without naming names, which you probably can't, do the Bills have a legit shot at any of them? Or do they all have stars in their eyes, ie UNC, Washington, Kansas, etc. Guess what I'm asking is what are their thoughts about staying and playing in front of the home crowd? Suggs seems to be a Tyus, David Lee like talent...and we all know how those went. Be nice to land one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Be nice to know your thoughts on if we have a chance of competing with the biggies for any of the top talent on the Eagles. Or do they have stars in their eyes, ie playing for UNC, Kansas, Illini, etc. Suggs seems to be a Tyus, David Lee type talent, and we all know how those went...Billy the Kid seems to be establishing a St.Louis connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 "Suggs seems to be a Tyus, David Lee like talent" I think that's stretching it. Suggs is only an above average athlete but he's very skilled. That lowers the ceiling for him a little bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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