Nate Latsch Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Washington junior combo guard Scott Suggs picked up a scholarship from a big-time school last night. There is supposed to be a story posted on STL Today.com's site about this soon, so I can't tell you any more about it right now. But Scott's father, Ron Suggs, said St. Louis University has been recruiting Scott hard. “SLU has done an excellent job recruiting Scott," Ron Suggs said. "They’ve done everything they can possibly due to let Scott know they are interested in him.†Ron Suggs said Brad Soderberg even sent an interesting piece of mail, where the coach claimed he would grow out his hair if Scott came to SLU — and it had a picture of Soderberg with an afro like Scott's. - Nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfunk Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 UNC possibly? I heard he was visiting there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleBilliken Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 I'd love to see that picture...it's gotta be hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidlee Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 per tigerboard.com it could be KU http://www.tigerboard.com/boards/missouri-...message=3906255 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 I think SLU is a big time school Official Billikens.com sponsor of H Waldman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsWin Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/st...E4?OpenDocument Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggy Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Way to list us first, Nate. Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAlaskanBilliken Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Is this a make-or-break deal for Coach if he doesn't get a verbal from him by Christmastime? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfunk Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 honestly, how does that possibly matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidnark Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Suggs is only a junior. It is unlikely that he will give a verbal before next summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Latsch Posted September 30, 2006 Author Share Posted September 30, 2006 Suggs now has 10 scholarship offers. Virginia said today they were going to offer. The list of D-1 coaches visiting Washington recently and in the next week or so is very long. Kansas is supposed to be close to offering, with Bill Self coming in soon. - Nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Wow. I expect Scout to bump Suggs into the top 30 based on the strength of these offers. That's usually how it works. He hasn't really played like a top 30 recruit yet but 6'6 sweet shooting 2 guards with point guard handles are hard to come by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Latsch Posted September 30, 2006 Author Share Posted September 30, 2006 3star, I think one of the reasons Suggs is ranked as low as he is was because he doesn't talk much about his recruitment, who is recruiting him and who has offered. If Rivals or Scout had all the info, he'd be ranked a lot higher. If he gets offers from Kansas, UNC and Duke, he'll shoot up the charts. If he signs with one of those schools, he could be a McDonald's All-American. - Nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Kids like Scott with great size and skills but not jaw-dropping athleticism are a hot commodity these days. The big-time programs can count on them being in their program for at least 3 years which is important for long-term success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiphan Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Well there is another top recruit who will be playing his basketball out of the state. I'm not faulting BS but when do we land the next Larry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 I wouldn't automatically assume this is a loss, it may very well turn out that we don't get Scott, but it also sounds as if he and his family like BS very much and there is something to be said for staying home and becoming a star in front of friends and family. I would think a very good season and a trip to the Dance would be a strng selling point to him. Official Billikens.com sponsor of H Waldman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleBilliken Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Completely agree, skip. Top recruits (well, all recruits for that matter) want to play for a winning program. I think our success this year will set the stage for the 08 class we've been discussing. If we suck it up, we can kiss all those recruits good bye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Law Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 >Well there is another top recruit who will be playing his >basketball out of the state. I'm not faulting BS but when do >we land the next Larry? When we can find another All-America with a family member needing an organ transplant and we can promise to move that family member to the top of the donor list if they commit, then we'll land the next Hughes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majerus Magic Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Nate, I would venture to say that you and I have prob seen Suggs play the most in high school, so I come to you with this question. Is it just me or does Suggs play no where near the top 30 Mcdonalds All American level that this schollies merit. The kid has awsome potential and he works his butt off, but it doesn't seem to click at Washington. Now from what I hear he tears it up on the AAU circut. Have you seen him for the Eagles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 you should be ashamed to have "billiken" in your moniker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlumniFan Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 That is a pathetic, callous, and libelous cheapshot, especially in light of the passing of Justin Hughes. "A strong man stands up for himself; a stronger man stands up for others." - Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltiedave Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Congratulations, BLaw. In one sentence, you manage to disparage the entire medical/surgical transplant team, the regional transplant coordination staff, the hospital administration, the University, the Hughes family, and the family whose member provided the transplant organ. Maybe you should do some volunteer pro bono work for a transplant center so you may research the rigorous and fair transplant system, or just continue shooting from the hip. Good research! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Latsch Posted September 30, 2006 Author Share Posted September 30, 2006 >Nate, >I would venture to say that you and I have prob seen Suggs >play the most in high school, so I come to you with this >question. Is it just me or does Suggs play no where near the >top 30 Mcdonalds All American level that this schollies >merit. The kid has awsome potential and he works his butt >off, but it doesn't seem to click at Washington. Now from >what I hear he tears it up on the AAU circut. Have you seen >him for the Eagles? It's tough to evaluate Suggs on his high school play. He's obviously the best player on his team, and his team does not have much talent around him. I didn't see many Washington games last year, but there were definitely times when it looked like Suggs' teammates didn't even want to shoot the ball. Instead, the offense became a series of Suggs running through screens to get mid-range jumpers. The two knocks I had on Scott last year was that he needed to get stronger/develop his body and he needed to be more explosive. He's been going to a personal trainer for a couple months now, and even though he's still skinny he's been able to gain weight and get stronger and should be more explosive this year. Suggs was a sophomore last year and averaged 19 points per game on a team that really struggled. He was the focus of every defense Washington came up against, and didn't have much help. I would call that a successful season, even though I see you're point about him not looking like a top 30-type player. I haven't seen him much with the Eagles, but he's definitely surrounded with a lot of talent there. He played with a 7-footer (Mike Tisdale), a 6-11 kid getting a lot of attention (John Brandenberg) and several other Division I players. That team was young too, with basically half of their players playing up a year in age. I think you'll see a different Scott Suggs this year. From what I've heard, he's got a lot more confidence in himself, he's gained weight and gotten stronger. Now, instead of going to open gyms and just playing pickup games, he's going out there to dominate. Suggs has all the natural ability to be a great player and he has the work ethic to become that player. - Nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Latsch Posted September 30, 2006 Author Share Posted September 30, 2006 Something I forgot to add: Suggs was at the University of Missouri last weekend and scrimmaged with the Tigers and several high school recruits in for unofficial visits (including KC's blue chip recruit Travis Releford). From what I've been told, Suggs held his own. One of my sources who watched the game said Suggs was the best high school player there. Releford is highly-regarded, and at one point was considered a top five prospect in his class (same as Scott's class). - Nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLUMS81 Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 That was a truly pathetic comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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