Release: ISU Signs Oregon Big Man
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Vanderbeken played in Canada.. It's much closer to America than Europe. Kyle Singler, Rasheed Wallace are others that come to mind. If you are a HS coach, and you can pull the other team's center out of the lane, why wouldn't you use that to your advantage?
If he ends up being a good perimeter shooter, great, I just have a tough time buying that he will be based on his current stats and scouting report.
He was the 3rd best center. And the list where he was 3 came out in the fall before the season started I'm pretty sure.
yeah i agree its advantageous when the bigs can hit threes but its simply not really coached at high school level and below for guys his size. thats mainly what we were saying. thats not to say there aren't guys that do it, you have named plenty, but I was just thinking maybe he can...and hasn't?? Or something like that...
Fair. I think we both have high hopes for Railey, but let's just not treat the word of Mac as gospel on a recruit.
haha yeah I just want to see these guys be the best they can be and I'll be happy with that
Looking at some more Jordan's stats... from his junior year to his senior year, he improved markedly in virtually all areas. Scoring, FG and FT percentage, blocks, rebounding. Oh, and he was 0 for 3 from 3 point range his junior year.
He has a lot of potential. I think he needs to add a little bulk, and get in the weight room as soon as possible. I would describe him as a more athletic version of Ham his freshman year.
He has a lot of potential. I think he needs to add a little bulk, and get in the weight room as soon as possible. I would describe him as a more athletic version of Ham his freshman year.
Yeah he does seem more athletic, quicker. Probably a better defender too at this stage.
On ESPN he is rated about as high as Ejim, so I am not expecting him to be a project. we can't afford to recruit projects.
Ejim is rated a 90, Railey a 92.
90-93: High-major minus prospect
Player has the potential to significantly contribute to a national program as a freshman. He could be a four-year contributor with an opportunity to start over the course of his career.
Honestly, his defensive skills impressed me the most of all when I saw him. He blocked and altered a lot of shots, and teams had to adjust their offense to try and avoid him. Yet, it was high school basketball, although it is high school basketball in the class with the largest schools in Oregon (over 2500 students). So the competition was not great, but not bad either.
Beaverton ended up ranked like 18th in Class 6A. There are like 45 schools in that class. During the season they lost to the no. 1 school, Jesuit, 3 times by scores of 61-59, 90-49 and 77-45. Jesuit won the state title game by 25 points, so they were a pretty good team.
I think Jordan will be a good player in time. I just hope there is not too much expected of him his first year........by anyone. He has potential.
This right here. You will enjoy Ames and Hilton.
No matter who you play for, being a Cyclone is a very special experience.
