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Post by sdcoug on Sept 21, 2020 9:44:00 GMT -8
Shows how overhyped many of these recruits can be IMO. how much local ball do you actually watch? A lot, thanks. Not that it's a prerequisite, given the fact a kid who many on here were drooling over going Big Sky screams overhyped.
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Post by survalli on Sept 21, 2020 23:14:25 GMT -8
how much local ball do you actually watch? A lot, thanks. Not that it's a prerequisite, given the fact a kid who many on here were drooling over going Big Sky screams overhyped. overhyped would be not succeeding at the next level. otherwise you could say about any kid, including many of our recruits, most all had looks at high major schools and end up at little SDSU. Malcolm Thomas, went to Pepperdine, over hyped or under hyped? in reverse, Dominic McGuire went to Cal before transferring to Fresno and on to the NBA? over hyped?
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Post by sdcoug on Sept 21, 2020 23:38:34 GMT -8
A lot, thanks. Not that it's a prerequisite, given the fact a kid who many on here were drooling over going Big Sky screams overhyped. overhyped would be not succeeding at the next level. otherwise you could say about any kid, including many of our recruits, most all had looks at high major schools and end up at little SDSU. Malcolm Thomas, went to Pepperdine, over hyped or under hyped? in reverse, Dominic McGuire went to Cal before transferring to Fresno and on to the NBA? over hyped? Thomas wasn't hyped nor heavily recruited. He was someone who grinded it out, got better, and transferred up the food chain when he had better opportunities. This is a kid hyped as "one of the top point guards out west" with some here thinking he'd be a fit here despite offers from Big Sky level programs and programs like Pt Loma. That, IMO, is being overhyped. He's a Big Sky level talent who went Big Sky. He didn't go there so he can play sooner. He went there because that's who offered him and he could play, on scholarship, period. Sorry if you're his uncle and I hope he has a good career at Idaho st, and maybe he improves and moves up the food chain. But right now he's a Big Sky talent heading to the Big Sky.
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Post by survalli on Sept 22, 2020 8:59:12 GMT -8
overhyped would be not succeeding at the next level. otherwise you could say about any kid, including many of our recruits, most all had looks at high major schools and end up at little SDSU. Malcolm Thomas, went to Pepperdine, over hyped or under hyped? in reverse, Dominic McGuire went to Cal before transferring to Fresno and on to the NBA? over hyped? Thomas wasn't hyped nor heavily recruited. He was someone who grinded it out, got better, and transferred up the food chain when he had better opportunities. This is a kid hyped as "one of the top point guards out west" with some here thinking he'd be a fit here despite offers from Big Sky level programs and programs like Pt Loma. That, IMO, is being overhyped. He's a Big Sky level talent who went Big Sky. He didn't go there so he can play sooner. He went there because that's who offered him and he could play, on scholarship, period. Sorry if you're his uncle and I hope he has a good career at Idaho st, and maybe he improves and moves up the food chain. But right now he's a Big Sky talent heading to the Big Sky. No, im not his uncle, but i find it interesting when people make snide remarks about student athletes like they are completely aware of the situation. you can always tell when those comments are coming from North of the 8 versus south of the 8. I do respect those that work with him and those that have evaluated him. he is one of the players whose exposure has been hurt by covid. Malcolm Thomas played with Compton Magic btw, he was known in recruiting circles.
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Post by sdcoug on Sept 22, 2020 10:14:56 GMT -8
Thomas wasn't hyped nor heavily recruited. He was someone who grinded it out, got better, and transferred up the food chain when he had better opportunities. This is a kid hyped as "one of the top point guards out west" with some here thinking he'd be a fit here despite offers from Big Sky level programs and programs like Pt Loma. That, IMO, is being overhyped. He's a Big Sky level talent who went Big Sky. He didn't go there so he can play sooner. He went there because that's who offered him and he could play, on scholarship, period. Sorry if you're his uncle and I hope he has a good career at Idaho st, and maybe he improves and moves up the food chain. But right now he's a Big Sky talent heading to the Big Sky. No, im not his uncle, but i find it interesting when people make snide remarks about student athletes like they are completely aware of the situation. you can always tell when those comments are coming from North of the 8 versus south of the 8. I do respect those that work with him and those that have evaluated him. he is one of the players whose exposure has been hurt by covid. Malcolm Thomas played with Compton Magic btw, he was known in recruiting circles. I always find it interesting when people think players are good enough to play anywhere when they're only getting offers from lower tier schools. It's not a "snide remark" to make a realistic comment, just FYI. Its also not a bad thing to say a Big Sky level player is taking his talents to the Big Sky. I wasn't the slightest bit surprised; you apparently were. Coaches are casting an even wider net this year, given Covid, and even reaching out to players they've never seen. He participated in Pangos; he's been exposed to plenty of coaches. Could he blow up in the spring, possibly. But he's going where he should go IMO. Thomas ended up at City college twice for a reason. Some of it may have been academics, which he admitted he struggled big time with, and part of it may just be the fact his talent was still raw. He definitely raised his game, which happens frequently. Not everyone on the Compton Magic is a high level D1 talent when they play for them, and the fact he got so much exposure while playing for them yet wasn't recruited heavily should tell you something.
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Post by Frantic on Sept 22, 2020 17:34:02 GMT -8
but i find it interesting when people make snide remarks about student athletes like they are completely aware of the situation. you can always tell when those comments are coming from North of the 8 versus south of the 8. I'm not sure what that comment means. In the end AJ Burgin chose between offers from Idaho St. and PL Nazarene. If he's truly one of the best point guards on the West Coast, then the Bengals (who went 8-22 last year and finished 10th in conference) stole one. He is a scorer and seems like a good kid.
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