2022 Recruiting
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Removing Will Shavers. Do we offer Huff now? Tarris Reed visiting in a few days.
Recent news and offers
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26 - Jalen Washington
34 - Seth Trimble
35 - Justice Williams (visit June 22-24)
71 - Camden Heide
79 - Tre Holloman
82 - Ty Rodgers (visit June 15-16)
87 - Paul McMillan
90 - Tarris Reed (visit June 7)
136 - Demarion Watson
NR - Josh Dix (visit June 18-19)
NR - Braden Huff
Recent news and offers
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26 - Jalen Washington
34 - Seth Trimble
35 - Justice Williams (visit June 22-24)
71 - Camden Heide
79 - Tre Holloman
82 - Ty Rodgers (visit June 15-16)
87 - Paul McMillan
90 - Tarris Reed (visit June 7)
136 - Demarion Watson
NR - Josh Dix (visit June 18-19)
NR - Braden Huff
Don't get sucked into a personal exchange. You know what Ben Franklin said about arguing with...
No idea about Huff. Seems like they should wait to see how some of these other offers shake out. If they liked him as much as the others he would have likely already had a scholarship. Maybe they need to see him more.
The interesting thing to me about the Shavers commit is Washington is also considering UNC and has a visit lined up. They seem to have very similar games as face up 4/5s, I know nothing about the UNC roster, but it does take a scholly at similar position away for them. If they need 2 bigs it's obviously a non-issue though. The one negative for Purdue is a crowded frontcourt, so this at least evens the playing field a little.
I really like Williams of the guys on that list as the 1A priority. He seems like an Ivey clone. If Ivey leaves next year the roster will need someone like him to step in and create off the dribble for the offense. I'm sure that is the pitch the staff is giving him, and it can't hurt to show him exactly how he will be used at Purdue when showing him clips of Ivey last year.
Will CMP hold a scholarship for Washington? If so, for how long?
Yes but Furst gives us a ton of flexibility. We could wait for a big in 2023 if needed. Go for wing/guards in 2022. Justice Williams would be a huge get with the Ivey projections in the draft.
This is where the diff between all of us on here and Painter becomes apparent. He's paid to make the BIG decisions.
Remember when he passed on Jeremy Holloway? Or when he backed away from Dickinson to focus on Edey?
I would think a top 30 kid with high character from Gary that wears #13 would always have a spot. If more offers go out to posts or Reed commits it would create an interesting situation in the frontcourt from a numbers perspective. So far it looks like guards and wings are the priority with Washington or Reed for the last 2-3 spots.
Maybe. It's still early and there always seems to be a player or two who appear out of nowhere.
He didn’t back off Dickinson. It was the other way around. Obviously glad Edey is at Purdue.
If his game is similar to Ivey, you hold as long as needed. And even if you run out of scholies, you find one some other way.
I think this weekends visit will tell a lot. Painter has other offers out there and Heide may need to make a decision sooner rather than later.
Edey was a backup plan after Dickinson Kalkbrenner and Carlson fell through. It just worked out really well since he is better than the later 2 players
Yeah if Heide doesn't commit now after the visit then it likely means he is fishing for a better offer Considering how long Painter has been on him, his connections to the School and the other 2 big players in Minnesota and Arizona had coaching changes.
Can’t keep up with the flurry of recruiting news... Wonder how the Tarris Reed visit went?
Recent news and offers
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26 - Jalen Washington
34 - Seth Trimble
35 - Justice Williams (visit June 22-24)
71 - Camden Heide (visit June 11-13?)
79 - Tre Holloman
82 - Ty Rodgers (visit June 15-16)
87 - Paul McMillan
90 - Tarris Reed (visit June 7)
136 - Demarion Watson
143 - Kebba Njie (June 18-20)
NR - Josh Dix (visit June 18-19)
NR - Braden Huff
Recent news and offers
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26 - Jalen Washington
34 - Seth Trimble
35 - Justice Williams (visit June 22-24)
71 - Camden Heide (visit June 11-13?)
79 - Tre Holloman
82 - Ty Rodgers (visit June 15-16)
87 - Paul McMillan
90 - Tarris Reed (visit June 7)
136 - Demarion Watson
143 - Kebba Njie (June 18-20)
NR - Josh Dix (visit June 18-19)
NR - Braden Huff
Or he's enjoying the recruiting process and wants to make some visits and thoroughly evaluate his options.
I really like Reed's game from what I've seen of his highlight videos. Strong to the basket, but a surprisingly nice touch on his shot, it seems. I don't know anything about him, but I wonder what the knock on him is to "only" be 94th in 247 Composite.
Also, I hate to say it, but he's the kind of player that Izzo has recruited very well. (Although not all of them turn out)
Also, I hate to say it, but he's the kind of player that Izzo has recruited very well. (Although not all of them turn out)
I agree. The knocks that keep him from being higher are that he doesn't have elite athleticism or skills. He's a well put together, big bodied kid and with an offer list that includes KU, MSU and U of M. I'd expect him to be rated higher.
Ranking means nothing. Look at his rating.
Some classes are loaded, dropping a player's ranking. Other classes can be thinner in talent, resulting in higher-ranked players for the same rating.
You're right in that talent varies somewhat from class to class but that's not what's going on here. Reed has a 247 composite rating of 0.9515, that's not going to get you in the top 75 the majority of years.
Does anybody have any update on the campus visits from this weekend?
If Heide doesn't commit soon, it seems like he may be phishing for better offers. Fingers crossed for an announcement asap!
If Heide doesn’t commit before Ty Rodgers comes tomorrow or Josh Dix then I will start to wonder if he has a commitable offer or if he really wants to be here. It was rumored a while ago a commitment is imminent, someone has cooled off.
It is a little strange..... Heide's last post was announcing his visit to Purdue, then crickets. At a minimum you will typically see a "Had a great visit at X University this weekend."
His tweet announcing his "official" visit to Purdue got 591 hearts, compared to 726 for the tweet in the Minny uniform thanking them for his "unofficial" visit.
Just saw another prediction posted today on 247 for Purdue with confidence of 8.
Looks like a great get. Also fantastic to have two pieces in place so that the staff can concentrate on fewer players/open spots. Similar situation with the center position in the '20 class after Ivey and Morton committed. That allowed the coaches to quickly identify Edey after Dickinson and kalkbrenner didn't commit. Edey has proven to be a fantastic "backup" offer/commitment.
Hoping this will be a similar situation with Washington. Would love to land him, but it looks like the coaches have several irons in the fire if that doesn't pan out. Guessing our final two spots would be a SG and a big. Sound right? Any possibility we sign five in '22? Four seems most likely to me.
Hoping this will be a similar situation with Washington. Would love to land him, but it looks like the coaches have several irons in the fire if that doesn't pan out. Guessing our final two spots would be a SG and a big. Sound right? Any possibility we sign five in '22? Four seems most likely to me.
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