Kanon Catchings
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He has really improved over the past 4 months since they last did their ranking updates.
Rivals does schedule ranking updates and think the next one comes after high school season before AAU starts.
These national analysts have so many players to rank that they are going to miss a lot. There will be a handful of players that dominate in the big tournaments that everyone can tell are good, but beyond that it is a very inexact job. Players are developing all the time so potential has to be assessed and compared to many other prospects across the country who may be seen when they are playing well or when they are playing poorly. Also, these analysts are not coaches. They get credit for observing a lot, but I would trust the assessment of a top coach over an analyst any day.
Painter, meanwhile, invests a lot of time getting to know a smaller pool of players very well. I am absolutely certain that Painter has a much better handle on Catchings’ strengths, weaknesses, potential, and program fit, and has for a long time, which is the same reason why he could confidently offer Smith when he was flying under the national radar.
I watched a few. Of his AAU games he was much more a fascinator this past summer. At 6'6 and 140 playing mainly the four. He wasn't playing his game. In HS he is the leader and primary scorer. Now at 6'8 and 180 with a strong base and playing a combo guard he is showing not every player develops at the same pace. He is content not to score if his team wins. This shows up a lot for him one game he will score 39 and then as in his last game 7 both wins. Still, he's averaging 20 per for the second ranked team in the state. One thing that never changes for any player getting an offer from Painter you have to love winning above stats. With all this being said rankings are a joke IMO they should rank the top 10 and move on. Because after that it's a crap shoot. I saw on twitter people complaining about Myles being ranked 48th IMO a top 50 ranking is great. Kanon is a top 10 player IMO and anyone ranking him less is a jokester.
Because he's not good? After all, everyone knows that the ratings system for high school players is flawless.
I guess that’s just surprising considering some posters have said he’s easily a top 50 players.
Just seems wild for there to be such a discrepancy, but it wouldn’t be the first time Rivals has missed egregiously!
I’d imagine he probably also moves up when the rankings get “updated.”
No Kentucky, Karolina, or Kansas in the mix......he can't be any good, right? We shall see, but this could be C-Boogie, Jaden Ivey, and Braden Smith all over again.....really like what I see from him, and you have to like the pedigree.
So who is going to say it: "He will never play......skinny arms."
😎LOL
Can't wait to see him on Keady Court?!
Crazy that none of the Hayward teams won the conference title.
247 Just updated their rankings......
He is officially a 5star and ranked 17 in the country.
He is officially a 5star and ranked 17 in the country.
It's going to be a long, long wait before he can sign his NLI.
That’s a impressive jump in the rankings for being a Purdue commit! The kid has all the potential in the world to be great. The staff needs to put him on a leash lol when can he officially sign……..?
Pretty sure I read on this board that Painter can’t recruit…
He could wind up as the highest recruit ever? I am not sure where Biggie was in the rankings.
Big Dog would have been top 5 for sure.
Big Dog would have been top 5 for sure.
Robinson was top 2, behind Webber in most rankings.
Bidunga at #3. What if we get 2 five stars?
Are we even in the running for Bidunga? His profile doesn’t even show Purdue as an interest.
some had dog as 1, but yes they were 1 and 2 and considered as PF a VERY strong PF class
He can't and the fact Kanon wasn't rated when Purdue offered proves that..... this post proves you are not a smart person (tic)
CMP visited him on Friday, Feb 24 at his game in Huntington. He thinks we are.
Yep. #1 in some, #2 behind Webber in others.
He is Tameka Catchings nephew? I didnt make the connection. We have done well with kids related to WNBA stars, lol
The minute the figured he was Tamika's nephew they were like oh, Kanon is top 20, but unranked until then, lol
We are heavily involved someone from Purdue is at most of his games.
I have been saying Catching may be Painters best recruit ever many questioned my assessment. IMO he is only slightly better than Benter right now. But Kanon has a bigger upside. You won't see Benter ranked highly. But he is a top 100 recruit without question. Probably the best passer I have seen in HS and I watched Magic in HS.
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