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re: Alabama Basketball: 2013 Recruiting

Posted on 2/16/13 at 11:13 pm to
Posted by Tide or Die87
Huntsville, AL
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Posted on 2/16/13 at 11:13 pm to
Im very happy with the offer. Hope we can pull him. We need some guys with a high IQ and can stroke it. plus with his size he will be tough in our defense.
Posted by Robot Santa
Member since Oct 2009
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Posted on 2/16/13 at 11:18 pm to
He doesn't have a Vandy offer from what I see.

In fact, we are probably the best academic school to have offered him unless his profile on Rivals hasn't been updated in a long time. His other offers are:

Auburn
UAB
OM
State
Belmont
Wright State
Mercer
Posted by Tide or Die87
Huntsville, AL
Member since Jan 2012
13520 posts
Posted on 2/16/13 at 11:30 pm to
Kid may be the best player in the state for this class averaged 22.4 PPG, 11.1 RPG, and 4.5 last year. Like to see Grant get these skilled guys that have size like Hale and possibly this kid.
Posted by Tide or Die87
Huntsville, AL
Member since Jan 2012
13520 posts
Posted on 2/16/13 at 11:36 pm to
Oh yea Colemon
Posted by CPA4BAMA
Member since Jun 2012
162 posts
Posted on 2/16/13 at 11:49 pm to
I'm just not on the Riley Norris train, but oh well.
Posted by BigBird09
Member since May 2012
6085 posts
Posted on 2/17/13 at 12:05 am to
Coleman is easily the best. After that the 2nd best Alabama prospect could be any of Norris/Lee/Sullivan/Haas/Houston/Lang from what I have heard.
Posted by BigBird09
Member since May 2012
6085 posts
Posted on 2/17/13 at 12:11 am to
Not sure if Vandy has offered yet, but I know they watched him play the other day. Norris fits the profile for a Vandy player with his smarts and shooting ability, so my guess is they'll offer if they haven't already. Again, haven't heard much on his recruiting, but from a couple articles I've seen it seems likely that he'll choose academics over sports. The articles kind of reminded me of the ones written about the Damien Jones kid we went after a little in the 2013 class.
Posted by Tide or Die87
Huntsville, AL
Member since Jan 2012
13520 posts
Posted on 2/17/13 at 8:02 am to
I think Riley is a big recruit for us. We need to keep the best kids that we have in state. Get him Colemon and a big and im ok with this class.
Posted by Bryant91092
Member since Dec 2009
25659 posts
Posted on 2/17/13 at 1:42 pm to
@JucoRecruiting
Chad Frazier (6-4/G/Gulf Coast) has narrowed his list to: Washington, UCF, South Carolina, Texas A&M, WVU, Marquette & UCLA
Posted by Bryant91092
Member since Dec 2009
25659 posts
Posted on 2/17/13 at 1:43 pm to
To me, our biggest recruit is getting a top PG. I'd prefer it be Coleman, but I'll take any good PG we can get. Then I'd worry about getting a top 100 big man. After that, getting a SG and SF really doesn't matter to me. I'd take talent at either position but we have to have a good PG and big man in this class.
This post was edited on 2/17/13 at 2:31 pm
Posted by Robot Santa
Member since Oct 2009
46379 posts
Posted on 2/17/13 at 2:05 pm to
I'd be very happy with a Coleman-Jackson-Cofer/Turman-Norris class. I think we may end up being able to take 5 guys in that class though. We have 10 right now, will have 11 next year unless we sign someone else in this class, and lose Releford, Carl, and Gueye after 2014, which would bring us down to 8. This is all assuming no one transfers or opts for getting paid in Europe or the D-League.
Posted by CPA4BAMA
Member since Jun 2012
162 posts
Posted on 2/17/13 at 2:24 pm to
I think we need at least one really good wing in the 2014 class. I'd hate to be replacing Lacey, Cooper, and Randolph with three freshman.
Posted by Tide or Die87
Huntsville, AL
Member since Jan 2012
13520 posts
Posted on 2/17/13 at 4:41 pm to
Damn im starting to wonder can CAG recruit?
Posted by Bryant91092
Member since Dec 2009
25659 posts
Posted on 2/17/13 at 4:45 pm to
I saw this on rivals about Haas:

Isaac Haas, 7-0, 250 pound center from Hokes Bluff took in his second UAB game and he likes what he has seen at UAB - but he hasn't started to narrow down his choices yet - but he will need to - he has over 40 offers so far.

"I've got offers from UAB, Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, Clemson, Tennessee, East Tennessee, Baylor, Harvard, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, Samford, Depaul and George Mason and some others."

Haas says he "wants a good academic program, I want to be the best I can be academically, have a good basketball career and hopefully go to the NBA."

"I'm a get up and down the floor guy," Haas said. "I love to run up and down the floor, I've been working on being more aggressive, hook shots and dunks. My coach trusts me to dribble and go to the goal."

"I love basketball," Haas said. "I love it. Sometimes I go to sleep with a ball in my hand. He is currently averaging 26 ppg, 15 rpg, 8.5 bpg and 3.5 apg.

Posted by Robot Santa
Member since Oct 2009
46379 posts
Posted on 2/17/13 at 4:47 pm to
quote:

Damn im starting to wonder can CAG recruit?



Yes.

His roster management and decisions on which players to focus on leave a lot to be desired though.
Posted by Tide or Die87
Huntsville, AL
Member since Jan 2012
13520 posts
Posted on 2/17/13 at 5:20 pm to
I think we need to make sure we get players from the state. It is as if he looks at rankings or something. You will see solid players from our state on other teams that werent highly rated and I hate that.
Posted by CPA4BAMA
Member since Jun 2012
162 posts
Posted on 2/17/13 at 5:47 pm to
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His roster management and decisions on which players to focus on leave a lot to be desired though.


What he said
Posted by BigBird09
Member since May 2012
6085 posts
Posted on 2/17/13 at 11:26 pm to
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You will see solid players from our state on other teams that werent highly rated and I hate that.



I'm not seeing these players you speak of. Craig Sword is doing ehh at MSST because he is getting minutes on a depleted roster. Mostella is probably JUCO bound unless something changed and he had a terrible attitude problem from what I've heard. Neither of those players filled any kind of need either. The 2011 class was full. Just curious, but who did you have in mind?
This post was edited on 2/17/13 at 11:30 pm
Posted by BigBird09
Member since May 2012
6085 posts
Posted on 2/17/13 at 11:29 pm to
I'm also blown away by the amount of offers he has. Can't believe we aren't hearing more about him. Anyone know what type of competition Hokes Bluff plays?
Posted by BigBird09
Member since May 2012
6085 posts
Posted on 2/17/13 at 11:33 pm to
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Yes.

His roster management and decisions on which players to focus on leave a lot to be desired though.


This has been my problem with Grant recruiting wise. I was willing to forgive him for the mishap he had before, but offering JUCO guards is going to put us in some pretty deep shite again unless we have a terrific 2015 recruiting class. I'm hoping he is just being cautious and offering them just in case one of our SGs leaves.
This post was edited on 2/17/13 at 11:35 pm
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