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Post by GBPhoenix1 on Feb 18, 2022 13:14:10 GMT -6
I have no idea if these guys are interested in GB and how much they would help immediately but I see Steven Clay or Jack Rose as WI high school seniors with high ceilings that would fill a gap on the 2022-23 roster. These guys can shoot off the catch and create space for themselves to shoot off of a bounce or two.
Learic Davis is a very interesting player as well. He is quick and athletic for his length, he gets to the hoop a lot both in the full and half court. With his frame he would probably project as a guard in D1 but he doesn't have a lot of video showing his jumper. The little bit of it that can be found in video doesn't look bad at all but I am guessing that not doing more of it is holding up his recruiting somewhat. He definitely has a could be a Haliburton type vibe if he keeps working on his skills to go with his already amazing athletic ability.
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Post by barnzoboy on Feb 18, 2022 13:52:43 GMT -6
I don't follow a whole lot of the recruiting process very closely, but I'll just pipe in with this thought - let's just have a winning team regardless of where the players come from - I mean we've had some Chicago presence on our roster for a lot of past years consisting of some pretty darn good players. I think I've read on here past speculation that we'd have more fans with Wisconsin guys on the roster, I guess that sort of remains to be seen.
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Post by GBPhoenix1 on Feb 18, 2022 14:22:14 GMT -6
I've never been of the mindset that all of the players have to come from WI, it's more of an added bonus IMO.
I do believe that the majority of guys they bring in now should have 3 or 4 years of eligibility left.
The guys I mentioned are potentially good enough and fit that description.
I believe the staff has feelers out for MN and IL high school kids at this time as well.
One need regardless of home state is guys that still put the team first. They aren't going anywhere if the bring in selfish guys. Finding high skill team first guys is the hardest part of the process from what I can tell.
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Post by Former uwgb men’s manager will on Feb 27, 2022 12:33:05 GMT -6
Lovell Willams sophomore guard played at uw stout sophomore averaged 12 points as a freshman had a 30 point game this years 6’2. Entered the transfer portal. Averaged 18 points as a sophomore. He’s from Minnesota.
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Post by Former uwgb men’s manager will on Feb 28, 2022 13:47:43 GMT -6
A guard from Minnesota state grad transfer is in the transfer portal from Oshkosh.
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Post by yayphoenixyay on Feb 28, 2022 15:11:52 GMT -6
A guard from Minnesota state grad transfer is in the transfer portal from Oshkosh. Not sure scraping the bottom of the barrel for D2 and D3 guys is the way to go. Indeed, there are some guys we have that are D3 level, same as there are some guys at the D3 level that should be D1, but limiting to looking for local guys playing at bad smaller schools probably isn’t a recipe for success.
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Post by GBPhoenix1 on Feb 28, 2022 16:11:05 GMT -6
Quincy Anderson from Minnesota State put up really good numbers, has two years left to play and has size similar to some of the other JUCO recruits GB has offered recently. I have no clue if any of that translates to the Horizon League. If it does than by all means bring him in if he is interested. If it doesn't then I agree with the post above mine. GB as a team was just a little smaller at several positions and just a little down on talent or experience at others. They can't afford to bring in guys just because they are local.
GB needs to keep most of the guys they have that are D1 level and add about 3 or 4 more to make a move up to where we want to see them be and expect them to be. Shopping local may be good for the pandemic economy but they can't take any chances on guys that aren't for sure going to be able to make an impact on this team.
I have my eyes on a few guys that are at other D1 schools that haven't had great years but could be heading to the portal in the next month. These are guys I believe would make a big impact at GB.
Also, something that is different this year is names are leaking out for offers. Last year it felt very much one recruit at a time. The way info leaked out they offered someone and then when they didn't get that one player or seemed like they weren't getting that one player they moved on to the next. For example it was interest in LaRavia, then the guy who went to Lipscomb, then Suemnick, then the offer to the guy who went to Illinois State before the offer to Tutu.
The way it worked they didn't seem to get their top guy and the other guys came up with other plans or had other schools jump in the mix. This year it seems to be a bigger and more active net, hopefully they will be able strike more quickly to get the kind of players they need even if that means getting the second guy on the list instead of the first guy.
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Post by Former uwgb men’s manager will on Feb 28, 2022 17:49:24 GMT -6
Quincy Anderson is who I was talking about local it’s just given Will Ryans last stop was d2 he would get more manny Ansongs. The juco guy Davis Freddy owens coached. There are more manny Ansong top d2 d3 that I thought will Ryan would bring in but maybe the guy from stout averaged 20 points this he’s getable. The majority of players so far will Ryan has brought in are local freshman and transfers yes you have have to find guys from Ohio state or Michigan state but that’s not always possible.
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Post by shooting the J on Feb 28, 2022 18:45:03 GMT -6
I thought Quincy Anderson belonged in D1 back when him and Haliburton dominated the state at Oshkosh North, and I'd love to see him get a shot at GB. Excellent student too.
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Post by gbtruther on Mar 1, 2022 13:26:44 GMT -6
Quincy Anderson is who I was talking about local it’s just given Will Ryans last stop was d2 he would get more manny Ansongs. The juco guy Davis Freddy owens coached. There are more manny Ansong top d2 d3 that I thought will Ryan would bring in but maybe the guy from stout averaged 20 points this he’s getable. The majority of players so far will Ryan has brought in are local freshman and transfers yes you have have to find guys from Ohio state or Michigan state but that’s not always possible. I think at some point we need to stop on the D2 and D3 guys. In order to compete for conference championships we need D1 talent. More often than not these guys don't pan out. Even with Manny he looked promising when he wasn't a top option and then this year has been somewhat disappointing. He hasn't been consistent, can not take over games and often his skill set shows that its not a D1 level. Its getting frustrating the amount of times recently we bring guys in that don't belong in D1. I mean look at how many transfers lately have left GB and ended up at some school no one has ever heard of in a lower level. Getting in state guys is all fun until we are just reaching on them. I say we let the guys at Stout stay at Stout as they are there for a reason.
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Post by shooting the J on Mar 1, 2022 16:58:44 GMT -6
Quincy Anderson is who I was talking about local it’s just given Will Ryans last stop was d2 he would get more manny Ansongs. The juco guy Davis Freddy owens coached. There are more manny Ansong top d2 d3 that I thought will Ryan would bring in but maybe the guy from stout averaged 20 points this he’s getable. The majority of players so far will Ryan has brought in are local freshman and transfers yes you have have to find guys from Ohio state or Michigan state but that’s not always possible. I think at some point we need to stop on the D2 and D3 guys. In order to compete for conference championships we need D1 talent. More often than not these guys don't pan out. Even with Manny he looked promising when he wasn't a top option and then this year has been somewhat disappointing. He hasn't been consistent, can not take over games and often his skill set shows that its not a D1 level. Its getting frustrating the amount of times recently we bring guys in that don't belong in D1. I mean look at how many transfers lately have left GB and ended up at some school no one has ever heard of in a lower level. Getting in state guys is all fun until we are just reaching on them. I say we let the guys at Stout stay at Stout as they are there for a reason. Stop with the D2 or D3 guys? Who are they? Manny is the only player who transferred from a lower level, and he's one of our top 3 players. I shudder to think of this year's defense without Manny. Quincy Anderson is without a doubt a D1 caliber player, he'd help GB in every phase of the game. Anderson will have many options to choose from.
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Post by Former uwgb men’s manager will on Mar 2, 2022 13:24:53 GMT -6
Barlow Alluerzo eastern Illinois uwgb has had interest in him I think will Ryan was the one was trying to get him could of been darner he’s from Chicago guard forward 6’8. Averaged 3 points 3 rebounds this year and last year. Former juco player. Some size d1 player.
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Post by GBPhoenix1 on Mar 2, 2022 13:39:09 GMT -6
I've found a perfect big man walk on candidate in the portal. Luke Haasl from D2 St Leo via Oshkosh is available. He averaged 5ppg and 5 rpg this year. He shoots 3's and has 3 years to play.
Alluerzo was at camps under Darner. When Will Ryan was hired someone in his family was very active on Twitter trying to generate mid major D1 opportunities for him. He has size but hasn't shown to be a really good D1 player yet. GB needs guys that are no doubt going to be able to contribute and with Alluerzo there is unfortunately doubt.
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Post by GBPhoenix1 on Mar 2, 2022 13:41:06 GMT -6
I think at some point we need to stop on the D2 and D3 guys. In order to compete for conference championships we need D1 talent. More often than not these guys don't pan out. Even with Manny he looked promising when he wasn't a top option and then this year has been somewhat disappointing. He hasn't been consistent, can not take over games and often his skill set shows that its not a D1 level. Its getting frustrating the amount of times recently we bring guys in that don't belong in D1. I mean look at how many transfers lately have left GB and ended up at some school no one has ever heard of in a lower level. Getting in state guys is all fun until we are just reaching on them. I say we let the guys at Stout stay at Stout as they are there for a reason. Stop with the D2 or D3 guys? Who are they? Manny is the only player who transferred from a lower level, and he's one of our top 3 players. I shudder to think of this year's defense without Manny. Quincy Anderson is without a doubt a D1 caliber player, he'd help GB in every phase of the game. Anderson will have many options to choose from. Is there any recent video on Anderson? He did score 18ppg and he wasn't a one man show on a terrible team. Some of that has to translate to D1. It just feels like GB needs someone really dynamic at the guard spot and I would love to be able to see if Anderson has that kind of game.
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Post by Former uwgb men’s manager will on Mar 2, 2022 16:07:31 GMT -6
Deandre Gholston is in the transfer portal uwgb was close to getting him last time maybe wants to go p5 but obviously everyone knows he’s good.
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