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Post by thetulsawarrior on Sept 29, 2012 9:11:34 GMT -6
This would be huge and an area recruit.
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Post by hoops on Sept 29, 2012 9:49:06 GMT -6
Question is, does he go to a prep school for a year?
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Post by thetulsawarrior on Sept 29, 2012 10:23:05 GMT -6
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Post by shooting the J on Sept 29, 2012 11:06:08 GMT -6
Exciting news. I've seen him play many times, and the potential was always obvious. The 2 Mountain West Conference offers he received after he dominated the Dakota AAU tourney speaks of how he's arrived. Beating out Steve Alford and his very impressive New Mexico program for a player is huge for Coach Wardle and the Phoenix.
Lowe could easily be considered a top 5 player in the state by the end of the year, and the state's senior class is awesome this year. Lowe completely dominated Toby Hegner in their lone head to head match-up this past season. A can't miss match-up this year will be when Little Chute faces Dominican, with Lowe squaring off with Diamond Stone.
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Post by thetulsawarrior on Sept 29, 2012 11:35:30 GMT -6
It's nice that 2 genuinely local talents are heading to the Nix. Historically -- Brian Wardle is the best recruiter among GB head coaches. I think Dick Bennett would agree with that assessment. Look at the talent on the Phoenix -- current and incoming.
Of course times were different and resources were and are different. Every Green Bay Basketball head coach bought in some talent but not the depth that Wardle and Company have achieved. That is not only my accessment but several top recruiting gurus who would rather not be quoted by name.
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Post by shooting the J on Sept 30, 2012 8:42:50 GMT -6
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Post by hoops on Sept 30, 2012 21:01:55 GMT -6
It's nice that 2 genuinely local talents are heading to the Nix. Historically -- Brian Wardle is the best recruiter among GB head coaches. I think Dick Bennett would agree with that assessment. Look at the talent on the Phoenix -- current and incoming. quote] I get tired of the comparisons and hype. Different times, let the records dictate their legacies. I like BW a lot, but to say he has brought in a lot of talent is a stretch. Most of the recruits he has brought in look the part, getting off the bus, but are not the most skilled kids. Very athletic, but not terribly refined basketball talent wise. Some still need to become more complete from a talent perspective to be called better recruits. I like the Botz and Lowe commitments. Will be interesting to see how it plays out.
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Post by hoops on Sept 30, 2012 21:16:45 GMT -6
"It's nice that 2 genuinely local talents are heading to the Nix. Historically -- Brian Wardle is the best recruiter among GB head coaches. I think Dick Bennett would agree with that assessment. Look at the talent on the Phoenix -- current and incoming."
I get tired of the comparisons and hype. Different times, let the records dictate their legacies.
I like BW a lot, but to say he has brought in a lot of talent is a stretch. Most of the recruits he has brought in look the part, getting off the bus, but are not the most skilled kids. Very athletic, but not terribly refined basketball talent wise. Some still need to become more complete from a talent perspective to be called better recruits.
I like the Botz and Lowe commitments. Will be interesting to see how it plays out.[/quote]
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Post by shooting the J on Oct 1, 2012 6:04:06 GMT -6
I like BW a lot, but to say he has brought in a lot of talent is a stretch. Most of the recruits he has brought in look the part, getting off the bus, but are not the most skilled kids. Very athletic, but not terribly refined basketball talent wise. Some still need to become more complete from a talent perspective to be called better recruits. If BW hasn't brought in a lot of talent, how did the team win 8 of its last 11 last year despite having the 15th youngest team in the nation? Did Bennett win big in year 2? No. Bennett's program turned the corner in year 3, just like Wardle's will. Yes, some of the recruits are more athletic than skilled, but skills can be easier developed than explosiveness can. Recruiting skilled offensive players with limited athleticism was the Kowalczyk era. That lead to solid teams but 0 championships. Kowalczyk's approach raised the floor from the Heideman era, but put a ceiling on the program. Wardle's recruiting approach is closer to Bennett's than Kowalczyk's. Bennett recruited very few shooters, he chose to develop his shooters. While Bennett didn't recruit high-flying athletes, he did recruit great defensive athletes, and players with good body coordination. He knew he could develop those types into well rounded basketball players. To say BW has brought in a lot of talent is, if anything, an understatement.
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Post by thetulsawarrior on Oct 1, 2012 6:56:39 GMT -6
I'm really not trying to hype Wardle and Company with elevated praise for unproven recruits. That said look at the schools the Nix beat out in the recruiting battles. When I mention that GB is getting a higher level player than in past years I'm quoting two pretty well known recruiting experts.
What Wardle does with this talent is a fair discussion.
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Post by can opener man on Oct 1, 2012 7:36:17 GMT -6
I think as far as depth, yeah wardell, is a better recuiter in the sense that there is not really a guy on the team , looking to sit the bench or get minimal minutes as a senior, all scholarships are being used when the players are upper classman, but its still early just year 3.
dick bennett did have 3 nba players while he was here, that will be tough for any mid major to duplicate, in the current horizon in a 8 year span. so its a tough comparisan. as a x's and o's coach and getting more from your players, no uwgb coach is in the same class as bennett.
hopefully this years team, can buy into the system, the same way bennetts teams did in the mid 90s, thats gonna be the challenge.
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Post by can opener man on Oct 1, 2012 13:20:10 GMT -6
Wardle's first press conference at Green Bay, he said his teams will be known for 2 things, Defense and rebounding, the roster he is assembling, even tho they are raw when they come in, its obvious, they are going to rebound and play defense like crazy. You have to give him credit for delvering and what he said he would do. He opened up chicago, something Green Bay didn't do in the past, and now he is taking advantage of the better high school talent in the area. He is making it popular for those 2 areas to come to Green Bay.
The development is there too, compare Keifer Sykes from how he was in november to how he was in february last year.
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Post by GBPhoenix1 on Oct 4, 2012 14:57:25 GMT -6
I have myself convinced that Lowe is going to be a stud. Even if I am wrong, I think he will at least be a better version of Matt Smith as a freshman. I like the lineup longer term with him and Fouse. Mix in Botz and you have some legit mid major length at those positions. I think they are going to need that size. Bryce Drew is solid on the recruiting trail and has Valpo well positioned. I read that they landed Alec Peters. He probably choose Valpo after GB ran out of scholarships
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Post by hoops on Oct 4, 2012 19:48:32 GMT -6
"I have myself convinced that Lowe is going to be a stud. Even if I am wrong, I think he will at least be a better version of Matt Smith as a freshman".
Lowe may become a stud, but their games are totally different.
TK played Smith too early, probably just to keep him from going back home, much like he did with Koenig.
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Post by shooting the J on Oct 5, 2012 5:49:48 GMT -6
Lowe may become a stud, but their games are totally different.
TK played Smith too early, probably just to keep him from going back home, much like he did with Koenig. Hoops, who would you compare Lowe to? I think he compares well as a much stronger physically and mentally version of Matt Smith. Lowe craves contact while Smith shies from it, but they're both long-armed 6"7" forwards with good feet and versatile offense games. Lowe probably has better court awareness too. The question remains whether Lowe 1st attends a prep school. I don't see that as a problem assuming he stays comitted to GB during the hiatus. It's tough to predict future needs, but at this time I wouldn't project a major need to play newcomers a year from now.
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