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Post by knightlife920 on Apr 22, 2015 13:54:26 GMT -6
He doesn't even have a verbal commits page or anything. To be in the top 5 ALL TIME in points scored in the state just screams D1, not to mention a hand in glove fit for Linc's system. The guy plays defense, dishes out the ball, shoots exceptionally well and can easily beat the double team. A better shooting Keifer Sykes without the ungodly leaping ability.
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Post by fansincebuss on Apr 22, 2015 14:05:49 GMT -6
If we land this guy, I will jump into the Fox River out of sheer joy. Reminds me of Fletcher although Fletcher was more muscular. Remember Sykes grew some after joining the Phoenix. Is there any indication he is being recruited by Green Bay?
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Post by knightlife920 on Apr 22, 2015 14:36:57 GMT -6
If we land this guy, I will jump into the Fox River out of sheer joy. Reminds me of Fletcher although Fletcher was more muscular. Remember Sykes grew some after joining the Phoenix. Is there any indication he is being recruited by Green Bay? I don't think there is any indication that he is being recruited by anyone. Hopefully Linc can get on it before he winds up at a juco and eventually at a high major program in two years.
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Post by Fanforever on Apr 22, 2015 14:44:35 GMT -6
Talked with some coaches. I'm going to give this to you straight-up, Bob McGinn style: "Listed at 5-6, probably closer to 5-4. Maybe 118 pounds soaking wet. Yeah, he can score, but you can take down as many points as he puts up. Real quick little guy, like a waterbug. With him in your lineup, you had better play uptempo. Division 2 or 3."
The above information was on the Milwaukee board and posted by Ghostofdylan on March 7, 2015
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Post by Fanforever on Apr 22, 2015 14:45:51 GMT -6
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Post by BBFran on Mar 6, 2015 at 4:31pm
Interesting thought 73HL. I love seeing city kids like Ricky, Anthony, Deion and James do well in our program too. But guaranteeing a scholarship every year probably would be very unwise. A team only gets 13 of them and you have to be very selective. Riley is a fun little guard but he's probably 2 to 3" shorter than Keifer Sykes, and has nowhere near the athleticism. I hope he proves me wrong, but I see a D-III player in those clips. I could maybe see him as a D-I walk-on.
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Post by knightlife920 on Apr 22, 2015 14:47:05 GMT -6
Just doing some snooping and two hours ago Riley posted something in his instagram about something pertaining to continuing his basketball future. Something could be brewing. I'll post the exact quote when I get back to my laptop.
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Post by knightlife920 on Apr 22, 2015 14:58:45 GMT -6
Talked with some coaches. I'm going to give this to you straight-up, Bob McGinn style: "Listed at 5-6, probably closer to 5-4. Maybe 118 pounds soaking wet. Yeah, he can score, but you can take down as many points as he puts up. Real quick little guy, like a waterbug. With him in your lineup, you had better play uptempo. Division 2 or 3." The above information was on the Milwaukee board and posted by Ghostofdylan on March 7, 2015 I realize these aren't your words but the film speaks for itself. If he can score in the pretty competitive city conference against guys that also are D1 caliber then there's no doubt he could at least be productive at Green Bay. I don't think anyone would expect him to be the teams leading scorer but he seems to provide an enormous punch. The uptempo game that Linc uses is exactly the type of environment that Riley could flourish in. Don't tell me that C Love is that much better than Riley. Size does matter to an extent but there are certain things that can't be taught like scoring instincts which he has.
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Post by knightlife920 on Apr 22, 2015 15:01:16 GMT -6
To add to my last comment, he is way above D3 level. I've seen a lot of D3 games and he simply cannot be compared to most guys out there. I don't watch a lot of D2 ball but imo there isn't that huge of a gap between low to mid majors in D1 and good D2 teams.
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Post by Fanforever on Apr 22, 2015 15:17:38 GMT -6
Like you said they were not my words but that from the Milwaukee board. I have never seen him play and have not even watched the video as my work IT security will not allow it. However, if he is as quick as some are saying he definitely could be a plug and play type player in an uptempo setting. Also, we really need some shooters as we witnessed this past season. Also, the last player we signed from Wisconsin that Milwaukee passed on was Jordan Fouse. We all know how that turned out.
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Post by exithere on Apr 22, 2015 15:58:50 GMT -6
Watching some videos on him, he has a good handle and good shooting, but he doesn't seem like he can jump. I'm not expecting Kiefer but hes not even close to the rim on layups or drives to the hoop. Seems like he would be blocked a whole lot with the defenses in this league. I also worry about him holding up on the defensive end, nearly ever player he guards will have significantly more size than him.
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Post by knightlife920 on Apr 22, 2015 17:04:20 GMT -6
Riley just posted on his instagram that he has interest from Wisconsin, Marquette and Iowa but has no offers. At this point if he has no offers from top programs the best he could do would be to walk on. If the Phoenix could offer up a scholarship soon we could land him.
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Post by can opener man on Apr 22, 2015 17:35:52 GMT -6
You think he's a program changer ??
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Post by GBPhoenix1 on Apr 22, 2015 20:43:29 GMT -6
In looking at that video I would say Charles Cooper looks really good. Having him for two years would ease the loss of not having Francis for three years. Some of those dunks were sick. What I liked most though is that he could get to the rim in both transition and half court and that is why his shooting percentage was so high. He did shoot 40% from deep in conference play. If he is Darner's first recruit I would say GB is off to a good start.
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Post by GBPhoenix1 on Apr 22, 2015 20:48:44 GMT -6
Riley just posted on his instagram that he has interest from Wisconsin, Marquette and Iowa but has no offers. At this point if he has no offers from top programs the best he could do would be to walk on. If the Phoenix could offer up a scholarship soon we could land him. I am not sure I see a D1 player in those videos. He wasn't that quick but I did like his change of pace, it made him look faster than he is. Some guys only go one speed but Riley had good hesitation moves and was solid changing directions. Those other schools must see him as a walk on. To me with Love and Findlay at the point right now and at least five scholarships to fill in the spring time I don't see a lot of harming in bringing in a guy and seeing if he can make the most of his opportunity. If not he will likely move on at the end of the year. If he was an early verbal commit or fall signing I might feel different but I don't feel like GB has a lot to lose as they currently don't have the long term PG solution on the roster.
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Post by knightlife920 on Apr 22, 2015 21:00:59 GMT -6
You think he's a program changer ?? Not right out of the gate, but for him to average nearly 40 PPG in a very good conference is pretty telling. Obviously his size did not matter much as he can split the double team and use his quickness to get around guys. He would almost certainly never be Skyes level but he could be very good. With no significant interest from anyone else, I think we have to pull the trigger and see what he can do.
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