2023 Recruiting

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PRG said:
I did a little research on our interest in prospects that year …..#2 Raven Johnson had an offer but went to South Carolina . #7 Jersey Wolfenbarger had an offer but went to Arkansas.
#8 Olivia Miles went to Norte Dame . #10 Rori Harmon had an offer but went to Texas. #31 O’Mariah Gordon #31 went to Florida State . All of these recruits we were interested in and the thing in common ….. They could play point guard ! Brooklyn Miles plays point guard !

We needed a point guard ….. she turned out to be a good player and has contributed mightily to our team this year . We need more point guards ! None for 2022 as of yet but we better get another one sooner than later . JMO
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Not to hijack the quote or your point. But those rankings show just how lousy ranking of high school players are in WBB. They aren't a sure thing in any of the major sports. But they are particularly iffy with WBB because there are a lot of competing elements. Connections to certain events and AAU/Club teams. Regional bias. Recruiting site bias. Muffet McGraw could have put Prospects Nation right there with ESPN with regard to UConn. The tail begins to wag the dog.
 
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Kenja said:
Not to hijack the quote or your point. But those rankings show just how lousy ranking of high school players are in WBB. They aren't a sure thing in any of the major sports. But they are particularly iffy with WBB because there are a lot of competing elements. Connections to certain events and AAU/Club teams. Regional bias. Recruiting site bias. Muffet McGraw could have put Prospects Nation right there with ESPN with regard to UConn. The tail begins to wag the dog.
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Raven was injured in her second game, Miles and Harmon are freshmen starters averaging double figures and more than living up to their billing, Gordon averages ~6 pts off the bench shooting at a good FG% and leads FLST in assists, Jersey averaging 7.6 pts on 45% shooting. Seems to me like all of them have shown that they can deliver at the P5 level, so not sure what their affiliations with AAU or whatever matter. They can all play.
 
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Noticed a lot of good young point guards in the SEC this year. Just going by what I saw in AAU and HS play Johnson who possesses prototypical skill and size is going to be the best of the bunch. Neighbors signed Aari McDonald when he was at Washington (later transferring to Arizona). He may have found his next McDonald in Spencer who along with Puckett is the early favorite to win SEC freshman of the year. It remains to be seen if she's going to develop into a superstar but she's already a better 3 point shooter than McDonald. Rounding out the top three SEC freshman point guards that I've seen this year is Jada Walker of KY. Higginbottom of MO, Miles of TN and Rimdal of FL are also pretty good.
 
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PRG said:
Was this the tournament that Webb school went too ? It looked like there were hundreds of schools there ? To me this tournament would be a nightmare to scout ! But I checked on Webb and they lost the first game and then won two and lost the last one and finished 10th on their bracket ! And there were many brackets. Don’t know about all tournament teams but maybe Harrison is better than when I watched her go one for ten in the first quarter she played in Nashville? 🤷‍♂️
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I have watched her many times and I'm not impressed with her.... just my opinion 🤷 not sure she can be beneficial at TN from what I've seen
 
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CP3_LVFL said:
I have watched her many times and I'm not impressed with her.... just my opinion 🤷 not sure she can be beneficial at TN from what I've seen
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I saw her play in the 8th grade and looked like one of the best 8th grade guards I have seen. Only seen her play once in high school so I do not know how she has continued to develop.
 
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Volfan2012 said:
Anyone watched her enough to know if she can make free throws. I know her handle and floor play are excellent.
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I have seen her 4 or 5 times this year . She has great ball skills and a very aggressive defense ! She can make foul shots but she is not very good on the offensive shooting? Has a tendency to pass first and shoot if she has too ! She would be another Miles type of point guard . JMO
 
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