Verdell Jones

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Big Train

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Just thought I would point out, that going to school last year with Verdell Jones III, I learned a lot about how College Basketball recruiting worked. "V" was an above average high school player in the state of Illinois, that wouldn't make the roster of most Chicago area schools, but at Central he was a star. And he brought Tubby Smith, Bruce Pearl, and Tom Crean to a 1,200 seat stadium. Now, he would be wearing the Orange and White, with the Orange striped warmups, but he and Daniel West were offered the same scholarship, and because Verdell wasn't ready to sign early enough the Scholarship went to D West.

Not saying it was a bad move by Bruce Pearl because I have never seen D West play in College yet, but Verdell is dominating as a True Freshman at Indiana, and outside coaches are telling him that he might be going pro after 2 years, and they he is a potential guy. My Question is, now that West is hurt, and V is a rising star, Should Bruce have given the Scholarship to Verdell?
 
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West isnt hurt..He's ineligible..i doubt many on here are going to doubt Pearls judgment.
 
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Verdell Jones should enjoy his one season in the sun at IU. Once Maurice Creek, and other comparable talents, show up, he'll get very accustomed to sitting on the bench.
 
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Big Train said:
Just thought I would point out, that going to school last year with Verdell Jones III, I learned a lot about how College Basketball recruiting worked. "V" was an above average high school player in the state of Illinois, that wouldn't make the roster of most Chicago area schools, but at Central he was a star. And he brought Tubby Smith, Bruce Pearl, and Tom Crean to a 1,200 seat stadium. Now, he would be wearing the Orange and White, with the Orange striped warmups, but he and Daniel West were offered the same scholarship, and because Verdell wasn't ready to sign early enough the Scholarship went to D West.

Not saying it was a bad move by Bruce Pearl because I have never seen D West play in College yet, but Verdell is dominating as a True Freshman at Indiana, and outside coaches are telling him that he might be going pro after 2 years, and they he is a potential guy. My Question is, now that West is hurt, and V is a rising star, Should Bruce have given the Scholarship to Verdell?
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The bolded part seems to back up Hat on this.
 
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I would love to have a guy named Verdell on my team even if he never played.
 
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ukvols said:
The bolded part seems to back up Hat on this.
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The only reason he wouldn't have played was because he didn't have a shot until his senior season....and then shot about 59% from 3 land. He also was 6'4 165 last November, and now weighs 180...and that is muscle. He showed improvement in everything in 1 year, and now watching him in college he has improved his shot blocking, and physicality which lacked last year.

I'm not saying he is Derrick Rose, or even Chris Lofton, but the kid has potential. Just saying I think Bruce could have and should have developed this kid into an NBA Star. (He is also related to Shaun Livingston, just an fyi)
 
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Verdell is far from being a dominate player. I have already seen him play this year and I was very unimpressed. His ball handling skills were comparable to JP Prince.
 
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zehr27 said:
Verdell is far from being a dominate player. I have already seen him play this year and I was very unimpressed. His ball handling skills were comparable to JP Prince.
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uhm? I have seen him play against Derrick Rose in high school, and his ball handeling skills were better than his when V was a Junior. You must not be talking about the same Verdell Jones? I guess? He is amazing with the ball in his hands, but an average shooters, and has zero strength.
 
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Big Train said:
uhm? I have seen him play against Derrick Rose in high school, and his ball handeling skills were better than his when V was a Junior. You must not be talking about the same Verdell Jones? I guess? He is amazing with the ball in his hands, but an average shooters, and has zero strength.
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Nope same one. Saw him play in person, not impressed.
 
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zehr27 said:
Nope same one. Saw him play in person, not impressed.
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Thats cool I respect your opinion. Maybe you just saw him on a bad night. Because personally I thought Derrick Rose was garbage when all he did was run around the 3 point arc not taking wide open shots against a mediocre at best team. He let Flowers do all the work for him, I came away un-impressed....That impression changed when he hit The FedEx Arena court.
 
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Big Train said:
Thats cool I respect your opinion. Maybe you just saw him on a bad night. Because personally I thought Derrick Rose was garbage when all he did was run around the 3 point arc not taking wide open shots against a mediocre at best team. He let Flowers do all the work for him, I came away un-impressed....That impression changed when he hit The FedEx Arena court.
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Could have been a bad night who knows. I was with a very respected AAU coach the nite I saw him play and he also thought the same thing. He thought he was almost overrated as a 3 star. You never know what can happen with kids at the next level so things could definitely change for him. One thing for sure is he has a great coach that if he listens well he will learn alot from.
 
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zehr27 said:
Could have been a bad night who knows. I was with a very respected AAU coach the nite I saw him play and he also thought the same thing. He thought he was almost overrated as a 3 star. You never know what can happen with kids at the next level so things could definitely change for him. One thing for sure is he has a great coach that if he listens well he will learn alot from.
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Can I ask what game you saw him at? Was it a Ft. Sooy game? or a Central Game?
 
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Can't say becuase of who I was with, (I was just a tag along) but I can say it was not a home game.
 
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zehr27 said:
Can't say becuase of who I was with, (I was just a tag along) but I can say it was not a home game.
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I'm starting to doubt you and your stance on V. The kids can hoop, and has done better in College than he did in High School....that tells you something.
 
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Big Train said:
I'm starting to doubt you and your stance on V. The kids can hoop, and has done better in College than he did in High School....that tells you something.
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You can doubt me all you want I could really care less, but someone who knows alot more than me about basketball talent said he was not very impressive. I also watched him at IU's first game and I thought he looked much better, but he is not UT material. He would never fit into Pearl's system.
 
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zehr27 said:
Can't say becuase of who I was with, (I was just a tag along) but I can say it was not a home game.
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hahah this is pretty funny.. like your actually breaking some kind of rules by saying what game you were at.. no one cares what aau coach you were with because no one knows any AAU coaches.. can't believe your dodging this question, that may be why he doesn't believe you b/c quite frankly i don't either
 
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vavol87 said:
hahah this is pretty funny.. like your actually breaking some kind of rules by saying what game you were at.. no one cares what aau coach you were with because no one knows any AAU coaches.. can't believe your dodging this question, that may be why he doesn't believe you b/c quite frankly i don't either
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Don't care.
 
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He was obviously UT Material if Bruce Pearl visited m High School, and then another game during last season....and he Offered a Scholarship. That seems like Bruce P. Knows something about Verdell and his potential. It was just a whoever accepts first gets the ticket, and Verdell wasn't letting it distract his state championship run.
 
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