ISU MBB gets Hamilton tonight...nm

[BryceC]

Florida did fill all of it's scholarships before Iverson committed, but he did have an offer.

Should be one more left for the class of 2008.

[everyyard]

I heard this also. Can't go wrong with 6-11 and 220.

Justin Hamilton - Basketball Recruiting

well, you can...tony rampton was 7ft something.

[Boogie53]

i like him, never underestimate GMAC

[shildreth]

rampton wasn't the most athletically gifted nor was he the most talented but he wasn't exactly a pile of turds in the lane either. I wouldn't consider him a total bust.

[johnsonjj]

Give him a chance before you write him off. Not everyone is Craig Brackens. He probably will need a few years to put on bulk and work on his game. Nobody ever heard of Jarred Homan either. Homan was a project. The only thing he could do his freshman and Sophmore years was hustle, rebound, and knock the crap out of people. By the time he was a senor he was ripping North Carolina Tar Heals for a 20/20 performance and playing pro basketball in Europe. I will take that.

What Homan entered with from day one was attitude. He didn't have the strength to really back it up like he did later in his career. I don't remember what he weighed coming in vs. leaving, but he was never a rail. When he got stronger he was able to play position better so didn't get as many silly fouls.

[Clone_12]

I'll save my labeling and thoughts on the kid for down the road...for now, glad we got him.

[clones11]

why is everyone ragging on his 21 ACT score thats better than average and maybe he is just not a good test taker with a 3.97 GPA that shows that he tries in his classes for the most part geesh lay off the guy.

[Wx4Cy]

I had a 26...that makes me about borderline ******** doesn't it?

[SpokaneCY]

Yeah but you still can't join special olympics.....

[ajk4st8]

This post is classic. People making decisions about a kid who hasn't started his SR year season in HS. Good stuff. Apparently of you guys should be college scouts;)

[JVAR]

GMAC must see some potential. I had said in a previous post that he hasn't played much varsity basketball yet. In the article that Chris Williams wrote, he said that Hamilton has only been playing basketball for 2 years. He probably goes to a big high school, so that is why he played JV last year. It is pretty amazing that he went from the JV team as a junior to the number 3 rated center in the West entering his senior year. That is probably a testament to the hard work and improvement that he has made. He will probably be a role player. I would like to see us be done and try to get some good players, like Royce White, Rodney Williams, or Trent Lockett for 09. Then finish with a great class in '10' with Dykstra and Barnes. I will trust GMAC on this one. He has an eye for identifying talent early.

[ISUChippewa]

God forbid the dumb-***** kid only get a 21 on his ACT's. After all, we all know that standardized testing is by far and away the single most accurate and infallible indicator of a person's intelligence...

Give me a break! As much as I enjoy this site, sometimes the sheer chutzpah of a few of the posters makes me shake my head.

[cyclonenum1]

I heard this also. Can't go wrong with 6-11 and 220.
Justin Hamilton - Basketball Recruiting

I completely disagree...you don't want to waste scholarships on tall guys that can't play...can you say Brad Dudek?!

I hope this guy can play Big 12 basketball.

[Knownothing]

Brad Dudek

If you played Brad Dudek in a game of basketball. Brad Dudek would own you. You don't want to mess with Brad Dudek.

[pcyclonatrist]

I hope this guy isn't reading this ******* thread.