Odunsi rated an 89

**heitclone** · 10-01-2010, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by Steve

I'm certainly impressed by what Fred has done since getting the job. I'm not going to assume, however, that his shooting skills will automatically transfer to his players. It's not that easy. If it were, everyone who played for Ted Williams would have been a .400 hitter.

Yea, the HC isn't going to be working on fundamentals with the kids, that falls to the assistants.

**jahfg** · 10-01-2010, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by Cyforce

Can't think of a talented Cyclone that frustrated me more than Curtis. Learning to control his emotions would have served him well.

CS was very frustrating, but if he didn't play with that emotion, he probably isn't the same player.

**thatguy** · 10-01-2010, 11:59 AM

I'm just happy to have enough guys to put together a team.

**CaseyJones** · 10-01-2010, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by Yes13

I just saw that Anthony Odunsi was rated by ESPN. He is rated an 89, by comparison Sledge is a 91, Cook is a 95.

Anthony Odunsi 2011 Basketball Recruiting Profile - ESPN

Scouting report is very similar to what Chris said he was.

Landing three of the top 100 players is a good start for Fred.

**vortex** · 10-01-2010, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by Steve

I'm certainly impressed by what Fred has done since getting the job. I'm not going to assume, however, that his shooting skills will automatically transfer to his players. It's not that easy. If it were, everyone who played for Ted Williams would have been a .400 hitter.

Pure shooters are the hardest players to find/sign for any program. Shooters are always in short supply. There are lots of players out there in the 6'3" to 6'6" range that are athletic and can slash/score at the rim. True shooters that can change what the opponent has to do defensively are rare. If any of these guys can shoot like Fred then you have something special. Shooters come in as shooters, very rarely does a player become a great shooter because of coaching at the college level. It takes years to become a great shooter, starting when a player is very young. Do you think Steve Alford was a great college player? No, he was a great college shooter, if he couldn't shoot the ball like he did he would never have earned a scholarship to Indiana.

**Cydkar** · 10-01-2010, 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by CaseyJones

Landing three of the top 100 players is a good start for Fred.

That's not what those numbers mean. It's a rating number, not a ranking number.

**CaseyJones** · 10-01-2010, 01:09 PM

Originally Posted by Cydkar

That's not what those numbers mean. It's a rating number, not a ranking number.

Oh. Thanks.

**Aclone** · 10-01-2010, 07:48 PM

Originally Posted by Rural

I'm more impressed with the upgrade in athleticism in the guards and wing players. We'll be able to keep the heat on the other teams perimeter players, defensively.

That and the versatility of next years group.

McGee can play 1 or 2
Babb, 2 or 3
Ejim, 3 or 4
White, unless his skills disappeared through inactivity, 2, 3 ,4 ,5.

I think Allen is strictly 2 and Sledge is strictly 1.

I have actually realized the full unestimable brilliance of Fred's plan--only in the essence of my own brilliance.

The truth of why Fred hasn't bothered to recruit a "pure" point guard, ala Jamaal Tinsley (drum roll, please)..............is that he's going to play Royce White at point, as a Magic Johnson style point guard! Ta-dah!

*Applause should all be directed to CFH for this brilliant stroke of coaching strategy...