RECRUITING: Prentiss Nixon commits
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Goodness, no one expects him to be an all american.
If this is all he ends up being, then I'd say he was worth using the scholarship rather than wasting it this year.
1. When did we learn that Haliburton is redshirting?
2. Even if those are the only guards left on the ISU squad at that point whoever starts at the point will have to earn it.
3. Haliburton was Gatorade player of the year in Wisconsin in a very strong year for Wisky basketball so it is a safe bet that a player who beats out sophomore Haliburton for the start is indeed a Big 12 caliber player.
Why is someone comparing Beverly to Nixon? Ones a grad transfer that started off his college career playing football.
1. Do you think it's worth burning a scholarship year playing a kid a few minutes/night when we already have Babb, Wigginton, THT, Talley and Lewis? If you believe he'd get more than a few minutes with this group in place, you're as bullish as bullish gets about Haliburton's stock. I believe he'll be redshirting.
2. Those undoubtedly will not be the only guards we'll have, but we'd be bringing in presumably a freshman or two as Prohm has said he wants to build with high schoolers primarily.
3. Yes, he was the Gatorade player of the year. That was political because Herro went out of state, much in the way THT didn't end up getting Gatorade in Illinois. 247 has three guys ahead of Tyrese in their Wisconsin ranking. Semantics aside, I'd much rather Haliburton is ready the year after next because he DID show efficiency and intelligence. His stats scream "smart". Prohm's coaching hasn't. My bet would be a redshirt senior starting over a redshirt freshman.
I get the "is" versus "will be" but doesn't this still seem a bit contradictory? Way I see it, Prohm was wanting to fill a future void. We won't know for awhile if it'll work out, but team could have used a little more grit and toughness when playing 50/50 ball. He seems to have good defense and was in LE's system. I'm not sure if it'll falter anymore than last years transfers did.
Thank god you are not in charge of recruiting. But stellar job spewing the same BS that has been posted here 29 times already.
Jeff Beverly playing in the post at 6'6" with limited athleticism in CUSA is not the same as a combo guard averaging 16 in the Mountain West. Nixon isn't a no-brainer pickup, and I'm a little underwhelmed with his quickness, but he seems to be tough with a few impressive games against high major competition. Throw in a redshirt year in the program, and I'm happy with the pickup. He'll be a factor in two years.
How did they politically decide they weren't given Gatorade player of the year to a kid because he was going out of state only to give it to another kid who was going out of state? That makes zero sense.
There are a lot of people in Wisconsin who believe that any other year Tyrese would have been Mr. Wisconsin Basketball hands down but it was just an exceptional class this year.
And only scored 8 points a game as a bench player and only played 20 minutes per game because his defense was so poor.
I kept quiet until now because I wasn't sure who the last scholarship would go to, but I'm not sure why everyone was so high on him. Give me Nixon.
Retaliation for Herro not choosing Wisconsin. Wisky never offered Tyrese
I certainly envision Nixon having more of an impact in a Cyclone uniform than Beverly, Brase, Holden, and Bowie. He won't be taking near as many shots as he did at CSU. Pair that with him appearing to be a plus defender and if he can just become a tad more efficient he looks like a player who will do more good than bad. You never know what Prohm can do recruiting-wise with high schools kids before Nixon will even be eligible to see the court either. I think this was a fine pick up for a position of need.
While he's likely not another Kane, he's likely not another Beverly either. Somewhere in between. If there is a much better player out there in the air out transfer market that you know we would have gotten I'd like to hear it. He'll be solid.
Who exactly are those people and what year do they think he would have been "hands down" Mr. Wisconsin basketball? I've gone back to 2011 and at .9166 composite ranking he wouldn't have been in the running for Mr. Basketball in Wisconsin but for the year we picked up T. Lewis.
I like Halliburton but I see him as making a significant impact in 2020-21 and beyond. Should he redshirt...absolutely but kids refuse to do so based upon the current transfer rules. But I do think he will make an impact in a Cyclone uniform.
Can we as posters all wait to see both Tyrese and Prentiss in the CCL and hear reports about them practicing before we decide on their roles next year and state they need to "Red Shirt" or won't contribute 16 MONTHS from today. I have a hard time making a conclusion on any player from a few highlight videos and looking at past stats,
I trust Prohm to identify and develop guards so let's let the staff decide on their future once they get into the program.
