I'm no expert by any means but I really like the kid from the Kansas Juco that Prohm watched Saturday
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Not saying there was a boom. I just thought we didn't know anything and we would see how he did next season. I guess my wait and see approach isn't pessimistic enough to fit within the CF norms?
Juiston is my biggest WANT right now as well
My want list of JUCOs the staff is currently evaluating
1. Raynere Thornton
2. Shakur Juiston
3. De'Quon Lake
4. Kyvon Davenport
1. Raynere Thornton
2. Shakur Juiston
3. De'Quon Lake
4. Kyvon Davenport
I think we have enough scholarships to take all 4
It's just crazy 7 rides available in a single year. Hopefully we bank a couple
Awesome point with him. His ranking is held down by his size, not his production, just like Niang.
http://www.grassrootshoops.net/2017/02/nike-extravaganza-top-25-player-rankings-2/
Top Performers at Nike Extravaganza:
#1 Lindell Wigginton
#2 LaMelo Ball
#3 Marving Bagley
#4 Billy Preston
Top Performers at Nike Extravaganza:
#1 Lindell Wigginton
#2 LaMelo Ball
#3 Marving Bagley
#4 Billy Preston
Raynere Thornton's performance tonight with Iowa State in attendance...
@gordonbaskebal: And Raynere Thornton @raynere_3 had 12 assist 8 rebounds for the Highlanders
According to JUCO Weekly, the team Thornton's team beat tonight, Georgia Highlands, was 21-0 and ranked #3 nationally.
@gordonbaskebal: And Raynere Thornton @raynere_3 had 12 assist 8 rebounds for the Highlanders
According to JUCO Weekly, the team Thornton's team beat tonight, Georgia Highlands, was 21-0 and ranked #3 nationally.
So are we looking at Thorton as a garbage man type? Whats the story on him?
Looks like he can rebound at a high rate. Not good 3pt shooter at 28% last year to 22% this year. Would fit right in on FT shooting 48% on 100+ att last year, 59% on 76 attempts this year.
6'6 offers from Georgia, KSU, St. Louis, DePaul.
Looks like he can rebound at a high rate. Not good 3pt shooter at 28% last year to 22% this year. Would fit right in on FT shooting 48% on 100+ att last year, 59% on 76 attempts this year.
6'6 offers from Georgia, KSU, St. Louis, DePaul.
Nothing really new here
http://iowastate.247sports.com/Arti...to-know-who-are-on-Iowa-States-radar-51207884
http://iowastate.247sports.com/Arti...to-know-who-are-on-Iowa-States-radar-51207884
He'd be a nice addition, I think. We don't really have anyone like that.
Even if Wiggi, Lard, and Lewis are ready as freshmen to be moderately good Big 12 players we need a lot of help. Hopefully we can add a few jucos/grad transfers.
First 3 paragraphs have some decent info on the game between Raynere Thornton and Kyvon Davenport's teams. Good little paragraph about Thornton making an impact without scoring too much
http://jucoreport.com/gordon-state-vs-georgia-highlands-recap/
http://jucoreport.com/gordon-state-vs-georgia-highlands-recap/
6'6" guys that can't shoot free throws are a problem. too small to finish inside, and when they get fouled we get nothing out of it.
I definitely agree that Thornton and Juiston seem like the best JuCo players we are targeting. Just curious, what makes you prefer Thornton over Juiston? They seem to be similar in that both can handle the ball well enough at their size to be a point forward/playmaker offensively. Thornton has a stronger build but Juiston seems to be the better scorer of the two. Both are great rebounders from what I've picked up. I think either one would be a great get for us!
Honestly? Thornton has better offers (KSU, Georgia, Saint Louis, etc) and Juiston is still just being evaluated by a bunch of schools. I know that's not super scientific but if schools are confident enough to offer Thornton I take it he's the better player. I do agree tho that either one would be welcome additions to next years squad.
On these guys it definitely can be a fine line between getting a mismatch, or even just an effective garbage man, vs getting a tweener with no position. Given we don't have much in the frontcourt and a lot of available scholarships, it seems worth the risk to take a guy that's 6'6" and 230 with a great motor with some ability to handle. I'm a bigger fan of Juiston and his slightly better length and athleticism, but wouldn't object to landing both.
That's fair. I didn't see that Thornton already had a K State offer. He plays a lot like DeAndre Kane did for us in the highlights I've seen. Hopefully he can continue to improve that outside shot as well.
