2017 Recruiting

[gmujim92]

Would you say the staff is going to focus the remaining 2017 scholarship almost exclusively on a PG, assuming (and hoping) that Wilson ends up committing in the next few days?

That is affirmative.

 

[gmuballer14]

That is affirmative.

Do you know who our top targets are at the moment?

 

[gmujim92]

Do you know who our top targets are at the moment?

I don't know who the staff likes best, but by far our most highly rated target is Jamir Moultrie from McNamara.

He's got a gazillion offers -- including WVU, VT and Memphis -- and is 4* on both ESPN and Scout, so I would expect other high-level schools to come calling. A very polished PG.

I also really like Ryan Allen from DeMatha. He's athletic as hell and can really shoot it, but like most rising seniors is more of a scoring PG at this point in his development. He can definitely play in the A-10, though.

Knowing our staff, there are most likely several PGs they're targeting that nobody has reported. They play things pretty close to the vest and that's a good thing.

 

[JimP]

I still have nagging concerns about the interior. It's just Jalen and a bunch of guys with not much experience the upcoming year. I haven't seen them play though obviously - hoping Temera, etc. are capable of contributing right off the bat. Plus some of our guards can get in and rebound. We're gonna miss the one and done presence of Shevon though.

 

[sleeperpick]

I still have nagging concerns about the interior. It's just Jalen and a bunch of guys with not much experience the upcoming year. I haven't seen them play though obviously - hoping Temera, etc. are capable of contributing right off the bat. Plus some of our guards can get in and rebound. We're gonna miss the one and done presence of Shevon though.

I agree. I don't have tremendous faith in Danny Dixon being a solid contributor next year but I do hope for the best. I think Temara will come in and surprise some of us. But we do play in the A10 which is a guard heavy league top to bottom. We should be fine as long as Jalen doesn't get 3 fouls in 3 minutes like last year

 

[Falco]

Dixon belongs in D3. Just kidding kinda, I just want to see some reactions. The offseason is so boring!

 

[emjayar08]

No one's mentioned Relvao. It is easy to not project much for him this year since we haven't seen him play at all, but I like to think he will play more than Dixon.

 

[psyclone]

Small sample size. FWIW: A few weeks back I watched the team playing 5 on 5 in the RAC from the window area upstairs. My observations based on 5 minutes of watching was that Jalen was owning Temara, while Relvao and Dixon blocked each others' shots multiple times.

 

[GMUSig03]

I think Dixon has more upside then everyone here is giving him credit for, he just wasn't physically ready for DI play last year and wasn't able to redshirt thanks to Hewitt's roster management. As long as he's been working hard in the weight room I'm optimistic he will at least be serviceable at the 4 and 5 spots - play solid defense and rebound.

 

[G M U]

Dixon belongs in D3. Just kidding kinda, I just want to see some reactions. The offseason is so boring!

I actually agree. Granted, we should give players more than one year to prove themselves and build up some muscle but I just didn't see an A10 caliber player. Dixon was a last minute pickup for a coach scrambling to build a team last year. It's okay to miss on a recruit every once and a while. I hope Dixon can bulk up and play a more physical game or else he may struggle to see the floor.

Kam also seemed outmatched at times last year but he can play some strong defense at times and I think his shots will eventually start falling.

 

[Patriot8]

I believe that Relvao will be better offensively than Dixon, simply based off of highlight tapes. It seems like he was at least comfortable with stepping back and shooting a mid-range jumper. As many have said above, Dixon has to get stronger. He seemed completely outmatched from a physicality standpoint last year and also seemed to struggle with the speed of the game.

Kam does have the ability to play strong defense and seems like a "do whatever I can to win" type of player. Maybe he can spell Otis from time to time at the 1 guard this year if he has the ball handling ability?

 

[sleeperpick]

I believe that Relvao will be better offensively than Dixon, simply based off of highlight tapes. It seems like he was at least comfortable with stepping back and shooting a mid-range jumper. As many have said above, Dixon has to get stronger. He seemed completely outmatched from a physicality standpoint last year and also seemed to struggle with the speed of the game.

Kam does have the ability to play strong defense and seems like a "do whatever I can to win" type of player. Maybe he can spell Otis from time to time at the 1 guard this year if he has the ball handling ability?

I like Kam a lot, he gives 110% every time he gets minutes... but bottom line he is not the most skilled. With DP recruiting skilled two's and Kam not being the strongest ball handler we may see a bunch of DNP's if the freshman play hard and give it their all this year. Relvao and Temara have got to be better than Dixon or we may have a long year inside if Jalen gets in foul trouble or injured.

 

[gmujim92]

If Kam can take his play from the practice court to games, don't be surprised if he plays A LOT this season.

Everything I'm hearing is that he is working his a** off in the gym and feeling a lot more confident in his game overall.

Everyone who assumes the three freshmen will bump him down the depth chart into transfer land needs to slow their roll.

We're no longer in a position where we have to accept freshman mistakes because we have no other options. These kids are all going to be good players, but none are slam-dunks to play right away with more experienced guys ahead of them.

Otis, Marquise and Jaire are all going to play major minutes and I won't be surprised at all if Kam is the first guard off the bench.

 

[sleeperpick]

If Kam can take his play from the practice court to games, don't be surprised if he plays A LOT this season.

Everything I'm hearing is that he is working his a** off in the gym and feeling a lot more confident in his game overall.

Everyone who assumes the three freshmen will bump him down the depth chart into transfer land needs to slow their roll.

We're no longer in a position where we have to accept freshman mistakes because we have no other options. These kids are all going to be good players, but none are slam-dunks to play right away with more experienced guys ahead of them.

Otis, Marquise and Jaire are all going to play major minutes and I won't be surprised at all if Kam is the first guard off the bench.

I mean I can certainly slow my roll. But Kam was easily the worst player that had any sort of playing time last year. I would even say Dixon looked more comfortable out there than Kam and Dixon was completely frantic whenever the ball got near him. I assume you study their practices so I am excited to see if you are right. If Kam is the first guard off the bench, this recruiting class I am excited about is not good...

 

[JimP]

No one's mentioned Relvao. It is easy to not project much for him this year since we haven't seen him play at all, but I like to think he will play more than Dixon.

Was going to mention him but always forget his name for some reason. Hopefully his play will make me remember.

 

[gmujim92]

I mean I can certainly slow my roll. But Kam was easily the worst player that had any sort of playing time last year. I would even say Dixon looked more comfortable out there than Kam and Dixon was completely frantic whenever the ball got near him. I assume you study their practices so I am excited to see if you are right. If Kam is the first guard off the bench, this recruiting class I am excited about is not good...

I am also very excited to see what these kids can do, but the fact remains that they'll be freshmen and likely will need some time to acclimate to the college game.

It's also a different situation than the one Otis, Jaire and DeAndre walked into. Those guys had to play right away because we had nobody else; when they had freshman moments we usually got smoked.

Kam is an excellent defender, which will keep him in the coaches' good graces. He obviously didn't shoot the ball well last season, but I'm looking for a big improvement as the game slows down for him.

He's not just going to sit there and let the freshmen have his spot. If they can take it, good on them.

 

[sleeperpick]

I am also very excited to see what these kids can do, but the fact remains that they'll be freshmen and likely will need some time to acclimate to the college game.

It's also a different situation than the one Otis, Jaire and DeAndre walked into. Those guys had to play right away because we had nobody else; when they had freshman moments we usually got smoked.

Kam is an excellent defender, which will keep him in the coaches' good graces. He obviously didn't shoot the ball well last season, but I'm looking for a big improvement as the game slows down for him.

He's not just going to sit there and let the freshmen have his spot. If they can take it, good on them.

I totally get what you're saying, but other than being able to guard the point guard and hustling 100% what spot does he have that is at all secure. If Kier, Boyd (also a hustler and excellent defender I have heard), or Newman can make a free throw 1 out of 4 times they are automatically more valuable than Kam. The truth hurts sometimes but out of all the freshman last year only he looked like he totally didn't ever belong on the court. I hope I am dead wrong

 

[gmujim92]

I totally get what you're saying, but other than being able to guard the point guard and hustling 100% what spot does he have that is at all secure. If Kier, Boyd (also a hustler and excellent defender I have heard), or Newman can make a free throw 1 out of 4 times they are automatically more valuable than Kam. The truth hurts sometimes but out of all the freshman last year only he looked like he totally didn't ever belong on the court. I hope I am dead wrong

Most guys make their biggest leap between their freshman and sophomore seasons because they get acclimated to the pace of the game and physicality of the opposition.

Kam obviously struggled on court much more than the other members of his class, but the reality is these guys aren't robots. They don't all develop at the same rate. That doesn't mean he can't make a big jump this season and surprise everyone.

As much as everyone is excited to see them play, the freshman guards have yet to participate in their first real full-team practice and we have no idea what to expect from them.

Bottom line, the best guys will play regardless of class. DP already has proven that much.

 

[Mason2005]

So which pg will we be getting with the last scholarship......Jamir Moultrie please.

 

[Patriot8]

I totally get what you're saying, but other than being able to guard the point guard and hustling 100% what spot does he have that is at all secure. If Kier, Boyd (also a hustler and excellent defender I have heard), or Newman can make a free throw 1 out of 4 times they are automatically more valuable than Kam. The truth hurts sometimes but out of all the freshman last year only he looked like he totally didn't ever belong on the court. I hope I am dead wrong

Just to add.. Kam was 13-16 from the stripe last season. I agree that he seemingly has an uphill battle for playing time, but at the very least the guy can shoot free throws.