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Originally Posted by LitlBuck
I made a statement about some players being offered too early in one of the player's thread because of the possibility of that player suffering a severe injury or personal reasons. Another point has crossed my mind. With Sibert coming on very strong and possibly becoming one of the top two players in Ohio in 2010 it is also possible that you offer a player too early and he stays sort of status quo while other players pass him by skill wise. I am mostly talking about guys in the 9th, or possibly even the 10th, grade who at that point of time can dominate players simply by possessing greater physical skills but by the 11th and 12th grades there might be kids out there who are now much better basketball players than the players were offered earlier.
A player in the 10th grade might not be as "good" as some other guys but with a lot of work and effort can improve their ballhandling and shooting skills and become better basketball players than some guys who were offered almost because they were more physically talented at that age.
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Thus you gotta make sure you are right when offering...You can tell by skils, body development, frame, and what not...You always leave your self an extra ship if possible...We are kinda ahead of the game in terms of the 2010 class in terms of how quick they all pulled the trigger, but you are talking about 3 kids ranked top 10, and you know they are not going to fall very far if they do fall...Watching Sullinger, Thomas, and Golden they are all types of kids that could skip their junior and senior year and compete at the college level...They just need to continue to improve their skills...
Wright was a kid that the staff liked his potential...Lots of scouts see him at times and just come away unimpressed, due to the mindset IMO of always looking for the next big thing...But when you really break it down, he is a solid 6'4-5 wing with length that stuffs the stat sheet, good defender and is only a sophomore so by the time he actually gets to college watch out...
Should be interesting to see what happens with Sibert and Payne...I think the staff has a good idea about these kids after seeing them quite a bit in the spring...I think if it wasn't for Payne and his injury he might already have an offer...Sibert is going to need to show a little bit more...Also if Hairston still has solid interest he might need to jump on board before the offer to Payne or he could left behind...
09 continues to be a crap shoot...I have no idea what is going on...Really no one that we are showing interest in that is showing it back...