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PG Desi "DJ" Carton (transfer to Marquette)

SKULL SESSION: TRACY SPRINKLE THRIVES DESPITE ADVERSITY, D'ANGELO RUSSELL HELPED SECURE DJ CARTON'S COMMITMENT, AND LARRY JOHNSON'S MARTIAL ARTS TECHNIQUES

FULL-COURT PRESS FOR CARTON.
Chris Holtmann's mind was made up, the Buckeyes were getting DJ Carton. There was no backup plan.

The staff basically put their entire recruiting schedule on hold pending his commitment, letting him know he wasn't just valuable, he was their only real option.

It was bold, but it worked.

From DesMoinesRegister.com:

"That whole staff could have been spread all over watching grassroots, AAU basketball. And they said, 'No, we need to make this guy a priority,'" Bettendorf head coach Curtis Clark said. "It’s kind of unprecedented."

Carton said seeing Ohio State coaches rearrange their recruiting schedule just to host him July 11-12 (during July's first evaluation period) spoke volumes.

"I’ve been their guy," he said. "They didn't recruit any other point guards for 2019. They said they were going to stick with me until I was ready to make a decision. That means a lot. I want someone to like me for who I am and trust me."

Of course, it helps that Russell reached out to Carton, too.

"He was telling me about how special Ohio State is and how you’ll be remembered forever," said Carton, who was wearing a Buckeye shirt with Russell’s name on the back. "How he could have gone to all these big-time schools and things like that, and how he was recruited by all these blue-bloods — and how Ohio State meant something to him, and how special it was."

The coolest thing about this is Silk closing the deal, especially after just a year ago he said he didn't think he would ever come back with Thad Matta gone. Now, he's helping the Buckeyes lock down their five-star point guard of the future.

And now, Carton has turned recruiter himself, and is dead set on bringing four-star forward E.J. Liddell with him to Columbus, which would likely seal up a top-five recruiting class for Ohio State.

We're just one year removed from what was basically a full-system restart, and Buckeye basketball is back running smoothly.


Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...linger-will-play-tbt-tracy-sprinkle-adversity
 
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some repeat highlights here, but whatever. really looking forward to the progression as he develops the outside and especially mid-range games. though the game is progressing more and more to either a 20-footer or a layup, a guard who can exploit the defense just before the bigs collapse is worth his weight in gold. both conley and russell had that kind of game. the were deadly between 5 and 10 feet.

 
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carton has a little more explosion. Honestly, if i am looking at a recent comparison its a poor mans kyrie and by "poor mans" in this case, I mean reasonably close. Mostly the way he hangs and finishes from difficult angles. Not quite the all around ball handler and hasn't displayed the pull up game yet, but very athletic for a pg.


He reminds me of a left handed Steve Francis just from a physical standpoint, kid seems to be a lot more cerebral tho.
 
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