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ryandaniel
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For anyone else who has spent some time at d2, perhaps I could get some comments on my first batch of d2 recruits?

Richard Kaliszewski, Junior:
ATH: 79(Avg)
 SPD: 75(Avg),
REB: 6(low)
DEF:52(high)
BLK:13(low)
LP:10(avg)
Per:60(low)
BH:65(high)
Pass: 48(avg)
WE:46
STA:69(high)
(Don't know about high+'s)

John Barclay(Fr)

ATH: 59(High)
SPD: 21(low)
REB:40: (high+)
DEF:61: (high+)
BLK:30(Avg)
LP:45(high+)
PER:22(high)
BH:13(High+)
Pass:24(high+)
WE:66
STA:70(avg)

John Dickey(Fr)(Don't know about high+'s on him)
ATH:79(avg)
SPD:17(avg)
REB:50(high)
DEF:80(avg)
BLK:38(low)
LP:65(low)
PER:1(low)
BH:10(high)
Pass:1(low)
WE:49
STA:62(high)


Brown(freshman)(Minus two scouting reports, this was a blind stab in the dark with only enough money left for one home visit and a scholarship)

ATH: 45(low)
SPD: 18(high)
REB: 57(High+)
DEF:49(avg)
BLK:49(high)
LP:31(high-minus)
Per:18(avg)
BH:15(low)
Pass:34(avg)
WE:47
STA:64(avg)
 

6/27/2012 7:08 PM
colonels19
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Are these d1 pulldowns or d2 recruits?

Positions would help as well
6/27/2012 7:24 PM
ryandaniel
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Well, the bottom three are posts of some sort, and the top one is going to be either a guard or a small forward.  Barclay was a pulldown.   But since I have them I don't see that at this point it matters how I got them?

6/27/2012 7:36 PM
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pulldown thing is more just to get an idea where they were (how good a "get"); as for position, I agree, it doesn't matter what they say they are...colonels, you could figure out somewhere to play those guys, right?

The juco is pretty good. The bigs all look pretty good as well (ath low on that last one). Carry on soldier...
6/27/2012 7:52 PM
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Posted by ryandaniel on 6/27/2012 7:36:00 PM (view original):
Well, the bottom three are posts of some sort, and the top one is going to be either a guard or a small forward.  Barclay was a pulldown.   But since I have them I don't see that at this point it matters how I got them?

yeah it matters 0% how you got them.
6/27/2012 10:06 PM
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I think the two post players and the JUCO guard are pretty good.   I would be happy with any of them on my team.
6/27/2012 11:04 PM
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I probably would have let Brown go and taken a walk-on, tried again next year.  But the other 3 are all studs.  Barclay and Dickey could wind up forming one of the best frontcourt duos in any world's D2 by their junior and senior years.  I would prefer more BLK on those guys, but frankly with the ATH/DEF they have you'll get away with it and more.
6/28/2012 2:13 AM
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top guy would look like an ok point guard imo, barclay looks solid dickey could use more lp, brown seems like a bust
6/28/2012 1:51 PM
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Dickey will have at least near 90 ATH and DEF if not better and 70+ REB.  Sure he'd be a better offensive player with a little more LP, but he's a stud D2 center, period.
6/28/2012 3:06 PM
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Ignoring the D2 player pool is just silly, there are some VERY good players that show up as D2 recruits.  Recruiting them isn't a good thing to do, it's a great thing to do.  And frankly, Barclay and Dickey are going to be just as good as any post players on either of your D2 teams, so I don't know where you come off telling him he needs to get better players...  Although obviously recruiting out of Hawaii is a whole different animal, Gullette and Perlman from Mount Olive are at best as good as his guys are going to become.
6/28/2012 8:04 PM
ryandaniel
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Originally I went for two pulldowns, the guard who filled a specific need, and another d2.  One of the pulldowns was jumped on by a d1 team so I dropped him and went after Dickey instead and made the mistake of signing Brown.  Honestly, at least at division three if I thought I could get a same division player that was going to be just as good as the pulldown, I might as well save the recruiting money and use it elsewhere(In this case being able to spend enough to secure Barclay)

6/28/2012 8:35 PM
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Posted by dahsdebater on 6/28/2012 8:04:00 PM (view original):
Ignoring the D2 player pool is just silly, there are some VERY good players that show up as D2 recruits.  Recruiting them isn't a good thing to do, it's a great thing to do.  And frankly, Barclay and Dickey are going to be just as good as any post players on either of your D2 teams, so I don't know where you come off telling him he needs to get better players...  Although obviously recruiting out of Hawaii is a whole different animal, Gullette and Perlman from Mount Olive are at best as good as his guys are going to become.
+1
6/28/2012 11:15 PM
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what does "high-minus" mean?
6/29/2012 1:04 PM
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Once potential was added, I recruit as many DII guys as D1-pulldowns.

6/29/2012 1:07 PM
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