trying to decide whether to sign this guy or not. I badly need post depth on my team. He has high high potential in both reb and LP, and low high potential in ath, along with a good work ethic. He would complement the other C that I signed fairly well - the other guy would have better defensive and REB ratings as an upperclassman, this guy would have better LP and SB.

Athleticism	14	High		Perimeter	1	Low
Speed	18	Low		Ball Handling	22	Average
Rebounding	56	High		Passing	22	High
Defense	22	Average		Stamina	75	Low
Shot Blocking	57	High		Durability	43	High
Low-post	42	High		FT Shooting		Average

Sorry I didn't see your sitemail.  Must have clicked on it and got distracted, but he could be a solid big man for you.

assuming it's d3, and you need depth, i say go for it.

An otherwise dominant C can even succeed with athleticism in the high teens or low 20s.  Not excel, but succeed, certainly as a backup.

Case in point.

This recruit's core ratings aren't nearly as good as your guy, but i get your point

I like the passing and high pot...

wronoj - I'm not sure about the depth comment.  This guy seems totally reasonable to be  a starter at DII with all his high potentials and depending on how high his Ath potential is, he could provide good depth at DII (depending on O/D sets).  Is this wrong?

wronoj - I'm not sure about the depth comment.  This guy seems totally reasonable to be  a starter at DII with all his high potentials and depending on how high his Ath potential is, he could provide good depth at DII (depending on O/D sets).  Is this wrong?

thanks for all the advice, but fortunately I waited to make a decision and a better C target dropped down to me this morning.

Posted by mcauley on 8/27/2010 10:38:00 AM (view original):
wronoj - I'm not sure about the depth comment.  This guy seems totally reasonable to be  a starter at DII with all his high potentials and depending on how high his Ath potential is, he could provide good depth at DII (depending on O/D sets).  Is this wrong?

mcauley, the SPD/ATH combo is too low for me to like this kid for anything at d2. He's got the skills, but not the body, for d2.

sounds like it's moot anyway, at least in this case.