Darrlyn Willis pf 6-8 2016 offered, A Shocker!

[shockmonster]

I can see the Early/Hall comparisons, but to me, and maybe it's just his shooting mechanics and tenacity, but to me, he looks like a super sized Malcom Armstead.

Besides them both being left handed, I don't see it.

[AZ Shocker]

Left-handed Early. To the rack young fella!!!!

[tropicalshox]

Two crystal ball predictions have been made for Marquette.

[tropicalshox]

Tweet:


Pearl River (JC) standout Darryl Willis has offers from Mississippi State, Memphis, Wichita State, Arizona State, Iowa State, & Marquette

[60Shock]

Wish we had him this year.

[WSUwatcher]

Tweet:


Pearl River (JC) standout Darryl Willis has offers from Mississippi State, Memphis, Wichita State, Arizona State, Iowa State, & Marquette

I'll trade a Crystal Ball Marquette Willis for a Shocker Humphries.

[wusphlash]

Sorry, sometimes I just can't help myself... :)

Great song!

Well, I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison
And I went to pick her up in the rain
But before I could get to the station in my pickup truck
She got runned over by a damned old train

And I'll hang around as long as you will let me
And I never minded standing' in the rain
No, a' you don't have to call me darlin', darlin'
You never even call me
Well I wonder why you don't call me
Why don't you ever call me by my name

[tropicalshox]

Tweet:

@WORLDHOOPERFED Source close to Willis has reported to http://t.co/F4nCrryUSC that Wichita St. is the favorite for juco star Darral Willis

[tropicalshox]

Somebody apparently set WORLDHOPPERFED straight. One day ago they tweeted Marquette and Arizona State were the favorites.

[wusphlash]

I would be very surprised if we would sign another juco. That would give us a 7 man junior class next season. Give me a young one, a high/prep schooler, who's 6-6 or bigger with that last scholarship.

[shockmonster]

All who want to remain on board, Fasten Your Seatbelts. It's been a great ride and I don't want it to stop. Nothing would surprise me.

[tropicalshox]

http://www.scout.com/college/mississippi-state/story/1598678-darrlyn-willis-a-hot-commodity

Confirmation from Willis that WSU is his leader. He likes WSU a lot. Likes all the coaches, all the players who will be returning and the strength coach. And he likes he can be an instant impact player. Hasn't committed becuase he wants to be fair to all.

So, IMO expect 5 visits and then a commitment to WSU unless something really changes.

[tropicalshox]

Mississippi State visit this weekend, followed by Marquette, Arizona State and Oklahoma State. This probably means all others, including Memphis and Pittsburg have been eliminated.

[ShockdaWorld]

"I didn't commit to them because I wanted to give everybody a fair chance," said Willis. "I don't want to go to a school and commit right away. That defeats the purpose. I want to see who wants me really badly. I don't want to be a backup man for them. I want to be at the top of the billboard with them. I want to know that they really need me. I don't want it to be like we didn't get this guy so let's go get Darral."

This line concerns me a bit. I understand not wanting to be a backup man, but coming here with the expectation of being at the top of the billboard rather than the expectation to have a chance to compete for a starting spot and key role could be an error in judgment. I also may be mis-reading the context of his statement, and that may be not at all what he means.

[The Mad Hatter]

"I didn't commit to them because I wanted to give everybody a fair chance," said Willis. "I don't want to go to a school and commit right away. That defeats the purpose. I want to see who wants me really badly. I don't want to be a backup man for them. I want to be at the top of the billboard with them. I want to know that they really need me. I don't want it to be like we didn't get this guy so let's go get Darral."

This line concerns me a bit. I understand not wanting to be a backup man, but coming here with the expectation of being at the top of the billboard rather than the expectation to have a chance to compete for a starting spot and key role could be an error in judgment. I also may be mis-reading the context of his statement, and that may be not at all what he means.

I don't think he is talking about backup in the sense of lineups, but in the sense of recruiting priority. In other words, he wants to go to a school that had him as their top choice as a recruit, not as a backup option if other recruits went elsewhere.