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HahahaOriginally posted by pogo View PostKung Wu say, man who read woman like book, prefer braille!Comment
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In the pic with Baker, Reaves looks like he's about 6'3" and 185. I don't really care if he's 6'5" or 6'3". If he is 6'3", then in his highlight videos, he was playing against a lot of 5'9" guys.
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If that did not peg your meter, do not adjust your meter. Go get a new one.Man, Turgeon is a wise old soul! What a stud!it's not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog. MT
The future's so bright - I gotta wear shades.
We like to cut down nets and get sized for championship rings.Comment
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Austin is an intriguing recruit. From what I can find Arkansas has 7 classes in boy's basketball 1A through 7A. Austin's Cedar Ridge High School team plays in class 3A although I think he has played against schools as big as 5A during the season. Austin did not pay summer ball (AAU?) prior to this past year which is one reason he was flying under the radar. I suppose his reported late growth spurt was also a significant factor.
Reportedly things were starting to pick up in Austin's recruiting when he verbally committed to the Shocks. He said he had offers from South Dakota State and Arkansas State and considerable interest from Gonzaga although it is difficult to gage how strong Gonzaga's interest was. After word got out that the Shocks had offered more of the big boys reportedly started making calls.
Looks like Rivals had him ranked as a 3-start recruit according to Verbal Commits.
Arkansas has not exactly yielded a plethora of players for the Shockers. I think Austin is Coach Marshall's 1st recruit out of Arkansas. You might remember Coach Turgeon had two Arkansas recruits on his 2006-07 roster. Arbry Butler was a 6-8, 187 F out of Little Rock Central who averaged 20 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists as a high school senior. He was a 3-star prospect. Arbry redshirted his 1st year. Chris Brown was a 6-7, 222 F out of Searcy. Chris average 14 points and 9 rebounds as a high school senior. Chris was the 2006 Arkansas Gatorade Player of the Year. Both Arbry and Chris played in the largest class of schools (which at that time was 5A I believe) and the played on the same AAU team. IIRC correctly Shocker fans were pretty excited about these two recruits as well. Unfortunately, things did not pan out for either young man at Wichita State.
The fact that Arbry and Chris did not make it happen at Wichita State doesn't mean Austin won't be a terrific player for the Shocks. However, it does show that recruiting is far from an exact science and that their are no guarantees.
Hopefully, Coach Marshall has discovered another under-recruited diamond in the rough similar to Ron and/or Fred. Only time will tell for sure but there are no guarantees.
Austin clearly has some work to do on his body and as we all know you don't play for Coach Marshall unless you are willing and able to play defense, hit the boards and get on the floor. None of which you can tell much about from high school highlight videos.
Personally I think Austin would be wise to follow the Baker Plan and take a redshirt year next year but that is just a WAG based on what my gut is telling me.Last edited by 1972Shocker; March 28, 2016, 12:35 AM.Comment
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Arbry was dumber than a rock and Chris had severe back problems.
Watch the videos, Austin has the BBIQ, Skills, and the IT factor that many talented players lack. Marshall wouldn't even have offered Arbry or Chris, he did however see Austin and offer him.Comment
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An aside: Strangely -- Arbry Butler just finished his collegiate career this spring as a 27-year-old senior at NCAA-DII University of South Carolina-Aiken. He averaged 15.3 points and 9.4 rebounds for the Pacers this season and was third-team all conference.
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Just to clear things up. I took the picture. I'm a tad shorter than those guys and and had the camera at a lower angle.
Austin is 6'5 170 currently.Comment
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Glad you posted this. Some on here would have had him at 5'6", 270 before they were done.Originally posted by ARShocker View PostWhere oh where is our T. Boone Pickens.Comment
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AR can you confirm Austin has undergone the shoulder surgery?Originally posted by ARShocker View PostComment
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I never saw that post thanks for the reminder. Anyway, question for the naive, if he goes to Sunrise does that nullify his commitment to WSU and he can open up his recruitment?Comment
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He has only given a verbal at this point anyway, but, yes. The LOI he would sign this spring is for the upcoming year.Originally posted by KC Shox View PostComment
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Yeah, he would be a free agent again so it does add an element of risk. We can lock him up in November if he would re-sign a LOI in the early signing period (usually in mid-November).Originally posted by KC Shox View PostComment
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Isn't that what Eric Hamilton did, 1972? As I recall, he signed (and in his case had the chance in summer pickup games to see he wasn't quite ready), switched to Sunrise for a year, and then signed again the following November.Comment
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