Harper- #3 don bosco vs. #1 Roselle catholic
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Lol. Why do we keep going back to Bullock, who failed to pass conditioning for two years? To compare the two is not fair to Harper Jr.
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anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy
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i was just about to type this same question haha
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I really think a redshirt year would serve him best. Just get him into tip top shape. My concern with him is his foot speed and quickness on defense. Will he be able to defend guards and wings? Or is he going to play the 4 and be more athletic than his opponent on the offensive end and a little undersized on the defensive end?
Maybe he grows 4 inches and is Rutgers version if David Robinson. He has the genes and the skill set.
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anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy
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I aint biting on the 18 year old growing again haha
Yes but Harper is only 16 right now.. ...not 18.
He will turn 17 in August.
Harper Stats, per highschoolsports.nj.com:
http://highschoolsports.nj.com/player/ronald-harper/
But it doesn't look like their "per game" averages are correct, unless he played in 20 games instead of the 19 listed.
http://highschoolsports.nj.com/player/ronald-harper/
But it doesn't look like their "per game" averages are correct, unless he played in 20 games instead of the 19 listed.
Sources online have his birthday as April 2000, which would make him a month shy of 18 right now.
Overweight guys that can't overwhelm bigger guys in the post without a future in the NFL scare me.
Better? :okay:
Did anyone at the game notice whether Harper grew during the game?
Yes, you are correct. He is 17 right now and according to the Father who sees him everyday... Still growing
The whole "still growing" thing is kinda silly. How would his father possibly know that? How would anyone who sees him every day possibly know that?
One might be able to say he's grow up until today, but there would be no way of knowing if he'll continue to grow tomorrow.
That's not to say that he won't grow any more - he might and he might not (more likely not). But pointing to "his parent says he's still growing" isn't really meaningful.
One might be able to say he's grow up until today, but there would be no way of knowing if he'll continue to grow tomorrow.
That's not to say that he won't grow any more - he might and he might not (more likely not). But pointing to "his parent says he's still growing" isn't really meaningful.
@RU-Choppin-Ohio and @kyk1827
As this article from 2009 mentions, after time spent working for non-profit companies in different cities, including a group in Chicago where Maria and Ron first met, the Harpers ended up in Upper Saddle River, NJ. (FYI: Maria and Ron are now divorced.)
http://www.espn.com/college-sports/recruiting/basketball/womens/news/story?id=4589417
As this article from 2009 mentions, after time spent working for non-profit companies in different cities, including a group in Chicago where Maria and Ron first met, the Harpers ended up in Upper Saddle River, NJ. (FYI: Maria and Ron are now divorced.)
http://www.espn.com/college-sports/recruiting/basketball/womens/news/story?id=4589417
I think what is sillier is guys saying... No way will he grow any more.
Consider that his Dad is 6'6" and sees his basketball playing son everyday. He would certainly be able to determine when his son moved from 6'3 to 6'4 to 6'5 to 6'6.....because he is then almost eye level. For Harper Sr to simply say "he is still growing" is not some far fetched nonsense which has resulted in message board guys saying... "No way, he's not growing anymore" ! That response is silly.
There's no way to tell one way or the other - so saying he will because his dad says so is specious. Given that he'll be 18 next month, it's unlikely he's got much growing left. While not unheard of, growth past 18 is pretty rare - I'd love it if he were to grow some more, but right now let's be happy with the height he is and consider anything more a bonus.
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I think ive merely said “its very rare that kids grow once they graduate high school” does it happen? Sure. But its about as likely as a white guy being a dominant wr or cornerback in the nfl. Sure its happened but its the exception
Funny thing at game yesterday I've never seen so many guys 6'5 and over young and old milling around I must have seen at least 50 dudes over 6'5 or more
Word is now filtering out from some observers, and mind you they were there all game and stared at Harper intensely, that Harper grew 1/8 inch during the game. He also dropped a year down from 16 to 15. Some estimate that, with his growth continuing and now having yet another year to grow, he'll be a 7 footer. Only time will tell but these are, in the least, positive developments.
Garbage time? It was a 2 pt games after 3 and he had 22. I wouldn’t attribute his 33 points to garbage time.
