I watched Monteverde defeat St. Joseph's of Metuchen tonight. They were really impressive so much that they could have named the score. It was like a varsity team against a JV team. Tomorrow they play Roselle Catholic, Sunday I think they play Pope John and Monday they play Linden. Linden beat Sayreville in the 7PM game 75-27. Monteverde actually looked better than many D-1 teams. Kevin Boyle was really putting on a show. It seemed like he was having a great time back in New Jersey.
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This is what bothers me most about this staff. Why are we invisible in this state? Are we going to get the kids headed to KY and Duke? Probably not but there's too much talent to ignore.
They have a 4 star center named Bruno Fernando that's uncommitted for 2016. Too late to get in the mix?
When Marquette showed up to watch him last and not us, I think we've already sealed our fate.
I also think Kevin Boyleunderstands where we are as a program and we'd be off the list.
St. Joseph's, Linden and Union Catholic were there. Each has at least one mid major or up prospect.
And we weren't there. This was an off week, too.
Boyle told me that there's a chance that he reclassifies to 2017. If he does stay in the 2016 class, I don't see him coming to Rutgers.
Correct me if I'm wrong but we went to one hs game during an off week.
Don't we need a big man for 2016? St-Ben's-Blair game featured all 2017s
Don't we need a big man for 2016? St-Ben's-Blair game featured all 2017s
Do we know for sure that no one from the RU staff attended last night? We have a home game this weekend so conceivably they could attend the Roselle Catholic game tonight. Have we just raised the white flag for certain level recruits?
Figured as much. Rutgers would be really late in the game to try to get in with a top big man recruit.
How about a couple of these names, (shot in the dark) Papa N'diaye or Jordy Tsimanga? Figure we would be too late in the game for them as well.
Guys like Andew Slater and Zags were there and Rutgers was not mentioned. Princeton made it out, though!
Rutgers doesn't have to show up at high school games because there is such a over whelming interest by recruits in playing out of state.Getting out recruited by Fordham is beyond belief.
where online can I see the list of attendees for the game? I would like to check it out the names of everybody at the game.
While we are talking recruiting....where was that game this week in which Jordan, Macon and Dalip all attended? I think it was a Blair Academy game. Do you remember who they were playing?
St Benedict's. best 2016 kid in the game was a maac/a10 level guard James Scott
Rutgers needs an elite big for 2016
Depends on your style of play when you have a full roster. Next year could look like this:
3 small athletic guards in Sanders, Johnson and Williams
1 bigger 6'5 guard
2 centers in Doorson and Diallo
6 athletic players between 6' 6 " and 6'8"
1 shooter as a role player.
If I had that full roster I would play uptempo, 3/4 press, half court trap. That's just me, I prefer to see the team I root for win games 86-80 rather than a boring 56-50 score.
At least recruit someone this week for 2016, if the whole plan is next year is "the year" for Eddie.
We have one offer out and didn't visit the player so did we use our time wisely this week? Prob not
So.....every place and recruit that Shoes or Macon or Dalip visits is reported? I mean, if you did not hear it or read about it, that MUST mean they were home all week. Is that correct?
Usually coaches tweet it out. Guess Rutgers is special and keeps it under wraps. Works like a charm
Dude figure it out on your own. I applaud your belief in the program. I'm not going to tell you how it works
I take your irritable response to mean that you have NO idea who else Macon, Shoes or Dalip visited this week. That's the point I was making......I guess you did not sense the sarcasm....lol
Tweet whatever you want. You remind me of the flat-Earth truther on Twitter last month.
Earth is flat. We never landed on the Moon. Rutgers is kicking ass on the recruiting trail (shhh it's a secret!)
Keep drinking that Rutgers recruiting Kool-Aid. It must be spiked.
Unfortunately, fans appear more concerned with making sure their schools coaches are seen, as if that has any impact on landing the kids they are targeting....are we saying it's as simple as just showing up the most amount of times and not something else more realistic or tangible??
This goes back to the football recruiting argument as well.....fans are not interested in getting the right player, unless he's been battled for in recruiting against other schools, otherwise the kid must be terrible because bigger named schools didn't do their research or find out about the kid. We landed some kids and some are good and some are just OK (Goode, Laurent, Sanders etc.) and not all are going to be based on how many times a school shows up on the sidelines or is reported upon by a local blogger/reporter that is paid by clicks.....so if he mentions a certain schools coaches are there, it results in more clicks for that person's reporting, whether it's his webpage/blog etc....reporting that a bigger name school with a bigger name fan base, means more revenue.
On the other hand, the truth in basketball recruiting goes far beyond just appearing on the sidelines of a HS game.....certain kids are aligned with certain AAU outfits and that has 99% more to do with where a kids likely to go to college than anything else. But we can carry on about how critical it is to have coaches reportedly on the sidelines, because it gives the impression that "those coaches are working very hard".....or are the following the herd, so they aren't giving the impression that they aren't working.
Schools that pay the most behind the scenes get the kids into their programs. RU will eventually have revenue that can compete with the rest of the Power 5 programs. Let's get the revenue in the door and facilities up and running, but in the meantime, RU can get the kids just like every other program does.
This goes back to the football recruiting argument as well.....fans are not interested in getting the right player, unless he's been battled for in recruiting against other schools, otherwise the kid must be terrible because bigger named schools didn't do their research or find out about the kid. We landed some kids and some are good and some are just OK (Goode, Laurent, Sanders etc.) and not all are going to be based on how many times a school shows up on the sidelines or is reported upon by a local blogger/reporter that is paid by clicks.....so if he mentions a certain schools coaches are there, it results in more clicks for that person's reporting, whether it's his webpage/blog etc....reporting that a bigger name school with a bigger name fan base, means more revenue.
On the other hand, the truth in basketball recruiting goes far beyond just appearing on the sidelines of a HS game.....certain kids are aligned with certain AAU outfits and that has 99% more to do with where a kids likely to go to college than anything else. But we can carry on about how critical it is to have coaches reportedly on the sidelines, because it gives the impression that "those coaches are working very hard".....or are the following the herd, so they aren't giving the impression that they aren't working.
Schools that pay the most behind the scenes get the kids into their programs. RU will eventually have revenue that can compete with the rest of the Power 5 programs. Let's get the revenue in the door and facilities up and running, but in the meantime, RU can get the kids just like every other program does.
Also to be fair, there's no AAU ball being played right now. So showing up at games makes sense for this time of year
This is really a stretch for the " criticize Jordan for anything I locate " crowd........you guys are being critical of Rutgers for not going hard after a Monterverde 4 star recruit ? I'm pretty sure if word got out to this guy and Boyle that Rutgers was interested....that interest would not be returned. Not a chance.
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At one time we were associated with DC Assault. That may have dried up with the Etou situation and David Cox going to URI. Eddie coached some of the DC Assault guys 4 years ago so the kids in the program now may not have had contact with Eddie.
It's not about recruiting Montverde or showing up at just any game.
It'd be nice to hear about Rutgers out recruiting a player for next year at a prep or juco during an off week.
That's all. Eddie makes more than $1 million is that too much to ask?
It'd be nice to hear about Rutgers out recruiting a player for next year at a prep or juco during an off week.
That's all. Eddie makes more than $1 million is that too much to ask?
Well if we are trying to recruit players for 2016 that you haven't evaluated yet, wouldn't you be more comfortable knowing that the coaches are seeing these players with their own two eyes rather than trusting the word of an AAU coach who is not coaching right this second?
I mean the coaching staff visited Laurent's school in season to see him play. They didn't offer him just then, but they knew enough about him later to offer him in spring. This is just how it has to go this late in the cycle.
I mean the coaching staff visited Laurent's school in season to see him play. They didn't offer him just then, but they knew enough about him later to offer him in spring. This is just how it has to go this late in the cycle.
Boyle would have to take a cut in pay to come to Rutgers and as I posted earlier when I spoke to him he dismissed coming to RU very quickly..with a chuckle.....
You would think that Eddie would have a good relationship with the old DC Assault program which is now called DC Premier
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