Shaolin Swat wrote:bressler3south wrote:Ace, this was from Ramsey, posted on the QUADREE SMITH thread. Could you please shed some light on this. Obviously, if anyone else could, please do so…Thanks, Bressler.
"I said it before I will say it again. Berry is horrible. he is fat and way out of shape. couldn't even play for 8 min stretches last season. Since he arrived on campus 2 weeks ago. I have personally watched him get absolutely abused by not just Hassan, which is to be expected but by earl Watson and even Onyekaba has made this kid look like he has no business in D1 ball.
The sad part about it, is the fact that this is the exact type of recruit that Hurley has always railed against. Hes always maintained that he wasn't going to give up a scholly on somebody who was a total reach because we were desperate. Well that's exactly what he did and with a kid whos only got 3 years of eligibility left. that is probably the only good caveat is that he will only eat up 3 yrs instead of 4.
He will not give us anything on the court this year and I don't see him as being a contributor ever. Stanford robinson is more likely to get in the game this season then berry.
They jumped the gun because they felt pressure to get a big on the roster. well they messed up. ARD was disgusted with the kids effort the other day and sent him to the showers early when he couldn't even complete an hr practice without having to beg out and sit down.
Knee jerk reaction by a staff clearly worried about there biggest weakness. But at the end of the day, a 6'8 tub of lard doesn't fix our lack of a true big. just makes the spot more glaring. Kid has no hands, zero touch. Mike hart told me that Bonzie colson used to put up 40 and 20 on this kid in scrimmages by just wanting it more.
The worst part is, the staff put him up against ousmane ba and technically I guess Berry was slightly better. But they got to see what hes got and its certainly not worthy of where we are intending to be.
Hurley grew up in his fathers system. his father has always repeatedly won, not by having the best bigs but by having the best guards, the best defense and the most effort. mix in some court intelligence and that bob sr toughness and bang you got st anthonys. The season thought to be St. anthonys best ever was the undefeated season chronicled in Adrian Wojnarowskis "the miracle of st Anthony" as anybody who has followed the hurley family or read that book will know, the only big they had on that team was former St joes forward Ahmad Nivins who sat out the beginning of that season and wasn't even a starter as the friars won the mythical national championship.
Danny certainly had some good post guys at St benedicts like Tristan Thompson and even a couple 7 footers mixed in here and there but the bottom line is, this isn't high school basketball. We can make do by having the best guards in the league and the best power forward and will most likely run through the A10 but we will see what our true problems are if we can beat tcu and square up with Maryland.
Maryland goes: C-Diamond Stone 6'11 260, PF-Robert Carter 6'9 250, SF-Jake Layman 6'8 210 as starters with PF/C-Damonte Dodd 6'9 240 and C-Michal Cekovsky 7'0 240 coming off the bench. Plus they got a SG named Jared Nickens who is there first guy off the bench and is the size of our best post player at 6'7.
All this stuff about us not being able to recruit bigs is total BS every other school out there whether they are P5 or not seemingly has guys coming off the bench that are over 6'8 and can actually play. We aren't asking for the moon here. Damonte Dodd was a 3 star recruit rated outside of the top 150 and last year as a sophomore he played 15.8mpg and put up 4.2ppg 4rpg and 1.6bpg. These guys are out there we just aren't really looking for them and that's the bottom line.
We offer 10-15 PFs and Centers; well we offer over 50 Guards. They are starting to make a name for themselves as a team that potential Big-man recruits aren't interested in playing at. They see us as a place for guards to run the show. Adding ARD will certainly help that stigma but I really think the real problem is that Hurley and staff don't necessarily see bigs as being key to what we are doing. Guard mentality."
Until proven otherwise, I put zero stock into what Ramsey sees or hears. I'll wait to pass judgment on Berry until I see him play for myself.
Here is one of SlyWilliamsCaddy's (SWC) Quotes.............If you don't think Ramsey is SWC then I have some oceanfront property in Arizona you might want to consider buying.
Post subject: Re: Matthews Showing Up in NBA Mock Drafts; URI Pro PotentiaPostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 7:37 pm
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atp I was wondering the same thing and my buddy only could see the car at first and was arguing with his boss that it was riley and his boss was saying there was no way he drove up here but riley is rich as all hell so he prob had his car shipped up and was waiting for him on the tarmac as he got off his private jet.
Heres my thoughts on it; look at who has visited in the first week and a half of practice. Arguably the best modern day nba gm since red. and every other team whether it was stevens and ainge last week or the sixers or sacramento or new Orleans or Washington. theres one common thread. They are all projected lottery teams. The cavs gm was here but even though they've been a perennial lottery team we all know that isn't happening this year.
The bottom line is, the secret is out. That's what riley said to my buddy. My buddy almost had a heart attack and got his autograph and said he wasn't washing his hand ever again (joking) but said that riley actually said to him "practice has been open for what? a week or so; look at whos already been up to check him out. You guys got something special, I haven't been up this way since lamar was playing. Enjoy the season because itll be his last."
He shook my buddies hand and got in his amazing car with his 10 thousand dollar suit on and drove off down 138 towards our beloved homeland.
Anybody who has ever doubted DH or his abilities as a coach or recruiter (especially after losing preston) well you can all go shove it. Bob Hurley Sr. told my good friend and rhode island legend, Ernie D, the day of Dannys introductory presser that "this place is a sleeping giant" and his son is getting us there.
We wasted 15 or so yrs with CFL and now within 2 and a half years of a real coach taking the job, were constantly in on top 100 talent even if we aren't landing all of them and we are already at a point where we aren't trying to get nba peoples attention anymore. The nba people are requesting permission to come watch us.
Think about that. Im 26 yrs old. last week I donated 1000 dollars to the program along with my season tickets. That $1000 at the time constituted about 1/15th of my total net worth. Its time for everybody to get fully behind this coach, this team and this program.
Im all in as I always have been. Rod is right there with me. As are many more of you. But we all need to start getting behind the ball and keeping it rolling. I know there are many of you out there who are twice and three times my age and have a hell of a lot more money then I do. Hell, I still owe the school and state and banks over $20,000 in loans and I took grief from my mother and father for not putting that money into paying off those loans and instead spending it so maybe Leroy butts doesn't have to buy his own books next year or whatever there going to use it for.
The bottom line is there are many of you out there that owe the lives that you live and lead today to the education you received from our university. Id give everything I had if I could because our team brings me happiness as it always has.
Open up your checkbooks, don't take that 2nd, 3rd or 4th vacation this year and donate. We are on the precipice of something special people. You wanna keep seeing the Pat Rileys of the world scouting OUR players, well make a sacrifice.
Sly Williams Caddy didn't pay for itself. haha. all joking aside. Our coach is world class; and if we want to keep trending upwards and living the high life like we used to well, were going to have to pay to keep it. DH and his family love it here but the bottom line is money talks. Anything and everything will help.
Cmon guys, we are the faithful. We have been waiting for this for a long time and here we finally are. Lets keep it going. Buy youre child or grandchild an extra jersey if that's all you can afford but cmon, this is OUR team. OUR pride and joy. and if a broke 26 year old can donate 1/15th of his net worth, then I know that there is a ton of pharmacists and engineers and doctors and millionaires out there that can do the same. There are so many grads out there who wouldn't live in their beautiful houses on the water with their brand new cars if it wasn't for our beautiful university. Its time to repay the favor.