'16 NJ PF Cyril Langevine (URI Signed NLI)

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 8 years ago

Billyboy78 wrote:Just followed Hassan and Jarvis on twitter. I think he's our next commit.

Well, I was wrong. With the Tertsea commitment, I think it's less likely that Cyril commits here too.

CT Rhody · Unread post by **CT Rhody** » 8 years ago

Did Tertsea committ? Haven't seen that anywhere.

Running Ram · Unread post by **Running Ram** » 8 years ago

yeah did you see that Bb? It was there and then gone, maybe it was a false report?

CT Rhody · Unread post by **CT Rhody** » 8 years ago

Ok all over Twitter now, good get.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 8 years ago

With five openings in the front court after 2017,
stockpiling bigs is not the worst thing that could happen.
Gives ARD a chance to work with them, without
needing to rush them into action.

Dre3000 · Unread post by **Dre3000** » 8 years ago

I still believe we will take the next big that wants to be a Ram, whether it's Cyril or Marfo. Part of me wants Cyril more just because I think he gives us something the other two don't. From a pure stature point of view Marfo seems very similar to Layssard to me. Langevine has an athletic build and could slide into Hassan's role nicely IMO. Next couple of weeks will be interesting!

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 8 years ago

Wow, two in the same weekend?

CT Rhody · Unread post by **CT Rhody** » 8 years ago

Two in the same weekend?

twisted3829 · Unread post by **twisted3829** » 8 years ago

would think it's between him and Marfo

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 8 years ago

A bird in the hand......if he wants to come here.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 8 years ago

Dan just followed Cyril on twitter. Do we get another commitment today?

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 8 years ago

Billyboy78 wrote:Dan just followed Cyril on twitter. Do we get another commitment today?

And yes, it might mean nothing, but he also followed Layssard and Tertsea after they committed.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 8 years ago

And he followed the coach of St. Pats.

Blue Man · Unread post by **Blue Man** » 8 years ago

A deeper, bigger, better bench is not a problem. Competition makes everyone better.

If we offered them, I want them. Dan and Co have proved time and time again they know what they're doing, especially with recruits.

Sweep The Leg · Unread post by **Sweep The Leg** » 8 years ago

Blue Man wrote:A deeper, bigger, better bench is not a problem. Competition makes everyone better.

If we offered them, I want them. Dan and Co have proved time and time again they know what they're doing, especially with recruits.

Even if you have 3 quality bigs with different skill sets, you can still have each play 25 min per game if you rotate them at both the C and PF position, most likely their sophomore/junior year. It keeps them fresh and eliminate a drop off if one gets in foul trouble.

Dan is building a team that can matchup at the game and skill specific level which is paramount in CBB. If you play a P5 OCC team, you'll to matchup with their bigs. If you play, a mid-major, you'll need to deal with more guard heavy teams. Dan has enough talent to do that next year even if these kids are a little green.

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 8 years ago

Looking through Coach Hurley's following list, there does seem to be a pattern to his very selective method of following people.

URI_IEP · Unread post by **URI_IEP** » 8 years ago

ATP, are you trying to infer that Hurley doesn't have a plan...

traitor.

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 8 years ago

Well he followed Harbaugh so he is obviously leaving for Michigan.

reckless jake · Unread post by **reckless jake** » 8 years ago

Funny how the recruiting ball bounces... if you had asked me a week ago I would've bet that Langevine would've been the one to commit immediately following his official visit.

Hell, he seemed ready to commit before he even got here on his visit. Something cooled off.

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 8 years ago

There can be mutual interest between a school and a player and still not be an early commit, at the discretion of the school or the player. It's good for a program to be in a position where they don't immediately take just anyone who has an interest. From a player's perspective, some prefer to take all their visits before making a choice. There's risk involved from both sides, but Rhode Island has really helped to fill their biggest needs in the first two recruiting weekends of the academic year, which creates flexibility.

reckless jake · Unread post by **reckless jake** » 8 years ago

Here's my "read between the lines" interpretation of your post Ace... not that it's necessarily accurate, or that your post means the same thing to anyone else... We've politely/professionally slowed down Langevine's decision making process to see how our recruitment of Marfo plays out. Just my opinion. We're trying to stay involved with Langevine until Marfo makes a decision. The two commitments in-hand give us "flexibility".

Langevine made 2 visits to URI within a month of each other. I would say he has more than a passing interest in us.

Seawrightspostgame · Unread post by **Seawrightspostgame** » 8 years ago

I like them both. Marfo seems awesome to me. Obviously the BABC component is important. BUT there is a NJ component to Cyril that we have all wondered about. Could this be an NJ pull we been waiting for?

BABC v. NJ?

Not sure pipelines have been established for us yet... Any more Expressions guys coming? Hassan Martin's brother? DH only been here 3 years so pipelines aren't in yet?

Should we back off any guy Providence College recruits because he almost surely won't play a minute? That is a test I would be aware of. If PC wants him, then he probably won't play at his first school.

RhowdyRam02 · Unread post by **RhowdyRam02** » 8 years ago

I'm not sure I understand the PC comments, but we definitely shouldn't back off guys they're after. We wouldn't have Terrell here for one if we did that.

Seawrightspostgame · Unread post by **Seawrightspostgame** » 8 years ago

I was just kidding because there were other posts saying Laysard was a back up and Marfo was their priority. In Cooley's time most of the heralded recruits he has brought in have not made it on the floor for non-basketball reasons.

CT Rhody · Unread post by **CT Rhody** » 8 years ago

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 8 years ago

And he just followed Dan on twitter.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 8 years ago

If he decides soon, I think it will be us.

Then I would think that would be it for bigs for 2016.....

And if we get a PG too, then I would guess Butts is out......

If no PG, then Marfo?

Shaolin Swat · Unread post by **Shaolin Swat** » 8 years ago

rambone 78 wrote:If he decides soon, I think it will be us.

Then I would think that would be it for bigs for 2016.....

And if we get a PG too, then I would guess Butts is out......

If no PG, then Marfo?

I don't think we're getting Marfo. With 2 bigs (and potentially 3) already in the fold, I'd be willing to bet that he is going to be committing elsewhere.

Ultimately, I think that the recruiting class will wind up being Layssard, Tertsea, Langevine and a PG.

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 8 years ago

Love the Twitter follows. Seems like a good giveaway.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 8 years ago

I'm expecting to see "URI verbal commit" any time now......

CT Rhody · Unread post by **CT Rhody** » 8 years ago

rambone 78 wrote:I'm expecting to see "URI verbal commit" any time now......

Why do you think that?

bressler3south · Unread post by **bressler3south** » 8 years ago

CT Rhody wrote:
rambone 78 wrote:I'm expecting to see "URI verbal commit" any time now......
Why do you think that?

Because the Twitterverse is Logic-centered.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 8 years ago

Bird in the hand. If you can get him, don't wait for Marfo,
who you aren't sure you can land.
Then grab the best PG you can and, voila! Super recruiting cycle.

CT Rhody · Unread post by **CT Rhody** » 8 years ago

Concur Rod, totally agree. Maybe didn't land the top 100 prospect that every drools over but to land three bigs in one class and a solid three star point guard and that is a fantastic recruiting class.

luke · Unread post by **luke** » 8 years ago

Agree, Rod. If Langervine or Marfo want to be at URI they need to make the decision now. Take the guy who wants to be here and let them know that is what you will do.

reckless jake · Unread post by **reckless jake** » 8 years ago

Definitely agree, if Langevine is ready to commit don't put him off. Take the verbal and wish Marfo all the best.
To wait on Marfo's decision is risking losing both of them.
Marfo may -may- be the slighly better player right now. Better as in more developed. But Langevine may have the higher ceiling overall.

I agree with Rod. Layssard, Tertsea, Langevine and the very best PG we can recruit is a helluva class.

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 8 years ago

CT Rhody wrote:Concur Rod, totally agree. Maybe didn't land the top 100 prospect that every drools over but to land three bigs in one class and a solid three star point guard and that is a fantastic recruiting class.

And especially when talking about bigs, landing that top 100 guy is going to be a rare occurence for URI I would think. There are just so few big men that are that good straight out of high school, the big boys scoop them all up.

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 8 years ago

reckless jake wrote:Definitely agree, if Langevine is ready to commit don't put him off. Take the verbal and wish Marfo all the best.
To wait on Marfo's decision is risking losing both of them.
Marfo may -may- be the slighly better player right now. Better as in more developed. But Langevine may have the higher ceiling overall.

I agree with Rod. Layssard, Tertsea, Langevine and the very best PG we can recruit is a helluva class.

To be clear, my above post wasn't in regards to Marfo specifically. Based on the guys that have committed already, I'm not sure the staff evaluates them all that differently (considering risk and reward for ability and signability), and they certainly weren't concerned about his (Marfo's) feelings about being the third potential big to sign. If he was the clear number one priority, I'm not sure that September plays out like it has. If they brought him in, they clearly like Langevine, and the feelings are mutual. Langevine is also enjoying the recruiting process. There's a way to play this out so all parties are comfortable with it. If the situation changes, then either side can act. Taking a sure thing, waiting it out- neither approach is wrong, IMO.

Gonebarongone · Unread post by **Gonebarongone** » 8 years ago

This conversation can only be had in degrees. How much of a shot do we have with Marfo? How much better does the staff think he is (if they do)? Is it 1% of Marfo vs. 100% of Langevine? Probably not. So, it's up to the staff to assess all of that. Certainly, an inexact science that goes well beyond a "bird in the hand" type conversation.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 8 years ago

If the players are regarded by staff as equals or near equals,
the bird in the hand is exactly the case.
The guy has been here twice. These's obvious mutual interest.

RIFan · Unread post by **RIFan** » 8 years ago

Recruiting is such a crap shoot, especially for "Bigs". Look at this link below and see how these two Rhody recruits were ranked:

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/baske ... w/position

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 8 years ago

Gonebarongone wrote:This conversation can only be had in degrees. How much of a shot do we have with Marfo? How much better does the staff think he is (if they do)? Is it 1% of Marfo vs. 100% of Langevine? Probably not. So, it's up to the staff to assess all of that. Certainly, an inexact science that goes well beyond a "bird in the hand" type conversation.

Agreed. If a guy is ready to commit (and I think that is still a big if in Cyril's case, as he is greatly enjoying the recruiting process), then you weigh what you would get against all other legitimate possibilities and probabilities and make the best decision you can. Layssard committed before visiting SMU and Texas Tech. Tertsea committed a few days after multiple coaches from multiple other A10 teams were in the gym watching him. Both of their situations created some urgency in the decision making. Where would CL be considered in comparison with Marfo and the guys that have committed, for reasons that may include his recruitment process? It's hard to get a clear picture on numbers because situations always seems to creep up, potentially even more with the new '16 standards (in general, not Rhody specific), but if Butts is out of the picture, they're looking at adding two more, including a guard.

CT Rhody · Unread post by **CT Rhody** » 8 years ago

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 8 years ago

CT Rhody wrote:

I think we should all go and favorite that tweet. If he sees all Rhody followers favoring it, who knows... Has he taken any other visits? If so, who is our competition?

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 8 years ago

He had some old coach of his telling him to to the A-10,
because the coach lived near Amherst and could see him play once in a while.
Nothing new on his site.

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 8 years ago

Billyboy78 wrote:
CT Rhody wrote:
I think we should all go and favorite that tweet. If he sees all Rhody followers favoring it, who knows... Has he taken any other visits? If so, who is our competition?

To my knowledge, Rhode Island is clearly his most high profile offer/visit.

CT Rhody · Unread post by **CT Rhody** » 8 years ago

I guess I'm confused why other high major schools aren't involved with him? Especially being that he is 6-8 and all you would thought the entire A-10 and others from high major conferences would be involved. Wonder what we see and every other HM doesn't..

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 8 years ago

From all that I've heard this kid could be on the verge of blowing up big time....

I also think we were his only official visit....

Now's the time to get him.....

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 8 years ago

So, if he's announcing on Friday, who else could it be?

bressler3south · Unread post by **bressler3south** » 8 years ago

Billyboy78 wrote:So, if he's announcing on Friday, who else could it be?

Farleigh Ridiculous, Monmouth, maybe a late bid by big-time pretender Rutgers.