Re: Ivan Johnson commits to UC

[old school]

They produced Ben Wallace, so there must be some talent/coaching up there. I 
dont' believe in hyping/downplaying a kid due to stats, level of 
competition, or what part of the country he's from. Until you see them play 
with your own eyes you can't really judge them. But I'll take a 6'11" kid 
that can run the floor, handle the ball, rebound, and score.

As much as everyone kept saying "I want a kid bigger then 6'7" it's amazing 
to me how they turn it around as soon as UC lands one. Obviously the staff 
likes his game and since he plays in the same league as Cincinnat State (2 
former UC players on their coaching staff) they have some decent first hand 
knowledge of his game and what he's capable of.

On 5/3/05, Lou D'Ambrosia <address@hidden> wrote:
> I grew up in the Cleveland area and played high school hoops before going 
> to
> school at UC. Let me say this, Tri-C or Cuyahoga Community College is NOT 
> a
> hotbed for Cleveland area talent. I wouldn't expect too much.
>
> ~Lou
>
> > From: old school <address@hidden>
> > Reply-To: old school <address@hidden>
> > To: address@hidden
> > Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Ivan Johnson commits to UC
> > Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 16:19:27 -0400
> >
> > On 5/3/05, rj <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > Comparing stats could be apples & oranges.
> > >
> > > 1 is division II, the other is California.
> > > The competition level doesnt always compare to regular juco ball.
> >
> > As the Shamaine Dukes discussion is now starting to prove, what level
> > you play at doesn't always dictate the talent or ability of a certain
> > recruit. Harris is from Cleveland and I can't think of too many NJCAA
> > Div1 JUCO's in the Cleveland area. Chances are he wanted to stay close
> > to home to play his JUCO ball or it was just more convenient for him.