re: LSU Basketball recruiting 2012, updated 7-16-12, removed Tony Trocha

Huntington will be replacing their 6'9 center with a soph that is 6'6/6'7 but is much more aggressive than the Jones kid that graduated. They also will be returning a sophmore who started inside last as a freshmen who is about 6'4 but very solid. They will be replacing the marshall kid with a junior guard who is not as big but handles the ball much better, is very quick,(plays reciever on the football team) and actually shoots better than marshall; however, I think their weakness is still their guard play.

Ok ok they'll be right up there like I thought they'd be. We lose 3 kids, 2 starters. We had 2 seniors graduate. Lose 6'3 starting PF and 5'9 SG, and a 6'3 SF coming off the bench. But we'll bring in a 6'5 PF Duan Wright off the bench into the starting lineup and Josh Ivory will move from an undersized SF back to the 2 Guard. Now the 3 is a mystery. We have several kids who can play the spot and produce well, but who of them will start, I can't say Henry Pryor started a few times last year and led the team in scoring a few times so he can come in, we've got a few sophomores and in a year with so many seniors, Smith usually likes to start one underclassmen so he can learn from the seniors to take charge for the next few years, aka Markel Brown in 2008, and Troy Jones, who's a 4th year starter. So we'll see, we'll be good, I've heard and seen good results over the summer. We won our division at GASO and beat a few All Star teams up at Oklahoma State, so we should be ready.

Far as I know, Ok State looked at him and liked him when we played at their camp this summer but since its been nothing from anyone as far as I know, but you're right, kid can play and if he improves on what he did last year, he can definitely show he can play with anybody.

Okie State already has Phil Forte committed, who is a Keiton Page clone, but a better shoot. I doubt they will be after any other tiny point guards.

I could see him at La. Tech or Northwestern St.

yeah i meant best case for wagner, maybe that happens but probably unlikely. him and troy would be nice signings for tech.


shoot me a email sometime. i dont know if i still have your address, i havent had any scoop in a while but who has? i'll be in chicago in a couple weeks and i'll see some familiar people who know their stuff.

I wonder if Trent told Felix about stringer moving to the wing And if that would have helped in his recruiting?
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I agree with u S

probably not hickey either. this is not addressed to you bubba. you can't make a player stay in state. if texas was his dream school with an offer on the table its a no brainer for him. they have been successful putting and helping point guards get to the league. dj a couple of years ago and cory joseph this past draft. both first round picks. not counting other positions over the years.

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word is that eddie has looked good shooting the ball and passing it. defensively, they'll likely play more zone when he's out there. from an offensive standpoint the move makes a lot more sense than trying to put courtney there like they did last season.

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EDDIE who? are you kidding me he is and never will be an SEC caliber player, if we are depending on Eddie Ludwig we are in serious trouble. Hopefully we do not have to play zone defense this year....unless TJ's new recruits are the same as his previous ones.

I agree, just relaying what the coach said.