Dyricus

[BradleyBrave]

Jim is a very good basketball coach. He's moved around quite a bit over the years, I hope he can stick and settle somewhere around here.

[RedbirdFan21]

According to several sources, ISU is making a big push for Dyricus Simms-Edwards, and they are trying to "steal him" out of BU's back yard.
I have heard they are selling the idea of him being their next Osiris, although I have reason to believe BU is still strongly in the mix and that Jordan Prosser here at BU is a drawing point.
Dyricus is hearing from some bigger schools such as IU (they are already oversigned, but hey - it doesn't matter apparently), Kansas State, Penn State, also Kent State, Missouri State, Wichita, SIU, and Saint Louis.

How do you steal something (DSE) from someone (BU)... when that something (DSE) is NOT owned by someone (BU or anyone)?

[Fyrebyrd]

The quotation marks hints at an expression of sarcasm.

[Bballnut]

I saw both of his games this weekend and he shot the 3 real well. Neither team they played was very good but to me his outside shooting and free throw shooting has improved noticeably over last year. I have a feeling his stock is going to continue to rise. He also seems to take the C Brown tongue lashing on poor decision making/defense well.He doesn't pout or go into a shell.Once he gets back in the game, he takes the coaching as motivation and takes it up a notch

[Bballnut]

To me, D S-E is the type of player Bradley should go after. He's been a little bit under the radar due to summer injuries and plays on a team where his stats are secondary to the team goals.He's getting great coaching and his fundamentals have improved immensely.His upside is big. I don't know if the youth in the BU backcourt is an issue but I guess we'll see.

[HOI_Sportsfan]

How do you steal something (DSE) from someone (BU)... when that something (DSE) is NOT owned by someone (BU or anyone)?

Just to revisit the topic...........

From Illinois Prep Bullseye..........

... Now that Kenyon Smith has transferred to Lincoln Community College, Illinois State University now has an additional scholarship to give in the class of 2009. Which is why we expect Redbird head coach Tim Jankovich and his staff to go hard after 6'3 point guard Dyricus Simms-Edwards from Washington High School in Washington, IL as a possible spring signee. The Redbirds had been recruiting Simms-Edwards extremely hard prior to originally filling all of their spots in the 2009 class during the fall. Evansville is another Missouri Valley school making a strong push to try to land Simms-Edwards.

Where are you at BU? Why not a big push from JL/EB?

[it's boogie time]

Where are you at BU? Why not a big push from JL/EB?

You're kidding, right?

[Da Coach]

That brief blurb on Illinois Prep Bullseye nothing more than their writers' opinion that ISU will go after DSE harder now that they have an extra scholarship.

Personally, I don't think it changes anything, since Jankovich has over-recruited in past years, so if they really wanted DSE, I am sure they would continue to recruit him whether this extra scholarship became available or not. There is a reason DSE hasn't committed yet, maybe he wants to do better than ISU. And none of us know how involved Bradley is, because recruiting is kept secret a lot of times.

[bu fan 9]

I am not sure we really want him or not we have plenty of guards who can't shoot.

[Moshington]

Haha, well I guess his last game against Geneseo was a fluke. He was 5-6 (I think) from range.. not a bad shooting effort for a kid that can't shoot.

[Grassman]

Dyricus

I have been watching DYRICUS since the Pekin tournamnet in 07'
If we are not all over him, we should be. I do not care how many guards we have.IMO he is the real deal.
Also, with Wilkins being "benched" for the foreseeable future, we now have another scholie available for next year.
We should give one to DSE!

[ER3]

Whatever scholies we have available for next year need to go to shooters. Watching this team shoot from the perimeter makes my eyes very sad.

[Grassman]

Whatever scholies we have available for next year need to go to shooters. Watching this team shoot from the perimeter makes my eyes very sad.

Last I saw in the PJS, Dyricus was shooting close to 54% from the field and I believe 82% from the line!

[ER3]

Last I saw in the PJS, Dyricus was shooting close to 54% from the field and I believe 82% from the line!

That works for me...
Improvements from the floor and the FT line would certainly be welcomed on the Hilltop.

[ryeguy212]

Washington beat Morton last night 51-43, but Dyricus didn't have a very good game. He scored just 6 pts on 1-4 shoot, but was 4-4 from the line. He got two ticky tack fouls called on him in the first two minutes of the game, so he sat for pretty much all of the rest of the first half. He came in in the second half and got another foul pretty quick and sat for more time in the third quarter. He eventually fouled out, but was not really a factor in the game at all.

Senior Ben Worner hit 5 three's (he's a great shooter) and scored 15 and Junior Colton Underwood really dominated inside in the first half, scoring 16 overall. Mark Roth (Matt's brother) is only a sophomore but seems to be a sixth man and he can light it up from 3pt range just like his brother. He might be someone to keep an eye on over the next two years, as he plays a big part in Washington's success.

PJStar on the game:

http://www.pjstar.com/preps/x1708111152/Washington-regroupsto-take-out-Morton