Scholly offer to Donivine Stewart .....

[Braves4Life]

I don't know who was meant-
But back in those early 1980's there weren't recruiting experts who graded recruits like there are today. So it was much more subjective to evaluate recruits then.
However, some of Versace's recruits were thought to be extremely high profile- Mitchell Anderson, Pierre Cooper, and Voise Winters to name a few who were recruited by some very high level programs like Big Ten schools, Marquette, and others.

You are correct about the lack of recruiting experts Da Coach, and those three names were the top three that came to my mind. I know Anthony Webster and Eddie(?) Harris were also considered top level by many. Maybe Barney "Gold" Mines as well.

I'll tell you what. When I think back to some of the guys Versace brought in I am really in awe. Those guys were just SO good. I really think the only reason Versace WAS able to get these guys was because there were no ratings services; I doubt if he could replicate that recruiting success under today's BCS-biased system.

[BradleyBrave]

I'd love to have Donivine Stewart. I think expectations of him may be unusually and unfairly high if he did choose to come to BU, but he would be the best pure PG we've had here in a long, long time.

[Big Mike]

Donivine has a very high basketball IQ and skills to back it up....biggest problem for Donivine in high school is that he might be the only really good player on his team and is forced to try and do-it-all himself to score! Put him around some other talent and he will flourish IMO....he would fit well with the Braves!

[BradleyBrave]

Donivine has a very high basketball IQ and skills to back it up....biggest problem for Donivine in high school is that he might be the only really good player on his team and is forced to try and do-it-all himself to score! Put him around some other talent and he will flourish IMO....he would fit well with the Braves!

Agreed...he has a mental understanding of the game that cannot be taught. He's had that since his freshman year when he was dominating juniors and seniors in every facet of the game. Whatever he lacks in size and athleticism he more than makes up for with basketball intelligence.

[fan]

I think Illinois has their point guard in the class of 2011 in Tracy Abrams. It is unlikely they would take 2 in 1 class.

[AZ BU Fan]

Whatever he lacks in size and athleticism he more than makes up for with basketball intelligence.

I'll take size and athleticism anytime. You can help improve basketball intelligence with experience and coaching, but can not teach size or athleticism.

[BradleyBrave]

I'll take size and athleticism anytime. You can help improve basketball intelligence with experience and coaching, but can not teach size or athleticism.

I guess you haven't seen Donivine Stewart play before. You can't teach the kind of natural basketball instincts he has.

[shaunguth]

I guess you haven't seen Donivine Stewart play before. You can't teach the kind of natural basketball instincts he has.

Or David Collins.

[AZ BU Fan]

Saw a little of DS as a sophmore, but him trying to be the whole team perhaps distorted my view of his abilities.

DC = Size w/o athleticism...shortest (playing) tall center in BU history, edging out Rabey and Heemskirk

ZA = Size with athleticsm, impact player

DS sounds like another SM...nothing wrong with that, but would hope to get better shooting and/or defense from that position

JMHO

However, like the old saying, 1 billion Chinese can't all be wrong, if I am the lone voice of doubt on DS, I yield to popular Forum opinion....

[BradleyBrave]

Saw a little of DS as a sophmore, but him trying to be the whole team perhaps distorted my view of his abilities.

DC = Size w/o athleticism...shortest (playing) tall center in BU history, edging out Rabey and Heemskirk

ZA = Size with athleticsm, impact player

DS sounds like another SM...nothing wrong with that, but would hope to get better shooting and/or defense from that position

JMHO

However, like the old saying, 1 billion Chinese can't all be wrong, if I am the lone voice of doubt on DS, I yield to popular Forum opinion....

Great response!

[Braves4Life]

DS sounds like another SM...nothing wrong with that, but would hope to get better shooting and/or defense from that position

SM did NOT dominate (maybe that's a little strong) the AAU and high school circuit like DS since his freshman year. He also did not garner national attention like Stewart has.... especially from the "big boys". I still think this would be quite a coup for Les to land this guy. But, he did the same with Prosser so I'm hopeful he can deliver the local goods once again; I think he will

[real fan]

Hopefully the new facilities being done by March will help us get some of the high profile recruits that we just missed out on these last several years. It will be nice to be able to show off our new place to recruits this next spring signing period.

[SFP]

I'm more worried about JW then I am of a player that we cannot sign until next November. I also prefer to go after players that want to come here.

On Vercase and recruiting. He was a master recruit. He could finr a dimond in the rough i.e. HH and HS players who were getting recruited by the big boys, i.e. Donald Powell and Anthony Manuel. AM was being courted by none other then Georgetown one of the best programs in the 80s. DV had an arogant personality that translated well with recruits during that time.

[lefty]

Hopefully the new facilities being done by March will help us get some of the high profile recruits that we just missed out on these last several years. It will be nice to be able to show off our new place to recruits this next spring signing period.

Will our new facilities be better than the teams we are losing these recruits to?...

[BradleyBrave]

Hopefully the new facilities being done by March will help us get some of the high profile recruits that we just missed out on these last several years. It will be nice to be able to show off our new place to recruits this next spring signing period.

Talent has rarely been an issue on the Hilltop.