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Well-traveled Kraidon Woods has landed at Drake. The 6-8 forward had previously signed with Villanova, played two years at Arizona State and sat out a year at Binghamton. He will have two years of eligibility at DU, starting this fall.
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WOW....if you can get whats advertised it will be a good pick-up for the "dogs"! -
Sounds like a great kid to land this late, and because of the NCAA waiver, he'll be eligible right away. Too bad he's made a couple of unfortunate choices with his last 2 schools.
From his bio page at Arizona State he answered this question-
"My favorite tattoo is...no tattoos, mom would kill me."
not the typical answer by kids today!
It looks like he originally graduated high school in 2006, committed to Villanova way back in April 2005-
Then he decommitted, spent a year at a prep school, committed to Arizona State, spent 2 years there, then transferred and spent a year sitting out at Binghamton, now transfers again to Drake. By the time he plays for Drake, he will have been out of high school more than 4 years and would be around 22 years old.
He sounds very athletic, but maybe a bit offensively challenged? He only averaged 0.8 ppg in the 2 seasons he played at ASU.Comment
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That's my take on it, too. From what I've heard, he just wasn't a good fit for Herb Sendek's grind-it-out style at ASU, and would have been much better on a team that likes to get out and run.Originally posted by Da Coach View Post
Of course, Phelps coached under Sendek for 12 years, so there are a lot of similarities in their styles. Phelps was also the one who recruited Woods to ASU, so he knows exactly what he's getting, and certainly wouldn't have taken him if he didn't think he could help the 'dogs immediately.Comment
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What's up with Drake picking up good players the last couple years. I guess you have to credit Phelps and the gang for that.
I just don't see what's drawing them to this school...basketball-wise, though the fans back them up when they're winning.
Phelps doesn't strike me as a coach that you'd want to play for, but I really don't know him - only from what I've seen.
Good for them - hope they can boost the Valley's RPI next year, as they carry over a lot of confidence from last year - maybe they'll be picked ahead or behind Indiana St.?Comment
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I don't think the rest of the Valley will be able to count on Drake boosting their RPI next year. The Drake website has a partial schedule up for next year and the teams are less than stellar. Using last year's RPIs as an indicator for this year, the average RPI for the teams Drake would play next year is over 200 with at least 3 teams above 300 and possibly a fourth (Houston Baptist), if they end up playing them in the Great Alaska Shootout. I am sure there are still some non-con games to be scheduled but here is what their schedule looks like for now.
Texas Southern
Iowa State
Southern Utah
Ball State/Saint John's
Houston Baptist/Southeastern Louisiana/Arizona State/Alaska Anchorage
Colorado State
Iowa
Dartmouth
Chicago StateComment
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Less than stellar indeed! DU better have a winning record vs. those teams!Originally posted by RedSoxDSM View PostComment
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I disagree a bit -- when all's said and done, they might end up having played FOUR BCS opponents -- Iowa, Iowa State, St. John's, and Arizona State..which is roughly as many as Illinois State has faced in the past half decade!!Originally posted by RedSoxDSM View PostComment
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If the ended up playing both St. John's and ASU, then their schedule would not be horrible, but that is not guaranteed. Playing both Iowa and Iowa St are guaranteed, but both of those teams will be terrible again this year. So, yes, Drake might end up with 4 BCS teams on their schedule, but two of them will not help their RPI at all, even if they beat their in-state rivals.
I still maintain that their schedule is not good. With the likes of Chicago State, Dartmouth and Southern Utah, Drake's non-con RPI will be ISUesque.Comment
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Unfortunately, for the first time in many years, our non-con RPI may be "ISUesque", as well...Originally posted by RedSoxDSM View PostComment
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No way Bradley's RPI next season is anywhere near as bad as ISU has been the last 3 years.Comment
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did anyone see this statement by the Binghamton transfer to Drake??
he says he... "estimated his vertical leap at 37 to 38 inches"
we'll probably never know for certain, and it does depend on whether that's a standing vertical or he gets a run up...
but one place that vertical leaps are measured precisely is at the NBA Predraft Combine every year...
I am sure you've heard claims of kids with 40-inch, 45 inch, and even 50 inch standing vertical leaps...
but are those claims accurate or lies and exaggerations...????/
You decide...here are the very best basketball players in the world being measured precisely.....
see what their vertical leaps are when measured precisely without the exaggeration...
In the 12 years of data from all the NBA Combines going back to 1998,
NOT ONE PLAYER HAS HAVE BEEN MEASURED WITH A STANDING VERTICAL LEAP OF 40 INCHES or more!!!
Yup - not one...two players have hit 39.5 inches, one more was measured at 38.5, and three more of 37 to 37.5.....but that's only six total hitting 37 inches or more out of about 1000 NBA prospects who have gone through the Combine in that span!!
AND - if given a running start or whatever, then even their MAXIMUM vertical leap isn't likely to be over 40 inches..
you can resort that data to show that only a handful (31 to be exact - out of over 1000) can even get a running vertical of over 40)
So - if anyone tells you they have a vertical leap of over 35 inches, you can be pretty skeptical....and if they claim they have a vertical of over 40 inches, you can start laughing and show then the evidence!!Comment
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