BU recruit 2011- Jeff Early

[BU freak]

Rivals is reporting BU is recruiting Jeff Early, a 6'3" first-team JUCO All-American from Monroe College in New York.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Jeff-Early-119690

http://www.monroecollegemustangs.com/news/2011/4/6/MBB_0406111727.aspx

http://www.monroecollegemustangs.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=160&path=mbball

[tornado]

wow - a 6-3, 185 lb FORWARD???

[Da Coach]

Rivals has him listed as a forward, but the Monroe roster lists him as a guard-

http://www.monroecollegemustangs.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball

[KillerB]

I like the idea of a lock down defender.. but he sounds like a 2 and it appears we already have plenty of those.

[PTownHawkeye]

I like the idea of a lock down defender.. but he sounds like a 2 and it appears we already have plenty of those.

"2" is interchangable with off guard for the sake of this comment.

We do have a lot of OGs, but nowadays, most teams have two different off-guards on the floor at the same time. TB in 2009 is the last BU player I can remember playing the 3 who was actually a forward, and that was only for a few mins here and there (except for the infamous lineup of WE, JP and MK that JL tried for about 2 minutes last year). Having a glut of 2's simply means you have players who are covering both the 2 and the 3 spot. The 2 and 3 are practically interchangable...could anybody actually discern who played the 2 and who played the 3 when you would have DD, WL, and DSE on the floor at the same time?

My guess is that a 6'3 forward would be listed this way because he isn't a shooter and is more of a driver/scorer/rebounder, and wouldn't ever be on the floor without a PG and a shooter/OG.

[KillerB]

"2" is interchangable with off guard for the sake of this comment.

We do have a lot of OGs, but nowadays, most teams have two different off-guards on the floor at the same time. TB in 2009 is the last BU player I can remember playing the 3 who was actually a forward, and that was only for a few mins here and there (except for the infamous lineup of WE, JP and MK that JL tried for about 2 minutes last year). Having a glut of 2's simply means you have players who are covering both the 2 and the 3 spot. The 2 and 3 are practically interchangable...could anybody actually discern who played the 2 and who played the 3 when you would have DD, WL, and DSE on the floor at the same time?

My guess is that a 6'3 forward would be listed this way because he isn't a shooter and is more of a driver/scorer/rebounder, and wouldn't ever be on the floor without a PG and a shooter/OG.

I understand what a 2 guard is, but thanks for the lesson anyway.
I actually would prefer to see us get another point guard if we are going the JC route.

[jeffsu]

I understand what a 2 guard is, but thanks for the lesson anyway.
I actually would prefer to see us get another point guard if we are going the JC route.

DSE, Donivine Stewart and JCrawford aren't enough? I like the setup...

[KillerB]

DSE, Donivine Stewart and JCrawford aren't enough? I like the setup...

I don't see DSE as a true PG.. both JC & DS are freshmen.. and I don't think any of us know enough about JC to know if he is a point guard or a combo.

[Future Walk-On]

I don't care what position he plays

First team JUCO all american? is this DIII or something?

[daPAWW1]

This kid seems to fit Ford's offensive scheme!

I don't care what position he plays

First team JUCO all american? is this DIII or something?

I'm probably wrong in my assesment of this type of player but I did have the pleasure to see Kent State play a couple of ballgames with Coach Ford at the helm and this type of player seems to fit his offensive scheme/style. The games I saw were just flat out non-stop race horse basketball with kids flying up and down the court, using a 9-10 man rotation - just flat wore me out! It seemed to me any kid over 6-5 and 200 lbs who didn't run like the wind was just flat out of place on the court. I don't know if that kind of style will play well in the MVC and I really don't think WE and JP are suited to play it but any kid between 6-2 to 6-5 with great speed and an ability to get directly to the hoop looks to be players Coach Ford would be targeting. Again my observation is based on two ballgames I saw last year so that may or may not be his style and again I wouldn't have a clue what he thinks will play in the MVC but if speed is his MO then this type of student athelete may well be his target and he'll need a bench full just like him to run this style for 40 minutes!

[Da Coach]

Jeff Early played his freshman season at Allegany College of Cumberland, Maryland.
He was named 3rd team All-American in 2009.
Here Jeff Early is listed at 6'1" on the Allegany roster in 2008-2009-

http://www.njcaa.org/colleges_college_player.cfm?sid=4&collegeid=1506&category=Roster&slid=2&teamid=78286&athleteid=246687

He must have grown. Now on the Monroe roster, he is lised at 6'4"-

http://www.njcaa.org/colleges_college_player.cfm?sid=4&collegeid=1232&category=Roster&slid=2&teamid=105631&athleteid=307915

Here are a couple brief video clips of Jeff Early-
An alley-oop dunk attempt when he was playing at Allegany College-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwT3uKAa47s

A warmup video from Feb. 2007 when he was in high school-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psM-9HGT5k0

And he was recently voted to the 1st team NJCAA All-American

http://www.njcaa.org/sports_awards.cfm?sid=4&divid=1&slid=2

[jeffsu]

Found this on an Arkansas State board on Jeff Early..

Re: Jeff Early
?« Reply #32 on: February 20, 2011, 08:21:31 AM ?»
Jeff is legit 6'3 maybe 6'4 wing player who has a legit 40 inch vertical leap.* He is a human highlight film.* 1st team preseason Alll-american at Alleghany , then broke his foot last year.* Transferred to Monroe.* His last 3 games has averaged over 30 points and 10 boards.* Amazing rebounder for his size.*

[Future Walk-On]

I'm probably wrong in my assesment of this type of player but I did have the pleasure to see Kent State play a couple of ballgames with Coach Ford at the helm and this type of player seems to fit his offensive scheme/style. The games I saw were just flat out non-stop race horse basketball with kids flying up and down the court, using a 9-10 man rotation - just flat wore me out! It seemed to me any kid over 6-5 and 200 lbs who didn't run like the wind was just flat out of place on the court. I don't know if that kind of style will play well in the MVC and I really don't think WE and JP are suited to play it but any kid between 6-2 to 6-5 with great speed and an ability to get directly to the hoop looks to be players Coach Ford would be targeting. Again my observation is based on two ballgames I saw last year so that may or may not be his style and again I wouldn't have a clue what he thinks will play in the MVC but if speed is his MO then this type of student athelete may well be his target and he'll need a bench full just like him to run this style for 40 minutes!

I think WE would do good in a fast offense

[tornado]

This is a rehash of an older topic...
I think Jeff Early has proved he is a fine player and has done very well for SIU -- and I guess you could say Bradley looked close at him and almost landed him....
however - here's a little blurb from the SIU media that spins it this way....

"Early.... was a half hour from signing with new coach Geno Ford. "

but...."Lindsay convinced Early to accompany him on a recruiting trip to
Carbondale before making his final decision, and the rest is history."

http://thesouthern.com/sports/college/basketball/mens/early-lindsay-still-intertwined-years-later/article_a8691fee-7fdb-11e2-b900-0019bb2963f4.html

Hmmm... that's not exactly how I had heard it......
I don't know if Lindsay was ever offered by BU but he was here at Bradley at the same time Early was...

http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showpost.php?p=230125&postcount=12

[lake Camelot]

This is a rehash of an older topic...
I think Jeff Early has proved he is a fine player and has done very well for SIU -- and I guess you could say Bradley looked close at him and almost landed him....
however - here's a little blurb from the SIU media that spins it this way....

"Early.... was a half hour from signing with new coach Geno Ford. "

but...."Lindsay convinced Early to accompany him on a recruiting trip to
Carbondale before making his final decision, and the rest is history."

http://thesouthern.com/sports/college/basketball/mens/early-lindsay-still-intertwined-years-later/article_a8691fee-7fdb-11e2-b900-0019bb2963f4.html

Hmmm... that's not exactly how I had heard it......
I don't know if Lindsay was ever offered by BU but he was here at Bradley at the same time Early was...
http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showpost.p...5&postcount=12

I liked Early and would have liked to have him. But didn't we think he was not a very good shooter? He would have fit in with our try hard team though.