Bradley commitment- 2013- Jordan Swopshire

[wily coyote]

btw - as long as we are talking 6-6 wing players - anyone see the games involving Edwardsville & Garret Covington??

Covington is going to WIU and actually looks to possibly be the best one of the best players at State who isn't on Simeon...
he is physically developed, consistent, - a decent ball handler and outside shooter - and impressive even on defense...
He hits almost 60% overall and is 100-182 on 3-pointers! (55%)
He also grabs 10 rebs a game and is among his team's leaders even in assists.

His teammate, Tre Harris, is also a 6-6 wing player who averages 18 & 10 and is an even more accomplished defender.
http://www.theintelligencer.com/loca...a4bcf887a.html

I really liked the Covington kid also. Coach Mo has done well getting him to WIU. Doesn't surprise me one bit though. He could always recruit. Covington and the PG from Lincolnshire were the best two kids not wearing a Simeon uni.Really liked the Morgan Park Jr. we're recruiting (Josh Cunningham). liked him better than the two Orr kids but they were pretty good to just not as good as Cunningham.I would be happy with all or any of the 3.

[Future Walk-On]

I really liked the Covington kid also. Coach Mo has done well getting him to WIU. Doesn't surprise me one bit though. He could always recruit. Covington and the PG from Lincolnshire were the best two kids not wearing a Simeon uni.Really liked the Morgan Park Jr. we're recruiting (Josh Cunningham). liked him better than the two Orr kids but they were pretty good to just not as good as Cunningham.I would be happy with all or any of the 3.

I watched Covington twice trying to figure out how a 6'5" sharpshooter was going to WIU....I mean he looked a little sloppy passing and ball handling....but a 6'5" sharpshooter doesn't need to ball handle lol

anyone know if it is grades/attitude/wants to stay close to home?

[tornado]

I do know that Covington & his family did develop a great relationship with the staff at WIU
..here's a good story about what Mo thinks

http://www.pjstar.com/sports/preps/x1522340413/Mismatches-fit-for-WIU-recruit-Garret-Covington-of-Edwardsville

[bradleyfan124]

I think Swopshire is a great pickup. I think about how they say he is a SF but at 6'6", 20 or 30 years ago he would have been a center at Bradley

[Big Mike]

Didn't see where this was posted yet....sounds as if 1 or 2 could leave....very good read!

Reynolds:Swopshire another big piece to the puzzle...

http://blogs.pjstar.com/pressrow/2013/03/16/swopshire-another-big-piece-in-braves-puzzle/

[Old Coach]

I really liked the Covington kid also. Coach Mo has done well getting him to WIU. Doesn't surprise me one bit though. He could always recruit. Covington and the PG from Lincolnshire were the best two kids not wearing a Simeon uni.Really liked the Morgan Park Jr. we're recruiting (Josh Cunningham). liked him better than the two Orr kids but they were pretty good to just not as good as Cunningham.I would be happy with all or any of the 3.

Sterling Brown from Proviso East is a pretty good player too.

[wily coyote]

Sterling Brown from Proviso East is a pretty good player too.

Yes he was and he's going to SMU and play for Brown,jank and Jerrance. Got to talk to Jerrance a little bit and they love Sterling.

[Future Walk-On]

Yes he was and he's going to SMU and play for Brown,jank and Jerrance. Got to talk to Jerrance a little bit and they love Sterling.

A host of teams offered him including Illinois

I can't remember but I am pretty sure he was second on Illinois' list behind players like Xavier Rathan Mayes and Demetrius Jackson so he committed elsewhere despite those players not choosing ILL then Tate grabbed the scholy

[wily coyote]

A host of teams offered him including Illinois

I can't remember but I am pretty sure he was second on Illinois' list behind players like Xavier Rathan Mayes and Demetrius Jackson so he committed elsewhere despite those players not choosing ILL then Tate grabbed the scholy

I really liked Sterling but the 2 Simeon guards Ill. got are very good. I think they can get major minutes next year. Saw them in early Dec.and wasn't impressed but this weekend changed my mind. Really like them both.Also really liked the Pollard kid we almost got .Think he's going to Dayton.

[Toyota12]

recruit

Pollard would have been real special at BU!! Did we ereally have a chance?

[amckillip]

I am pretty excited about Swopshire, he appears to be a great get for BU. I will say the direction Geno seems to be going will set us up to play with anyone in the country, but it also seems to be a high-risk, high-reward, system. Few shooters, maybe not great pg or big, but great athletes and wings that create match-up problems for many teams. At the very least it should make for entertaining basketball!

[Da Coach]

Pollard would have been real special at BU!! Did we really have a chance?

Yes, we were in the running for Pollard. But I am not sure he would have been any better for us than Tucker or Swopshire can be. Kendall Pollard is an extremely athletic 6'4" kid, but he has never developed his shot. We seem to already have more than enough athletic wing prospects and recruits that are not great shooters.

[alczervik75]

A host of teams offered him including Illinois

I can't remember but I am pretty sure he was second on Illinois' list behind players like Xavier Rathan Mayes and Demetrius Jackson so he committed elsewhere despite those players not choosing ILL then Tate grabbed the scholy

Sterling is really more of a wing. I'm not sure how hard they were really pursuing him, but when Nunn committed giving them Hill and Nunn, it was clear they weren't a match. I don't think Sterling, or any of the 2013 Fire guys, were really ever going to go to Illinois this year anyway.

[alczervik75]

here's a question - let's say we close out our FOUR-MAN recruiting class by landing DeShawn Delaney....
that would mean we'd be bringing in a four man class that consists of FOUR 6-6 wing players.... not one of which has a solid reputation as a lights-out 3-pt shooter...

so - since almost everyone agrees that our three biggest needs were PG, low post player who is ready to play ASAP, and some 3-pt shooting prowess - then our four-man class misses on all three. Does anyone else think that just maybe we are going to still get more??

The way Geno is recruiting, it's clear he feels set at PG with Fields and Bell. I'm sure that will be a priority next year, but it certainly doesn't seem like he made it one this year.

As for the shooters, I think this shows Geno has identified both Swopshire and Zacevic as his shooters, and numbers seem to back it up. Don't get me wrong, I want a true post, and would love to compliment him with a bulky PF, but since not a lot exist, I'll take talent over untalented size. Ohio State is a 2 seed with two 6'7" 210 point "interior" players, it can be done. It also seems everyone recruited as a tall wing anymore ends up at the 4 in college, it's just the way of the game. Tucker seems like he'll have a frame to do well.

[Old Coach]

The way Geno is recruiting, it's clear he feels set at PG with Fields and Bell. I'm sure that will be a priority next year, but it certainly doesn't seem like he made it one this year.

As for the shooters, I think this shows Geno has identified both Swopshire and Zacevic as his shooters, and numbers seem to back it up.

Don't forget that Grier is only a soph and shot over 40% as a freshman from 3.