2008 BU committment- Darian Norris - 5'11

[Braves4Life]

Norris sounds like a winner..............

http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=910&CID=550798

From 2006..............."Rarely in an individual camp do you find a point guard with scoring ability focus on running his team like Darian Norris ran his at the Pangos All American Camp.
A compact and strong physical guard, Norris controlled the ball on the defensive side. He did a nice job of pressuring the ball but not giving up penetration.

Offensively, he knocked down shots when open, yet spent most of his energy on creating shots for his teammates instead of forcing the action for himself. He played in pace with his teammates and rarely turned the ball over.

A couple high-majors are on Norris' school list, but more schools should be tracking him in July."

[georgethedog]

Time to wrap up the evening. Good night all...

[BradleyBrave]

Norris sounds like a winner..............

http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=910&CID=550798

From 2006..............."Rarely in an individual camp do you find a point guard with scoring ability focus on running his team like Darian Norris ran his at the Pangos All American Camp.
A compact and strong physical guard, Norris controlled the ball on the defensive side. He did a nice job of pressuring the ball but not giving up penetration.

Offensively, he knocked down shots when open, yet spent most of his energy on creating shots for his teammates instead of forcing the action for himself. He played in pace with his teammates and rarely turned the ball over.

A couple high-majors are on Norris' school list, but more schools should be tracking him in July."

I really want to know why this kid ended up signing a LOI with one of the nation's worst schools in one of the nation's worst conferences. Something just doesn't make sense.

[MacabreMob]

I really want to know why this kid ended up signing a LOI with one of the nation's worst schools in one of the nation's worst conferences. Something just doesn't make sense.

Did he "explode"?

[BradleyBrave]

Did he "explode"?

No. The articles where he seemed to be gaining interest from decent programs were BEFORE he committed to So Car St. It makes absolutely NO SENSE.

[MacabreMob]

No. The articles where he seemed to be gaining interest from decent programs were BEFORE he committed to So Car St. It makes absolutely NO SENSE.

Then I suppose we all have to put our trust in Coach Les and his staff.

[SFP]

We really do not have to much depth with a physical big! So that means we will need to run, run and run some more in order to score and take the other teams big out of the game. With so many guards I do hope we press from end line to end line. We did not really have that much depth at the 1-2 (DR, SM, JC, TCS) and by the end of the game the team was tired. Next year should be different. This could be fun if our guys can learn to play helter skelter D and really condition themselves this off season to take the punishment.

[dogsrus]

No. The articles where he seemed to be gaining interest from decent programs were BEFORE he committed to So Car St. It makes absolutely NO SENSE.

Bbrave....he played AAU ball with one of SCS assit. coaches. It only makes sense...he developed a relationship...then realized he made a mistake. Corrected it after some reflection and now is at BU.

BTW...did you watch Maryland ES play BU and other teams......there was 1 for sure maybe 2 guys I would have taken on BU's team in a heart beat...period. Just like Michigan State would have loved to have JC or DR......the good players don't always go to the better schools.

[BradleyBrave]

Bbrave....he played AAU ball with one of SCS assit. coaches. It only makes sense...he developed a relationship...then realized he made a mistake. Corrected it after some reflection and now is at BU.

BTW...did you watch Maryland ES play BU and other teams......there was 1 for sure maybe 2 guys I would have taken on BU's team in a heart beat...period. Just like Michigan State would have loved to have JC or DR......the good players don't always go to the better schools.

I watched M-ES play, and they were the worst DI team I have ever seen. IMO, there wasn't one guy on that roster I would have rather have on our team. SC St was in their league. The fact that DN played for an SC St assistant coach makes me think even more that something fishy was going on, especially since I didn't think college coaches were allowed to have anything to do with the AAU circuit.

[thefish7]

I thoght FGCU had a couple of players I might like, but agree with BB, didn't see anything on UMES.

[Chico]

Who cares why DN signed with someone else in a bad conference? He is committed to BU now, and that's ok with me. Welcome aboard Darian.

[thefish7]

Right on, Chico. Welcome to BU, Darian.

[ph]

We really do not have to much depth with a physical big! So that means we will need to run, run and run some more in order to score and take the other teams big out of the game. With so many guards I do hope we press from end line to end line. We did not really have that much depth at the 1-2 (DR, SM, JC, TCS) and by the end of the game the team was tired. Next year should be different. This could be fun if our guys can learn to play helter skelter D and really condition themselves this off season to take the punishment.

I would agree that lack of guard depth did limit the effectivness of this system.
You could probably say that most missed defensive plays could of been better run with more fresh guards.

[VeveJones007]

Who cares why DN signed with someone else in a bad conference? He is committed to BU now, and that's ok with me. Welcome aboard Darian.

Exactly. How many of our posters wouldn't have minded at all if we had signed Beckham...who had signed with that powerhouse of a team with the fear-evoking name of IUPUI!

For all the people who were aching for a 4 year big man with this scholarship, all I have to ask is did you really think a freshman big would make a bigger difference than what we have on the roster already? IMO it would take at least a year before we could see significant results from that type of player, so next year's team wouldn't be affected. No matter who this scholarship went to, I think next year's team was pretty much set. It's up to the coaching staff and the players to make adjustments and improve so that we can finish in the top 3 in the Valley next year.

[Beninator]

Exactly. How many of our posters wouldn't have minded at all if we had signed Beckham...who had signed with that powerhouse of a team with the fear-evoking name of IUPUI!

For all the people who were aching for a 4 year big man with this scholarship, all I have to ask is did you really think a freshman big would make a bigger difference than what we have on the roster already? IMO it would take at least a year before we could see significant results from that type of player, so next year's team wouldn't be affected. No matter who this scholarship went to, I think next year's team was pretty much set. It's up to the coaching staff and the players to make adjustments and improve so that we can finish in the top 3 in the Valley next year.

No but by not getting a big this year, it puts even more of an emphasis on getting a forward or center with next year's class. I would like to see a more diversified recruiting class than 4 guards.