Dashawn Davis

[thehall07]

I think we end up with Davis ...0 inside info but just a gut thing. Poor mans Carrington IMO.

http://www.zagsblog.com/2018/09/14/dashawn-davis-down-to-three-schools-closing-in-on-decision/

 

[deheremike]

Plays defense, which is a major plus.

Hope he doesnt go ODU, as he would just transfer after lighting it up there to a higher level. Hopefully Willard can get this done the first time instead of getting him on the transfer.

 

[thehall07]

Another gut thing but I think he wants to play at the highest level now and in NY market

 

[Fishjam]

My thought is he is ours if we want him. But we are likely waiting to see what happens with the higher rates Guards we are courting.

 

[hallgrad80]

We just offered this kid on Sept 14 and if he's a BE caliber player why did we wait so long to offer. Could it be because our recruiting of the guards we've been involved with for a long period of time we view as long shots to commit to us and we're back to scrambling for players once again?

 

[SPK145]

We just offered this kid on Sept 14

No we didn’t, way before that.

 

[Flnj86]

Hallgrad80 Get a Trove membership and find out the real information.

According to insiders, the offer date is not accurate.

Finally we are not scrambling for players.

 

[Fishjam]

I think Davis can play in the BE. The offer date doesn’t matter but it was definitely sometime after July as he gave multiple July interviews (print and video) and didn’t mention us in his offers.

Just because it was a late offer, I wouldn’t say we are scrambling. Offers are a natural progression.....when 1 takes you off their list, you line up the next player. And you have a priority list where some offers are commitable and some offers are conditional on other players.

I believe SH is waiting to hear from the 3 Top 150 guards we are involved with before pulling the trigger on Davis. Doesn’t mean Davis is a reach at all as I think he could play a very important role for us. And I like the idea of having 3 NYC kids with oncourt and offcourt chemistry together in Nelson, Rhoden and Davis. That formula has worked well for us.

 

[shupat08]

My thought is he is ours if we want him. But we are likely waiting to see what happens with the higher rates Guards we are courting.

This is a major reason why we usually end up scrambling in April/may/June to fill out our recruiting classes .

 

[SPK145]

If we wait on Davis, we won't get him.

 

[hallgrad80]

If we wait on Davis, we won't get him.

The question that is always present in recruiting is do you take a lower ranked player who is ready to commit while you’re still involved with higher ranked players, particularly if they are players you’ve been recruiting since they were underclassmen . The downside to waiting is that the lower ranked player commits elsewhere and the higher ranked players you’ve put a lot of time and effort into wind up elsewhere and then you really have to scramble.

 

[dehere23]

I'm not sure about that. As noted in the thread, the staff prioritizes other guard recruits over him, as does St. John's. Perhaps he pops for ODU early or someone else comes calling - always the risk - but I think we wait to see how other recruitments play out for this one.

If we wait on Davis, we won't get him.

 

[NYShoreGuy]

I think we end up with Davis ...0 inside info but just a gut thing. Poor mans Carrington IMO.

http://www.zagsblog.com/2018/09/14/dashawn-davis-down-to-three-schools-closing-in-on-decision/

The big prizes at guard are 2020 and 2021 I don't want a player I want the player

 

[andover joe]

The real ? is whether DaShawn Davis is a player; if he is, and he likes us, and is willing to commit now, then just pull the trigger.
Pat is right on target about this-we continually hold on a guy, wait for all the "higher rated" players to decide, and by timethey eventually commit, a player like Davis has gone in a different direction.
Another plus to adding DaShawn is the seeming NY Lightning connection with Anthony Nelson and J Rhoden

 

[hallgrad80]

How many times are we going to be told that our big year in recruiting is next year or the year after that only never to see those high expectations realized. If you have a player who you believe is a big east caliber player then pull the trigger if he's ready to commit. If you have doubts about the player then passing on hm makes sense.

 

[SOBO1]

Agree. Worry about 2020 in 2020. If a player who can help us will commit then you take him and figure out the rest later.

 

[shupat08]

The big prizes at guard are 2020 and 2021 I don't want a player I want the player

Desi, Nzei, Ish and arguably Deeno were never considered "the player" when they committed. I would take them all again in a heartbeat.

And IIRC many on the Trove were even discussing passing on Deeno because we were in IW's final 3 and taking Deeno would prevent us from getting IW... Luckily Deeno committed and the staff took it .

 

[shufan24]

If you have the ships you take the players ready to commit to the hall. You still court your primary targets and if they both commit playing time will always work itself out. No more sinas on the team. Where would we be today if we let ish or deeno walk

 

[halltheway]

We should grab him if we really like him. It would be nice for S.H. to be known as a school that rewards a player (that's on on our wish list (not necessarily the top of our list) that commits - to take him at the moment and not wait for a better offer. Have it in the player's mind, that if he doesn't accept our offer at that moment......... the opportunity to play at the Hall will be gone.

 

[BabyBlue]

I will say it again if Davis wants to commit, you take him. It's as simple as that.

 

[omega83]

Can't pass on a city-tough guard who's ready to commit.

 

[Fishjam]

If we wait on Davis, we won't get him.

We have 3 weeks to make our decision so I support what the staff is doing.

His next best offer is Old Dominion, no need to rush this. You can wait 2-3 weeks to get a better read on Etienne and Bishop and based on Davis saying he’s going to choose in 1st or 2nd week in October, it sounds like that is exactly what our staff has told him.

I predict we end up with Davis eventually but there is a big enough talent difference here to give yourself 2-3 weeks to see what happens. If you wait longer than that than we will lose him.

 

[SPK145]

I predict we end up with Davis eventually but there is a big enough talent difference here to give yourself 2-3 weeks to see what happens. If you wait longer than that than we will lose him.

That’s what I mean, he has no intention of committing sooner than that. And Etienne is the only one I’d take over him.

 

[Seton75]

We met with etienne the other day, right? Wonder what we thought of the visit.

 

[BabyBlue]

That’s what I mean, he has no intention of committing sooner than that. And Etienne is the only one I’d take over him.

But would you not take Davis in 3 weeks because you’re going to wait for Etienne?
I like Etienne better but I don’t think we are getting him so let’s get Davis.

 

[SPK145]

But would you not take Davis in 3 weeks because you’re going to wait for Etienne?
I like Etienne better but I don’t think we are getting him so let’s get Davis.

In 3 weeks, if Davis wanted to commit and Etienne has not committed, I'd take Davis.

Could still get Etienne then but that would take some real recruiting as I see it like this:

Etienne is a PG.
Davis is a PG/SG.
Dawes is a 2G/PG.
Bishop is a 2G.

 

[hallgrad80]

It’s not within our control as to when a player commits that’s strictly in the hands of the player and unless someone has inside information I just wonder how anyone could place a time frame on when a player is going to commit .

 

[SPK145]

It’s not within our control as to when a player commits that’s strictly in the hands of the player and unless someone has inside information I just wonder how anyone could place a time frame on when a player is going to commit .

Davis has mentioned in interviews that he wants to commit in early October.

 

[Fzacsattac]

In 3 weeks, if Davis wanted to commit and Etienne has not committed, I'd take Davis.

Could still get Etienne then but that would take some real recruiting as I see it like this:

Etienne is a PG.
Davis is a PG/SG.
Dawes is a 2G/PG.
Bishop is a 2G.

Didn't Bishop commit?

 

[Flnj86]

Different Bishop committed, this is James Bishop.

 

[Halldan1]

 

[thehall07]

I think he is ours

Our alum, @ramstv2, of @OSLBasketball, has set his commitment date to September 30th. His three choices are: @StJohnsBBall, @SetonHallMBB & @ODUMBB.

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[mbraue]

I think he is ours

Our alum, @ramstv2, of @OSLBasketball, has set his commitment date to September 30th. His three choices are: @StJohnsBBall, @SetonHallMBB & @ODUMBB.

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Lightening in a bottle again! Angel, Desi, Carrington, Rhoden, Nelson

 

[PosterFormallyKnownAsShuathelete]

Lightening in a bottle again! Angel, Desi, Carrington, Rhoden, Nelson

rhoden and nelson are lightning in a bottle?

 

[mbraue]

rhoden and nelson are lightning in a bottle?

Yes, both played with that AAU team, no?

 

[thehall07]

Lots of mixed reviews on his play...

 

[General_Tso]

Hard Pass

 

[thehall07]

why ?

Hard Pass

 

[Pirates1991]

Huge Shout out to @SetonHallFan!!! Kid does a great job with his posts and encouraging recruits to come to the Hall!!!

 

[hallgrad80]

When you’re looking at a player like Dashawn what you’re seeing is not a finished product but one with a big upside and a player who could develop into a high quality BE caliber guard and that’s what’s attracting programs to offer him .