Hot Stove: UNC Basketball

[Rock]

I might pay the dollar for a month of IC as they are hinting at big update regarding Henri Veesaar.

I’m not going to guarantee it but he should be a Heel soon.

 

[donbosco]

Some of our unheraldeds…who did well, all things considered…

Serge Zwikker
The Wolfs
Kevin Salvadori
Ed Stahl
Warren Martin
Lee Dedmon

 

[superrific]

Some of our unheraldeds…who did well, all things considered…

Serge Zwikker
The Wolfs
Kevin Salvadori
Ed Stahl
Warren Martin
Lee Dedmon

Serge was a McD AA. Salvadori was highly recruited. Don't know about the Wolfs.

 

[Icky Mettle]

Serge was a McD AA. Salvadori was highly recruited. Don't know about the Wolfs.

Joe Wolf was a McD’s AA and highly heralded.

 

[finesse]

Timo Makkonnen and Neil Fingleton were slightly different stories, though.

 

[Calheel]

3 months? Won’t we really know in a month or so, at worst?

We will have a good idea. But international and other late adds mean you really need to wait a bit before finally grading the portal.

 

[UNCatTech]

Timo Makkonnen and Neil Fingleton were slightly different stories, though.

True, but wasn't Fingleton a McDAA?

 

[donbosco]

LOL

 

[UNCatTech]

He was: 2000 McDonald's All-American Boys Game - Wikipedia

Along with Omar Cook, remember that name?

 

[finesse]

True, but wasn't Fingleton a McDAA?

He was 7'6" or something and UNC was talking to him. I never saw the first signs that he could actually play at the college level.

 

[fsclark1]

Some of our unheraldeds…who did well, all things considered…

Serge Zwikker
The Wolfs
Kevin Salvadori
Ed Stahl
Warren Martin
Lee Dedmon

Stahl was actually a highly-ranked prospect. He was a Parade All-American in 1971. Joe Wolf was actually a first-team Parade All-American and is still considered by some to be the greatest high school player ever in Wisconsin.

 

[donbosco]

So other than Craig Corson y’all are basically saying we never really had an unheralded big man in olden times.

 

[wmheel1287]

I'll let you know in three months. Early returns are mixed at best.

Then that simply isn't good enough most likely. HD was and is in a spot where nothing less than coming out of portal season as a top 10 contender will save him. That's just the reality of current college athletics.

 

[superrific]

He was 7'6" or something and UNC was talking to him. I never saw the first signs that he could actually play at the college level.

In the McD AA game, he did block Mike Sweetney's shot three times. Of course, on the other plays, Sweetney went right around him, and Sweetney was not the quickest of men.

 

[superrific]

So other than Craig Corson y’all are basically saying we never really had an unheralded big man in olden times.

I think Warren Martin was not at all heralded. Ademola was unheralded and sort of a big man (played some 4 for us). Peppers was completely unheralded in BB.

 

[Bigs23]

Then that simply isn't good enough most likely. HD was and is in a spot where nothing less than coming out of portal season as a top 10 contender will save him. That's just the reality of current college athletics.

It’s too early to make any declarations.

 

[Heelsandeers]

What's the latest on international players and NIL?

I know there are limitations in place but what are the workarounds?

 

[Zoo_View]

True, but wasn't Fingleton a McDAA?

Only because he was (1) freakishly tall and (2) his prep school was in the Boston area and McDonald’s Game organizers thought/hope that would help sell more tickets.

 

[Icky Mettle]

True, but wasn't Fingleton a McDAA?

He was. And he never played under Gut.

 

[Zoo_View]

So other than Craig Corson y’all are basically saying we never really had an unheralded big man in olden times.

Donn Johnston? Don Eggleston? Bruce Buckley?

The 1977 Triplets? Rich Yonaker, Steve Krafcisin, and Jeff Wolf? I don’t think any of those three were highly touted. Krafcisin might have been.

Pete Budko, Chris Brust, and Dave Popson were three highly touted bigs who weren’t huge successes; but, Budko and Popson were solid ACC bigs…..each was touted as “the next Bobby Jones.” Problem with that was Bobby Jones truly was a unicorn.