Hey guys, I stay away from a lot of the recruiting threads, but saw some noise on twitter that Coach K is in Bradenton today looking at DeAndre Daniels, who is being heavily recruited by Kansas and Texas, among others. Any scuttlebutt out there?
Hey guys, I stay away from a lot of the recruiting threads, but saw some noise on twitter that Coach K is in Bradenton today looking at DeAndre Daniels, who is being heavily recruited by Kansas and Texas, among others. Any scuttlebutt out there?
I've seen a few rumors about Duke becoming interested in Daniels also, but nothing concrete. I'm not sure where he would necessarily fit in. He would seem to be a similar player to Gbinije and not necessarily more talented (ranked lower by scout and espn and higher by rivals). Plus we will very likely run a 3 guard offense next season with Cook/Thornton at the point with Curry and Rivers on the wings. Back them up with Dawkins and Gbinige and I don't see Daniels filling a need.
Duke is looking at him, and I really like him as a prospect. He's got a lot of Kevin Durant in him... really, probably more than Quincy Miller does. The main thing I'm not sure about is whether he'd be able to guard/rebound the 4-spot. He's long, but I've seen him listed as 6'7 195-200ish some places... some places a couple inches taller.
We've already got a lot of wing players in the queue, but you can never have to many of these athletic, versatile 6'7ish guys. And if he's an inch or two taller, all the better.
I wasn't familliar with DD, so I had to look him up on Scout. They list him at "6 foot-7 inches (or maybe 6 foot 8 inches)" and 195lbs. They show him as a SF/PF. He's from Woodland Hills, CA (isn't that the area Bilas was from?). It seems like he still has a large number of schools in play at this late date for a 2011 prospect. He's their 9th ranked PF for 2011, which likely makes him top-50 in the class.
The schools that seem to have caught his greatest interest are TX, Oregon, KA and maybe KY and FL and ASU. Interestingly, NC State is on his list too. He clearly doesn't seem to need to "stay near home," as some recruits do. Apparently he has a good 3-point shooting touch (quick release), is athletic (quick leaper) and "versatile" (I assume that means he can play multiple positions). Oddly his mid-range shooting is a little more suspect, and his handle isn't overwhelming. If Duke feels the need for someone from the class of 2011 who can have at least some interior impact, he might be a solid late pick-up.
I love the "great athleticism and great/quick leaping" label. It would possibly fill a Duke need next year.
Daniels is more athletic that Gbinijie and has a better handle, he's more of a 4/3 than a 3/4 if that makes sense?
Jay Bilas is from Rolling Hills, California.
DUKEHOOPBLOG retweeted that Duke offered Daniels a scholly
A couple things:
I'm guessing that since Daniels was offered a scholarship, that Alex Murphy won't be reclassifying himself as a 2011 recruit. I haven't heard anything, but I don't think K would offer him if Murphy and Gbinije were coming in at the same time.
Also, I was reading the Jerry Meyer mailbag on Rivals.com, and he said the player who Daniels reminds him of most is Kyle Singler, which I find interesting considering that everyone says the same about Murphy.
2 Kyle Singler's on the same team? Yes, please!
Looks like much better hops than Singler from the video. However the video doesn't reveal el corazon so the Singler comparisons is impossible to confirm. I couldn't find his wingspan listed but he appears to have Henson like reach. The weaknesses listed are that he is not very adept or accustomed to passing the rock and that he has frequent mental lapses. Sounds like he would benefit a great deal from Duke and coach K. There seems to be a lot of speculation that he is UK bound though.
according to Andy Borman at IMG Daniels has not received an offer.
I do not sunbscribe ot any premium and I have seen this info that has been on the free boards for a few days.
Here is one I just saw on Zaglsblog
http://www.zagsblog.com/2011/03/15/l...ls/#more-48778