I've never actually seen him play, those were the sentiments of Jerry Meyer, who is Rivals.com national recruiting analyst. Here is his direct quote:
http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.c...sp?CID=1199203At 6 feet 8 Daniels has a well-rounded skill set and is a terrific outside shooter. His versatility at his length makes him good. His ability to spot up and stretch the defense with his outside shooting makes him great. Daniels is a smart player who typically makes good decisions on the dribble, but as he moves up to higher levels of play, it will be his ability to make shots that will separate him from his fellow combo forwards.
As far as weaknesses are concerned, Daniels needs to improve his physical strength. Also, he is a good athlete, but he is not a great athlete.
As for his position, Daniels is a true combo forward in my estimation. His primary position in college will likely be as a face-up four man, but he is fully capable of playing the three as well.
I don't see him as a one-and-done player, but I do see him as a player who will have the opportunity to leave prior to his senior year.
Unrelated to the fact that Duke has begun to show recruiting interest in Daniels, he reminds me of Kyle Singler as a player.
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bask...eandre-daniels
Check the last piece of info. In the notes section...
Not that espn knows all, but aren't they usually LATE on getting the word out on these kids?
Dave Telep seems to think that Duke is very much in the mix for Daniels. He even thinks the Andy Borman / Greg Spatola connections with IMG may give Duke an advantage. You need Insider to view:
http://insider.espn.go.com/mens-coll...ave&id=6221185
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
It sounds like duke is closing in on Daniels. It would be a great class if they did
In a free article from rivals.com it says that we are neck and neck with KU for Daniels. any of the recruiting experts have an analysis on his game or recruitment? he seems like more of a luxury recruit
If the staff is recruiting him, they obviously don't feel this way. Daniels sounds like a guy who can make an impact his freshman, but would not necessarily be a one and done guy, either. That means he can come off the bench if necessary his freshman year before getting a more prominent roll his sophomore year. I'm sure the staff is not recruiting someone just to let them sit in the trophy case as an extra recruiting prize.
“Those two kids, they’re champions,” Krzyzewski said of his senior leaders. “They’re trying to teach the other kids how to become that, and it’s a long road to become that.”
Yeah i imagine that Alex Murphy wont be coming in 2011.
However, I believe I read somewhere on here, you cannot have enough 6'6-6'8 athletic sf/pf's.
Not that it means much, but Rivals shows him as having an offer from Duke.