If you look closer you will see almost 1/2 of those are 5 star wins are over younger players (graduate in 2012 and 2013) and yes, he played a few players 2 or 3 times. Same in blue chip wins - 1/2 over younger bc's. The guy couldn't win a level 1. Ya gotta look at the whole story. That is one of the things that seems off with TR - a player can get a great ranking beating 5 stars and blue chips younger than them. They say they compensate for it but it doesn't seem as scientific as it should be. He's a decent player, but missing a lot for the college game. When you don't learn how to balance school with tournament travel college is tougher than for those that have.
If you look closer you will see almost 1/2 of those are 5 star wins are over younger players (graduate in 2012 and 2013) and yes, he played a few players 2 or 3 times. Same in blue chip wins - 1/2 over younger bc's. The guy couldn't win a level 1. Ya gotta look at the whole story. That is one of the things that seems off with TR - a player can get a great ranking beating 5 stars and blue chips younger than them. They say they compensate for it but it doesn't seem as scientific as it should be.
Julen Uriguen at Virginia was #4 in the world once. You have to see what they do when they get in school.
what about Evan Song? where is he going? Great player
We seemed to have undervalued Connor Smith of Ohio State. 2 decent wins in the all-americans
what about John Morrissey? reached a career high of 30 in the world. For stanford morrissey is sneaking under the radar as a stud
That is higher than Donald Young. He could carry the team to the championships this year. With Klahn at #1, championships could be a Lock.
what about John Morrissey? reached a career high of 30 in the world. For stanford morrissey is sneaking under the radar as a stud
Julen Uriguen at Virginia was #4 in the world once. You have to see what they do when they get in school.
Texas A&M adds Joshua Ward-Hibbert. He will be a solid top 6 player for the Aggies. The Aggies look to be pretty strong next season.
I don't know who is coming back from this year's team other than Junior Ore, who I believe will be a junior,.
why do you say this?? Efferding and Withrow are top notch ,are they quitting the team or something?
why do you say this?? Efferding and Withrow are top notch ,are they quitting the team or something?
I said that b/c I simply didn't know what their returning roster looked like, other than Junior Ore. That's all.
There are tools called "search engines" that can help with this kind of information.
I don't know who is coming back from this year's team other than Junior Ore, who I believe will be a junior, but aTm already had a top 5 recruiting class this year with a number of American blue-chips already signed. Add in Ward-Hibbert, who won the boy's aussie open doubles this year, and aTm should be primed to contend for an SEC Championship in their first year in the league next season.
Krueger into the semis of Wimbledon junior. He's had a pretty good showing this spring/early summer. Not sure if there is anything official on him going pro or not, but given his recent results, I don't think anyone could fault him if he decided to give the pro route a shot.
Anyone heard or seen in action these new recruits for Stanford?
Nolan Paige
Anthony Tsodikov
I hope there's really good because Stanford lost their 2 top players this year, and my worst nightmare is to see Kandath play #1 next season...!!!
I don't know him, but I see it's just a verbal on his profile, so that's certainly easy to change.
Until they enroll it is easy to change. No rules against decommitting from a Letter of Intent. Unethical maybe, but not a binding agreement.
What is the National Letter of Intent (NLI)?
The NLI is a binding agreement between a prospective student-athlete and an NLI member institution
A prospective student-athlete agrees to attend the institution full-time for one academic year (two semesters or three quarters).
The institution agrees to provide athletics financial aid for one academic year (two semesters or three quarters).
Basic penalty for not fulfilling the NLI agreement: A student-athlete has to serve one year in residence (full-time, two semesters or three quarters) at the next NLI member institution and lose one season of competition in all sports.
False. Rules can be found at the NCAA letter of intent page.
However, Adams has apparently not signed an LOI.
Harrison Adams tweeted "For anyone who didn't know already I have changed my commitment from UT to A&M." I wonder if his plan is to still go to school in January.
Now he needs to edit his TRN page.
False. Rules can be found at the NCAA letter of intent page.
However, Adams has apparently not signed an LOI.
I predict big things from Ronnie Schneider at North Carolina
That may be, however it runs contrary to multuple coaches I've spoken with recently. One of them has been a head coach for over 30 years and currently at a top 10 program year in and year out.
This has been the situation with an LOI in all sports for decades. I think you had a communication problem with the coaches you spoke to.
Anyone heard or seen in action these new recruits for Stanford?
Nolan Paige
Anthony Tsodikov
I hope there's really good because Stanford lost their 2 top players this year, and my worst nightmare is to see Kandath play #1 next season...!!!
Well Redlicki just beat styslinger in kalamazoo so he has to be considered in that list.
Hey Clark,
I have liked your previous analyses on each year's big 3 potential recruits who have the ability to immediately impact a team's lineup. For this past college season, the best possible recruits you indicated were Jack Sock, Mitchell Frank, and Marcos Giron. I was wondering who you thought the best possible 3 recruits were this year? Was it Bjorn Fratangelo, Mitchell Kruger, and Mac Styslinger? and Who do you think are the big 3 for this next recruiting season?