MBB Recruiting: '17 3* G Brad Davison Offered
Per multiple outlets, 3* SG Brad Davison was offered today. He's had a bit of a breakout summer on the very competitive EYBL circuit. averaging 17 pts and 4.3 assists. Most sites have him pegged at 6'3" or 6'4" (looks about 6'1" in most of the highlights though). Wisconsin is in hot pursuit, as is Stanford, Northwestern, Butler, and Dayton.
Looks like he'd be a 2-guard to start given his excellent shooting ability, and I'd assume they'd try to have him slide over as a backup PG at some point. Highlights below.
Let the Trevor Cooney comparisons begin.
The Cal Supreme team he put up these numbers against had a 5* PG Brandon Williams, 5* C/PF Brandon McCoy, & 5* C/PF DeAndre Ayton with offers from Zona, Kentucky, & Kansas (according to the teams web-site). You can see all 3 of them in the video. I know it's EYBL & summer ball, but 38 pts, 9 dimes, & 8 rebs is really good. Throw the stars out the window! He should get a serious bump when rankings are updated!
I hope we can keep him away from Wisky. They recently offered and he said it was a "big one"
DeAndre Ayton is really bad on defense. He could have helped so many times and altered the shot and just stood there and watched
After seeing Kyrie Irving in the finals, I like the idea of bigger point guards that can drive in as well.
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From an offensive standpoint I would say a young version of Klay Thompson. He showed good range, moving without the ball off screens, but not explosive enough on the drive to be like Kyrie.
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Irving doesn't really play point for the Cavs--certainly not in the traditional sense
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Those videos were from EYBL which is, bar none, the best competition out there for a high school kid.
That Cal Supreme team had three 5* kids. I would say it's top notch competition!
then why can't JB?!?!?!?! He's a worse recruiter then a hs coach!!!!! Wahhhhh /s
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Jerry Meyer from 247 who seems to know his stuff put in a crystal ball for him.
Davison is ranked 89th on 247
I don't mind this, but was really hoping we would see some top top recruits coming in with the Jordan brand appeal. I guess that's just not JBs style.
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White Chocolate!
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They're trying to fit someone in with the existing options at guard (Poole, Matthews, and X) who brings a combinatino of strengths that those three don't. Poole and Matthews probably aren't good options as backup point, but Davison could be. X probably can't play the 2 as effectively as Davison could. Davison is a better pure shooter than Matthews and X. Etc, etc.
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Jay Bilas likes his game but said he has short arms.
just wondering how many are complaining that JB only recruits 3*....
I'm okay with it, because we need a backup PG. But then we really need to hit on the 4 spot. And not an undersized 4 like Cain, but a true 4 like Kyle Young.
Between Cain and Young?
I like this guy's film. Sign him up!
Beilein has a very good track record with versatile guards, but he's generally had the most success with pure points (Morris, Burke, Spike, Walton) and longer guard-wings (Stauskas, Hardaway, Levert).
More of mixed bag with the combo guards. Douglass was used this way but it was somewhat by default, Brundidge was one of the few busts, and Rahkman has exceeded expectations thusfar but doesn't pass.
Sounds like a rich man's Stu Douglass might be the best Michigan comp?
Intersting offer with Poole purported to be a combo guard also. It would be interesting to see if they could work 2 similar plays in side by side. With Simpson around (and maybe still Rahkman too) I wouldn't worry about it.