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Post by Peacock on May 15, 2009 11:52:47 GMT -5
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Post by graypoll on May 15, 2009 12:26:34 GMT -5
Great news! This makes the peacocks genuine contenders for at least the next two years.
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Post by cindycrawford on May 15, 2009 12:27:33 GMT -5
Great news. Kudos to the staff and in particular to Marlon.
Take that Felician.
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Post by loyal on May 15, 2009 12:30:53 GMT -5
Recruiting competition seems solid; various articles mention Penn State, Fresno State, Wright State, Tulsa. At the very least, Samuels certainly attracted attention from schools generally not associated with SPC targets.
Basically, seems as if we've replaced Gooding, Traore and Coster in the rotation with Belin, Samuels and probably Conley. Hill, Hall and Costner look like players 7-8-9.....not too shabby.
No lock the latter three will be stars, especially early next season....but the rotation seems significantly upgraded......and if Samuels and Conley make the D1 adjustment quickly (same for Belin, for that matter) next season might be quite interesting!
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Post by cindycrawford on May 15, 2009 12:34:53 GMT -5
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Post by GunsOfNavarone on May 15, 2009 12:40:21 GMT -5
Great work, Coach Guild.
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Post by JohnGalt on May 15, 2009 12:53:18 GMT -5
Ditto. Samuels' offers great flexibility in that he can play three positions. Gives us the opportunity to go "smaller" and add to our up tempo game. Devopment of a consistent outside shot will add immeasurably. With more relief, Jenkins and Leon will gain. Might be the first time in Dunne's tenure that we presumably will go into the season without a glaring weakness. Finally a balance of experience and new talent. Would be nice now to add a perimeter shooter or pure point. The always illusive true center will always be a goal. Maybe now we can focus our effort on a transfer or a fall signee for '10 to solve these future needs. We still have a ship open (two without Gooding), that can be used this year or next.
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Post by loyal on May 15, 2009 13:01:39 GMT -5
See ESPN ranks Samuels as an "83".....the range 80-89 indicating the prospect can make an impact, as a frosh, at a high Division One level.
Just as a matter of comparison, I wonder what the corresponding ratings were for SPC recruits of recent vintage?
Interesting twist.....Bill Donlon, who coached one (pre Keydren Clark) year at St. Peter's under Leckie before leaving to play in Ireland, is an assistant head coach at Wright State, the top school that apparently had an offer on the table for Samuels. Donlon was named one of the top assistants in the country, by the way, in an ESPN survey of head coaches.
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Post by spcfan on May 15, 2009 14:04:40 GMT -5
Great get for the staff. Have been hoping for this to happen. A 6-4 guard who can play the point, two or three spot. Only thing i've heard needs to improve his outside shot.TOM kONCHALSKI RATING IS IN THE 3+, 4- range. Similar to Randy Holmes out of high school but 2 inches bigger.If he works on his shot like Randy did we may really have something here.
With Samuels,Belin and Connolly as reinforcements plus the three returning starters and Costner, Hill and Hall, we may be primed to make a run towards the top 4 next year in the league.
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Post by graypoll on May 15, 2009 14:06:26 GMT -5
I wonder what, if any, the effect of Belin's signing had on Samuel's decision? They probably played against each other in HS.....One wonder's if Belin's signing convinced Samuels that the Peacock's had a shot at the NCAA tournament, next year if not this.
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Post by Peacock on May 15, 2009 19:28:34 GMT -5
Probably a biased comment, but this is what his coach has said about Samuels.
"Smith said: "Steve was our best defender and could guard any position. He was our leader. If there was anyone he couldn't beat off the dribble, I haven't met him yet. He passed the ball, set up teammates, rebounded. Whatever we needed him to do, he did. He was the starting point guard on the highest division title team; therefore he was the best point guard in the state,"
Forget all the hype one usually hears about recruits, few can actually say the kid's talents are a perfect mesh for our needs.
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Post by nickd on May 16, 2009 0:02:37 GMT -5
I like his size as a guard when playing outside and also his ability to play small foward. Definitly an upgrade in talent for SPC.  |
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Post by graypoll on May 16, 2009 6:09:02 GMT -5
From NJ Hoops:
St. Peter's went into Connecticut and grabbed a good one. 6-foot-5 Steve Samuels from Windsor High School committed to the Peacocks.
Samuels helped lead Windsor to a 26-1 mark and a Connecticut State championship. He averaged 15.9 ppg, 8 rpg and 7.5 apg. Samuels shot 50% from the field, 33% from three and 64% from the line. For his efforts he was named Hartford Courant Player of the Year.
His high game was 28 points and 12 rebounds against Farmington. He also had a remarkable 13 steals in a game against Smith.
Samuels was named MVP of the New England Challenge public high school all star game at Sprinfield College. He had 19 points, 6 assists and 5 steals in the South's 111-99 victory over the North.
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