2023 Summer Recruiting Thread

It really is a small world

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Ha. Especially in these circles!

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Does Bliss have a little Curtis Staples in his shot? Looked up a YouTube video of Curtis at UVA, but bad angle and poor resolution made it hard to compare.

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I dont think so no. Atleast I dont see it

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From Jerry Ratcliffe:

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Bliss’s shot is shades of Courtney Alexander, for me. Courtney was smoother, but it’s similar in that’s it almost straight up, over the head, rather than out

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I understand that Matthew and Jayden’s mother is a cousin of Kim C. Jayden who is 6’5” and a rising Sophomore and point guard is very talented as well.

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Nike EYBL regular season all-EYBL teams, per this website:
https://www.theseasonticket.com/news_article/show/1277940

Bliss on all Breakout. Kon on 1st team. Etc.

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Duff in the house!

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episode 16 muscles GIF

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Curt had a little bit of a weird shot. He started low and shot released rather low but he was so quick with it he could get it off.

I loved watching him though because whenever he got open you just assumed it was 3 points. Opposing coaches were like “oh shit” every time he had a shooting opportunity.

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Some decent and recent Bliss stuff from twitter:

EYBL:
https://twitter.com/RareFootageNews/status/1650293416834498562?s=20

HS, holiday classic:
https://twitter.com/RareFootageNews/status/1608455275350200320?s=20

@HiltonHeadHoo Check this out! This is a nice jumper:
https://twitter.com/jared_leveson/status/1629259866106650626?s=20

Not sure who #2 on Perk is, but Bliss clowns him several times:
https://twitter.com/EvanWheaton/status/1629938241368367115?s=20

Again:
https://twitter.com/Miller_Report/status/1629938078277140481?s=20

Again, this time dumps it off:
https://twitter.com/TomMoorePhilly/status/1629953611340869633?s=20

Again, but gets fouled:
https://twitter.com/TomMoorePhilly/status/1629957283806343169?s=20

Again, and decides to clown Haugh (headed to Fla), too:
https://twitter.com/jmverlin/status/1629955875724046336?s=20

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Guys, all of my superstition aside for just a second, am I the only one who worries that when everyone believes a recruit is going to commit to UVA that someone comes in at the last second with a bag (I think they spell it N I L these days)? I mean I don’t think Bliss is a guy that is going to get a lot of bag offers at his rating, but it depends on how badly a school needs him. It was always a concern with the highest rated recruits, of which we were pretty much never in contention at the end, but now that bags are basically legal, I would imagine it is much more common.

Or do I need professional help for my recruiting paranoia?

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I don’t think there’s a great example of a guy who gets swiped from under our noses the day of because he got a bag. Feel like that happens earlier in the process

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This tomfoolery in spelling may lead to suspension… this is your only warning…

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London Johnson?

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Until a guy commits, I worry he won’t commit. Until he shows up on campus, I worry he won’t show up on campus. Until he plays his first game, I worry he won’t play a game for some reason (after this past year, I need to add “we decided to redshirt him” to my reasons). Until he plays a full season, I worry something else will happen. Until he plays four full seasons, I worry he will transfer. Or go pro early. Until he leaves after four full seasons, I worry he will not leave and instead take advantage of the Covid 5th year. In short, I am a worrier.

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I read wArrior the first time!

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Excited Ultimate Warrior GIF by WWE

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That’s a good example but that wasn’t another college program