Wait til you see Elijah flyin around and locking people up on D. Hoo is Zig?
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Elijah
Iām working on a nickname for him. As in āif you wait for the zag itās too late, heās gone by you.ā
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From a connected poster (over the years) on Buckyville.
UVA visit went well. McAndrew (no offer, just on our radar) considering Creighton (parents are alums there). Freitag torn between football and bball
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seem to be underlying it a bit haha.
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Wow - if we win this one, can we give an assist to the Port Authority for their multi-year $8 billion renovation of LGA? No way a kid and fam are getting stuck in old LGA and calling it a home run.
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Maybe they magically made their connection? Hoo knows
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For some reason I am really rooting for Freitag to be great. But I really think he should play football
Will be happy to be wrong if be becomes a big time hooper somewhere
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Freitagās issue is his height. Less of an issue in bball with his wingspan. Smarter choice is to come to UVa and develop into an NBA ready PG.
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You mean as a WR?
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Same poster did add ā850 miles away is still a sticking pointā for why he hasnāt completely given up on Kon to Wisconsin. I think @HoozGotNext has alluded to it as well that staying close to home isnāt the end all be all, but it is a factor.
Like how UCLA wasnāt even in consideration at the end for Milan cause he wanted to stay midwest. Dont think that is as strong with Kon though.
Arenāt there a lot of 6/6ā1 Corners and safetys? I think heās being recruited as an āathleteā in football but the Notre Dame offer seems to be coming from the defensive staff.
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Maybe as a DB it works - Iāve seen his height as 6-1 or 6-2, but depends on the real measurable. He plays WR.
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Also, on the economics, bball is the much better choice. Higher floor for a longer career and $.
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But way less jobs unless you count GLeague and Europe maybe?
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Including all of the overseas opportunities - can make a very good living.
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I am definitely not an expert, but Iād probably argue the opposite given all the overseas opportunities now. Football players who donāt make the NFL have almost nowhere to go. Thereās practice squads and Canada, and thatās it.
I mean, when I did a weird deep dive on Jason Cain of all dudes, he was apparently still playing professionally until just like two years ago or so. He was solid for UVA, but Iād bet nobody thought heād have a decade long pro run (albeit in some interesting and likely very low-paying leagues). Feel like an equivalently talented football player would have had to hang it up way further back, plus they would have had a much higher chance to have sustained a career ending injury at some point.
Plus, Iād take G League over being an on NFL practice squad. At least based on what I know of them.
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Fresh will stand down then. But also, from what I see, Freitag is a football player that likes to hoop and is good at it some
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Like Charlie Ward, who made a pretty penny in the NBA after his Heisman.
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Imagine how much he would make in todays NFL as a QB? Timing man and Charlie did sneak in a solid NBA career and lotta loot
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I think all else equal, the hoops career is the way to go. Longer career, less chance for long term injuries, etc. But in Freitagās case, I think all else is not equal. He plays hoops like a football player. I have no idea what he looks like when he plays football, of course. Thereās something, like stiff about him, or whatever. He could be a very good college hoops player, but I donāt know about pro careerā¦ (from my, of course, expert NBA draft prognosticator eyes)
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Of course at UVa Mike Curtis would could change all that!
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