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I really believe that Hankerson is going to be a game changer for this team next season. He's got an NBA body and can score by driving and the pull up jumper. There's not one player that can slash or create their own shot on the team right now outside of Washngton.

Excited to see what he and the new additions next year can do.
 
Hell yeah. Too bad Washington and Hankerson don't get to play with eachother for a season. It would definitely let Leonard do work down lown.
Oh well.

With Adams, Grabau, McManamen, Nance, Cooke, Hankerson, and the incoming freshman Vernon, and Trey Washington I think the team could do some serious work.

Hankerson could come in and be an immediate MWC POY canidate.
 
What's the word on Sellers? Are they going to "renew" his scholarship? We could use that Scholly to find another contributer!
 
ProudWYOAlum said:
What's the word on Sellers? Are they going to "renew" his scholarship? We could use that Scholly to find another contributer!
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I wish they could find someone else for that scholly but im guessing he will still have it
 
I've stated my thoughts on Hankerson before. He will be the Pokes best player next year and will be a top wing player in the conference.

I believe Shyatt is a good basketball coach, but I have my doubts he can recruit the level of talent to Laramie that is required to compete for a conference title. Outside of Nance and Hankerson, I do not feel he has recruited any other players with the talent to start for a title contending MWC team. Shyatt has made several comments since arriving for his 2nd stint at UW regarding not being able to recruit the high level talent to UW and how much he enjoys recruiting the kids without all the hype. I understand his point, and agree with him to a certain extent, but building a title contender without any high level talent is a mighty difficult task. The talent level in the MWC has increased dramatically since Shyatt's first stint at UW, and I think he is finding that out quickly. The answer isn't as easy as UW focusing more on higher level talent, because Shyatt is right, UW isn't going to win those recruiting battles. I've thought about the best approach to recruiting for UW and here is what I have settled on...

I believe UW should target 1-2 transfers from major programs every year. These are kids that were all elite prospects coming out of high school...guys that UW would of had no shot at winning the initial recruiting battle, but can bring in as transfers much more easily. Not all of these players will work out, but doing this would greatly increase the level of talent on the team. Next, I think UW needs to look to the JC ranks more often. Many of the guys who come out of the JC ranks were only there to begin with because they didn't qualify for NCAA basketball out of high school because of grades. Larger programs tend to shy away from these players because they can get the same level of talent out of the high school ranks. Again, this is a way to increase UW's chances of landing more talented players that they wouldn't have had a shot at in their initial recruitment. In my opinion, Shyatt should recruit the high school ranks for those specialty/role players that every team needs. Those types of guys can be every bit as important to a team as the stars, but UW has a much better shot at landing guys like that straight out of high school.

I'd be interested to hear any thoughts you guys have.
 
Interesting subject, RealUW.. Montana had a JC transfer from Casper College.. good role player, but not a star.. started a game in the NCAA tournament.. would have started for UW
 
TheRealUW said:
I've stated my thoughts on Hankerson before. He will be the Pokes best player next year and will be a top wing player in the conference.

I believe Shyatt is a good basketball coach, but I have my doubts he can recruit the level of talent to Laramie that is required to compete for a conference title. Outside of Nance and Hankerson, I do not feel he has recruited any other players with the talent to start for a title contending MWC team. Shyatt has made several comments since arriving for his 2nd stint at UW regarding not being able to recruit the high level talent to UW and how much he enjoys recruiting the kids without all the hype. I understand his point, and agree with him to a certain extent, but building a title contender without any high level talent is a mighty difficult task. The talent level in the MWC has increased dramatically since Shyatt's first stint at UW, and I think he is finding that out quickly. The answer isn't as easy as UW focusing more on higher level talent, because Shyatt is right, UW isn't going to win those recruiting battles. I've thought about the best approach to recruiting for UW and here is what I have settled on...

I believe UW should target 1-2 transfers from major programs every year. These are kids that were all elite prospects coming out of high school...guys that UW would of had no shot at winning the initial recruiting battle, but can bring in as transfers much more easily. Not all of these players will work out, but doing this would greatly increase the level of talent on the team. Next, I think UW needs to look to the JC ranks more often. Many of the guys who come out of the JC ranks were only there to begin with because they didn't qualify for NCAA basketball out of high school because of grades. Larger programs tend to shy away from these players because they can get the same level of talent out of the high school ranks. Again, this is a way to increase UW's chances of landing more talented players that they wouldn't have had a shot at in their initial recruitment. In my opinion, Shyatt should recruit the high school ranks for those specialty/role players that every team needs. Those types of guys can be every bit as important to a team as the stars, but UW has a much better shot at landing guys like that straight out of high school.

I'd be interested to hear any thoughts you guys have.
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I think we need to give it time. Josh Adams and Keonta Vernon both have huge upside. Derek Cooke looks like he is coming along.

I think Coach Shyatt is doing it the right way. He is getting these kids who are going to be stars their senior year but he is having them sign a LOI before their senior year. I know that is what Vernon did and I think that is what Adams did, so he ended up just blowing off CSU.

It probably won't happen this year, but in the next couple of years if we win a MWC Tourney or regular season title, recruits will notice that and want to play for Wyoming.
We gotta start getting the diamonds in the rough and steal them before big programs notice them. Then win with them. Then we can compete for higher level recruits.
 
There is a couple of clips of Hankerson in the video below. It's from one of the high school all america games in 2009. Doesn't show a whole lot but it's something.


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfiCnsBzBVU[/youtube]
 
TheRealUW said:
I've stated my thoughts on Hankerson before. He will be the Pokes best player next year and will be a top wing player in the conference.

I believe Shyatt is a good basketball coach, but I have my doubts he can recruit the level of talent to Laramie that is required to compete for a conference title. Outside of Nance and Hankerson, I do not feel he has recruited any other players with the talent to start for a title contending MWC team. Shyatt has made several comments since arriving for his 2nd stint at UW regarding not being able to recruit the high level talent to UW and how much he enjoys recruiting the kids without all the hype. I understand his point, and agree with him to a certain extent, but building a title contender without any high level talent is a mighty difficult task. The talent level in the MWC has increased dramatically since Shyatt's first stint at UW, and I think he is finding that out quickly. The answer isn't as easy as UW focusing more on higher level talent, because Shyatt is right, UW isn't going to win those recruiting battles. I've thought about the best approach to recruiting for UW and here is what I have settled on...

I believe UW should target 1-2 transfers from major programs every year. These are kids that were all elite prospects coming out of high school...guys that UW would of had no shot at winning the initial recruiting battle, but can bring in as transfers much more easily. Not all of these players will work out, but doing this would greatly increase the level of talent on the team. Next, I think UW needs to look to the JC ranks more often. Many of the guys who come out of the JC ranks were only there to begin with because they didn't qualify for NCAA basketball out of high school because of grades. Larger programs tend to shy away from these players because they can get the same level of talent out of the high school ranks. Again, this is a way to increase UW's chances of landing more talented players that they wouldn't have had a shot at in their initial recruitment. In my opinion, Shyatt should recruit the high school ranks for those specialty/role players that every team needs. Those types of guys can be every bit as important to a team as the stars, but UW has a much better shot at landing guys like that straight out of high school.

I'd be interested to hear any thoughts you guys have.
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You do realize that he recruited the guys who won our only MWC championship, right?
 
kansasCowboy said:
TheRealUW said:
I've stated my thoughts on Hankerson before. He will be the Pokes best player next year and will be a top wing player in the conference.

I believe Shyatt is a good basketball coach, but I have my doubts he can recruit the level of talent to Laramie that is required to compete for a conference title. Outside of Nance and Hankerson, I do not feel he has recruited any other players with the talent to start for a title contending MWC team. Shyatt has made several comments since arriving for his 2nd stint at UW regarding not being able to recruit the high level talent to UW and how much he enjoys recruiting the kids without all the hype. I understand his point, and agree with him to a certain extent, but building a title contender without any high level talent is a mighty difficult task. The talent level in the MWC has increased dramatically since Shyatt's first stint at UW, and I think he is finding that out quickly. The answer isn't as easy as UW focusing more on higher level talent, because Shyatt is right, UW isn't going to win those recruiting battles. I've thought about the best approach to recruiting for UW and here is what I have settled on...

I believe UW should target 1-2 transfers from major programs every year. These are kids that were all elite prospects coming out of high school...guys that UW would of had no shot at winning the initial recruiting battle, but can bring in as transfers much more easily. Not all of these players will work out, but doing this would greatly increase the level of talent on the team. Next, I think UW needs to look to the JC ranks more often. Many of the guys who come out of the JC ranks were only there to begin with because they didn't qualify for NCAA basketball out of high school because of grades. Larger programs tend to shy away from these players because they can get the same level of talent out of the high school ranks. Again, this is a way to increase UW's chances of landing more talented players that they wouldn't have had a shot at in their initial recruitment. In my opinion, Shyatt should recruit the high school ranks for those specialty/role players that every team needs. Those types of guys can be every bit as important to a team as the stars, but UW has a much better shot at landing guys like that straight out of high school.

I'd be interested to hear any thoughts you guys have.
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You do realize that he recruited the guys who won our only MWC championship, right?
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It wasn't all him. He never offered Marcus Bailey. At all. Bailey was a student only with no intentions of playing hoops and Shyatt was long gone. Bailey was offered by McClain.
 
Umm? I think you need to check your sources, because Bailey was recruited all through his senior year. He and I were deent friends throughout our basketball career's in h.s, and not only did we call and talk with each other, but the three times we had to play Chey. East he and I talked before and after the game. He was always telling me about Wyo recruiting him. The difference was he thought about not playing after Shyatt left. But he decided to stay and play under McClain.
Josh Davis was another one. Chris McCmillan, Brett McFall. All these guys were in Shyatts recruiting class.
 
kansasCowboy said:
Umm? I think you need to check your sources, because Bailey was recruited all through his senior year. He and I were deent friends throughout our basketball career's in h.s, and not only did we call and talk with each other, but the three times we had to play Chey. East he and I talked before and after the game. He was always telling me about Wyo recruiting him. The difference was he thought about not playing after Shyatt left. But he decided to stay and play under McClain.
Josh Davis was another one. Chris McCmillan, Brett McFall. All these guys were in Shyatts recruiting class.
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Not according to the book Cowboy Up by Ryan Thorburn. It said that Baileys ONLY offer was by Colorado School of Mines. He didn't take it and was on campus with an academic scholarship. Maybe he was a preferred walk-on or something but he wasn't offered out of East.
 
BeaverPoke said:
kansasCowboy said:
Umm? I think you need to check your sources, because Bailey was recruited all through his senior year. He and I were deent friends throughout our basketball career's in h.s, and not only did we call and talk with each other, but the three times we had to play Chey. East he and I talked before and after the game. He was always telling me about Wyo recruiting him. The difference was he thought about not playing after Shyatt left. But he decided to stay and play under McClain.
Josh Davis was another one. Chris McCmillan, Brett McFall. All these guys were in Shyatts recruiting class.
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Not according to the book Cowboy Up by Ryan Thorburn. It said that Baileys ONLY offer was by Colorado School of Mines. He didn't take it and was on campus with an academic scholarship. Maybe he was a preferred walk-on or something but he wasn't offered out of East.
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Beav, this is definitely the story as I remember it. I remember reading an article or interview or something saying that Hank Bailey sat down with McClain and talked him into giving Marcus a chance and, well the rest is history...
 
ItSucksToBeACSURam said:
BeaverPoke said:
kansasCowboy said:
Umm? I think you need to check your sources, because Bailey was recruited all through his senior year. He and I were deent friends throughout our basketball career's in h.s, and not only did we call and talk with each other, but the three times we had to play Chey. East he and I talked before and after the game. He was always telling me about Wyo recruiting him. The difference was he thought about not playing after Shyatt left. But he decided to stay and play under McClain.
Josh Davis was another one. Chris McCmillan, Brett McFall. All these guys were in Shyatts recruiting class.
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Not according to the book Cowboy Up by Ryan Thorburn. It said that Baileys ONLY offer was by Colorado School of Mines. He didn't take it and was on campus with an academic scholarship. Maybe he was a preferred walk-on or something but he wasn't offered out of East.
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Beav, this is definitely the story as I remember it. I remember reading an article or interview or something saying that Hank Bailey sat down with McClain and talked him into giving Marcus a chance and, well the rest is history...
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Yeah, and in the book Bailey was quoted as saying something like "I figured by the time I was a Jr and Sr I could be a productive bench player, but then I was starting freshman year".
 
You're completely wrong on this. Bailey was offered a scholarship out of East. He didn't walk-on to the team. He held a press conference where he signed his LOI and put on the Wyoming hat and everything. Yes, Steve McClain was the coach when he signed, but he wasn't ignored by Shyatt either.

Wyoming was the only place Bailey was going to play. That's not a gigantic recruiting win for McClain.

Why do you love Steve McClain so much? He destroyed our basketball program and got fired. His only successes were within 4 years of Larry Shyatt's departure. What does that tell you?
 
BeaverPoke said:
Bailey might have been RECRUITED by Shyatt but was definitely not OFFERED by Shyatt.
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Also, Shyatt left before Bailey's senior year in high school. He was a freshman in McClain's 2nd year at Wyoming. He got the starting spot when Ugo blew out his knee. His numbers his freshman year look a lot like Josh Adams. He blew up his sophomore year.
 
wyopig said:
You're completely wrong on this. Bailey was offered a scholarship out of East. He didn't walk-on to the team. He held a press conference where he signed his LOI and put on the Wyoming hat and everything. Yes, Steve McClain was the coach when he signed, but he wasn't ignored by Shyatt either.

Wyoming was the only place Bailey was going to play. That's not a gigantic recruiting win for McClain.

Why do you love Steve McClain so much? He destroyed our basketball program and got fired. His only successes were within 4 years of Larry Shyatt's departure. What does that tell you?
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McClain did not RUIN our program. Schroyer did.
And everyone has their own opinion of what happened, I am just going off of what I read in the book. If what was written was so wrong why didn't Marcus Bailey tell the writer he had his facts wrong? He did interview Bailey for the book, I'm sure that Bailey read what was being said about him for it.
 
wyopig said:
You're completely wrong on this. Bailey was offered a scholarship out of East. He didn't walk-on to the team. He held a press conference where he signed his LOI and put on the Wyoming hat and everything. Yes, Steve McClain was the coach when he signed, but he wasn't ignored by Shyatt either.

Wyoming was the only place Bailey was going to play. That's not a gigantic recruiting win for McClain.

Why do you love Steve McClain so much? He destroyed our basketball program and got fired. His only successes were within 4 years of Larry Shyatt's departure. What does that tell you?
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Hope this works, heres a video that starts with Marcus signing with hat and all like you stated.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_obhF7zrQQ[/youtube]
 
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