I know you can read this somewhere else, but I prefer to gloat about it here.
Looks like KU's Bill Self just wowed another big-time recruit into an unexpectedly early commitment, ala Julian Wright in last year's class. Apparently, junior Dwight Lewis and his parents were so impressed by Self's in-home visit that he went ahead and orally committed. Wright would not, of course, play this coming season, but the one after.
As Dwight's dad summarizes his game (from the Lawrence Journal World, linked above):"His strength is he can score at will," Lewis Sr. said. "Being double- and triple-teamed, it's amazing he could put up those numbers. He can shoot the three, but his strength is his mid-range game, shooting it off the dribble. He shoots it so well off the dribble you might say his weakness is the stationary shot."
Coming from pops, this must be taken with a grain of salt, but regardless, Lewis sounds like a big-time talent. Chances are he'll be vying for court time in the 2006 MacD's AA game.
Jayhawk fans have to like this highly unusual phenomenon of blue-chip players buying in to a coach's vision without a campus visit (again, like Julian Wright)—and competing coaches have to be slightly alarmed. The Bucknell fiasco is not deterring the recruits, and Self's charisma is already filling the stable for 2006-07. Are you reading this, Roy Williams?
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
KU Notches (Another) Stud Recruit
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2 comments:
whoa, you went for the "posting comments opens a new window" technique. Do you think it's better?
I'm glad to hear that KU is building an impressive army. For some random reason, I jumped on the KU wagon during the Jacque Vaughn era and never looked back, even when Bill ditched the Illini.
I want vengeance for IL, and if it's not the Illini themselves beating UNC, second-best will be KU doing it.
Be sure to watch Captain Kirk lead the Bulls in the playoffs.
I like the pop-up comments because you can simulaneously scan the post for that one sentence you thought was positive genius...or that one phrase you wanted to ridicule.
The Jacque Vaughn era is unforgettable. He's still one of my fav players...in fact, Roy should have won his first NCAA title during that era.
Assuming Self's recruits perform up to their pedigrees, KU will soon be chasing those rings, though...hopefully rolling over Williams in the process.
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