Is Skal the biggest recruiting flop of all-time?

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Posted on: Thu, 01/28/2016 - 6:01pm #62598

CDPH
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I wrote an article today debating Skal Labissiere’s place among the biggest recruiting flops of the modern age. I’d love to get some feedback and other people’s biggest busts.
http://www.deepishthoughts.com/is-skal-labissiere-the-biggest-all-time-college-bust/

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Posted on: Thu, 01/28/2016 - 6:37pm #1039378

he_gets_buckets
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No, but this is one of the biggest overreactions to half a season of college play
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Posted on: Thu, 01/28/2016 - 6:37pm #1039512

he_gets_buckets
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No, but this is one of the biggest overreactions to half a season of college play
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Posted on: Thu, 01/28/2016 - 7:14pm #1039390

Hype Machine
Whether you agree or not…the OP definitely did his homework. I actually liked the article quite a lot.
Josh Selby is the deserving ‘winner’….but it just goes to show how epic-ly bad Skals season is becoming.

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- Posted on: Thu, 01/28/2016 - 11:08pm #1039422
  
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  I’m not saying deandre Jordan and Skal are the same player but they’re numbers from college are not to much different! Deandre is clearly closer to being a finished product, but Skal has skills that can translate to the NBA just fine. If he (Skal) works on his motor and staying active, while developing his game I think he could more the decent in the league
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- Posted on: Thu, 01/28/2016 - 11:08pm #1039556
  
  Dev44
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  I’m not saying deandre Jordan and Skal are the same player but they’re numbers from college are not to much different! Deandre is clearly closer to being a finished product, but Skal has skills that can translate to the NBA just fine. If he (Skal) works on his motor and staying active, while developing his game I think he could more the decent in the league
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- Posted on: Fri, 01/29/2016 - 7:19am #1039468
  
  CDPH
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  Believe it or not, I didn’t write this as a smear peice or anything. I wanted to be objective and look at real numbers to debate his relative place on the list.
  I have nothing against Labissiere, in fact I say in the article that I think he’s a talented player. He simply isn’t coming close to living up to the expectations inherent of a #1 recruit.
  The reality is, if he didn’t come in with a reputation as being a top player, few people would be giving him a second look and no one would be talking about him as an NBA player. Does he have skills? Sure. Is he playing well this year? Definitely not.
  I was hoping this was going to evoke a conversation about the biggest recruiting busts. I was actually surprised there weren’t more gigantic busts among the top 5’s.
  
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  - Posted on: Fri, 01/29/2016 - 12:35pm #1039667
    
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    CDPH – Not a smear piece? Really? The title is "Is Skal the Biggest Recruiting Flop of All Time?" Really "objective". Ok, yeah.
    Try to be a decent human being and stop writing click-bait trash, and not step on a kid just to try and promote your blog.
    Maybe I’ll write an article called "Is CDPH the Biggest Douche of All Time?", and then claim that I am just being "objective", and trying to create a dialog to discuss big douche bloggers. Not a smear thing at all. Just to compare you against all other douchebags to see who is the biggest douchebag of all.
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  - Posted on: Fri, 01/29/2016 - 12:35pm #1039533
    
    Illadelph
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    CDPH – Not a smear piece? Really? The title is "Is Skal the Biggest Recruiting Flop of All Time?" Really "objective". Ok, yeah.
    Try to be a decent human being and stop writing click-bait trash, and not step on a kid just to try and promote your blog.
    Maybe I’ll write an article called "Is CDPH the Biggest Douche of All Time?", and then claim that I am just being "objective", and trying to create a dialog to discuss big douche bloggers. Not a smear thing at all. Just to compare you against all other douchebags to see who is the biggest douchebag of all.
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- Posted on: Fri, 01/29/2016 - 7:19am #1039602
  
  CDPH
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  Believe it or not, I didn’t write this as a smear peice or anything. I wanted to be objective and look at real numbers to debate his relative place on the list.
  I have nothing against Labissiere, in fact I say in the article that I think he’s a talented player. He simply isn’t coming close to living up to the expectations inherent of a #1 recruit.
  The reality is, if he didn’t come in with a reputation as being a top player, few people would be giving him a second look and no one would be talking about him as an NBA player. Does he have skills? Sure. Is he playing well this year? Definitely not.
  I was hoping this was going to evoke a conversation about the biggest recruiting busts. I was actually surprised there weren’t more gigantic busts among the top 5’s.
  
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Posted on: Thu, 01/28/2016 - 7:14pm #1039524

Hype Machine
Whether you agree or not…the OP definitely did his homework. I actually liked the article quite a lot.
Josh Selby is the deserving ‘winner’….but it just goes to show how epic-ly bad Skals season is becoming.

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Posted on: Thu, 01/28/2016 - 10:46pm #1039420

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Skal is only a freshman who plays for one of the most hype programs! The fact that people try to down this kid is crazy to me! but the fact that NBA scouts still see him as a first rounder is what’s even more scary. I look at it like this, if he declared for the draft, his timer would start, meaning he’d have 3 years to get bigger, better and stronger both physically and mentally. All While making some money. At worst in three years (22 years old) if he can’t cut it in the league he’d be overseas still making money while continuously developing his game…
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Posted on: Thu, 01/28/2016 - 10:46pm #1039554

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Skal is only a freshman who plays for one of the most hype programs! The fact that people try to down this kid is crazy to me! but the fact that NBA scouts still see him as a first rounder is what’s even more scary. I look at it like this, if he declared for the draft, his timer would start, meaning he’d have 3 years to get bigger, better and stronger both physically and mentally. All While making some money. At worst in three years (22 years old) if he can’t cut it in the league he’d be overseas still making money while continuously developing his game…
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Posted on: Fri, 01/29/2016 - 12:22am #1039426

Robb_C
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Like I said before the College Basketball season started hes Channing Fyre 2.0
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Posted on: Fri, 01/29/2016 - 12:22am #1039560

Robb_C
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Like I said before the College Basketball season started hes Channing Fyre 2.0
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Posted on: Fri, 01/29/2016 - 12:41am #1039432

GBee
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Stupid thread. Stupid "article." If thats the type ish we can expect from your site don’t expect many clicks.
Don’t quit your day job either.

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Posted on: Fri, 01/29/2016 - 12:41am #1039566

GBee
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Stupid thread. Stupid "article." If thats the type ish we can expect from your site don’t expect many clicks.
Don’t quit your day job either.

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Posted on: Fri, 01/29/2016 - 10:55am #1039657

Kwame33
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I just think the credence and fervor given to these high school rankings are out of hand and touch to begin with.
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Posted on: Fri, 01/29/2016 - 10:55am #1039523

Kwame33
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I just think the credence and fervor given to these high school rankings are out of hand and touch to begin with.
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Posted on: Fri, 01/29/2016 - 6:18pm #1039701

Mr. 19134
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Lol lets be completely real here thus far far OP is right. Skal is nothing more then a tall string bean who while having a deft shooting touch, doesnt rebound and often looks completely lost on the court. Hes been bad like really bad so far.
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Posted on: Fri, 01/29/2016 - 6:18pm #1039567

Mr. 19134
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Lol lets be completely real here thus far far OP is right. Skal is nothing more then a tall string bean who while having a deft shooting touch, doesnt rebound and often looks completely lost on the court. Hes been bad like really bad so far.
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Posted on: Sun, 01/31/2016 - 12:59am #1039684

HoustonKid2013
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It’s funny now hind sight that some people had him going number #1 before the season started.
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Posted on: Sun, 01/31/2016 - 12:59am #1039819

HoustonKid2013
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It’s funny now hind sight that some people had him going number #1 before the season started.
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