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'17 OH C Derek Culver (West Virginia Verbal)

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I will admit that he has a pretty impressive offer list. Just makes me wonder why Ohio State did not offer him and now with Wesson on board I do not think that we have any room for him if we wanted him.
 
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DZ83CK said:
Is Culver the next promising in-state product to be overlooked by TM and his staff? Kind of seems that way.
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I do not know what his status is with regard to Ohio State but Wesson committed pretty early and I would like to see how these guys play out in college before starting to make judgments regarding Matta's recruiting. I mean Culver was not even offered by Ohio State and I assume you know the reason why because I do not. Just make the assumption that he will be a better player in college then Wesson.
 
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LitlBuck said:
I do not know what his status is with regard to Ohio State but Wesson committed pretty early and I would like to see how these guys play out in college before starting to make judgments regarding Matta's recruiting. I mean Culver was not even offered by Ohio State and I assume you know the reason why because I do not. Just make the assumption that he will be a better player in college then Wesson.
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But I find that sort of practice (i.e. early verbals from OK but not necessarily elite prospects like Wesson without really knowing who the best prospect is for the class) as a big part of the problem. Why was Dave Bell offered a scholarship and allowed to accept so early?
 
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Kid has gotten an offer from about every school in the country, except OSU. I'm certainly questioning what is in the recruiting water in Columbus. I don't see how this keeps happening.

Hoping the best for the kid wherever he ends up.
 
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In the 247 Composite Rankings, Culver is #48 and Wesson is #59, so I wouldn't consider this settling for an OK player that wants to be at OSU over an elite player. I think the body type is the difference here as Culver is similar in stature to Funderburk and there is no comparison for size in that class to Wesson.

Imagine in a couple years still having Giddens and Bell, along with Potter and Funderburk, then throwing in Wesson at 280lbs. I read previously that Wesson's still growing and should end up between 6'10-6"11.
 
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flybuckeye said:
In the 247 Composite Rankings, Culver is #48 and Wesson is #59, so I wouldn't consider this settling for an OK player that wants to be at OSU over an elite player. I think the body type is the difference here as Culver is similar in stature to Funderburk and there is no comparison for size in that class to Wesson.

Imagine in a couple years still having Giddens and Bell, along with Potter and Funderburk, then throwing in Wesson at 280lbs. I read previously that Wesson's still growing and should end up between 6'10-6"11.
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Clearly part of the problem is it isn't just Wesson keeping Matta from being able to offer Culver a scholarship. But certainly I do have doubts about that judgment if the case was it was an either/or with Wesson and Culver, as it seems like a case once again where Matta settled for the early verbal and he may very well be letting the better prospect get away.
 
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DZ83CK said:
Clearly part of the problem is it isn't just Wesson keeping Matta from being able to offer Culver a scholarship. But certainly I do have doubts about that judgment if the case was it was an either/or with Wesson and Culver, as it seems like a case once again where Matta settled for the early verbal and he may very well be letting the better prospect get away.
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Your problem isn't so clear from my perspective. Are you saying that Matta should have not taken a verbal from Potter or Funderburke so that he could hold out another year to maybe get Culver to go along with Wesson?

Taking an early verbal from Dave Bell didn't stop Matta from going after J Okafor, Myles Turner, Cliff Alexander, or Payton Dastrup. They just didn't want to come to OSU. Bell was a top 3 player in the state, which only had 1 consensus Top 100 player in Tate. Bell's verbal didn't let anyone "get away."
 
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DZ83CK said:
Clearly part of the problem is it isn't just Wesson keeping Matta from being able to offer Culver a scholarship. But certainly I do have doubts about that judgment if the case was it was an either/or with Wesson and Culver, as it seems like a case once again where Matta settled for the early verbal and he may very well be letting the better prospect get away.
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Where do you get that information from:huh: Also, regarding early verbals of guys that are pretty close in talent, I guess you want Matta to wait on a guy and then have him standing on the altar with no one. Also, basketball recruiting is a crapshoot and you, of all people, should know that when it comes to players that are pretty similar.
 
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