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PG Anthony Crater (transfer to South Florida & Georgetown College)

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crazybuckfan40;835200; said:
With the recent dropping of Mike Adams in the football rankings and now Crater dropping to a 3 star I question the people that they have working for them...

What I think is hilarious is that they are going to basically base this off of seeing him a couple weeks on a team of guys he has never played with...:!
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He didn't have a very good HS year either. He was beaten/challenged head-to-head by many PGs like Grady, Lucas, Sag. Arhur Hill, etc.

The MI class of 08' is one of the worst in 15 + years
 
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StadiumDorm;835521; said:
Conley was not a big scorer in high school or on the AAU circuit. And if a 15 ppg player is the state player of the year as a junior, then he must be bringing a lot to the game in other ways.
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Conley isn't a very good comparison for Noopy. Conley is at least a threat to score and can blow by his defender whenever he wants. Noopy isn't quick enough to get by a defender that is playing off him and he doesn't look to score very often.

His drop in the rankings isn't that surprising. He really didn't have a great high school season...not sure where you are getting that he was the state player of the year.

He has very good ball skills and great court vision...wouldn't surprise me to see him have a good career at OSU.
 
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japage;835580; said:
Conley isn't a very good comparison for Noopy. Conley is at least a threat to score and can blow by his defender whenever he wants. Noopy isn't quick enough to get by a defender that is playing off him and he doesn't look to score very often.

His drop in the rankings isn't that surprising. He really didn't have a great high school season...not sure where you are getting that he was the state player of the year.

He has very good ball skills and great court vision...wouldn't surprise me to see him have a good career at OSU.
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I am guessing that you have seen him live from the report, so I would ask who you would compare him too...
 
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His drop in the rankings isn't that surprising. He really didn't have a great high school season...not sure where you are getting that he was the state player of the year.
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Read below.....16.2 ppg and 8.4 apg is not having a bad year.....his ranking or fall in the rankings is not due to his HS season.....

Flint star is tops in Class B
Associated Press

MONROE ? Anthony Crater was the best ball-handling guard in Flint Southwestern Academy's basketball program before he was in high school.
"We knew he was going to be a special player when he was in junior high. His ball-handling skills were better than the kids on the varsity," Flint Southwestern coach Jeff Whiteley said.
Crater is a junior now and has more than lived up to expectations. He runs the offense for Southwestern, which finished the regular season as the top-ranked Class B team in The Associated Press poll.
And Crater has been voted the Class B player of the year by the 11-member panel that selects the AP All-State teams.
Crater is on the small side at 6-foot-1 and 160 pounds, but makes the Southwestern offense click.
"He has a great basketball IQ. He gets everybody involved. They feed off him," Whitely said. "If he has a fault, it's that he's too unselfish."
Crater averaged 16.2 points and 8.4 assists per game. He gave a verbal commitment to Ohio State in November, turning down Florida, Kansas, Arizona and Michigan State.
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japage;835580; said:
Conley isn't a very good comparison for Noopy. Conley is at least a threat to score and can blow by his defender whenever he wants. Noopy isn't quick enough to get by a defender that is playing off him and he doesn't look to score very often.

His drop in the rankings isn't that surprising. He really didn't have a great high school season...not sure where you are getting that he was the state player of the year.
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Sounds like a jilted MSU fan.

Not sure how classes work in Michigan, but this is still impressive by a junior that supposedly can't score.

And Crater has been voted the Class B player of the year by the 11-member panel that selects the AP All-State teams.
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OSUBasketballJunkie;835412; said:
Regardless of what is ranking is or will be in the future.....their is no doubt in my mind that he is one of the top PGs in the nation.......his drop is due to just two AAU events....what a joke. Crater was the player of the year in Michigan and I personally do not get caught up in the rankings......trust me when I say that every major program would have taken Crater in a second. When it is all said and done.....it would not suprise me to see him back as a five star....

The sky is not falling.......I guess we can label him as a sleeper now.:biggrin:
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and to be honest that is all that really counts. It is nice to have a top 10 recruiting class but all that matters is how they perform once they become Buckeyes:)
I also trust you and 40 more than the gurus.
Well, maybe you a little bit more than 40:wink2:
 
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japage;835580; said:
Conley isn't a very good comparison for Noopy. Conley is at least a threat to score and can blow by his defender whenever he wants. Noopy isn't quick enough to get by a defender that is playing off him and he doesn't look to score very often.

His drop in the rankings isn't that surprising. He really didn't have a great high school season...not sure where you are getting that he was the state player of the year.

He has very good ball skills and great court vision...wouldn't surprise me to see him have a good career at OSU.
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Where do you get your information or do you do rankings for Rivals. That's just nonsense! Conley could blow past any PG but your thoughts on Noopy are just ridiculous
 
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I've seen Noopy play 6 or 7 times. Where am I off on Noopy? Have you seen him play?
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Everyone is entitled to their opinion. When someone watches a player play, that person can come away with a different opinion of another person sitting right beside them in the stands. Is Crater a finished product? No.....does he have the talent to be very good at this level? Yes. Lets not forget we are talking about a kid who has not played his senior season. There is a ton of time before he steps foot on campus.
 
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OSUBasketballJunkie;835765; said:
Read below.....16.2 ppg and 8.4 apg is not having a bad year.....his ranking or fall in the rankings is not due to his HS season.....
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That article says he was the Class B POY, not state player of the year. In Michigan, each newspaper names a dream team made up of all classes. Then they name all state teams just by class, excluding the 5 members of the dream team.

His high school season didn't match the hype. Thats not really his fault though, he can't control what others say about him.

Tez mentioned it but Noopy didn't play well in games against other top players. He still has another year to improve, no need to freak out. In fact, the Rivals line about him being a "smooth shooting point guard" should tell you all you need to know about those rankings.
 
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