WildcatRick
06-24-2007, 03:11 PM
As I've reported already, Rotnei Clarke is visiting UK around the 28th/29th. I spoke to him on a number of occassions and at one point asked him if there was any chance that he may verbal to UK during his visit, to which he replied, "I don't know….I've had a lot of people say that I'd get up there (to UK's campus) and not want to come home…I'm not ruling anything out."
Rotnei was among a number or normally great shooters that were off early but started hitting shots late in the camp. I can only assume that the large arena may have had something to do with the poor shooting percentage until the players got adjusted to shooting in an ambient environment. The other unusual factor was the platoon style substitutions mandated by the NBAPA camp. Each team had 2 squads that played exactly half of each game. Most of these kids are the go to guys from their teams and are not used to sitting for 10 minute stretches.
Rotnei's competition for the PG spot in 2008 is Dashan Harris, who had a poor scoring camp, but as a pass first PG with lockdown D, he was effective. His father sought me out and our discussion gave me a clue as to what's important to Dashan. His dad was curious to know if UK would be pushing the ball up the court, which is where Dashan is most effective as a scorer who can get to the rim in transition. He also mentioned that Dashan had talked to Acie Law who gave glowing reviews about coach Gillispie. Finally, he revealed that he felt Dashan would be taking some time to before verballing to a program. This makes me think that Rotnei may beat him to the punch…
Tyler Zeller played VERY well and averaged almost 12 points per game (equal to 24 pts per in regular style game). He showed more of the same aggressive style of play that he's known for against some of the top post players in the class. He still has the same 9 schools listed and intends to cut to 5 by August. Other than continued great play, there is little to report.
Unofficial visits are not allowed during the month of July, so expect to see a surge of visits to UK before July 1st. I fully expect that Leonard Washington will visit shortly as well as a number of 2009-2010 players.
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Rotnei was among a number or normally great shooters that were off early but started hitting shots late in the camp. I can only assume that the large arena may have had something to do with the poor shooting percentage until the players got adjusted to shooting in an ambient environment. The other unusual factor was the platoon style substitutions mandated by the NBAPA camp. Each team had 2 squads that played exactly half of each game. Most of these kids are the go to guys from their teams and are not used to sitting for 10 minute stretches.
Rotnei's competition for the PG spot in 2008 is Dashan Harris, who had a poor scoring camp, but as a pass first PG with lockdown D, he was effective. His father sought me out and our discussion gave me a clue as to what's important to Dashan. His dad was curious to know if UK would be pushing the ball up the court, which is where Dashan is most effective as a scorer who can get to the rim in transition. He also mentioned that Dashan had talked to Acie Law who gave glowing reviews about coach Gillispie. Finally, he revealed that he felt Dashan would be taking some time to before verballing to a program. This makes me think that Rotnei may beat him to the punch…
Tyler Zeller played VERY well and averaged almost 12 points per game (equal to 24 pts per in regular style game). He showed more of the same aggressive style of play that he's known for against some of the top post players in the class. He still has the same 9 schools listed and intends to cut to 5 by August. Other than continued great play, there is little to report.
Unofficial visits are not allowed during the month of July, so expect to see a surge of visits to UK before July 1st. I fully expect that Leonard Washington will visit shortly as well as a number of 2009-2010 players.
more..........
http://blog.kentuckysportsradio.com/?p=2770