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'12 CO C Josh Scott (Signed to Colorado)
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After watching Scott in Vegas, ESPN is projecting him as an all-conference player at CU:
Josh Scott (Monument, Col./Lewis-Palmer)
2012, PF/C, 6-9, 210 pounds
This was our first look at Scott, and we came away impressed. The Colorado commit has a solid frame with nice length as well as a soft touch out to 15-feet. In his matchup against his future rival, Arizona commit Grant Jerrett (La Verne, Calif./La Verne Lutheran), Scott was able to display his versatile skill set. In the beginning, he struggled finishing through contact, but then took Jerrett out on the perimeter and knocked down some shots. Later in the second half, he became more aggressive and backed Jerrett down on the low block to convert some hard-nosed finishes. Both of these bigs (Scott and Jerrett) are a college-level weight program away from being very productive All-Conference performers.
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/r...d/6799527/marcus-smart-stands-adidas-super-64
Josh Scott (Monument, Col./Lewis-Palmer)
2012, PF/C, 6-9, 210 pounds
This was our first look at Scott, and we came away impressed. The Colorado commit has a solid frame with nice length as well as a soft touch out to 15-feet. In his matchup against his future rival, Arizona commit Grant Jerrett (La Verne, Calif./La Verne Lutheran), Scott was able to display his versatile skill set. In the beginning, he struggled finishing through contact, but then took Jerrett out on the perimeter and knocked down some shots. Later in the second half, he became more aggressive and backed Jerrett down on the low block to convert some hard-nosed finishes. Both of these bigs (Scott and Jerrett) are a college-level weight program away from being very productive All-Conference performers.
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/r...d/6799527/marcus-smart-stands-adidas-super-64
Buffs@5345'
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Always nice to catch up on a recruit thread through a few months of updates and see the news just get better and better. Keep up the hard work Josh, your Buff family is cheering for you!
I gotta say - this is crazy. When Josh first verballed, most of us were like "who the hell is that?" It's obvious (to me, anyway) that Boyle is really on his game. I think we're really on the verge of some very big things at CU, basketball wise. I never thought in my wildest dreams that CU would be in that situation. This isn't like when we got Chauncey. That was a one-shot deal. Once he was gone, we were back to mediocrity. I honestly get the sense that Boyle is building a serious basketball machine here. Who would have ever thought that possible?
so I noticed he is graded out at Center, but here he is still listed at PF, any idea on where he plays in our offense? I am really intrigued by having a 6-11 C (or 7-1 if Mills can put it together) and 6-10 PF on the court at the same time. Throw in a 6-4 G, a 6-5 wing and a 6-7 wing and you have some serious matchup problems for most teams.
btbuff
It's an inside joke
Bigger and more athletic works for me.
I think he's a forward. If we go smaller on the court, I'd still see him at forward with Gordon playing the "5".
buffs
Well-Known Member
Great news for sure and kudos to Coach Boyle. Definitely power forward and looks like a lock.
how big is Gordon? 6-7 195?
Good question. Rivals has him at 6'7", 195. Scout has 6'8", 205. ESPN has 6'8", 220. Let's hope ESPN's right if he's playing the 5 at times.
Read someplace that recent report has both Gordon and Scott at 6'9" (and still growing.) Reports are that Gordon is more comfortable with his back to the basket but athletic enough and skilled enough to develop a solid game facing it. Scott is doing a lot of damage facing the basket but is skilled and physical enough to do damage with his back to it.
If these reports are correct you are looking at a nightmare for opposing coaches to defense. A lot of schools have one good, athletic big guy who can defend inside but very few have two. What you end up with is either somebody who is big enough but not athletic enough to compete or is athletic enough but lacks the physical size to compete on one or the other.
Throw in a developing Mills who looks like he in going to have some skills and you get a rotation on the front line that is very hard to stop. If we can get some outside offense to keep teams from packing down in a zone it becomes almost impossible.
If these reports are correct you are looking at a nightmare for opposing coaches to defense. A lot of schools have one good, athletic big guy who can defend inside but very few have two. What you end up with is either somebody who is big enough but not athletic enough to compete or is athletic enough but lacks the physical size to compete on one or the other.
Throw in a developing Mills who looks like he in going to have some skills and you get a rotation on the front line that is very hard to stop. If we can get some outside offense to keep teams from packing down in a zone it becomes almost impossible.
dyemeduke
Well-Known Member
It's great that Scott blew up this summer, but we're still waiting on Gordon - hopefully my tentaviness is proved wrong with him too. Mills however...he has a long way to go. Based on what I've seen (granted, not a ton, but still very telling), I really hope Scott and Gordon quickly pass Mills in the rotation...as in at the start of their freshman seasons.
if harris tunks is healthy... mills redshirts
is this your opinion? a dream you had? or do you know something we don't. I am hoping Mills redshirts as well.
Sweet! Jeff Borzello answered my question. It was a softball, but I was curious to hear his thoughts on Scott -- plus I really enjoy seeing CU being mentioned in national articles for basketball.
chitownbuff
Club Member
Damn Goose, you are killing it today. Your work here is much appreciated!
Hoops Fan
Well-Known Member
I was at a fah breakfast with Boyle last fall and he stayed over to talk with some who wanted to afterward. When I asked him about redshirting Mills, he indicated that was his intent. His observation was that Mills might actually be better off redshirting this coming year than last, because he had a taste at least as as freshman of what to expect and that would enhance what he focused on from the bench during games. He said that he would have redshirted Mills as a freshman if Tunks had not had the injury.
I think everyone's intent is to redshirt Mills. I'm just not sure we have the frontcourt depth to do it yet. I don't really think he's going to be a consistent minutes guy this year but we are going to need his size at times unless we have more frontcourt depth than expected.
Really depends on Tunks. If he stays healthy and can avoid foul trouble (a big problem for young bigs), he should be able to give us 25-30 minutes a night. As long as that happens, Mills can redshirt with no problem. But if things break a certain way and we'd have to count on Dufault & Roberson for 40 minutes a night at the "5", then I don't see how we could avoid playing Mills to reduce that burden and get Dufault & Roberson playing in position. I trust Mills to play 10-15 minutes much more than I trust Eckloff to do it.