It's Almost July and you have offers on the table

[lboogie]

So what is a 17 yr old to do?

1) You are a nationally ranked player, you are considered one of the top players in your position. You have offers from high majors(ACC/Big East/SEC), you have been on campus for the official-unofficial, the elite camps etc. Hoopgurlz and the rest of the free world is waiting for you to make a decision.

2) You are a nice size post player with a college body who still needs skill development. The majors are buzzing around, some have offered but with the contingency that you may not get major minutes for a season or two, basically they are recruiting you on potential. However, you have solid offers from quite a few mid-majors, you are pretty much a lock to start or get big minutes as a freshman.

3) You are a former "child star", your little girl AAU team always placed in the top in nationals, a very successful high school player and a local favorite. Your fan club has you convinced that you can play major DI, in fact you have gonna to all the major elite camps that can fit in to your schedule. Right now you have solid offers from lower D-1,(NEC/MAC/MEAC) but someone in your camp is feeling that a major offer is just around the corner.

4) Going into July you have been talking to several DI schools but no one has given a solid offer. You really like one school and they seem to like you but still no offer.

[quedash]

So what is a 17 yr old to do?

1) You are a nationally ranked player, you are considered one of the top players in your position. You have offers from high majors(ACC/Big East/SEC), you have been on campus for the official-unofficial, the elite camps etc. Hoopgurlz and the rest of the free world is waiting for you to make a decision.

2) You are a nice size post player with a college body who still needs skill development. The majors are buzzing around, some have offered but with the contingency that you may not get major minutes for a season or two, basically they are recruiting you on potential. However, you have solid offers from quite a few mid-majors, you are pretty much a lock to start or get big minutes as a freshman.

3) You are a former "child star", your little girl AAU team always placed in the top in nationals, a very successful high school player and a local favorite. Your fan club has you convinced that you can play major DI, in fact you have gonna to all the major elite camps that can fit in to your schedule. Right now you have solid offers from lower D-1,(NEC/MAC/MEAC) but someone in your camp is feeling that a major offer is just around the corner.

4) Going into July you have been talking to several DI schools but no one has given a solid offer. You really like one school and they seem to like you but still no offer.

1) Enjoy the process and make sure you pick the school that is the best fit for you

2) Go to the mid major, you will develop more as a player and you probably won't get recruited over.

3) The operative word is "former", go to the lower D1, grow your game and you may end up like Suber from Coppin St. playing pro ball for someone somewhere. Stop listening to the hypemeisters and the yes men/women and talk to someone who really can tell you what level you should play at..... then take their advice.

4) If the D1's are talking to you, surely the D2's will give you some love; find out what position the D1's see you playing and ask how many other players are they looking at and where you stand.

This is just one rank amateur's opinion.....

[lboogie]

Q--You nailed it...I hope all take note of some solid advice and make a well informed decision.

[smokeyhip4]

1. Go to the school that provides you with
a.) The best educational opportunity (D-1 or D-2)
b.) A system that suits your style of play ( uptempo/princeton offense)
c.) Can you contribute tomorrow or will you have to wait for the upperclasswomen to leave before it's your show?
d.) Funds for the program to grow/ facilities/ up to date athletic training staff (does the school have a major in PT or Athletic training?
e.) Lastly do you want to be a big fish in a small pond or a little fish in an ocean?

These are the questions I put to my child.

JOMO

[Pundit2007]

Also, consider the coaches... For example, if you notice that one school loses players every year, its possible that the coach runs off players that aren't as good as they expected. There is a school in the DMV that lost at least one player in each of the past 4 or 5 years.

Typically, these coaches look for reasons to get a kid to leave, but, when it really comes down to it, they feel the kid isn't worth keeping.

Generally the kids suffer; because now they have to find another school, and they have to sit out a transfer year if they are going from D1-toD1.

[The Point]

Where the sheepskin will provide you the best opportunity to succeed in your chosen field of expertise AFTER basketball. If you want to be a journalist go to NW, lawyer look at IVY, Accountant, Miami of Ohio, do the research, etc... Work hard on your academics and go out of college near the top of your class – use those free tutors (academic support system) that the schools provide to excel. If you are one of the top 3% of College players that are gifted enough to play in the WNBA enjoy the short career.. If not take that sheepskin to the corporations of choice and land that lifelong job, All the while collecting your academic credentials for free having fun doing what you have worked hard for since you were 9...Be true to yourself, keep your eye on the ball (final prize) and keep those whistlers out of your ear... My two cents.

[lboogie]

from The Point!!

With Joe Mac at NW he might be able to persuade a few budding journalist from the D-M-V to the Windy City