6th Man of St. John's Basketball
St. John's Red Storm => Recruiting Archives => Recruiting => 2014 Class => Topic started by: pmg911 on July 21, 2014, 11:11:21 AM
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I have been away for 2 weeks but shocked no thread was started... - apologies if this is somewhere else on the site...
http://nypost.com/2014/07/19/steve-lavin-recruiting-in-bosnia/ (http://nypost.com/2014/07/19/steve-lavin-recruiting-in-bosnia/)
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http://johnnyjungle.com/forum/index.php?topic=8901.0 (http://johnnyjungle.com/forum/index.php?topic=8901.0)
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@AdamZagoria: 6-9 Bosnian F Amar Alibegovic will visit St. John's next week, source tells @SNYtv
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http://zagsblog.com/articles/bosnian-forward-to-visit-st-johns-2015-targets-come-into-focus/ (http://zagsblog.com/articles/bosnian-forward-to-visit-st-johns-2015-targets-come-into-focus/)
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@JonRothstein: Bosnian F Amar Alibegovic is currently on an official visit to St. John's, sources told @CBSSports. Would be a part of 2014 class. #SJUBB
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@JonRothstein: Bosnian F Amar Alibegovic is currently on an official visit to St. John's, sources told @CBSSports. Would be a part of 2014 class. #SJUBB
Nothing gets by Jon... LOL
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He comes Sunday.
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He comes Sunday.
Rothstein was counting when he got on the plane, not when he got on campus. ;)
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http://www.rumbleinthegarden.com/st-johns-basketball-recruiting/2014/8/11/5979773/amar-alibegovic-u20-championships (http://www.rumbleinthegarden.com/st-johns-basketball-recruiting/2014/8/11/5979773/amar-alibegovic-u20-championships)
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This guy sounds shitty. Max and Marco left. We don't need another one
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This guy sounds shitty. Max and Marco left. We don't need another one
Wow. Pretty pathetic. Kid just flew over here to visit our favorite bball team and you gonna write him off because he didnt get minutes in a national tournament playing behind the 16th pick in this years draft?
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This guy sounds shitty. Max and Marco left. We don't need another one
Wow. Pretty pathetic. Kid just flew over here to visit our favorite bball team and you gonna write him off because he didnt get minutes in a national tournament playing behind the 16th pick in this years draft?
+1
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This guy sounds shitty. Max and Marco left. We don't need another one
We usually wait till after a kid's first crappy game before we tear into them. Now we do it while a kid is on a visit. The one thing that rings true is that this team has some real shitty fans.
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I was messing around didn't want to offend anyone
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I was messing around didn't want to offend anyone
Some how you have manage to offend
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according to Rothstein. He has commited to us.
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according to Rothstein. He has commited to us.
Welcome aboard Amar!
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Rothstein and Zags both confirmed. He'll suit up this year. Adds size with is always good
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Welcome. Amar is a player who can open the lane for Jordan to drive.
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When hired Lavs promised recruiting with no boundries, and that as a global university, an international brand would be a regular occurence on the roster.
He's backed this up every year since, and finally has a true 18 year old prospect. I'm estatic to be able to watch Amar's progress over the next 4 years, he has tremendous potential, welcome aboard!
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I said something stupid about this guy a few days ago. But really Is he any good? Does anyone know? Is he better then max or marco?
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I said something stupid about this guy a few days ago. But really Is he any good? Does anyone know? Is he better then max or marco?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyqhLDhC3-0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyqhLDhC3-0)
Hes number 7 in white. Can hardly tell anything from this. Has a nice pass around 45 second mark and then scores on drive on next play. Interview at the end. This is going on 3 years ago keep in mind.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAwdYyqmeHU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAwdYyqmeHU)
more recent vid with two blocks at the end.
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http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/081314aaa.html (http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/081314aaa.html)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jDgRUZW2r4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jDgRUZW2r4)
This is a video of Dennis Alibegovic who some were saying is a real good prospect. It is the same kid who Amar took a picture with on instagram a few days back with the hash tag #brothers.
So good news seems to be that they are brothers after all.
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@AdamZagoria: Steve Lavin missed Peach Jam to recruit Alibegovic in Bosnia. Now he got him and may still get Briscoe &/or Beasley.
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Or both!
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I said something stupid about this guy a few days ago. But really Is he any good? Does anyone know? Is he better then max or marco?
fair question, don't think we will really know until a few games into the season. I hope he is more productive than Marco, please!
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I said something stupid about this guy a few days ago. But really Is he any good? Does anyone know? Is he better then max or marco?
fair question, don't think we will really know until a few games into the season. I hope he is more productive than Marco, please!
important to note he will be a freshmen, with full eligibility. Let's not judge him by his first few games of American basketball, ever, period.
This is the kind of kid you might even redshirt, but I wouldn't expect much first year in terms of production or minutes.
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I said something stupid about this guy a few days ago. But really Is he any good? Does anyone know? Is he better then max or marco?
fair question, don't think we will really know until a few games into the season. I hope he is more productive than Marco, please!
important to note he will be a freshmen, with full eligibility. Let's not judge him by his first few games of American basketball, ever, period.
This is the kind of kid you might even redshirt, but I wouldn't expect much first year in terms of production or minutes.
Exactly, nothing wrong in developing him over several years hopefully.
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I said something stupid about this guy a few days ago. But really Is he any good? Does anyone know? Is he better then max or marco?
fair question, don't think we will really know until a few games into the season. I hope he is more productive than Marco, please!
important to note he will be a freshmen, with full eligibility. Let's not judge him by his first few games of American basketball, ever, period.
This is the kind of kid you might even redshirt, but I wouldn't expect much first year in terms of production or minutes.
I agree, I'm just hoping to see some potential to tease me a bit.
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There is little downside if any to this signing.
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Kid has been playing alongside professionals in Europe. I'll wait to see him play before I write him off.
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He doesn't need to be super productive right off the bat.. Give him some time to assimilate on the court and off. A big body with an outside touch? Nothing to lose here... If he gets 5-10 minutes a night, that's fine...
I'm starting to get excited for the season...We should be pretty good.
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He joins a senior heavy team with a mature JUCO added to the mix.
You would think he won't be playing significant minutes this year, but if the season unfolds like last season he may be the guy with the ball in his hands up one with under 20 seconds in the game.
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He joins a senior heavy team with a mature JUCO added to the mix.
You would think he won't be playing significant minutes this year, but if the season unfolds like last season he may be the guy with the ball in his hands up one with under 20 seconds in the game.
zing!
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Welcome to St.John's Amar Alibegovic. May you make us all eat our words.
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http://www.nycbuckets.com/2014/08/st-johns-lands-eligible-big-can-immediately-contribute/ (http://www.nycbuckets.com/2014/08/st-johns-lands-eligible-big-can-immediately-contribute/)
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http://www.nycbuckets.com/2014/08/st-johns-lands-eligible-big-can-immediately-contribute/ (http://www.nycbuckets.com/2014/08/st-johns-lands-eligible-big-can-immediately-contribute/)
This doesn't really say anything. It talks about not getting your hopes up, but we all already know this. No one should expect more than 2 and 1 in his first year. Beyond that, it's gravy.
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As Fordham noted, there is no down side to getting Amar. I look at how Auda improved over time at Seton Hall & became a very functional player. Hopefully Amar can also evolve into a solid contributor with some seasoning. Do not expect much year one nor throw him to wolves. Let him get stronger, acquire a better sense of the college game & increase his skill level. This is certainly worth a try. If he doesn't make it, so be it.
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There is little downside if any to this signing.
Again I said something stupid about this kid a few days ago. I said He sounds shitty. Honestly I have no idea how good he is. He seems like a lottery ticket/slash project. I hope this kid does well however why should we invest so much in a kid from another country instead giving a local kid a chance. Shooting guard from Christ the King no interest (at fordham). Fudd from boys and girls- no interest. Shooting guard from Jefferson- think he went down south some where. I understand all 3 of these guys had issues however still think it is a much better idea giving a chance on any and of these then Marco, max, and this new guy.
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TonyD, you mentioned several guards. We were loaded with guards. The guys you speak of were not better than what we currently have. This kid is 6'9". I don't know how good he is but the comparisons you make are not reallygood ones. As for Jonathan Severe,we showed some interest. I think he wanted a situation where he would be guaranteed a stating position. We couldn't offer that...and based on what I've seen of his game at Fordham, he would have been a disaster on our team.
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TonyD, you mentioned several guards. We were loaded with guards. The guys you speak of were not better than what we currently have. This kid is 6'9". I don't know how good he is but the comparisons you make are not reallygood ones. As for Jonathan Severe,we showed some interest. I think he wanted a situation where he would be guaranteed a stating position. We couldn't offer that...and based on what I've seen of his game at Fordham, he would have been a disaster on our team.
I'm not so sure that Severe would have been a disaster on our team. Don't think he'd have been better than Bourgault or Hooper? I think he has more natural talent than those guys do. He was just a freshman after all. Not a bad rookie season IMO.
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TonyD, you mentioned several guards. We were loaded with guards. The guys you speak of were not better than what we currently have. This kid is 6'9". I don't know how good he is but the comparisons you make are not reallygood ones. As for Jonathan Severe,we showed some interest. I think he wanted a situation where he would be guaranteed a stating position. We couldn't offer that...and based on what I've seen of his game at Fordham, he would have been a disaster on our team.
I'm not so sure that Severe would have been a disaster on our team. Don't think he'd have been better than Bourgault or Hooper? I think he has more natural talent than those guys do. He was just a freshman after all. Not a bad rookie season IMO.
The number of shots he takes would have been a problem on our team. If he were willing to defer to the other more talented players on our team, he would have definitely been better than Hooper and Bourgault. I just think that he wants the offense to center around him and that would not have worked for us. There's a reason why he chose Fordham over a higher level school.
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http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/colleges/post/_/id/7392/st-johns-adds-big-man-from-europe (http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/colleges/post/_/id/7392/st-johns-adds-big-man-from-europe)
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For those who care from what I am told Amar has been cleared academically by the NCAA Eligibility Center something that is sometimes problematic with overseas kids.
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At the very least it will give posters someone to clamor for when we are struggling. This will be followed by the always entertaining he stinks threads once he actually plays.
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TonyD, you mentioned several guards. We were loaded with guards. The guys you speak of were not better than what we currently have. This kid is 6'9". I don't know how good he is but the comparisons you make are not reallygood ones. As for Jonathan Severe,we showed some interest. I think he wanted a situation where he would be guaranteed a stating position. We couldn't offer that...and based on what I've seen of his game at Fordham, he would have been a disaster on our team.
I'm not so sure that Severe would have been a disaster on our team. Don't think he'd have been better than Bourgault or Hooper? I think he has more natural talent than those guys do. He was just a freshman after all. Not a bad rookie season IMO.
The number of shots he takes would have been a problem on our team. If he were willing to defer to the other more talented players on our team, he would have definitely been better than Hooper and Bourgault. I just think that he wants the offense to center around him and that would not have worked for us. There's a reason why he chose Fordham over a higher level school.
Severe would not have shot as much as he did with Harrison and Jordan. I would love that kid on this team. He shot almost eight treys a game and made 35%. That is really hard to do. He could have easily been at 40% if he eliminated his two or three most difficult attempts every game.
As for Amar, I'm kind of indifferent. I'm glad we got a someone who can shoot--because I can see it being a big problem at times this year--but I hate that it has to be a PF. I want my PFs under the basket.
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TonyD, you mentioned several guards. We were loaded with guards. The guys you speak of were not better than what we currently have. This kid is 6'9". I don't know how good he is but the comparisons you make are not reallygood ones. As for Jonathan Severe,we showed some interest. I think he wanted a situation where he would be guaranteed a stating position. We couldn't offer that...and based on what I've seen of his game at Fordham, he would have been a disaster on our team.
I'm not so sure that Severe would have been a disaster on our team. Don't think he'd have been better than Bourgault or Hooper? I think he has more natural talent than those guys do. He was just a freshman after all. Not a bad rookie season IMO.
The number of shots he takes would have been a problem on our team. If he were willing to defer to the other more talented players on our team, he would have definitely been better than Hooper and Bourgault. I just think that he wants the offense to center around him and that would not have worked for us. There's a reason why he chose Fordham over a higher level school.
Severe would not have shot as much as he did with Harrison and Jordan. I would love that kid on this team. He shot almost eight treys a game and made 35%. That is really hard to do. He could have easily been at 40% if he eliminated his two or three most difficult attempts every game.
As for Amar, I'm kind of indifferent. I'm glad we got a someone who can shoot--because I can see it being a big problem at times this year--but I hate that it has to be a PF. I want my PFs under the basket.
When Hooper and Bourgault arrived, they were billed as 3 point shooters, and nothing else. And they did exactly that, except for the 3 point shooting. This kid is 6'9. Hopefully, he can develop more of a game than his predecessors did.
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TonyD, you mentioned several guards. We were loaded with guards. The guys you speak of were not better than what we currently have. This kid is 6'9". I don't know how good he is but the comparisons you make are not reallygood ones. As for Jonathan Severe,we showed some interest. I think he wanted a situation where he would be guaranteed a stating position. We couldn't offer that...and based on what I've seen of his game at Fordham, he would have been a disaster on our team.
I'm not so sure that Severe would have been a disaster on our team. Don't think he'd have been better than Bourgault or Hooper? I think he has more natural talent than those guys do. He was just a freshman after all. Not a bad rookie season IMO.
The number of shots he takes would have been a problem on our team. If he were willing to defer to the other more talented players on our team, he would have definitely been better than Hooper and Bourgault. I just think that he wants the offense to center around him and that would not have worked for us. There's a reason why he chose Fordham over a higher level school.
Severe would not have shot as much as he did with Harrison and Jordan. I would love that kid on this team. He shot almost eight treys a game and made 35%. That is really hard to do. He could have easily been at 40% if he eliminated his two or three most difficult attempts every game.
As for Amar, I'm kind of indifferent. I'm glad we got a someone who can shoot--because I can see it being a big problem at times this year--but I hate that it has to be a PF. I want my PFs under the basket.
When Hooper and Bourgault arrived, they were billed as 3 point shooters, and nothing else. And they did exactly that, except for the 3 point shooting. This kid is 6'9. Hopefully, he can develop more of a game than his predecessors did.
Bourgault was thought of as more than just a three-point shooter. He showed a good handle, some rebounding, and great court awareness and passing ability. I still don't think he was used correctly, but that's for another thread.
I am not going to expect much from Amar, but I would love to be surprised.
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@Denis1_finao: @Amar7Alibegovic for everyone that been wondering we are cousins not brothers.
Denis from Chicago, mystery solved.
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@Denis1_finao: @Amar7Alibegovic for everyone that been wondering we are cousins not brothers.
Denis from Chicago, mystery solved.
Kid can play. Big fan and hopefully he wants to play with his cousin in a few years.