Christopher Obekpa - PF - Our Savior New American - Centereach, NY - ST. JOHN'S

Quote from: Happy on May 08, 2012, 08:53:31 PM

Quote from: Amaseinyourface2 on May 08, 2012, 07:18:18 PM

Quote from: simplyred on May 08, 2012, 07:00:51 PM

Quote from: Poison on May 08, 2012, 06:59:20 PM

Oregon, Cincinnati, Depaul and Providence.

He doesn't ask for much.

 

 Interesting.  Are we over-rating this kid?

yes. huge offensive liability.

Liability??  C'mon you act like you haven't seen some of the offensive center gems that Norm brought in.  I'm certain we are out of the running for him.. But how much would he need to score anyway?

Happy you seem to know the NYC high school hoops scene well and I respect your opinion.  Maybe you have seen him more times than I have. Ive seen 4 or 5 full games of him on the web. He struggles to catch the ball let alone score. He doesnt have any touch and he looks lost. Im not saying he doesnt have potential. He can obviously block shots real well. I just think he is overrated, both by us and by scouting services.

The kid should sign up for Suffolk CC and take another year to decide.

This is the part of the process where we are eliminated and now we can commence trashing the kid, accuse him of taking money, and say he sucks anyway....   I remember this part.. This is fun. 

Quote from: boo3 on May 08, 2012, 10:22:47 PM

This is the part of the process where we are eliminated and now we can commence trashing the kid, accuse him of taking money, and say he sucks anyway....   I remember this part.. This is fun. 

Acually, obekpa himself tweeted that "they don't pay" in reference to SJU not too long ago.  You don't remember the obekpa twittergate?? I think there was some conversation and worries about that at the time.  I don't know one way or the other.

Quote from: MCNPA on May 08, 2012, 11:04:04 PM

Quote from: boo3 on May 08, 2012, 10:22:47 PM

This is the part of the process where we are eliminated and now we can commence trashing the kid, accuse him of taking money, and say he sucks anyway....   I remember this part.. This is fun. 

Acually, obekpa himself tweeted that "they don't pay" in reference to SJU not too long ago.  You don't remember the obekpa twittergate?? I think there was some conversation and worries about that at the time.  I don't know one way or the other.

It seemed pretty obvious it was a joke.

This is the part of the process where we are eliminated and now we can commence trashing the kid, accuse him of taking money, and say he sucks anyway....   I remember this part.. This is fun. 

Quote from: Amaseinyourface2 on May 08, 2012, 10:15:48 PM

Quote from: Happy on May 08, 2012, 08:53:31 PM

Quote from: Amaseinyourface2 on May 08, 2012, 07:18:18 PM

Quote from: simplyred on May 08, 2012, 07:00:51 PM

Quote from: Poison on May 08, 2012, 06:59:20 PM

Oregon, Cincinnati, Depaul and Providence.

He doesn't ask for much.

 

 Interesting.  Are we over-rating this kid?

yes. huge offensive liability.

Liability??  C'mon you act like you haven't seen some of the offensive center gems that Norm brought in.  I'm certain we are out of the running for him.. But how much would he need to score anyway?

Happy you seem to know the NYC high school hoops scene well and I respect your opinion.  Maybe you have seen him more times than I have. Ive seen 4 or 5 full games of him on the web. He struggles to catch the ball let alone score. He doesnt have any touch and he looks lost. Im not saying he doesnt have potential. He can obviously block shots real well. I just think he is overrated, both by us and by scouting services.

You don't need more than 2-3 baskets a game from him.  That's not asking a lot in terms of put backs.  Look at Dieng from Lville last year.  Same player path I can see Obekpa taking.  You are signing up for his defense, not looking for a 10ppg player freshman year.

Quote from: jumpinjohnny on May 08, 2012, 11:05:17 PM

Quote from: MCNPA on May 08, 2012, 11:04:04 PM

Quote from: boo3 on May 08, 2012, 10:22:47 PM

This is the part of the process where we are eliminated and now we can commence trashing the kid, accuse him of taking money, and say he sucks anyway....   I remember this part.. This is fun. 

Acually, obekpa himself tweeted that "they don't pay" in reference to SJU not too long ago.  You don't remember the obekpa twittergate?? I think there was some conversation and worries about that at the time.  I don't know one way or the other.

It seemed pretty obvious it was a joke.

Any time a recruit talks about schools paying money it isn't a joke by default.  Its not something to speak about, joke about at all by a recruit.  He also said at the time that his spirit wasnt at SJU.  Those are things that a recruit generally wouldnt mention publicly.  All those tweets were erased right away.  I think he thought those were private. Not obvious it was a joke to anybody reading them.

Quote from: MCNPA on May 08, 2012, 11:12:34 PM

Quote from: jumpinjohnny on May 08, 2012, 11:05:17 PM

Quote from: MCNPA on May 08, 2012, 11:04:04 PM

Quote from: boo3 on May 08, 2012, 10:22:47 PM

This is the part of the process where we are eliminated and now we can commence trashing the kid, accuse him of taking money, and say he sucks anyway....   I remember this part.. This is fun. 

Acually, obekpa himself tweeted that "they don't pay" in reference to SJU not too long ago.  You don't remember the obekpa twittergate?? I think there was some conversation and worries about that at the time.  I don't know one way or the other.

It seemed pretty obvious it was a joke.

Any time a recruit talks about schools paying money it isn't a joke by default.  Its not something to speak about, joke about at all by a recruit.  He also said at the time that his spirit wasnt at SJU.  Those are things that a recruit generally wouldnt mention publicly.  All those tweets were erased right away.  I think he thought those were private. Not obvious it was a joke to anybody reading them.

And if he said he was leaning towards St. John's, there is no doubt in my Mind you and everyone else would be saying it was obviously a joke.

Quote from: jumpinjohnny on May 08, 2012, 11:05:17 PM

Quote from: MCNPA on May 08, 2012, 11:04:04 PM

Quote from: boo3 on May 08, 2012, 10:22:47 PM

This is the part of the process where we are eliminated and now we can commence trashing the kid, accuse him of taking money, and say he sucks anyway....   I remember this part.. This is fun. 

Acually, obekpa himself tweeted that "they don't pay" in reference to SJU not too long ago.  You don't remember the obekpa twittergate?? I think there was some conversation and worries about that at the time.  I don't know one way or the other.

It seemed pretty obvious it was a joke.

Any time a recruit talks about schools paying money it isn't a joke by default.  Its not something to speak about, joke about at all by a recruit.  He also said at the time that his spirit wasnt at SJU.  Those are things that a recruit generally wouldnt mention publicly.  All those tweets were erased right away.  I think he thought those were private. Not obvious it was a joke to anybody reading them.

Quote from: MCNPA on May 08, 2012, 11:12:34 PM

Quote from: jumpinjohnny on May 08, 2012, 11:05:17 PM

Quote from: MCNPA on May 08, 2012, 11:04:04 PM

Quote from: boo3 on May 08, 2012, 10:22:47 PM

This is the part of the process where we are eliminated and now we can commence trashing the kid, accuse him of taking money, and say he sucks anyway....   I remember this part.. This is fun. 

Acually, obekpa himself tweeted that "they don't pay" in reference to SJU not too long ago.  You don't remember the obekpa twittergate?? I think there was some conversation and worries about that at the time.  I don't know one way or the other.

It seemed pretty obvious it was a joke.

Any time a recruit talks about schools paying money it isn't a joke by default.  Its not something to speak about, joke about at all by a recruit.  He also said at the time that his spirit wasnt at SJU.  Those are things that a recruit generally wouldnt mention publicly.  All those tweets were erased right away.  I think he thought those were private. Not obvious it was a joke to anybody reading them.

I'm with you, it wasn't obvious to me it was a joke. A recruit should know not to even joke about that.

Dam behind Jakarr I wanted Chris the 2nd most. His rebounding and shot blocking would of trigger our fast pace offense and allowed our great perimeter defenders to extend knowing a great shot blocker is behind them.

Dam we still need TWO bigs!

Quote from: redstorm212 on May 08, 2012, 11:26:08 PM

Quote from: MCNPA on May 08, 2012, 11:12:34 PM

Quote from: jumpinjohnny on May 08, 2012, 11:05:17 PM

Quote from: MCNPA on May 08, 2012, 11:04:04 PM

Quote from: boo3 on May 08, 2012, 10:22:47 PM

This is the part of the process where we are eliminated and now we can commence trashing the kid, accuse him of taking money, and say he sucks anyway....   I remember this part.. This is fun. 

Acually, obekpa himself tweeted that "they don't pay" in reference to SJU not too long ago.  You don't remember the obekpa twittergate?? I think there was some conversation and worries about that at the time.  I don't know one way or the other.

It seemed pretty obvious it was a joke.

Any time a recruit talks about schools paying money it isn't a joke by default.  Its not something to speak about, joke about at all by a recruit.  He also said at the time that his spirit wasnt at SJU.  Those are things that a recruit generally wouldnt mention publicly.  All those tweets were erased right away.  I think he thought those were private. Not obvious it was a joke to anybody reading them.

I'm with you, it wasn't obvious to me it was a joke. A recruit should know not to even joke about that.

I thought everyone overreacted.  Big shocker for this board.  His comment ended with "lol".  Where I come from "lol" means laugh out loud and insinuates a joke.

A tweet being private?  If he thought that, what planet has he been living on for the past five years.  Mentioning money while in the recruiting process is never a good idea, even in jest. 

And you know, if Chris was coming to St. John's other boards would have mentioned that we had found deep pockets to take care of Chris.  It is difficult enough to try to keep the recruiting trail of a kid clear, without the player talking about pay.

Boy, St. John's must have really have turned Chris off some how.  Was it the possibility of Michael playing the #5 for us? 

I can see Chris wanting to venture out to OR, but DePaul and Providence?  I guess he does not like real pizza.

So much for wanting to play with his favorite best boy, Felix.

Onward and upward!

Quote from: Gumby on May 09, 2012, 03:19:21 PM

A tweet being private?  If he thought that, what planet has he been living on for the past five years.  Mentioning money while in the recruiting process is never a good idea, even in jest. 

And you know, if Chris was coming to St. John's other boards would have mentioned that we had found deep pockets to take care of Chris.  It is difficult enough to try to keep the recruiting trail of a kid clear, without the player talking about pay.

Boy, St. John's must have really have turned Chris off some how.  Was it the possibility of Michael playing the #5 for us? 

I can see Chris wanting to venture out to OR, but DePaul and Providence?  I guess he does not like real pizza.

So much for wanting to play with his favorite best boy, Felix.

Onward and upward!

Did you ever think he turned off STJ?



With all the drama, he certainly turned me off fwiw.