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docmercer--banned · Apr 27, 2006

Alford lands top-50 recruit for next season

The wait was worth it for the Iowa basketball program. Tyler Smith, a 6-foot-7 small forward regarded as one of the top 50 recruits in the country, ended a lengthy recruiting process Wednesday by signing a letter of intent to join the Hawkeyes next season.“Tyler will have an immediate impact on our team next season,” Iowa coach Steve Alford said in a statement. Smith is re-garded among the top wing prospects in this year’s recruiting class after improving his perimeter game over the past season at the Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va. Blending athleticism with tenacity on the boards, Smith got attention from Kentucky, Pittsburgh, Memphis and Cincinnati before selecting the Hawkeyes over Pittsburgh.

EXCLUSIVE RANKING OF THE TOP RECRUITING CLASSES TO-DATE FOR THE CLASS OF 2006

On our rating 1-10 rating scale a top five player nationally is worth 10 points, a top 10 player nationally is worth nine points, a player in the 11-40 range nationally is worth eight points, a player in the 41-70 range nationally is worth six points, a player in the 71-100 range nationally is worth four points, a player in the 101-300 range nationally is worth three points, a player in the 301-1000 range nationally is worth two points, and anybody not ranked among the top 1000 gets one point. Junior college and prep school are factored in as if they were the equivalent of a high school senior.

1. NORTH CAROLINA (46 Points)..........6 Recruits..........7.7 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Atlantic Coast Conference..........(10) Wayne Ellington, 6'4, 2G, Merion Station (Episcopal Academy) PA; (10) Tywon Lawson, 6'0, PG, Mouth of Wilson (Oak Hill) VA; (10) Brandan Wright, 6'10, PF, Brentwood (Academy) TN; (6) William Graves, 6'6, WF, Greensboro (Dudley) NC; (6) Alex Stepheson, 6'9, C, North Hollywood (Harvard-Westlake) CA; (4) Deon Thompson, 6'8, PF, Torrance (H.S.) CA.

2. OHIO STATE (42 Points)..........5 Recruits.........8.4 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Big-10 Conference..........(12) Greg Oden, 7'0, C, Indianapolis (Lawrence North) IN; (8) Michael Conley, 6'1, PG, Indianapolis (Lawrence North) IN; (8) Daequan Cook, 6'4, 2G, Dayton (Dunbar) OH; (8) David Lighty, 6'5, 2G, Cleveland (St. Joseph) OH; (6) Othello Hunter, 6'9, C, Hillsborough (JC) FL.
3. CONNECTICUT (36 Points)..........6 Recruits..........6.0 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Big East Conference..........(8) Stanley Robinson, 6'9, PF, Birmingham (Huffman) AL; (8) Curtis Kelly, 6'9, PF New York (Rice) NY; (8) Jerome Dyson, 6'3, 2G, Andover (Proctor Academy) NH; (6) Doug Wiggins, 6'0, PG, East Hartford (H.S.) CT; (3) Ben Eaves, 6'7, WF, Wooster (Academy) MA; (3) Jonathan Mandeldove, 6'11, C, Chatham (Hargrave Military) VA
4. TEXAS (35 Points)..........6 Recruits..........5.8 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Big-12 Conference..........(12) Kevin Durant, 6'10, WF, Rockville (Montrose Christian) MD; (8) D.J. Augustine, 6'0, PG, Sugar Land (Hightower) TX; (6) Dexter Pittman, 6'10, C, Rosenberg (Terry) TX; (3) Justin Mason, 6'2, 2G, Amarillo (Palo Duro) TX; (3) Harrison Smith, 6'3, 2G, Houston (Jones) TX; (3) Matt Hill, 6'10, C, Lincoln (Southeast) NE.
5. ST. JOHN'S (34 Points)..........6 Recruits..........5.7 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Big East Conference..........(8) Rob Thomas, 6'6, WF, South Kent (Prep) CT; (8) Derwin Kitchen, 6'3, 2G, Port Charlotte (Florida Prep) FL; (6) Avery Patterson, 6'4, 2G, Iowa Western (JC) IA; (6) Q'aarron Calhoun, 6'8, PF, North Bridgton (Bridgton Academy) ME; (3) Justin Burrell, 6'8, PF, Bronx (Our Savior Lutheran) NY; (3) Larry Wright, 6'2, 2G, Saginaw (H.S.) MI. 
6. LOUISVILLE (33 Points)..........4 Recruits..........8.3 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Big East Conference..........(9) Derrick Caracter, 6'9, PF, Notre Dame (Fitchburg) MA; (8) Jerry Smith, 6'2, PG, Wauwatosa (East) WI; (8) Edgar Sosa, 6'3, 2G, New York (Rice) NY; (8) Earl Clark, 6'9, WF, Rahway (H.S.) NJ.
7. TEXAS TECH (33 Points)..........8 Recruits..........4.1 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Big-12 Conference..........(8) Charlie Burgess, 6'1, PG, Howard (JC) TX; (6) Esmir Rizvic, 7'0, C, Gulf Coast (JC) FL; (4) Rodgrick Craig, 6'6, WF, San Jose (JC) CA; (4) Jay Mitchell, 6'8, PF, Gulf Coast (JC) FL; (3) Darryl Ashford, 6'4, WF, Cypress Falls (H.S.) TX; (3) Decensae White, 6'7, WF, San Mateo (Serra) CA; (3) B.J. Valentine, 5'7, PG, Howard (JC) TX; (2) Michael Goodwin, 6'9, PF, Rowlett (H.S.) TX. 
8. TENNESSEE (31 Points)..........5 Recruits..........6.2 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Southeastern Conference..........(8) Willard "Duke" Crews, 6'7, PF, Hampton (Bethel) VA; (8) Marques Johnson, 6'5, PG, Ft. Wayne (Snider) IN; (8) Ramar Smith, 6'3, 2G, Detroit (Martin Luther King) MI; (4) Wayne Chism, 6'9, C, Bolivar (Central) TN; (3) Josh Tabb, 6'5, 2G, Cincinnati (Harmony Christian) OH.
9. IOWA (28 Points)..........5 Recruits..........5.6 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Big-10 Conference..........(8) Cyrus Tate, 6'8, PF, Vincennes (JC) IN; (8) Tyler Smith, 6'6, WF, Chatham (Hargrave Military) VA; (6) Justin Johnson, 6'6, WF, Tyler (JC) TX; (3) Jamie Vanderbeeken, 6'11, Belleville (Quinte Secondary) ON; (3) Malik Perry, 6'5, WF, Philadelphia (Lutheran) PA.

bigdong · Apr 27, 2006

what is this,...i gotts important ?s for fish,....man i guess it is like getting a number and standing in line,...................the boy is obviously getting his beauty rest and we gotts questions for him,....well mine are truely important,.....like: is he gonna throw a grouper on the ice and if so: what size and then my important question: does he remember the budman stuff(circa 70's) oh my,...those are some big shoes he has to fill and im waitin to hear,....now we got more people waitin in line with questions,...........oh boy fish,.....i dont know when you get time to rest,..........................................i guess no rest for the wicked,...ahhhh:thumbsup2:

docmercer--banned · Apr 27, 2006

Maybe he is going thru a "mid life crisis change" or whatever that
shit is when folks like him become old farts

bigdong · Apr 27, 2006

true,..i gotya doc,...thinkin that meeeself,....well its only a measily ol thursday.............that fishy will show up soooner or lateeerrr,....maybe???

arty: :nopityA: :suomi:

Fishhead · Apr 27, 2006

bigdong said:
what is this,...i gotts important ?s for fish,....man i guess it is like getting a number and standing in line,...................the boy is obviously getting his beauty rest and we gotts questions for him,....well mine are truely important,.....like: is he gonna throw a grouper on the ice and if so: what size and then my important question: does he remember the budman stuff(circa 70's) oh my,...those are some big shoes he has to fill and im waitin to hear,....now we got more people waitin in line with questions,...........oh boy fish,.....i dont know when you get time to rest,..........................................i guess no rest for the wicked,...ahhhh:thumbsup2:

Probably will have to be a 2lb or less grouper to be able to sneak into the visiting teams forum.

BUDMAN STUFF----Being weaned on Budweiser as a teenager in the 70's, of course.

DOC--Thanks for the recruiting update, nice job by Alford and his staff.

bigdong · Apr 27, 2006

hey fishy,...glad your alarm went off,....??,...?? ha ok then,...yeah so only a 2 pound grouper?,........well if ya dont get the boot it might be worth it,....kinda light though dontya think??,......they had the dude on the local news from canada who threw the beef on the ice here at the joe,....he was kinda regrettin it,...but it was all good,......................anyhow,....well i was thinkin alot larger grouper,....maybee make some inocent want to be sneak it in,.........COMMON NATIONAL TV,..............well no sence in getting banned for life:thumbsup2: :monsters-

Fishhead · Apr 27, 2006

bigdong said:
hey fishy,...glad your alarm went off,....??,...?? ha ok then,...yeah so only a 2 pound grouper?,........well if ya dont get the boot it might be worth it,....kinda light though dontya think??,......they had the dude on the local news from canada who threw the beef on the ice here at the joe,....he was kinda regrettin it,...but it was all good,......................anyhow,....well i was thinkin alot larger grouper,....maybee make some inocent want to be sneak it in,.........COMMON NATIONAL TV,..............well no sence in getting banned for life:thumbsup2: :monsters-

Well, the usually optimistic yours trully is not so optimistic about the Lightning advancing past this first round, so the grouper will be put on hold for some other year in all probability.

This is the type of Grouper that I was considering.