Comments about ‘High school basketball: Collinsworth is state's top recruit’

They are not even on his list currently - trust me - so get over it aggie fans. No chance!

.. nothing more. Can we review the ranking list on recruits. yBu manages to trick these kids into thinking that the church doesn't exist on Utah State or the U. Most of the players they get are between 85-95 on the talent ranking list. Why can't they win their own conference tournament .. or not get blown out by texas A&M by 10+ points 2 years in a row.
I'm sorry your Coach has cancer, I work as a medical professional & understand what he is going through... come on Ybu fans you have to be realistic here. Come NCAA tournament time .. Come conference tournament ... well how do you put it.
You loose. Its that simple.

Btw .. hhmm an interesting note another Provo high graduate .. Tai Wesley plays for USU. ooohh ouch .. what happened on that one. His brother played for Ybu didn't he? & an ALL Wac/MWC player?

When you guys hire the right coach .. like minded coach .. aka .. Bronco Mendenhall your program will not just recruit these top Mormon athlete's but you'll win.
btw .. Bronco spoke at our institute before recruiting Riley Nelson while on his mission. hhhmmm Ethical? 8^S ?

Of course this kid is not going to BYU. Just remember, he is 17 years old and he has never witnessed a BYU team win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. He would have to be 20 years old to witness a BYU win in the Tournament.

And now someone has him listed at 6-7? wow, by the thime this board is finished, this kid will have grown to 7 feet and will be a real catch. Have seen him in person many times. Terrific player. very good skills. Similar to Haws. but about the same size, 6-4 1/2 maybe. He is not 6-6 or 6-7 as this board claims.

Re: Come on Aggie Fan | 9:42 a.m. July 1, 2009

You stated your wins over the last 3 years. HOW MANY TOURNAMENT WINS DOES USU HAVE the last 3 years? I am counting NIT and NCAA. Get out of the campus steam room and clear your head....that is why you should not go to a State school for your education. Let me help you out. The answer = 0

By the way.... How many tournament wins does Utah State have under the great Beef Stew? NCAA and NIT combined =1. WOW..... Oh.... one more question Aggie fan.... How many tournament wins does Stew have in his 23 years as a head coach.....drum roll please........ YEP ... you guessed it. "1"

Have you ever heard of a conference tournament...? USU has won thiers twice in the last three years, maybe as a BYU fan you should concentrate a little more on your Mountain Worste tourny because we've all seen your efforts in the NCAA tourney and it = pathetic.

RE: Re: HUH? | 6:09 p.m. July 6, 2009

Keep living off that ONE NCAA tourney win. I guess Weber St with 2 tournament wins has more than you in the last 30 years. They must be a better program.

This kid is good. Way better than tyler haws, cj wilcox, and even his brother. people keep saying that if he goes somewhere else he will ride the bench, but not at in state schools. BYU and UTAH are good programs if he can start there, he can start at most pac 10, big 12, and big 10 schools. He is going to be good no matter where he goes. I went to west and saw provo lose in the state championship, he was a class act even in a loss. He is something special. just wait.

Positive: heigth

Negative: shooting range
quickness
ball handling
defending smaller guard

Good Junior College Player

Your ability to rate players stinks. He's 6'7 and I think Kyle could end up taller at 6'9 or 6'10. For a player his size he handles the ball well. He shoots well. Most guys in college basketball can't shoot period but he shoots well and very well for his size. He does probably need to bulk up. I think he has good defensive fundamentals as does all of Craig Drury's players but he could improve there. He might need to develop more of a post game. But a player of his size, he is quick, he passes and shoots well and is capable of handling the ball. He is also a winner. He's started for three years and his teams have won two titles and placed second once. He was a key cog on those teams and with one year to go, his record as a player if Provo competes or wins a title would be hard pressed to be duplicated. I think anyone would be lucky to get him as a player. I hope he either ventures out of state or perhaps goes to USU or BYU.

No he actually is 6'7. I know him personally. He is the real deal

I know him personally as well. and he and his family are amused by this board. he probably will be though, as he is continuing to grow from what im told.

I saw him measured for the 08-09 season and he was a smidge over 6'6". That was in October of 08. He was measured with his shoes on. Give his shoes an inch and that would have made him 6'5" and quarter in his socks. That was almost 10 months ago.

if you are good enough to make a nba roster it does not matter where you play they will find you.. when utah becomes more diverse is when real d1 programs will respect the talent here & actually recruit some of these guys.

A basketball player who wants to be a guard yet cant shoot a 20 footer?

Must be 6'7" and athletic, which you cant teach...

Although it would be nice to be in the comforts of home and Utah, you should really try to get to other schools that will best suit your needs to grow. The bigger schools will give you more experience and competition. You will be recognized for possible overseas basketball as well.

You have great talent, and should pursue getting better if this is a career you wish to pursue. Good luck.

Not to rain on the parade, but has anyone heard about Jan Hamson and her recruiting schools. Anything DNEWS?

Just so you know Kansas is one of the top 5 basketball schools in the country. I don't understand why it matters if you don't have anything to write home about, and I don't think that's true either. Kansas is a school centered around basketball, he would experience something that's so rare to athletes. Not only that but Bill Self is one of the elite coaches in college basketball as well. I also don't understand why you're trying to tell a kid that you probably don't even know where to go to school. He'll make the right choice for himself.

Corbin Miller, currently a junior at Brighton, is probably the 2nd after him. Miller has offers from Utah, Stanford, Gonzaga, and Arizona State. He will be one to watch as well! The funny thing is, his family hates Univ. of Utah and so does Corbin Miller. So they can alreay forget getting him.