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4/23/08

Anderson plans to make his decision in about two months. Will decide between the same 8, some of which are UW, Kentucky and Kansas (all offered in person)
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"I didn't think it was a big deal, the de-commitment," former Gopher verbal David Gilreath said. "I think this was the best decision of my life."

"(The University of Minnesota) didn't really compare," UW Kicker Taylor Mehlhaff said. "I loved the atmosphere here. It was pretty easy to cross (Minnesota) off the list. I wanted to play at the highest level possible but I also wanted to have that college atmosphere."
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Old 04-24-2008, 06:03 PM
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If we get Anderson and Jamil which i think we will im calling it: Final Four:2010
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4/28/08

Real Deal standouts. Anderson was listed as one of the top performers, and was praised for defensive presence around the rim.
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"I didn't think it was a big deal, the de-commitment," former Gopher verbal David Gilreath said. "I think this was the best decision of my life."

"(The University of Minnesota) didn't really compare," UW Kicker Taylor Mehlhaff said. "I loved the atmosphere here. It was pretty easy to cross (Minnesota) off the list. I wanted to play at the highest level possible but I also wanted to have that college atmosphere."
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Old 05-02-2008, 10:55 AM
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Evan recently unofficialy visited Marquette.
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Old 05-02-2008, 01:15 PM
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I don't know why Anderson is at all a stiff. At the Real Deal Rivals singled him out as one if not the most impressive prospect there, and a month ago when he visited Kansas, one of the great talent evaluators out there, Bill Self, handed him an offer. I think Anderson will be a monster in the blocks on offense and have a Stiemer-like defensive presence.

At his absolute basement, I still see him having an overall better impact than Butch, who was a major contributor for three years.

His cieling? I don't think he has much of an outside shot, so maybe a more athletic Roy Hibbert. I pray daily for his commitment
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"I didn't think it was a big deal, the de-commitment," former Gopher verbal David Gilreath said. "I think this was the best decision of my life."

"(The University of Minnesota) didn't really compare," UW Kicker Taylor Mehlhaff said. "I loved the atmosphere here. It was pretty easy to cross (Minnesota) off the list. I wanted to play at the highest level possible but I also wanted to have that college atmosphere."
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Old 05-02-2008, 02:01 PM
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I don't know why Anderson is at all a stiff. At the Real Deal Rivals singled him out as one if not the most impressive prospect there, and a month ago when he visited Kansas, one of the great talent evaluators out there, Bill Self, handed him an offer. I think Anderson will be a monster in the blocks on offense and have a Stiemer-like defensive presence.

At his absolute basement, I still see him having an overall better impact than Butch, who was a major contributor for three years.

His ceiling? I don't think he has much of an outside shot, so maybe a more athletic Roy Hibbert. I pray daily for his commitment
I don't know how his basement could be Brian Butch. Butch had great range and skills for a big man. He also played with passion. His drawbacks were his poor footwork and strength. Anderson has the same below average footwork that Butch had. He has strength, but if you don't have passion, it doesn't amount to being useable. He only did average six rebounds per game in high school, so obviously he's not fully utilizing his strength/size. He doesn't have an understanding of how to play in the post on offense, as evidenced by his 8 point per game output. I played with a kid in 8th grade (R.I.P., died of an overdose in his early 20's) who was just so much bigger than all of his opponents, probably 6'7" or so, but he'd get blocked by kids over half a foot shorter because his arsenal comprised solely of a telegraphed right-handed hook with little lift. Size can only get you so far. If Evan Anderson has no offensive game right now, nor can he rebound, who is to say he'll ever gain those skills? Shot blocking? Didn't he only average around 2 per game? And that doesn't project to near as high of a total in college when he isn't playing relative dwarfs and when he doesn't have the lateral quickness to get in position. I think Berggren blocked around 7 shots per game at 6'10" this season.

Anyways, here's a couple older pictures and an article about Evan from 8th grade, if anyone's interested:



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^^And that was when he was 14, wow I really hope we can land this kid, then the 2010 class would be looking really, really good with two top 30 national potential guys.
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Old 05-02-2008, 07:58 PM
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^^And that was when he was 14, wow I really hope we can land this kid, then the 2010 class would be looking really, really good with two top 30 national potential guys.
But the thing that bothers me is, why is it taking him so long to get acclimated to his height? He's been almost his exact current height for 3 years, yet his production is still ordinary. He actually regressed this season.
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Old 05-03-2008, 01:37 PM
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Recaps his past visit to Kentucky. Liked their tradition and that he'd have a friend in Dakotah Eaton. Is looking to go far in the NCAA tourney. Has no favorites. Wisconsin being the home school may or may not give them an advantage.
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You sure? : P

Mark Miller has it up over on WSN that Anderson has given Bo a verbal commitment. Miller says that Anderson called Bo "late Saturday night," so it must not have been more than a few hours ago.

I'd kind of love to see the Kentucky fans' reaction to this.

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Article on verbal, welcome Evan

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In the interest of saving your mouse a click, Watson's article is the same one I linked to.

So, who feels like talking in circles about Wilson and Williams for a while until the 2011 recruiting heats up? ; )

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Old 05-04-2008, 10:13 AM
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Oops, you must have made the edit to your post while I was posting mine. Sorry for the double post, it's my first day.

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Old 05-04-2008, 11:37 AM
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You sure? : P

Mark Miller has it up over on WSN that Anderson has given Bo a verbal commitment. Miller says that Anderson called Bo "late Saturday night," so it must not have been more than a few hours ago.

I'd kind of love to see the Kentucky fans' reaction to this.
It just goes to show you how much worth some of the quotes in articles have. Often recruits are simply telling the interviewer what they want to hear. I've written a few articles where I've interviewed recruits, and experienced it first hand. Some interviewers will even ask leading questions to extract the responses they want, in order to appease the fan bases they're pandering to (not myself). Consider the source, and listen to the factors the recruit or the average recruit would consider.

We were right to assume the last couple months that Evan was a Wisconsin lean based on all the factors involved. When a big white guy from Wisconsin is going to decide early, I think we all know where he's heading at this point.

I would also like to welcome Evan Anderson to Wisconsin....even though I was doubting his ability. I'll be rooting for you to prove me wrong!

And also, welcome to Mr. Randy Watson.

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So, who feels like talking in circles about Wilson and Williams for a while until the 2011 recruiting heats up? ; )
It's a long time until signing day 2010, Komacki. I don't think we're contriving relevant topics by talking about exceptional talents like Wilson, Williams, Davis, or even Kyle Kelm.

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