Jaylen Shaw 2013 PG Prospect

[Travelin]

6-0 PG Jaylen Shaw of Hartsville made an official visit to Tulane last weekend and is expecting a visit from USC coaches next week. Shaw is focusing on Tulane, USC, Miami of Ohio, Coastal Carolina and Virginia Tech. Tulane, Miami of Ohio and Coastal have offered Shaw who was once committed to High Point. Virginia Tech plans to visit with him Sunday. Shaw said he will take an official visit to Miami of Ohio but has not set the date. He is optimistic his upcoming meetings with USC and Virginia Tech will lead to offers. Shaw was named the WPDE-15 Zoneman of the Year as the area player of the year. He was also selected for the Carolinas All Star Classic. This season Shaw led Hartsville to the 3A state title averaging 24 points and 8 assists per game.

-Phil Kornblut

[HeadCockFan]

24 pts and 8 assists is all I needed to see. 3A title as the main distributor means he can win too. We need someone like this badly.

[thumpin big]

Too small, unless he is very exceptional. And I doubt he is.

[STEPHONGILMOREFAN!]

Originally Posted by thumpin big

Too small, unless he is very exceptional. And I doubt he is.

Asinine statement.

[thumpin big]

Originally Posted by STEPHONGILMOREFAN!

Asinine statement.

Why?

[uscsaxplaya]

He is a point guard. Playing the 1 does not require you to be 6'6"...

[MjGCock]

Don't we already have a bunch of guards coming in?

[Luke Skycocker]

Originally Posted by MjGCock

Don't we already have a bunch of guards coming in?

Yes, but we don't have any good ones already on the team so..

[thumpin big]

Originally Posted by uscsaxplaya

He is a point guard. Playing the 1 does not require you to be 6'6"...

If Shaw is a REALLY good pg, then sure, there is a place for him. But USC already has some small guards who are not really good talents. We don't need to add another. If we are going to add a guard who does not have excellent skills, he should at least be bigger.

[ConwayGamecock]

Originally Posted by MjGCock

Don't we already have a bunch of guards coming in?

It really does look like the roster for the basketball team is going to look radically different from what it looked like this past season. I don't want to speculate on it, because I haven't a clue and we still have a full roster of players that are all Gamecocks at this point, and incoming 2013 signees....but with all this recruiting activity for 2013 still going on, there's definitely some changes that's going to happen, or why else keep recruiting??

[STEPHONGILMOREFAN!]

Originally Posted by thumpin big

Why?

Because he's small he's not gonna be good unless he's exceptional which you say he probably isn't. He lead a not do talented red wolves team to a state title averaging 24 and 8. I'm sorry. That sounds pretty exceptional to me

[treys1986]

Kid can play. He took over that State Title game when Hartsville started to let it get away from them. Clutch 3 after Clutch 3. Not saying he will be a great college player, but he was very impressive from what I've seen of him.

[thumpin big]

Originally Posted by STEPHONGILMOREFAN!

Because he's small he's not gonna be good unless he's exceptional which you say he probably isn't. He lead a not do talented red wolves team to a state title averaging 24 and 8. I'm sorry. That sounds pretty exceptional to me

Is he your cousin or something? If he was an outstanding player, our coaches would have offered him before now. He would have offers from better programs than he now has. USC has offered 3 guards for the spring. Shaw is not one of them. If we don't get one of the guards we have already offered, I would prefer to hold the scholarship for the 2014 class rather than take a chance on Shaw becoming a great player.

[cockypanther]

Originally Posted by thumpin big

Is he your cousin or something? If he was an outstanding player, our coaches would have offered him before now. He would have offers from better programs than he now has. USC has offered 3 guards for the spring. Shaw is not one of them. If we don't get one of the guards we have already offered, I would prefer to hold the scholarship for the 2014 class rather than take a chance on Shaw becoming a great player.

You have to realize that FM isn't going to recruit onth level of Florida or Kentucky right now... It will slowly build. He already has some pretty damn good players either interested or commuted thus far. Think of Vandy in football with coach Frankilin. They are steadily getting better but are not recruiting the caliber o player that us, Ga, Florida, Bama, etc. are getting.

[garnet_black215]

In no way am I comparing Shaw to him, but the #3 G in America and the #9 player overall according to Rivals is 6'1" 190, in case anyone wants to make a size comparison.

Size should not be the determining factor here. Who cares if the guy is only 6'0" if he can distribute, not the turn the ball over, and score a little bit when needed?

[FilchCock]

I don't know, he looks pretty darn athletic on tape.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_pYw7aE4nQ

[thumpin big]

I am fine with anyone our coaches want. But there are at least 3 guards our coaches prefer to Shaw for this spring since they have offered them and have not, at this point, offered Shaw. I would prefer we get one of those.

[cockypanther]

Originally Posted by thumpin big

I am fine with anyone our coaches want. But there are at least 3 guards our coaches prefer to Shaw for this spring since they have offered them and have not, at this point, offered Shaw. I would prefer we get one of those.

Who are the other guards?

Never mind, I went back and looked. I would love to get Millinghaus as he is a big guard and seems like he has an ability to score. I wouldn't be terribly disappointed getting Shaw either.

[HeadCockFan]

Originally Posted by FilchCock

I don't know, he looks pretty darn athletic on tape.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_pYw7aE4nQ

Yeah, he has ups and quicks, so 6' tall is just fine. Reminds me of johnny Flynn.

I'm not sure he's the answer at PG, but he's already better than anything we had this year, including Bruce IMO. I know that's a somewhat bold claim, but I think Bruce is all flash and no substance on the bball floor. He can dazzle for 5-10 minute stretches, then he runs out of tricks.

[Travelin]

Originally Posted by HeadCockFan

Yeah, he has ups and quicks, so 6' tall is just fine. Reminds me of johnny Flynn.

I'm not sure he's the answer at PG, but he's already better than anything we had this year, including Bruce IMO. I know that's a somewhat bold claim, but I think Bruce is all flash and no substance on the bball floor. He can dazzle for 5-10 minute stretches, then he runs out of tricks.

Bruce would be better with a better surrounding cast. He's had to carry this team on his back for the last two years. I appreciate what he's done for the team, although he hasn't been very productive in the scoring dept.