Didn't know where to post this, but I saw it on the MAAC board. Iona 86, said that Clayton will be the next great Iona PG. Now, that is good news.
59',
A few of us on this board have stated that Clayton is the real deal when many on the board are looking for us to sign a McDonald's All-American at that spot. Now, if Jaden Bradley (#1 PG prospect in the US) decided to decomit from Alabama and come to Iona, we would find a spot for both of them. With that said, we are in great shape with Clayton and, IMHO, his development is ahead of schedule.
Clayton has intangibles that are tough to beat. In high school he played both QB and FS... both positions where you need to have great field vision to track multiple open receivers or threats defensively. He was good enough in football to land offers from Georgia, ND, Florida, FS and Cincy. He is strong, tough and fast. These are the skills that also make for great PG's, great court vision with superior athletic skills.
At every increase in the level of competition, all sports are faster and the opponents stronger... as he adjusts to this he will only get better.
Have faith in the staff... so far they have done an amazing job recruiting.
Didn't know where to post this, but I saw it on the MAAC board. Iona 86, said that Clayton will be the next great Iona PG. Now, that is good news.
59',
A few of us on this board have stated that Clayton is the real deal when many on the board are looking for us to sign a McDonald's All-American at that spot. Now, if Jaden Bradley (#1 PG prospect in the US) decided to decomit from Alabama and come to Iona, we would find a spot for both of them. With that said, we are in great shape with Clayton and, IMHO, his development is ahead of schedule.
Clayton has intangibles that are tough to beat. In high school he played both QB and FS... both positions where you need to have great field vision to track multiple open receivers or threats defensively. He was good enough in football to land offers from Georgia, ND, Florida, FS and Cincy. He is strong, tough and fast. These are the skills that also make for great PG's, great court vision with superior athletic skills.
At every increase in the level of competition, all sports are faster and the opponents stronger... as he adjusts to this he will only get better.
Have faith in the staff... so far they have done an amazing job recruiting.
I agree 100%! At the end of the Kansas game he looked like the best player on the court. He gets better every minute - an elite athlete with great vision! The truly amazing athletes seem to see the game in slow motion, I believe he may become that special.
86, I am in no way doubting any of your assertions. And, I agree that in time WC will be a VG PG. My concern is as follows:
After eight games, we accumulated 112 assists, to go along with 109 turnovers, (Joiner 20/14, Cashaw 4/2 and Clayton 6/7) and PG play seems like the team's biggest problem area. Just not much flow to our offense. And as good as Clayton has looked, he seems more like an off guard than a PG. With more PT, that he has well earned, I'm looking forward to see him develop at the Point. He can make plays for himself, now let's see him make plays for his teammates. Also, hope that Joiner will be able to play w/o a mask, soon, as I'm sure that hurts his game. To realize what RP thinks of WC, I say look no further back, than to the Alabama game. Bama's coach, Nate Oates, gets hit with a "T", and Rick has Walter take the shots. Tells me something.
On Wednesday, we need to send a message to the other MAAC teams. Can't go to Marist thinking that it will be good to play a team, not named Kansas or Alabama. We haven't played the Red Foxes in a couple of years and I would think that McCann will have a big crowd on hand.