USF Men's Basketball Adds Corey Allen Jr., to Stacked 2013-14 Class

[Vega]

Looks like ESPN moved us up one spot to the #20 recruiting class in the nation..

 

http://insider.espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/classrankings

 

They still don't factor in Allen.

[ForestBull]

Not to often you can say that a guy's strengths are also his weaknesses, but that is the case with Corey Allen. By the many conversations from observers on his play and by Allen's own account, he's a guy that is an extremely hard worker(gym rat), a guy with a chip on his shoulder, and a guy that isn't afraid of competition. As Heath hinted at it, expect to see a lot of Allen and  on the floor together. Remember Allen is a great FT shooter so that will come in handy late in close games.

 

Allen is just like the Heath described, a very quick and fast guy that can make the game easier for others. He got his backcourt mate a scholarship to Hawaii even though he is a poor ball handler for a guy that's 6ft or less. However because defenses were designed to contain Allen, it allowed his backcourt mate to shot 47% from 3pt range. Despite being only 6ft tall, Allen is an elite level athlete that can easily play above the rim with the ability to make  acrobatic shots by hanging and gliding to the basket. To shot 62% from the field as a guard is just outstanding on any level especially with the defense catered to stop you.

Now the weakness I spoke of is that Allen sometimes is to confident in his 1-on-1 ability and can get caught trying to do to much off the dribble and force things when they are just not there. He will definitely need to be coached up to understand to understand how to read and react better to what the opposing defenses are doing. Also he will have to get use to playing against true big men where they will block his shot and/or knock him to the ground when forces himself into the lane. JC ball out west is more known for their guards and open floor style play then having a lot if Bigs.

Sounds like DoJo 2.0..... well plus the good FG%

Edited April 26, 2013 by poormonkey03

[charsibb]

We haven't really had a good lane-driving foul-taker since Jones left. 'Bout time we got one who can. Me likey!