'10 FL PF Ricardo Ratliffe (Missouri Verbal)

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Ratliffe Taking Visits, Enjoying Recruiting Process (March 23, 2010)

Ratliffe, the FCCAA State Men's Basketball Player of the Year, recently visited Alabama and Arkansas and plans to take his final three official visits over the next couple of weeks.

He visited both Arkansas and Alabama the weekend of March 6 and plans to attend Clemson (Friday), Missouri (April 10) and Cincinnati (April 17) to round out his official visits.

http://www.ocala.com/article/20100323/SPORTS/100329933/1026/SPORTS
 
Dang. This will actually be an interesting offseason for UC hoops.
 
ESPN Grade: 94

Evaluation from Class of 2008: This young man is a scoring machine in the paint. He is a big time athlete who runs the floor with terrific speed, jumps a second time quickly or jumps over you to score. What makes him special is that he has great physical attributes...
 
So this is where everyone is going to get away from Bearcatnews... hehehe

What continues to be a positive is that every 'Cat that graduates since the rebuilding is being replaced by a better player... this isn't a firm rule but it's a general idea of upgrading the talent and ability of the roster overall... going from what we had in 2006, to what we had in 2008 to what we should have next year in 2010... Ratliffe fits that bill as far as I see... I haven't seen tape on him yet but what I've read says he'd be 100X more effective as an offensive threat than Toyloy was, if he plays some defense and will bang for boards I'm all for it... Ratliffe in, Toyloy out= Upgrade.
 
psax889906 said:
So this is where everyone is going to get away from Bearcatnews... hehehe

What continues to be a positive is that every 'Cat that graduates since the rebuilding is being replaced by a better player... this isn't a firm rule but it's a general idea of upgrading the talent and ability of the roster overall... going from what we had in 2006, to what we had in 2008 to what we should have next year in 2010... Ratliffe fits that bill as far as I see... I haven't seen tape on him yet but what I've read says he'd be 100X more effective as an offensive threat than Toyloy was, if he plays some defense and will bang for boards I'm all for it... Ratliffe in, Toyloy out= Upgrade.
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The two are not comparable.

Ratliffe set the scoring record at CFCC. The kid was a scorer in high school. He is a nice athlete that knows how to score. He is ripped, quick, fast, not fat, not out of shape and motivated. Better yet, he has made it very clear that he badly WANTS to play in the NBA.

This kid starts next year if he wears Black and Red. Get it done Mick!
 
BearcatAlum1 said:
The two are not comparable.

Ratliffe set the scoring record at CFCC. The kid was a scorer in high school. He is a nice athlete that knows how to score. He is ripped, quick, fast, not fat, not out of shape and motivated. Better yet, he has made it very clear that he badly WANTS to play in the NBA.

This kid starts next year if he wears Black and Red. Get it done Mick!
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Sooooo.... UPGRADE!!! :)

Agreed, we get him on his FINAL official visit... get it done and get this guy in a 'Cats uni!!!
 
What are the odds we can get this kid out of the south? Could he play the 3?

I would like Cash, Lance, Ricardo, Yancy (maybe), Thomas. That would leave us a strong bench too.
 
From the way people are talking... he could end up taking significant minutes away from Yancy... Cash, Parker, Lance, Ratliffe, Thomas... that would be my starting 5.
 
Bearcat_NTS said:
From what I have seen of him, he looks like a true Power Forward.
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You're correct.

Ricardo is not a 3. He is a solid 6'8" 235lbs.

Ricardo can put the ball on the floor a little, meaning he can take 2-3 dribbles from the perimeter and beat his man off the bounce. Don't think that he'll throw Lance's crossover around, or have Cash's explosive first step, but Ricardo is unlike any post player we have in our program.

He KNOWS how to score. We need scoring badly.

I think he would start. Yancy is better off the bench anyways.
 
I agree Yancy could use the competition too. He has always had everything handed to him. Maybe a big time PF might motivate him to bust his ass a little more.

Would Ricardo be a JR?
 
Dec. 2 Interview- When he makes a statement of who he's "leaning towards" he mentions Cincinnati first...

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAakkZouEcE[/ame]

A Florida Gator's Blog entry posted Mar. 23:
In related news…
Florida has also decided to end its pursuit of star junior college forward Ricardo Ratliffe, according to The Gainesville Sun. Ratliffe, of Central Florida Community College, is considered by most scouts to be the best JuCo prospect in the country. He attended at least two Gators game this season and worked out with the team last summer. However, being able to start is important for Ratliffe, and with five forwards/centers returning and two more being signed, Florida was not a great fit
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Is there anyone we can relate this guy too. I know that can be dangerous but I would like to know what kind of ballplayer he is. From some very shot youtube videos he seems like he could be like a Ibrahima Thomas type. No? How aggressive?
 
Thegreatone said:
Is there anyone we can relate this guy too. I know that can be dangerous but I would like to know what kind of ballplayer he is. From some very shot youtube videos he seems like he could be like a Ibrahima Thomas type. No? How aggressive?
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Hard to say. I hate to play the "compare him to" game.

I'll say this: Ratliffe WANTS to play in the NBA. He has stated that he is no ordinary college kid because he doesn't have 4 years to make it to the League. He will only consider schools that will start him and will give him playing time.

Bottom line: This kid wants to improve his game and go to the NBA. I expect him to have tons of effort.
 
I hope. We need a big guy who is an animal. I actually don't care if he is that skilled or not. I just cant watch Yancy anymore. I have been a big Yancy fan but I am really starting to lose my patience with him.

If Ricardo can hit a shot and bang down low I would be very pleased. He does seem a little thin though.
 
Yeah I searched everywhere on the 'net and it's hard to find video on this guy... there are about a dozen quick one play clips on youtube, but that's it... I will say, size wise he looks more than capable of playing the 4... so I don't see that as an issue at all, unlike Chane... I still think he is very small, athletic or not, to play the 4 in the Big East... we should know in about three weeks time now what Ricardo's decision will be... if he doesn't commit elsewhere before he takes his visit here I think he's a Bearcat...
 

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