2014 Cincinnati Bearcats Recruiting Class

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Nice find! Most impressed with Ellis, Clark & Cobb...the obvious athleticism & the fact that Ellis & Clark can put the ball on the floor with some finesse...especially Clark - dude dribbles like a guard at times. Cobb is a guard, so I expect him to have decent handles - I really like his shot...nice high arc! (take notes, Shaq). Deberry & Moore looked big. Deberry didn't impress me much in these clips...half were warmup drill dunks and the rest of the time he was muscling around guys that looked like they were 5'10" and 165 lbs. Or maybe he's just that massive. If he sticks around the basket, fills up space, defends and gets some boards & garbage pts. I guess that'll do. Moore...the same - big, but not that polished. Looked like he was playing against much smaller folks. That one clip where he dribbles in for a layup was funny...no one tried to guard him & he still had to watch the ball all the way - 'course, I don't think dribbling from half court will be on his agenda at UC.
I see Ellis logging a ton of minutes along with Cobb (if he can defend adequately), Ellis looks quick, he can run the floor, block shots, score and creeate his own shot - my prediction for top incoming impact player.
 
Really like the quick release by Cobb. He also has a nice floater when opponents run out to defend his jumper.

Ellis is a big time addition.

Clark has a ton of athletism

Moore is much more mobile then I thought.

DeBerry is huge. Loved how he picked the ball up off the floor by simply palming it.

We'll have some growing pains but there is a lot of potential. Great size and length.
 
Found a good video on YouTube of the Cats 2014 Recruiting Class! Really excited to see each and everyone of these guys!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md8TyoTYUBE

Thanks for posting. I had seen most of these except for Cobb. Heard a lot about that Kansas game where he was on fire; glad I finally got to see some footage of it. Think he's going to legitimately change some games for us getting hot beyond the arc.
 
Great video! I am most excited for Clark and Cobb. I think everyone has high expectations for Clark for obvious reasons. But I've seen quite a few videos of Cobb working out and doing offensive drills. He is a machine. Even better, it carries over in games. His form and mechanics are the same through and through. He will be a nice change of pace offensively.
 
"He's got that look on his face like I'm gonna show all you guys I'm just as good as anybody in the country," Savino said.

I love this quote about Cobb. Just having a guy with that attitude in the program makes a difference.
 
I feel like the team has a good mix of players coming in and returning next year.

It will be nice to see the addition of some big boys in Strickland and DeBerry. Then you add in Moore, who likely has best all around offense skill set of the big men, and you have 3 quality big men.

You have 2 athletic forwards in Ellis and Clark. Both love to dunk the ball when possible and can block shots well.

Shaq will hopefully come into his own this year. You could really see his talent this past year when he played with confidence and was aggressive.

Sanders will be a glue guy. Whatever Cronin asks him to do, he will get it done.

Cobb can light it up in a hurry. How he gels in with the overall schemes is the only question. Has a strong work ethic and plays with confidence.

Johnson/Morman are both high energy guys that play tough on both ends of the court. Johnson showed some good shooting towards the end of the year. Morman is very athletic, but can be a streaky shooter so I've been told.

Guyn is tough and has a lot of experience. Hopefully he recovers completely from shoulder surgery because his experience will be needed greatly.

Caupain is a wildcard in my opinion. Overall he played well last year as a freshman and showed signs of leadership as well. I could see him having a breakout sophomore year or just a gradual improvement from his freshman year.

Sorry, I meant to originally just comment on the incoming players, but ended up evaluating the whole team.
 
Saw DeBerry on campus 2 weeks ago. He is huge and has yancy's build. He is a physical specimen. Hopefully he can finish around the rim with consistency as this will open up the outside for Cobb and Johnson. The guys hands are massive.
 
Kind of a side question. Did Cobb get rid of his twitter? I can't find it anymore. It was nice bc he posted some cool videos of him practicing. I also saw that Gary Clark made his twitter private. I don't have a twitter account but like to check some of our players to see if they post of videos.
 
Kind of a side question. Did Cobb get rid of his twitter? I can't find it anymore. It was nice bc he posted some cool videos of him practicing. I also saw that Gary Clark made his twitter private. I don't have a twitter account but like to check some of our players to see if they post of videos.

Cobb is @UC_hoops21 now.
 
Kind of a side question. Did Cobb get rid of his twitter? I can't find it anymore. It was nice bc he posted some cool videos of him practicing. I also saw that Gary Clark made his twitter private. I don't have a twitter account but like to check some of our players to see if they post of videos.

Just make a twitter and follow the guys; it'll make your life easier, even if you don't tweet. Even with Gary's profile being private, I believe he still accepts requests to follow him, because I'm still following him haha.
 
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