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ptctitan Dave DeBusschere Posts: 3,499	J n s Jun 29, 2022 4:49:22 GMT -5 motorcitysam likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ptctitan on Jun 29, 2022 4:49:22 GMT -5 Last Night. Played at former NBA player Marreese Speights' academy in St. Petersburg, FL as a post grad. Our second Isaiah Jones in less than 10 years.
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Rogobob77 Dave DeBusschere Posts: 3,592	J n s Jun 29, 2022 6:42:04 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rogobob77 on Jun 29, 2022 6:42:04 GMT -5 6-8, originally out of Nashville, TN. As a senior in high school averaged 13.3 points, 7.6 rebounds.
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JDetroitTitan Dave DeBusschere Posts: 573	J n s Jun 29, 2022 7:18:23 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by JDetroitTitan on Jun 29, 2022 7:18:23 GMT -5 Here is a link to some highlights: www.hudl.com/profile/10395050/Isaiah-Jones/highlights

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HoopSeen ranked him #18 in Tennessee in Class of '21. From March 2021:

Jones is possibly the best passer in the Tennessee class of 2021. Jones has been playing both forward positions this season, which has made him tougher, and a better rebounder. He makes great plays without scoring. Has the ability to play guard with his versatility.

Same source, September of 2020:

Kentucky State has offered, it is his only offer at the moment, and he has taken a visit to the school. And no disrespect to Kentucky State, but it’s almost criminal that they are the only school that has offered a scholarship to this point.

There is a long list of suitors. Don’t mistake that. He’s being recruited heavily.

Jones said he has heard from Alabama, Arkansas Pine Bluff, Bowling Green, Florida Atlantic, Furman, Georgia Tech, James Madison, Lipscomb, Oral Robert, SIU-Edwardsville, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, Towson, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, VMI and Western Kentucky.

They really like him at HoopSeen--August of 2020:

He has all the tools that coaches salivate over. He can run the floor, he can handle, he can shoot and when motivated he can take over a game on both ends of the floor. He has high major length and shows flashes of next level ability with his skill set. Consistency and effort are areas where Jones can make his biggest strides, you cant teach his God given abilities and once it all comes into focus for him...look out world.

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PrepHoops (Tennessee) in March of 21 listed him in an article as a "Division II Dream recruit." As a sophomore in 2019 they ranked him 53rd overall in the state.

A 2019 (soph year) scouting report from Tennessee Prep Hoops (not to be confused with PrepHoops (Tennessee)) said:

This kid is super long and plays with a smoothness and grace that catches your eye. His game is predicated on his ability to attack and he has added some strength to a thin frame. His maturity level has come a long way as he has a much better grasp on what is expected of him and how he needs to perform game in and game out. His shooting touch is solid and could improve greatly with better shot selection. He glides on the court and could be one to watch for the next couple of seasons.

Not much else out there that's not pay-walled. He had a lot of juco offers, which sometimes suggests more academic work was needed, but sometimes merely that he didn't have the desired 4-yr. offers.

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motorcitysam Dave DeBusschere Posts: 12,715	J n s Jun 29, 2022 9:27:15 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by motorcitysam on Jun 29, 2022 9:27:15 GMT -5 Welcome, young man. Enjoy your Titan experience.
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ptctitan Dave DeBusschere Posts: 3,499	J n s Jun 29, 2022 12:20:13 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ptctitan on Jun 29, 2022 12:20:13 GMT -5 Here's a short clip of him in action posted by his coach at the Marreese Speights Academy.

upbasketballfan Dave DeBusschere Posts: 2,334	J n s Jun 29, 2022 15:06:52 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by upbasketballfan on Jun 29, 2022 15:06:52 GMT -5 ?

ptctitan Dave DeBusschere Posts: 3,499	J n s Jun 30, 2022 6:41:43 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ptctitan on Jun 30, 2022 6:41:43 GMT -5 Jun 29, 2022 15:06:52 GMT -5 upbasketballfan said: ? I disagree. Please explain.

ptctitan Dave DeBusschere Posts: 3,499	J n s Jul 12, 2022 11:56:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ptctitan on Jul 12, 2022 11:56:41 GMT -5 Isaiah Jones

rc Dave DeBusschere Posts: 338	J n s Dec 2, 2022 9:13:22 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rc on Dec 2, 2022 9:13:22 GMT -5 So for those who were there, what was your opinion of his all around game? I only watched the second half, and on my phone. By then his scoring was over. His stat line was pretty good overall as well.

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Dec 2, 2022 9:13:22 GMT -5 rc said:

So for those who were there, what was your opinion of his all around game? I only watched the second half, and on my phone. By then his scoring was over. His stat line was pretty good overall as well.

In the after game interview, Coach Davis said “he can really shoot the basketball.” Looks like a big guy who can hit the 3 with some consistency. Didn’t make a mistake or try to do too much that I recall, rose to the moment. Nice to have a freshman contributing with all our graduate student players.

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Dec 2, 2022 9:13:22 GMT -5 rc said:

So for those who were there, what was your opinion of his all around game? I only watched the second half, and on my phone. By then his scoring was over. His stat line was pretty good overall as well.

I thought he looked like a freshman who doesn't play much. I don't mean that as an insult--it was a really nice game for him. I mean he hustled; he didn't seem lost, but he wasn't in command; he seemed to be doing things more along the lines of his mental check list than intuition or instinct--"now I should move here; now I should do this; oh, keep my arms up on defense!" He didn't impress me as one of these super athletic, types, faster, stronger or quicker than others on the court. But he hustled; he got himself into the right spots, and PFW seemed not to pay him much attention at first (not a huge surprise given he's hardly played and even in this day and age your first thought about a 6-8 guy is not "three point shooter!") and he made them pay. He misses those open treys, though, and no one would remember this game for Jones. I thought he seemed a touch slow in reacting on defense, which I would attribute to his not playing a lot and still being in a learning situation, not to lack of reflexes, speed, or athleticism, and it never seemed to really hurt us. Again, I don't mean any of this to be negative, I mean it positive--he came in, he worked hard, he got himself in the right places at the right times, and he hit his open shots. He didn't try to do anything he wasn't capable of doing, and didn't force anything. A player who does those things will usually end up being pretty good. I was very encouraged.

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Dec 2, 2022 10:07:18 GMT -5 Commissioner said:

Dec 2, 2022 9:13:22 GMT -5 rc said:

So for those who were there, what was your opinion of his all around game? I only watched the second half, and on my phone. By then his scoring was over. His stat line was pretty good overall as well.

I thought he looked like a freshman who doesn't play much. I don't mean that as an insult--it was a really nice game for him. I mean he hustled; he didn't seem lost, but he wasn't in command; he seemed to be doing things more along the lines of his mental check list than intuition or instinct--"now I should move here; now I should do this; oh, keep my arms up on defense!" He didn't impress me as one of these super athletic, types, faster, stronger or quicker than others on the court. But he hustled; he got himself into the right spots, and PFW seemed not to pay him much attention at first (not a huge surprise given he's hardly played and even in this day and age your first thought about a 6-8 guy is not "three point shooter!") and he made them pay. He misses those open treys, though, and no one would remember this game for Jones. I thought he seemed a touch slow in reacting on defense, which I would attribute to his not playing a lot and still being in a learning situation, not to lack of reflexes, speed, or athleticism, and it never seemed to really hurt us. Again, I don't mean any of this to be negative, I mean it positive--he came in, he worked hard, he got himself in the right places at the right times, and he hit his open shots. He didn't try to do anything he wasn't capable of doing, and didn't force anything. A player who does those things will usually end up being pretty good. I was very encouraged.

I’ve always enjoyed watching freshmen develop into complete players over the course of a four year career, those opportunities have been increasingly rare.

udmperry Long & Tyler Posts: 157	J n s Dec 2, 2022 11:07:41 GMT -5 nctitan likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by udmperry on Dec 2, 2022 11:07:41 GMT -5 These comments bought to mind a past Titan favorite of mine: Evan “Best Game Face” Ever Bruinsma . Evan grew into on of the better players of Coach Rays era. Hope Isiah is in that mold.

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Dec 2, 2022 11:01:10 GMT -5 Rogobob77 said:

Dec 2, 2022 10:07:18 GMT -5 Commissioner said:

I thought he looked like a freshman who doesn't play much. I don't mean that as an insult--it was a really nice game for him. I mean he hustled; he didn't seem lost, but he wasn't in command; he seemed to be doing things more along the lines of his mental check list than intuition or instinct--"now I should move here; now I should do this; oh, keep my arms up on defense!" He didn't impress me as one of these super athletic, types, faster, stronger or quicker than others on the court. But he hustled; he got himself into the right spots, and PFW seemed not to pay him much attention at first (not a huge surprise given he's hardly played and even in this day and age your first thought about a 6-8 guy is not "three point shooter!") and he made them pay. He misses those open treys, though, and no one would remember this game for Jones. I thought he seemed a touch slow in reacting on defense, which I would attribute to his not playing a lot and still being in a learning situation, not to lack of reflexes, speed, or athleticism, and it never seemed to really hurt us. Again, I don't mean any of this to be negative, I mean it positive--he came in, he worked hard, he got himself in the right places at the right times, and he hit his open shots. He didn't try to do anything he wasn't capable of doing, and didn't force anything. A player who does those things will usually end up being pretty good. I was very encouraged.

I’ve always enjoyed watching freshmen develop into complete players over the course of a four year career, those opportunities have been increasingly rare.

Yeah, I miss that part of the college game. We didn't have much team success while I was a student at U-D, but I enjoyed watching players like Brian Humes, Archie, and Kevin McAdoo grow from baby faced freshmen to legitimate college players. Would love to see that from Sonny, Isaiah, and Marcus, but I know the odds are against it.

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