Well, after the 1st Annual Evansville ScrimmageFest, a few things are clear.
1.) Going into today, the clubhouse leader for our 1st max was Region 31's Henry Brothers. Brothers looked like (and still looks like, I guess) a +6 or +7 PG, and was seen by Evansville as our first bona fide star. Our scouting system rated him as the 2nd best player in the class, and he fits our preferences fairly well.
Then, Brothers played in 70 scrimmage games for the Evansville ScrimmageFest. He played 40 games at PG and 30 games at SG with the various lineups. The results were... less than encouraging. His per game and per/30 stats are listed below:
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Name Pos MPG FG% RPG APG BPG SPG TO/G PPG
H. BROTHERS PG 30.8 0.411 1.8 3.7 0.1 1.3 1.1 9.0
H. BROTHERS SG 32.1 0.420 2.6 3.1 0.4 1.1 0.4 9.1
H. BROTHERS PG 30.0 0.411 1.7 3.6 0.1 1.3 1.0 8.8
H. BROTHERS SG 30.0 0.420 2.5 2.9 0.3 1.0 0.4 8.5
Right now, it's looking like we might opt to net Brothers and hope other people saw his scrimm struggles. He's currently Fair+ scouted at G+E-E+G-G-. I don't think he'll be getting our first max, especially with those shooting woes.
2.) Mostly because of Brothers' struggles, Evansville is ready to announce their first max of the scouting season. It'll be going to G John Lawson, who is Good scouted at E-F+E-F+F+. I think he could come in at a +5, and would be an immediate starter for Dunkbots. He scrimmaged extremely well at both PG and SG, many times playing opposite Brothers, and aligns perfectly with our prefs (he's PPE, which is exactly what I'm looking for). We're going to take the gamble on him and hope that one of the F+'s bump up, or that he lands with G or E intel.
3.) The other three maxes are mostly still up for grabs. Only one of the other candidates really distinguished himself in the ScrimmageFest, and there are a couple guys who didn't make it to the ScrimmageFest that I'm still considering. More info as next Friday draws closer!
4.) If anybody wants info on a specific recruit, I've got data for 60 scrimmage games on about 20-25 guys. I'd be happy to share with someone, as many of the recruits don't fit my preferences. Corbin Nilsson, for example, was tried at 3 positions (he looks like a solid SF). If you don't want to ask for a specific player, but want a full list of scrimmed guys I'm not interested in, send a PM and I'll see what I can do!