okie
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Post by okie on Jun 1, 2022 11:30:46 GMT -6
Today is the day for enthusiasm.
Ja Morant wasn't offered by any power 5 school. None. Will Gabe Spinelli be a diamond in the rough exceeding everyone's expectations like Morant did? Who knows?
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Post by austinace on Jun 1, 2022 12:54:56 GMT -6
His dad is a longtime basketball coach and is currently an assistant at Boston College. Interesting that BC didn't have any interest but maybe they didn't need a PG. They do play in a tougher conference (ACC) though. Update: Was recently an assistant at BC as RPyke pointed out. Thanks for correcting me on this. Just to clarify his dad was the interim head coach at BC 16 months ago. Khris Middleton had some high praise for him, that is Gabe's dad:
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Post by kentuckyace on Jun 1, 2022 14:18:17 GMT -6
Awesome job picking up Spinelli. Looks like he has day 1 starting potential. Would like to see us pick up a combo guard for depth, maybe from portal.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2022 14:53:29 GMT -6
Reminds me of Troy Taylor, but more of a leaper, and better shot.
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Post by evilleintentions on Jun 2, 2022 18:05:42 GMT -6
Agreed and he has a mobster name to go with it!
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Post by acecard on Jun 3, 2022 16:30:00 GMT -6
Today is the day for enthusiasm. Ja Morant wasn't offered by any power 5 school. None. Will Gabe Spinelli be a diamond in the rough exceeding everyone's expectations like Morant did? Who knows? Exactly the way I felt about him, but I wasn't supposed to be enthusiastic. Can't help but be enthused about the coaches Rags has put together, and the direction the program is going.
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Post by Ace78 on Jun 9, 2022 22:19:17 GMT -6
I thought I'd share a Feb. 2021 article from the Boston Globe that discusses Gabe Spinelli. I think the Aces have what Marcus would call a "CBG" coming to us this Fall! Check out this bit of the article about Gabe's scoring that year: "Sporting the same colors he wore as a role player during his first two seasons, Spinelli is now a prolific scorer and facilitator. He dropped 37 points in an 82-59 win over Wilmington last Friday, topped 30 points in a win and loss to Burlington earlier this week, and scored a season-high 39 points to propel Watertown (11-1) past Lexington, 75-57, in the first round of the Middlesex League Tournament Wednesday. With Spinelli pumping in 34 points, the Raiders held off Arlington, 64-60, Thursday night, advancing to the league championship game Saturday against Winchester."
In addition to the deep, sizeable front line, the Aces may have some truly outstanding guards to run the show. It is also nice to have several talented guys in that 6-5 to 6-7 range ... we always seemed to have match up issues in previous years. Seems like a very balanced roster. I'm optimistic that we might surprise some people.
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Post by 65pointgame on Jul 7, 2022 15:11:19 GMT -6
Does anyone have info into the process in which Gabe was signed? I know a while back some mentioned that we were one over the scholarship allowance (taking into account Gage Bobe's scholly) Was he offered by Lick, then he gave a verbal commit without signing a Natl Letter of Intent. Curious if anyone has any details. Thanks.
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Post by ad1770 on Jul 7, 2022 16:13:13 GMT -6
Does anyone have info into the process in which Gabe was signed? I know a while back some mentioned that we were one over the scholarship allowance (taking into account Gage Bobe's scholly) Was he offered by Lick, then he gave a verbal commit without signing a Natl Letter of Intent. Curious if anyone has any details. Thanks. Bobe received an academic scholly. He is still technically a walk on for the team. So we are not over the limit.
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Post by 65pointgame on Jul 7, 2022 16:28:51 GMT -6
Does anyone have info into the process in which Gabe was signed? I know a while back some mentioned that we were one over the scholarship allowance (taking into account Gage Bobe's scholly) Was he offered by Lick, then he gave a verbal commit without signing a Natl Letter of Intent. Curious if anyone has any details. Thanks. Bobe received an academic scholly. He is still technically a walk on for the team. So we are not over the limit. I was trying to get at the details of Gabe's offer.
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