Dakotah Euton

[Quickzips]

Word is that in addition to Stevie Taylor, 6'8" PF and 2010 recruit Dakotah Euton was on campus over the weekend. Euton originally committed to Kentucky in 2007, but won't be going there now with the coaching change. Scout has us offering him a scholarship already. Certainly interesting to hear about this, particularly since both of our 2010 scholarships are already verbally claimed.

[Blue & Gold]

Hmm. Did the transfer of Andrew Parrish open up a scholly?I hope he got to meet LeBron!

[Captain Kangaroo]

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[Hilltopper]

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Sounds like he a good fit for KD's style of play. A team player.

[Zipmeister]

That's what we need, nonathletic players."I know all he plays is athletic players and he even said in his first practice, if your not athletic and can beat your man to the basket you are not going to play for me, so I knew I wouldn't play for him and that's why I decommitted."

[Quickzips]

Actually he sounds like exactly the type of player we could really use. Here are a few excerpts from his ESPN recruiting bio.He is a big, strong, wide body, with great hands and a soft touch around the basket.shoots the ball well with effective range out to the three point arc."Sacrifice to get a teammate open," "lay some wood," "Knock his socks off," all phrases that coaches use to encourage players to set screens in an offense. Most players find a way to "slip" the screen and get them selves a shot. Whichever college is lucky enough to land Euton for next season, will not ever have to worry about getting shooters open with this "wall" of a man at their side. He is flat out nasty inside the lane as he bangs, seeks out contact on both ends, and can finish through it. he is a very good rebounder on both ends of the floor.He is also exceptionally skilled big man with a high basketball I.Q. He is an excellent shooter who can stretch the opposing defense to the NBA three-point line. He handles the ball easily and likes to face up from the perimeterEuton is extremely productive as a player. He can put the ball on the floor, can finish in traffic and is a very good rebounder. Euton has a very high basketball IQ and really knows how to play.http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/...cruitId%3d46149But your right Zipmeister, who needs widebody banger who is an exceptional rebounder on both ends of the floor, sets devastating screens, finishes well in traffic, has a high basketball I.Q. and can step out to the 3 point arch with regularity?

[Valpo Zip]

That's what we need, nonathletic players.

Athletic is a relative term. I don't think any MAC players/recruits (except maybe Zeke Marshall) will be considered athletic by Calipari's standards. So what do we do? Shall we stop offering scholarships?KD offered the kid who is in the process of making his decision. When commenting, let's keep in mind that odds are he will google his own name and find a way to this thread.

[Zipmeister]

Actually he sounds like exactly the type of player we could really use. Here are a few excerpts from his ESPN recruiting bio.He is a big, strong, wide body, with great hands and a soft touch around the basket.shoots the ball well with effective range out to the three point arc."Sacrifice to get a teammate open," "lay some wood," "Knock his socks off," all phrases that coaches use to encourage players to set screens in an offense. Most players find a way to "slip" the screen and get them selves a shot. Whichever college is lucky enough to land Euton for next season, will not ever have to worry about getting shooters open with this "wall" of a man at their side. He is flat out nasty inside the lane as he bangs, seeks out contact on both ends, and can finish through it. he is a very good rebounder on both ends of the floor.He is also exceptionally skilled big man with a high basketball I.Q. He is an excellent shooter who can stretch the opposing defense to the NBA three-point line. He handles the ball easily and likes to face up from the perimeterEuton is extremely productive as a player. He can put the ball on the floor, can finish in traffic and is a very good rebounder. Euton has a very high basketball IQ and really knows how to play.http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/...cruitId%3d46149But your right Zipmeister, who needs widebody banger who is an exceptional rebounder on both ends of the floor, sets devastating screens, finishes well in traffic, has a high basketball I.Q. and can step out to the 3 point arch with regularity?

Well if he can improve his unathleticness by 20% within the next 30 days I will consider not recommending that we revoke the scholarship offer.

[CraftyMFer]

That's what we need, nonathletic players."I know all he plays is athletic players and he even said in his first practice, if your not athletic and can beat your man to the basket you are not going to play for me, so I knew I wouldn't play for him and that's why I decommitted."

If he was offered by UK, he would be a 4-year starter at any school in the MAC.

[w00t]

Actually he sounds like exactly the type of player we could really use. Here are a few excerpts from his ESPN recruiting bio.He is a big, strong, wide body, with great hands and a soft touch around the basket.shoots the ball well with effective range out to the three point arc."Sacrifice to get a teammate open," "lay some wood," "Knock his socks off," all phrases that coaches use to encourage players to set screens in an offense. Most players find a way to "slip" the screen and get them selves a shot. Whichever college is lucky enough to land Euton for next season, will not ever have to worry about getting shooters open with this "wall" of a man at their side. He is flat out nasty inside the lane as he bangs, seeks out contact on both ends, and can finish through it. he is a very good rebounder on both ends of the floor.He is also exceptionally skilled big man with a high basketball I.Q. He is an excellent shooter who can stretch the opposing defense to the NBA three-point line. He handles the ball easily and likes to face up from the perimeterEuton is extremely productive as a player. He can put the ball on the floor, can finish in traffic and is a very good rebounder. Euton has a very high basketball IQ and really knows how to play.http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/...cruitId%3d46149But your right Zipmeister, who needs widebody banger who is an exceptional rebounder on both ends of the floor, sets devastating screens, finishes well in traffic, has a high basketball I.Q. and can step out to the 3 point arch with regularity?

Well if he can improve his unathleticness by 20% within the next 30 days I will consider not recommending that we revoke the scholarship offer.

You really think UA couldn't use a guy who was recruited by the most talent-laden team in the entire country? Really? I think CraftyMFer has a much more realistic view of what Euton would bring to the table for us.

[Blue & Gold]

Actually he sounds like exactly the type of player we could really use. Here are a few excerpts from his ESPN recruiting bio.He is a big, strong, wide body, with great hands and a soft touch around the basket.shoots the ball well with effective range out to the three point arc."Sacrifice to get a teammate open," "lay some wood," "Knock his socks off," all phrases that coaches use to encourage players to set screens in an offense. Most players find a way to "slip" the screen and get them selves a shot. Whichever college is lucky enough to land Euton for next season, will not ever have to worry about getting shooters open with this "wall" of a man at their side. He is flat out nasty inside the lane as he bangs, seeks out contact on both ends, and can finish through it. he is a very good rebounder on both ends of the floor.He is also exceptionally skilled big man with a high basketball I.Q. He is an excellent shooter who can stretch the opposing defense to the NBA three-point line. He handles the ball easily and likes to face up from the perimeterEuton is extremely productive as a player. He can put the ball on the floor, can finish in traffic and is a very good rebounder. Euton has a very high basketball IQ and really knows how to play.http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/...cruitId%3d46149But your right Zipmeister, who needs widebody banger who is an exceptional rebounder on both ends of the floor, sets devastating screens, finishes well in traffic, has a high basketball I.Q. and can step out to the 3 point arch with regularity?

Well if he can improve his unathleticness by 20% within the next 30 days I will consider not recommending that we revoke the scholarship offer.

You really think UA couldn't use a guy who was recruited by the most talent-laden team in the entire country? Really? I think CraftyMFer has a much more realistic view of what Euton would bring to the table for us.

Zipmeister's only joking.

[Zip Watcher]

Euton would be a nice get for the program. You don't put up the kinds of numbers he has in big-time AAU tournaments without a high skill level.I dream of the day when the skill and talent of the Zips gets to the point where McClanahan is only a 2, not swinging down to the 3 .. and Cvetinovic is a 3 man, with bigs like Marshall, Bardo, McKnight, Swiech .. maybe Euton, and the 2 other 2010 signees roam the middle.Having an athletic, skilled front line that goes no smaller than 6-8, 6-8, 7' .. that would be a nightmare for most conference opponents. The key to this happening will be having 2 of the 3 bigs on the floor able to guard smaller / quick players. It might mean Zeke actually guarding the 4 rather than the 5, and Nik being the 3 should be ok (see the game films of him checking Bramos last season). Also, one of the 3 has to be able to shoot from outside consistently, and one has to be able to score inside consistently. An inside out guy like Euton would be a big key to this. I think Nik becomes that type of player over time as well.It would be really fun to see KD force the matchups the opposite way than in years past. Instead of being smaller .. go big, and pound the ball inside again and again. The bigs learn how to kick out like Woody did .. and now your guards are shooting open set shots.Good times ahead. B) B)

[ZachTheZip]

Do we have another scholarship?

[Dave in Green]

Here's a link to a story in which Euton's father lists the schools from which his son has offers, and that he planned to visit five schools before making his choice in November. It's a big plus that UA made his short list of schools to visit.Jerry Tipton on UK BasketballI also found another story where the father visited a UK sports forum where his son was being trashed. He says that he has now stopped reading all sports forums. I'd like to think he and other parents of recruits would be able to read Zips Nation without seeing the kind of offensive trash-talking that goes on in so many other sports forums. It's not an NCAA violation to gain a competitive recruiting advantage by impressing the parents of recruits with the civility of a school's sports fan base.Parents & Internet Forums

[Quickzips]

Do we have another scholarship?

The short answer is no.As of right now we had two scholarships to offer for 2010 (due to the graduation of C.McKnight and Conyers). Both of those scholarships have verbal commitments attached to them (Egner and Green). If I'm thinking correctly in order to pick up Euton we would either have to rescind an offer to one of those two or we would have to have another player leave the program. I suppose it is possible that one of our guards would look to transfer out. We do have a log-jam at the guard spots right now and it wouldn't be a total surprise if one of the talented youngsters saw the writing on the wall as far as playing time. The other possibility I could think of would be if Daryl Roberts isn't granted or doesn't want (his commitment to the program has been a question in the past) his extra year of eligibility for '10-'11. I think that goes over about everything. Hope it helps.

[Captain Kangaroo]

Here's a link to a story in which Euton's father lists the schools from which his son has offers, and that he planned to visit five schools before making his choice in November. It's a big plus that UA made his short list of schools to visit.Jerry Tipton on UK BasketballI also found another story where the father visited a UK sports forum where his son was being trashed. He says that he has now stopped reading all sports forums. I'd like to think he and other parents of recruits would be able to read Zips Nation without seeing the kind of offensive trash-talking that goes on in so many other sports forums. It's not an NCAA violation to gain a competitive recruiting advantage by impressing the parents of recruits with the civility of a school's sports fan base.Parents & Internet Forums

I remember a quotation from one of our ZN posters after another ZN member said something stupid about a recruit. It went something like: "Are you F*cking stupid....don't you realize recruits and their families read this board?!" I died 1,000 deaths every day until Zeke was officially committed to UA, hoping and praying that no one from our board would knowingly or otherwise do something stupid to cause him to re-think his decision. Some tried, and those posts were deleted. It was a tremendous burden on the board moderators because none of us wanted to be responsible for screwing anything up. And ultimately the moderators are responsible for the content and tone of the board.If recruit information is posted on this board, please, for the love of God, be smart. Obviously the player is someone that the coaching staff is very interested in having on the team. Like it or not, the impression given on the board does play a part in a 17/18 year old's collegiate decision. Bigger than you would think.

[ZachTheZip]

Do we have another scholarship?

The short answer is no.As of right now we had two scholarships to offer for 2010 (due to the graduation of C.McKnight and Conyers). Both of those scholarships have verbal commitments attached to them (Egner and Green). If I'm thinking correctly in order to pick up Euton we would either have to rescind an offer to one of those two or we would have to have another player leave the program. I suppose it is possible that one of our guards would look to transfer out. We do have a log-jam at the guard spots right now and it wouldn't be a total surprise if one of the talented youngsters saw the writing on the wall as far as playing time. The other possibility I could think of would be if Daryl Roberts isn't granted or doesn't want (his commitment to the program has been a question in the past) his extra year of eligibility for '10-'11. I think that goes over about everything. Hope it helps.

Thanks. I remember that Roberts got his scholarship thanks to the transfer.There is a huge log jam at the guard spot, and if one of them does transfer, then I would be thrilled to see this kid sign on for 2010.

[Blue & Gold]

Do we have another scholarship?

The short answer is no.As of right now we had two scholarships to offer for 2010 (due to the graduation of C.McKnight and Conyers). Both of those scholarships have verbal commitments attached to them (Egner and Green). If I'm thinking correctly in order to pick up Euton we would either have to rescind an offer to one of those two or we would have to have another player leave the program. I suppose it is possible that one of our guards would look to transfer out. We do have a log-jam at the guard spots right now and it wouldn't be a total surprise if one of the talented youngsters saw the writing on the wall as far as playing time. The other possibility I could think of would be if Daryl Roberts isn't granted or doesn't want (his commitment to the program has been a question in the past) his extra year of eligibility for '10-'11. I think that goes over about everything. Hope it helps.

And the scholly opened up due to Andrew Parrish transferring?...[edit] Ah, I should have read a bit further down. I guess Roberts got the scholly vacated by Parrish?

[Quickzips]

Do we have another scholarship?

The short answer is no.As of right now we had two scholarships to offer for 2010 (due to the graduation of C.McKnight and Conyers). Both of those scholarships have verbal commitments attached to them (Egner and Green). If I'm thinking correctly in order to pick up Euton we would either have to rescind an offer to one of those two or we would have to have another player leave the program. I suppose it is possible that one of our guards would look to transfer out. We do have a log-jam at the guard spots right now and it wouldn't be a total surprise if one of the talented youngsters saw the writing on the wall as far as playing time. The other possibility I could think of would be if Daryl Roberts isn't granted or doesn't want (his commitment to the program has been a question in the past) his extra year of eligibility for '10-'11. I think that goes over about everything. Hope it helps.

And the scholly opened up due to Andrew Parrish transferring?...[edit] Ah, I should have read a bit further down. I guess Roberts got the scholly vacated by Parrish?

That is correct. Roberts is now on scholarship due to the transfer of Andrew Parrish.

[Quickzips]

The more I read about Dakotah the more he reminds me of the Indiana Pacer's Troy Murphy. Murphy is a relatively unathletic and not especially good looking 6'11" white guy who starts at PF for the Pacer's. Despite his limitations he is a ferocious rebounder who managed to finish second in the NBA last year in rebounding only to Dwight Howard. At the same time he also managed to hit 2.2 3 pointers per game while averaging 45 percent from beyond the arch (3rd most effective 3 point shooter in the NBA). Everything I keep seeing on Euton has all of those same qualities. Deceptively good rebounder with a good face up game and a shot that extends out beyond the 3-point arch. I personally love the idea of lining him up next to Zeke. It seems like they would compliment each other very well.

[Z.I.P.]

Here's a link to a story in which Euton's father lists the schools from which his son has offers, and that he planned to visit five schools before making his choice in November. It's a big plus that UA made his short list of schools to visit.Jerry Tipton on UK BasketballI also found another story where the father visited a UK sports forum where his son was being trashed. He says that he has now stopped reading all sports forums. I'd like to think he and other parents of recruits would be able to read Zips Nation without seeing the kind of offensive trash-talking that goes on in so many other sports forums. It's not an NCAA violation to gain a competitive recruiting advantage by impressing the parents of recruits with the civility of a school's sports fan base.Parents & Internet Forums

You have to love Rick Robey's comment in that second article: "People have freedom of speech," Robey said. "And you have to remember, it's a very small percentage of any schools' fans on these (message) boards. It's like most people say, the people on there don't have anything else to do with their lives."Who you talkin' 'bout Willis?

[ctmjbowes@sbcglobal.net]

Man it surely is nice to come to the BB boards and read about the positive growth aspects of the Zips' basketball program. Wonderful coach who is also a community guy, nationally prominent recruit, with more on the way, solid discussion of a new arena in the wind, coming off of a trip to the big dance, the LeBron effect, it goes on and on. What a great change of pace from the week the football program is having!GO ZIPS!STZ

[Dave in Green]

I remember a quotation from one of our ZN posters after another ZN member said something stupid about a recruit. It went something like: "Are you F*cking stupid....don't you realize recruits and their families read this board?!" I died 1,000 deaths every day until Zeke was officially committed to UA, hoping and praying that no one from our board would knowingly or otherwise do something stupid to cause him to re-think his decision. Some tried, and those posts were deleted. It was a tremendous burden on the board moderators because none of us wanted to be responsible for screwing anything up. And ultimately the moderators are responsible for the content and tone of the board.If recruit information is posted on this board, please, for the love of God, be smart. Obviously the player is someone that the coaching staff is very interested in having on the team. Like it or not, the impression given on the board does play a part in a 17/18 year old's collegiate decision. Bigger than you would think.

It's that level of care that makes ZN such a special place. Freedom of speech is something we all hold dear. But we should all be accountable for what we say. If someone falsely and maliciously yells "Fire!" in a crowded theatre and people are injured or even killed in a stampede to the exits, that person should be prosecuted and punished if found guilty. Anonymous people on internet forums often feel liberated to say whatever comes to mind with no fear of being held accountable. Thoughtful moderating is sometimes the only thing that stands between responsible freedom of speech and total anarchy.

[zippyman23]

Dakotah Euton will be making a decision between Akron and Eastern Kentucky within the next week.

[Zip Watcher]

Could be a HUGE get for the Zips. Another guy who's played at a high level and against elite competition for the past several years.Go Zips!!!