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2017 recruiting thread,

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 11:17 am
by Cowboy Junky
I'll give the guys on the other board credit for this first 2017 guy. The Cowboys offer Wyatt Yess, #35


Re: 2017 recruiting thread,

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 11:23 am
by Cowboy Junky
Hunter Thompson, the prodigal son.....Be the Wyoming legend and make the final four out of Laramie Hunter.

As if the arrows on his mix tape are necessary: it's not hard to find the 6'9" kid in Wyoming high school basketball highlights.

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2961108/hunter-thompson" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: 2017 recruiting thread,

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 11:23 am
by ItSucksToBeACSURam
Is this serious?

Re: 2017 recruiting thread,

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 11:26 am
by Cowboy Junky
ItSucksToBeACSURam wrote:Is this serious?
Yeah, we offered Wyatt Yess and we're on Hunter Thompson, so yes it's serious.

Re: 2017 recruiting thread,

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 11:41 am
by joshvanklomp
Cowboy Junky wrote:Hunter Thompson, the prodigal son.....Be the Wyoming legend and make the final four out of Laramie Hunter.

As if the arrows on his mix tape are necessary: it's not hard to find the 6'9" kid in Wyoming high school basketball highlights.

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2961108/hunter-thompson" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Looks pretty skilled in the open floor.

Good read from the middle of this past season: http://trib.com/sports/high-school/bask ... 59c6a.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The school to watch:

“My lifetime goal is to play for the Kansas Jayhawks,” he said, “and I’m not going to sell myself short of my dream.”

Re: 2017 recruiting thread,

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 11:56 am
by seattlecowboy
Here is a couple of articles or videos on Wyatt Yess. Sounds like he will keep getting better and better every year and he works hard which is the kind of kid we want. Think by the time he is a senior in high school he will be one of the better players in the country so getting on him early is good thing.

http://www.ksdk.com/story/sports/high-s ... /12325247/

http://westnewsmagazine.com/2015/03/10/ ... ity-sports

Re: 2017 recruiting thread,

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 12:47 pm
by ItSucksToBeACSURam
Cowboy Junky wrote:
ItSucksToBeACSURam wrote:Is this serious?
Yeah, we offered Wyatt Yess and we're on Hunter Thompson, so yes it's serious.
Hey thanks CJ. Glad you're here. You can imagine my confusion when watching that video and it looks like some 12 year old at the local YMCA.

Re: 2017 recruiting thread,

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 2:30 pm
by WestWYOPoke
YMCA...ok. But a 12-year old?? That would be one BIG 12-year old. He barely clears the door when he walks in.

I will grant you, the video is pretty cheesy.

Re: 2017 recruiting thread,

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 2:35 pm
by ItSucksToBeACSURam
WestWYOPoke wrote:YMCA...ok. But a 12-year old?? That would be one BIG 12-year old. He barely clears the door when he walks in.

I will grant you, the video is pretty cheesy.
Was that an official recruiting video he is putting out?

Re: 2017 recruiting thread,

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 2:41 pm
by WestWYOPoke
ItSucksToBeACSURam wrote:
WestWYOPoke wrote:YMCA...ok. But a 12-year old?? That would be one BIG 12-year old. He barely clears the door when he walks in.

I will grant you, the video is pretty cheesy.
Was that an official recruiting video he is putting out?
At the very end of the video they show a blue "longhorn" logo, and it says "2014-2015 Longhorn Basketball...Be there". So I'm guessing this was just an attempt at a team video done before this last bball season. They used him as he is their best player.

Re: 2017 recruiting thread,

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 2:52 pm
by Cowboy Junky
Yeah, it's hard to find video on guys without drivers licenses. ;) At least this thread will be here when the game video finally gets dropped.

He does look like he has a pretty sweet jump shot though.

Re: 2017 recruiting thread,

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 3:17 pm
by stymeman
I hope Hunter really thinks about being a factor with UW, keep the kid localized

Re: 2017 recruiting thread,

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 11:05 am
by Cowduck
Jeremy Shyatt just tweeted that they are wheels up to SLC to see one of their favorite future Cowboys. Is there an AAU event there and is Mr. Thompson playing in it?

Btw, I love the possibilities of Mr. Thompson inspiring Fear and Loathing in his opponents while eating their Naked Lunch.

Re: 2017 recruiting thread,

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 12:30 pm
by joshvanklomp
Cowduck wrote:Jeremy Shyatt just tweeted that they are wheels up to SLC to see one of their favorite future Cowboys. Is there an AAU event there and is Mr. Thompson playing in it?

Btw, I love the possibilities of Mr. Thompson inspiring Fear and Loathing in his opponents while eating their Naked Lunch.
Could be a 2016 kid

Re: 2017 recruiting thread,

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 2:13 pm
by laxwyo
He usually only says future Cowboys to guys that have already committed

Re: 2017 recruiting thread,

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 4:06 pm
by ItSucksToBeACSURam
laxwyo wrote:He usually only says future Cowboys to guys that have already committed
Not always. He said that last week about his trip to CA to watch Bryce Peters

Re: 2017 recruiting thread,

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 5:04 pm
by wyo 1
Cowduck wrote:Jeremy Shyatt just tweeted that they are wheels up to SLC to see one of their favorite future Cowboys. Is there an AAU event there and is Mr. Thompson playing in it?

Btw, I love the possibilities of Mr. Thompson inspiring Fear and Loathing in his opponents while eating their Naked Lunch.
Could be, I think Thompson plays for a Utah AAU team.

Re: 2017 recruiting thread,

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 5:20 pm
by joshvanklomp
wyo 1 wrote:
Cowduck wrote:Jeremy Shyatt just tweeted that they are wheels up to SLC to see one of their favorite future Cowboys. Is there an AAU event there and is Mr. Thompson playing in it?

Btw, I love the possibilities of Mr. Thompson inspiring Fear and Loathing in his opponents while eating their Naked Lunch.
Could be, I think Thompson plays for a Utah AAU team.
Good call

http://lockerroom.wyomingnews.com/2015/ ... asketball/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: 2017 recruiting thread,

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 5:29 pm
by wyo 1
Think he's playing this weekend. Looks like he's in Dallas.

https://wyoming.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1756867" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: 2017 recruiting thread,

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 5:47 pm
by Wyo2dal
It's hard to say where Thompson will end up but if he keeps exceeding these current expectations he will be in a P5 program. He already has the height definitely needs to bulk up in a bad way but sounds like he is getting better about finding the open man when he is double teamed and that is where he will really open eyes. Against kids 2 feet shorter than him he doesn't need to find the open man he can just shoot over everyone.

I haven't seen much form his true shooting basically all his points are DC style paint points, The biggest knock on Nance coming out of UW is inconsistent shooting. I believe that a consistent shooter at that size goes to a big school. An inconsistent shooter at that size makes a living in the paint and goes to a smaller school.