(2015) JUCO PF Cullen Russo

[MemphisHoosier 2,048]

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Brad Winton ‏@JucoRecruiting  17m17 minutes ago

Indiana is the latest school to show interest in Cullen Russo (6'9/F/2015) of New Mexico JC.

 

 

 

New name on the radar, interesting offers coming out of prep school (Miami, Western Kentucky, Drake, and St. Bonnie) and current interest from Minnesota and Texas Tech

http://247sports.com/Player/Cullen-Russo-27167?Institution=24726

[bnkepner 1,509]

I'm glad we are giving a look at some Juco players. There are great players out there in JUCO ball out west.

[Hutch89 2,939]

http://youtu.be/I12qyfkK18I

[WayneFleekHoosier 47,975]

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Cullen Russo


Position: Forward
Jersey Number: 24
Hometown: Bloomington, MN
Height: 6'9''
Weight: 225 lbs
Year: Sophomore
High School: General Studies
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[WayneFleekHoosier 47,975]

Last year stats

Cullen Russo | #2 | Forward | College of Southern Idaho

GP PTS/G FG % 3PT % FT % REB/G A/G
28 8.5 48.9 20.0 64.7 4.3 1.5

[colonel06 1,913]

If good grades get him here.  All I know is we need instant size.  That is, someone we can actually put on the floor immediately!

[Hovadipo 55,186]

Must not be very smart because he has some skills.

[ALASKA HOOSIER 11,256]

I have no idea how the JUCO route works. So.....when would he be able to play? What does that do for scholarship numbers? He doesn't look that impressive, what's the draw?

[Geometry Hoosier 1,151]

I have no idea how the JUCO route works. So.....when would he be able to play? What does that do for scholarship numbers? He doesn't look that impressive, what's the draw?

When a player graduates from a JUCO, they have two years of eligibility left. They could also leave a JUCO after their freshman year and have three years.

[ccgeneral 38,084]

Last year stats

Cullen Russo | #2 | Forward | College of Southern Idaho

GP PTS/G FG % 3PT % FT % REB/G A/G
28 8.5 48.9 20.0 64.7 4.3 1.5

Same JUCO that Ray Kasongo went to this year. This Link has some streams for his games and there is usually an archived replay. He plays tonight @ 940ET.

 

New Mexico JC website

[ALASKA HOOSIER 11,256]

What do you think general?

[hoosierinIll 335]

Looks like a big wing to me...which probably fits our coaches system. He wouldn't be an ideal big for the fans, but I can see how coach would like him. Grades?

[jonz44 805]

He looks like he would fit well in what CTC likes to do. He pretty easily overmatched anyone he matched up against in the vid but the quality of opposition didn't look to strong.

I'd rather take a chance on a kid like this than a project out of high school. If you miss on a Juco you only have to live with your whiff for two years as compared to four.

Don't know about everyone else but I keep seeing these draft prognostications and TW is moving up into the thirties. I'm not sure how high he would have to go before he left this year.

[hoosierinIll 335]

Don't know about everyone else but I keep seeing these draft prognostications and TW is moving up into the thirties. I'm not sure how high he would have to go before he left this year.

BTW, the latest NBAdraft.net projection has Williams at 25th.

http://www.nbadraft.net/2015mock_draft

[bnkepner 1,509]

BTW, the latest NBAdraft.net projection has Williams at 25th.

http://www.nbadraft.net/2015mock_draft

You also have to take into consideration that NBAdraft.net is the least respectable out of the mock drafts. Theirs are usually WAY off from actual outcomes of drafts. 

[bnkepner 1,509]

He looks like he would fit well in what CTC likes to do. He pretty easily overmatched anyone he matched up against in the vid but the quality of opposition didn't look to strong.

Also important to realize that the video posted here was from when he was in high school two years ago. If you compare his weight in high school to now, he has gained weight to play in the post and judging by pictures he has mostly bulked up. 

[bnkepner 1,509]

If he has a good post game and can shoot it from outside he would be a great pickup for this team. He could be our version of Georges Naig from Iowa St. 

[hoosierinIll 335]

You also have to take into consideration that NBAdraft.net is the least respectable out of the mock drafts. Theirs are usually WAY off from actual outcomes of drafts.

I'm not sure where you got your information or if you've actually done research to form your opinion on this...but it appears this guy wasted two weeks of his life and actually measured the accuracy of all the reputable mock drafts out there for the 2013 draft. His research shows a much different result than yours does.
"Aran Smith from nbadraft.net appears 3 times in the Top10 and each mock was created around week apart so you could argue he had a great sense of talent pool which will be selected"
https://weaksideawareness.wordpress.com/2013/07/02/grading-nba-mock-drafts-2013-from-best-to-worst/

[bnkepner 1,509]

I'm not sure where you got your information or if you've actually done research to form your opinion on this...but it appears this guy wasted two weeks of his life and actually measured the accuracy of all the reputable mock drafts out there for the 2013 draft. His research shows a much different result than yours does.
"Aran Smith from nbadraft.net appears 3 times in the Top10 and each mock was created around week apart so you could argue he had a great sense of talent pool which will be selected"
https://weaksideawareness.wordpress.com/2013/07/02/grading-nba-mock-drafts-2013-from-best-to-worst/

Its only my personal opinion. Ive followed the draft for years and nbadraft.net usually does have super up to date mocks but their mock drafts don't seem to be very accurate in my opinion. Maybe last years was for 2013 but Ive been following nbadraft.net since 2000 or so.
Im not arguing that Troy isn't worthy of a high draft pick, but when all other mock drafts had him about about 20 picks lower it gets a little interesting.
Again its only my personal opinion (we are on a message board filled with them). In my experience nbadraft.net hasn't been the most reliable when it is this early in the year.

[WayneFleekHoosier 47,975]

I won't be shocked if Troy sneaks in as a late 1st rounder. If I owned an NBA franchise Troy would get a look.