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BU recruit- class of 2013- Nathan Taphorn

I have seen numerous times - various lists of what kids use or how they rank factors when choosing a school or a scholarship offer...

Generally the top 10-12 factors are (not in this particular order...)

"style of play - opportunities to play uptempo and get the chance to score"
"play in the big time" - or bigger conference" *** this may be the only factor Northwestern can beat BU***
"chance of getting to the NBA or other pro opportunities"
"play on a team that'll be at the top of their conference"
"new, updated, or modern facilities"
"chance of playing in the post-season"
"play in front of a large or vocal crowd - big attendance (BU outdraws NW by a mile)"
"get on TV"
"go to a winning program"
"go where the coach has some long-term stability"
"a program with solid basketball tradition, and maybe also get a good education"
"play where you won't be overshadowed by the football program"

and in my opinion Bradley - even in down year - has Northwestern BEATEN in 11 of these 12 factors!!!!
 
I've heard kids talk about location as a big factor as well. ;) As a lot of have said I would knock the kid if he went to any school with a great academic reputation regardless. The kids that list NBA as a potential are either being over sold or are part of a very small minority. The bottom line is that 99% of the college players should concentrate harder on the scholastic side when it come to providing yourself a better future.
 
Taphorn continues to pick up offers...
Rice, Boston College this week.........
I hear he'd still love to play in the Valley!!
 
Nate Taphorn setting visit to Colorado ..here's a few quotes

"..Taphorn expressed a lot of interest in the Buffaloes' offer.
"But I am blessed to be in this position," he said. "I have around 12 or 13
offers right now. Colorado, Boston College, Northwestern and Rice are the
latest ones. ....Bradley, Colorado State, Creighton, Drake, Green Bay,
Miami-Ohio, North Dakota, Southern Illinois and Illinois Chicago are other
colleges that offered him earlier in the process.

"The fact that they won the Pac-12 this year is really impressive," Taphorn
said of Colorado. ... I have heard it is a beautiful place out in Boulder. I have
never been out to Colorado

"I play basically every role on my high school team," Taphorn said.
"Sometimes I bring the ball up the floor, sometimes I am a guy running off a
screen, sometimes I am a guy setting the screen and popping, sometimes I
am posting up or set up in the short corner. I am also a leader."
http://colorado.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1377032&PT=4&PR=2
 
Wisconsin has also been hotly recruiting Nathan Taphorn. However, tonight, Bo Ryan got a commitment from a similar player out of northern Illinois-
6'7 2014 wing forward Ethan Happ from Taylor-Rockridge High School, a small school near the Quad Cities. Happ committed to the Badgers while on an unofficial visit to the Madison campus. He chose Wisconsin over offers from Wisconsin-Green Bay and Wisconsin-Milwaukee and interest from Iowa and UNI.

http://ilprepbullseye.com/Happ_Wisconsin.html

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Ethan-Happ-139760
 
The latest on Nathan Taphorn- a premium article from the Northwestern Rivals site-
http://northwestern.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1380165

Here are a couple clips, and it does not sound encouraging for Bradley fans. He does not even mention Bradley among the schools recruiting him-

Taphorn said that he made a return trip to NU to sit down and talk for the first time to coach Bill Carmody, who was out of town the first time he went to Evanston, in mid-May.

What was it like to meet Carmody? "He seemed like a good guy," he says.

What did the two of you talk about? "He asked me a couple questions. He let me know that he thinks I'm a good fit for their [Princeton] system and they really want me."

What else did you do on your visit? "Nothing else. We just sat down -- my parents, my family, Coach Hardy [assistant Tavaras Hardy], and I."

Did it strengthen Northwestern's hand in your mind? "Nothing really changed with Northwestern."

He has been holding at 12 offers for quite some time. He says that Northwestern, Boston College and Colorado are recruiting him the hardest at this point, and that he has started talking to Virginia Tech.

He hasn't taken any other visits and doesn't have any planned, but he's still hoping to make a decision sometime in August.

The fact that Taphorn has taken two visits to Northwestern and none anywhere else would seem to favor the Wildcats, but with Taphorn, any advantage is assumed, not spoken.
 
Da Coach said:
...What was it like to meet Carmody? "He seemed like a good guy," he says...
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This doesn't sound like he was exactly overwhelmed...
reminds me of when you ask a guy how his date went and he answers..."she seemed like she'd be a good cook"..
 
Wow! Pretty impressive stuff... and a tribute to Geno and staff that they were even in the mix. What I find strange is (if Taphorn is indeed rated so highly) why teams like Duke, KU, UK, and other Top 10-caliber teams weren't recruiting him heavily as well. Northwestern? :?
 
I think it is his physique -- it's the same reason kids like Shurna & Coble do not get other Big Ten offers..
I definitely agree we had a really good shot at Taphorn until the Northwestern offer - I think the kid really wanted to play at Bradley - recall he's a distant cousin of Jeremy Crouch....
 
Nate Taphorn could well end up begin named the Golfer of the Year in Central IL...
Again over the weekend he had a great outing and just missed medalist honors in the Pekin Dragon Invitational
http://www.pjstar.com/sports/preps/x1803416824/Preps-daily-9-15


Hey - I know it's a long shot but.........

How about if Bradley offers Nate Taphorn a scholarship to come and play golf,
and allows him the choice to walk on and play basketball.......
He hasn't signed anyone's agreement or LOI yet - so might Nate be interested in such an offer?
 
tornado said:
I think it is his physique -- it's the same reason kids like Shurna & Coble do not get other Big Ten offers..
I definitely agree we had a really good shot at Taphorn until the Northwestern offer - I think the kid really wanted to play at Bradley - recall he's a distant cousin of Jeremy Crouch....
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Jeremy is not blood related to Nathan.
 
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