The McGuire Room

Tim Quarterman - A 6'6" PG. That's tall for a PG isn't it? Although I do like the idea, especially if he has the ball and body control of a 6 footer. What are our chances with this guy?

where do you see thornwell ending up?

Hopefully Martin is able to get all the guys to play with better control. If he can do that, then maybe Jackson might be able to play point. I think that if Smith can get his confidence back up, he would be good for us also.

6'4/6'5 in that ball park.

Yes, I don't mind Lakeem as a point forward kind of guy and I think that is what Horn and his staff envisioned a little but after Lakeem's foot injury he was never really the same. The tried to force a square peg into a round hole this past season with it and did not have the shooters to help Lakeem be a successful point guard.

No, Thornwell and Peak do not have a top 5 at the moment. They are pretty open.

WG, do you think that grades were, in fact the reason that they decided not to take Haughton?

Also, didn't you say that you thought that Minda has the highest ceiling out of our recruits? How long until he starts providing us with a steady amount of offense?

Who do you think are the top 3 scorers for the Gamecocks next year?

I do not know all the details. Speaking with people in South Florida I am not sure how bad his grades really are. I think he could qualify for 90% of the schools out there.

I think Minda could be very good but I like Hall the most. He could be a special player for the Gamecocks. For Minda it just depends on how long it takes him to adjust to the physical nature of the SEC.

Hard to say on the scorers. A wild, wild guess would be Hall, Ellington and maybe Leonard or Brenton Williams.

One last question WG,

Carlos Morris and Ian Baker are still available? What's the latest on those two and is there any interest in them from the new staff?

Early group of schools according to his father is North Carolina State, Florida, Alabama, Kentucky and Louisville. South Carolina is going to inquire into his status and see if there is any interest and they will go from there.

Yes, if UNC were to offer that could be a problem for South Carolina as they have been Thornwell's dream school. We will see what happens though because they already have Nate Britt and Isaiah Hicks. They are also after Julius Randle and Troy Williams. Williams is the most likely guy they could land as he is between them and Kentucky. If he picks the Tar Heels, they won't take Thornwell.

I am so sick I could puke about SC basketball players whose "dream school" is UNC! Frank Martin can recruit from NY to Miami. I would love to see us go recruit some good players without having to worry about getting UNC's leftovers! If there is a player who dreams of playing at UNC, leave them alone and go get someone else.

WG, where did Dickerson end up this weekend and are we still going to be in the game for him?