Kyle Meyer

[FCAS]

Went to see Kyle Meyer in action tonight. Northview vs. Alpharetta. Take it for what it's worth, but here are some of my thoughts:

The good:
Above average shooter - excellent mechanics and soft touch. He looked very comfortable shooting beyond the 3 pt line. He will be very good from the free throw line.

Excellent passer, particularly the outlet pass.

Pretty good hands. Caught the ball well in traffic.

Runs the floor well and and already has a Big10 body.

The not-so-good:
Was not impressive on the defensive end. Flat-footed quite often, and sometimes not great court awareness. Alpharetta had 2 alley-oop dunks behind Meyer in the 2-3 zone.

Did not attack the glass aggressively. He was at least 4 inches taller than anyone from Alpharetta, but I'd guess he only had about 6-8 rebounds.

Frankly, based on the defensive and rebounding efforts, I have some suspicion that he may have been a little under the weather.

Although he had good hands, he needs work on the post. After catching the ball in the post, he often brought the ball down to waist level, thus eliminating his height advantage. Footwork was just OK.

Floated around the perimeter too much, but I blame that to some degree on poor coaching.

Alpharetta was not very good. I'll try to get to another game against better competition.

 

[storminspank]

Thanks for the report!

 

[RADMAN]

Went to see Kyle Meyer in action tonight. Northview vs. Alpharetta. Take it for what it's worth, but here are some of my thoughts:

The good:
Above average shooter - excellent mechanics and soft touch. He looked very comfortable shooting beyond the 3 pt line. He will be very good from the free throw line.

Excellent passer, particularly the outlet pass.

Pretty good hands. Caught the ball well in traffic.

Runs the floor well and and already has a Big10 body.

The not-so-good:
Was not impressive on the defensive end. Flat-footed quite often, and sometimes not great court awareness. Alpharetta had 2 alley-oop dunks behind Meyer in the 2-3 zone.

Did not attack the glass aggressively. He was at least 4 inches taller than anyone from Alpharetta, but I'd guess he only had about 6-8 rebounds.

Frankly, based on the defensive and rebounding efforts, I have some suspicion that he may have been a little under the weather.

Although he had good hands, he needs work on the post. After catching the ball in the post, he often brought the ball down to waist level, thus eliminating his height advantage. Footwork was just OK.

Floated around the perimeter too much, but I blame that to some degree on poor coaching.

Alpharetta was not very good. I'll try to get to another game against better competition.

Hey thanks for posting. Good post by the way. I saw him play last year and I think his defense is a product of the AAU team. You know how they work, all offense and no defense. I saw a pretty good athlete that for his size really runs the floor well. Did you see the same thing? I also see a kid that with good coaching will exceed expectation. Thanks again for your post.

 

[uofihawkInation]

Thanks for updating us all who cant see him play!

 

[BlackHawk]

Hey thanks for posting. Good post by the way. I saw him play last year and I think his defense is a product of the AAU team. You know how they work, all offense and no defense. I saw a pretty good athlete that for his size really runs the floor well. Did you see the same thing? I also see a kid that with good coaching will exceed expectation. Thanks again for your post.

I have no doubt that if Fran wants him, he can play.

Fran can spot talent--end of story.

 

[EddyP]

There will be no poor defense and rebounding when he gets here.

 

[PatrickAdamovicz]

I put little stock into a guys performance on the high school level. I think you get a better representation of a D1 player when he is surrounded with D1 talent, ie, AAU. Maybe he does have those players on his high school team, either way, if Fran wants him I'm sure this guy can ball.

 

[TritonHawkeye]

So would you say he is a legit 6'10" or a basketball player 6'10"?

 

[OUTofTOWNHAWK]

I put little stock into a guys performance on the high school level. I think you get a better representation of a D1 player when he is surrounded with D1 talent, ie, AAU. Maybe he does have those players on his high school team, either way, if Fran wants him I'm sure this guy can ball.

I dont like your comment unless fran does.

 

[dmShortSaledude]

Thanks for the report! I hope he was under the weather, as the defense & rebounding were exactly what we need out of him next year! It does sound like our great coaching will help Kyle, but that is expected out from all our recruits.

Good luck to Kyle the rest of the year. He will be a great addition to the team!

 

[HawkeyeShane]

I dont like your comment unless fran does.

This. (If Fran OKs it)

 

[NewMexHawk]

At the high school level many big men like Meyer are double and even triple teamed. You did not say that so I am assuming that was not the case. If he can shoot outside like that, he will bring a lot of problems to opposing defenses at Iowa. He might play the 4 spot, which will give him the ability to shoot from outside much like White now does. He will create a lot of size problems for opposing teams. He can and will be taught defense although it might take a couple of years. In the meantime while he learns the game there will be no need to put him in situations he is not ready for with the depth Iowa will have. With Woodbury, another year for Olesani, White, McCabe, and Basabe there will be little pressure on Meyer and he can learn the college game.

 

[theboat]

Most high school kids don't play real defense. That can be taught, but with his soft touch and passing it sounds like he has a head for the game.

I am seriously falling in love with Iowa basketball all over again.

 

[FCAS]

I put little stock into a guys performance on the high school level. I think you get a better representation of a D1 player when he is surrounded with D1 talent, ie, AAU. Maybe he does have those players on his high school team, either way, if Fran wants him I'm sure this guy can ball.

Good point, he does not really have much help at all on his team. I'm going to try to go to their game against Milton later in the season. Milton has 4 seniors who will be playing in the ACC or SEC next year. Earlier in the year Milton beat Meyer's team by 35 points.

 

[wundergrape]

For what it's worth, I've been following Meyer's stats as closely as is possible this season. He's been an absolute rebounding machine, regularly scoring 15+ points and pulling down 13+ rebounds. I haven't seen him play in person, but his stats have been very, very impressive so far. Here, for instance, is the link to a tournament he played in just before new years:


http://roundballclassic.athleticsite.com/

Game 1: 15 pts, 20 rbs
Game 2: 15 pts, 13 rbs
Game 3: 17 pts, 13 rbs

Additionally, his team is currently 8-4 after finishing 9-16 last year. A good sign from a senior leadership standpoint.

 

[jackl]

For what it's worth, I've been following Meyer's stats as closely as is possible this season. He's been an absolute rebounding machine, regularly scoring 15+ points and pulling down 13+ rebounds. I haven't seen him play in person, but his stats have been very, very impressive so far. Here, for instance, is the link to a tournament he played in just before new years:


http://roundballclassic.athleticsite.com/

Game 1: 15 pts, 20 rbs
Game 2: 15 pts, 13 rbs
Game 3: 17 pts, 13 rbs

Additionally, his team is currently 8-4 after finishing 9-16 last year. A good sign from a senior leadership standpoint.

Sorry,you're too late.The first reports in this thread weren't too positive,so it was decided high school stats don't mean much. Next time post your info sooner,than everybody can gush over said recruit.

 

[JHHawk]

Every player is different,so you just can never really know til they get out there vs Big Ten competition. Seth Gorney had a similar type game in high school,and did have a nice stroke from the outside,but never seemed to really ''get it'' as a Big Ten big man. I think he was just not quite athletic enough.

The good news is that Meyer will have good competition from other big men like Gabe,Woody,and Melsahn,so that should hone his skills,and yet relieve pressure on him to produce immediately.

 

[wundergrape]

Every player is different,so you just can never really know til they get out there vs Big Ten competition. Seth Gorney had a similar type game in high school,and did have a nice stroke from the outside,but never seemed to really ''get it'' as a Big Ten big man. I think he was just not quite athletic enough.

The good news is that Meyer will have good competition from other big men like Gabe,Woody,and Melsahn,so that should hone his skills,and yet relieve pressure on him to produce immediately.

Kyle Meyer is a completely different type of player than Seth Gorney. Your brain is in Andrew Brommerville while reality is closer to Ryan Bowentown.

 

[JHHawk]

Not sure what you are saying with the Brommerville vs Bowentown comment.
Gorney's skillset was not like Brommer's,and Meyer's is not like Bowen's.

My point was simply that it is pretty hard to actually know about recruits til they get on the court. Meyer sounds good,but obviously is not a top 150 player,so he must have some flaws. But Aaron White was not top 150 either ,so ,like I say,you just never know.

 

[wundergrape]

Kyle Meyer is far closer to Ryan Bowen than he is Seth Gorney. Kyle and Ryan are both awkward dudes who can run, shoot and rebound. Gorney only had one of those four attributes. Kind of like, wait for it....Andrew Brommer.