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Conner Frankamp = Poor Man's Will Spradling
« on: July 20, 2011, 10:58:24 AM »
Since Conner Frankamp committed to KU I've been breaking down a ton of tape on the kid, and of course the comparisons to Spradling are there.  Frankamp is limited in his ability on both ends of the floor, something we didn't see out of Will.  Will stepped in and picked up the high major game on both ends of the court from Day 1.  I think a lot of how ready Spradling was when he got to campus can be attributed to his AAU team- Spiece MOKAN. 

Their kids are ready to play the day they get to campus.  Other area programs don't facilitate the transition to D1 quite as well. 

I don't expect Frankamp to see the floor much his first two years at KU.  Although he is a gym rat (like Spradling and all white players), so he should eventually work his way into a back up role in Lawrence- expect 6 mins per game in Jr year, about the same as a Senior.


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Re: Conner Frankamp = Poor Man's Will Spradling
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2011, 11:04:14 AM »
good point about MOKAN.  When you are fortunate enough to land a MOKAN kid you are getting a kid that is D1 ready.  No other local program can really say that.  Maybe Wedman Pumas I guess. 

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Re: Conner Frankamp = Poor Man's Will Spradling
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2011, 11:08:14 AM »
I'm not  trying to throw Frankamp's program (Pump & Run) under the bus because they're a respectable AAU program.  They just have track record of playing for now, instead of developing their players for division 1.  Another example would be Trav Releford.  Kid's a baller and could be getting major minutes at any school in the Valley, but he wanted to play at KU and he wasn't ready so he's ridden major pine and had to work on his game to prepare himself for the rigors of D1 in the B12.

Frankamp is a good player.  I'm not saying he's not.  He will contribue on the practice court and in the classroom, I just don't see him being able to climb out of the hole that he's dug himself in highschool/aau.  


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Re: Conner Frankamp = Poor Man's Will Spradling
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2011, 11:10:16 AM »
frankamp is hella good.
"experienced commanders will simply be smeared and will actually go to the meat."

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Re: Conner Frankamp = Poor Man's Will Spradling
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2011, 11:11:00 AM »
A friend of mine who's a KU fan went to watch Frankamp play and said his shot was decent, but his handles were pretty bad and that he looked out of control most of the time. He said he was kind of disappointed that Self even offered him. I mean, this one of the most delusional, Self-can-do-no-wrong KU fans I know, so that has to mean something.

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Re: Conner Frankamp = Poor Man's Will Spradling
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2011, 11:12:55 AM »
frankamp is hella good.

Yup, he makes the kids he plays against look like they're terrible at defense.  We'll see what happens in a year when he actually has to play against real players, not the Wichita City League all-stars.  LOL.  


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Re: Conner Frankamp = Poor Man's Will Spradling
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2011, 11:23:50 AM »
In breaking down your film, did you get a good feel as to whether he can he drink and drive very well?  Roster holes.... 

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Re: Conner Frankamp = Poor Man's Will Spradling
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2011, 11:58:19 AM »
I hear he has a 43 inch vertcal

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Re: Conner Frankamp = Poor Man's Will Spradling
« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2011, 12:00:54 PM »
oh man, spradling is way less embarrassing than that dude.

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Re: Conner Frankamp = Poor Man's Will Spradling
« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2011, 12:27:30 PM »
Frankamp...Kleinman, Axtell or Moody?  I say Moody as his ceiling, Axtell as his "nice surprise" and Kleinman as his comparable.

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Re: Conner Frankamp = Poor Man's Will Spradling
« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2011, 02:22:41 PM »
This kind of recruit is clearly brought in to appease a large element in the ku fan/booster base.


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Re: Conner Frankamp = Poor Man's Will Spradling
« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2011, 03:23:45 PM »
was talking last month with a guy I went to highschool with. he's now part of an aau staff in Texas and said almost word for word what clams said. the frakampp kid is great but they are not developing him for the next level. also said that mokan is widely acknowledged in aau circles as the best thing going in kc area aau. I normally take this stuff with a grain of salt, but I've known him since fifth grade and know that he's telling me the truth.

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Re: Conner Frankamp = Poor Man's Will Spradling
« Reply #12 on: July 20, 2011, 03:34:47 PM »
What does Frankamps dad do?
Where did you get that overnight bag?

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Re: Conner Frankamp = Poor Man's Will Spradling
« Reply #13 on: July 20, 2011, 04:34:46 PM »
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Although he is a gym rat (like Spradling and all white players)

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Re: Conner Frankamp = Poor Man's Will Spradling
« Reply #14 on: July 20, 2011, 04:36:47 PM »
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Although he is a gym rat (like Spradling and all white players)

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Heard he has some street in him

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Re: Conner Frankamp = Poor Man's Will Spradling
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Re: Conner Frankamp = Poor Man's Will Spradling
« Reply #16 on: July 20, 2011, 07:39:58 PM »
You've got to be pretty damn good to average over 27 ppg as a sophomore (at the 6a level).  I'm just amazed this kid committed to KU, considering that he also had an offer to K-State.

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Re: Conner Frankamp = Poor Man's Will Spradling
« Reply #17 on: July 20, 2011, 07:45:55 PM »
You've got to be pretty damn good to average over 27 ppg as a sophomore (at the 6a level).  I'm just amazed this kid committed to KU, considering that he also had an offer to K-State.

He wanted to help even out 13-1.

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Re: Conner Frankamp = Poor Man's Will Spradling
« Reply #18 on: July 20, 2011, 07:56:23 PM »
You've got to be pretty damn good to average over 27 ppg as a sophomore (at the 6a level).  I'm just amazed this kid committed to KU, considering that he also had an offer to K-State.

He wanted to help even out 13-1.



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Re: Conner Frankamp = Poor Man's Will Spradling
« Reply #19 on: July 20, 2011, 09:09:52 PM »
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Re: Conner Frankamp = Poor Man's Will Spradling
« Reply #20 on: July 21, 2011, 03:39:56 AM »
did not have a kstate offer.
"experienced commanders will simply be smeared and will actually go to the meat."

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Re: Conner Frankamp = Poor Man's Will Spradling
« Reply #21 on: July 21, 2011, 04:55:04 AM »
did not have a kstate offer.
Neither does Jordan Woodard but that wont stop me from believing he is the savior of Sooner basketball if he commits to OU.

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Re: Conner Frankamp = Poor Man's Will Spradling
« Reply #22 on: July 21, 2011, 05:56:54 AM »
did not have a kstate offer.
Neither does Jordan Woodard but that wont stop me from believing he is the savior of Sooner basketball if he commits to OU.

yeah, i was just correcting bmw, i didn't mean it as a knock on frankamp.  he's going to be a great player.


kstate is a picky recruiter, they fail to go after a lot of guys that are very good players.
"experienced commanders will simply be smeared and will actually go to the meat."

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Re: Conner Frankamp = Poor Man's Will Spradling
« Reply #23 on: July 21, 2011, 06:51:43 AM »
No doubt a significant element of the ku fanbase is beaming with pride right now.


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Re: Conner Frankamp = Poor Man's Will Spradling
« Reply #24 on: July 21, 2011, 08:08:29 AM »
What does Frankamps dad do?

He sits on the North High bench and makes sure his kid gets the ball 90% of the time, and then he yells SHOOOT!