Nadir Tharpe (OFFER)

[Muskie]

Position: PG
High School: Brewster Academy
Home Town: Wolfeboro, NH
Number: TBD
Height: 5'11
Weight: 170

Offers:
Xavier

Interested Schools:
Boston, College, California, Connecticut, Louisville, Marquette, Oklahoma

[MADXSTER]

Status
Undeclared

Scouts Grade
96

Evaluation
October, 2008: Tharpe has very good quickness, which helps him to get into the teeth of the defense almost at will. His ball-handling skills and quickness makes him very tough for defenses to trap and pressure. Tharpe has to learn to use his quickness to his advantage by changing speeds to keep defenders off-balance as opposed to making himself easier to defend by playing the game at full-tilt exclusively. Slowing down and reading situations will also enhance his decision-making which should reduce his turnovers as well. He plays pretty much as a pass-first point guard, looking to create offensive scoring chances for his teammates first, then looking to score on his own. Tharpe also has very good vision and passing skills, which allows him to locate open teammates spotting up for jumpers on the perimeter after he penetrates and Tharpe effectively finds interior players on drop-off passes when he drives to the rim. He has to improve his jump shot consistency and range which would open up his penetration game. Tharpe has a low release point on his jumper and would enjoy more accuracy from the perimeter if he brings his release point up instead of pushing the ball. He also kicks his leg out on his jumper which only serves to turn his shoulders away from the basket, thus preventing his shot from going straight.

September, 2008: Tharpe has the passing skills and vision that coaches covet in point guards. He does a very good job of involving his teammates on offense and making players better. He knows how to get the ball to his teammates where they seem most comfortable on the floor. He has very good quickness and handles the ball very well, which makes him a very good penetrator. His has a tendency to over-dribble and over-penetrate at times, which gets him into trouble, making him slightly turnover prone. Tharpe does push the ball up the floor and finds open men in transition easily. He needs to improve his jump shot from the perimeter and add range on the shot. Tharpe could achieve this by bringing his release point on his jumper a little higher. He does a decent job of pressuring the ball on the defense end, but he needs to add more strength as he matures for college.

December, 2007: Nadir is a pure point guard who possesses an incredible feel for the game at such a young age. He already sees the games two passes ahead of time and makes those around him better with his playmaking abilities. He is tremendous on the break because he is as quick from baseline to baseline as any player his age in the country and also throws a perfect long lead pass. In the half-court he does a great job of finding shooters after penetrating the defense and is also capable of making pinpoint interior passes when opposing shot blockers rotate. It is almost impossible for any defender to turn him over as he always has complete control of the ball. The biggest question mark about Nadir has been his ability to create his own offense when there are no open receivers. While his shooting mechanics leave a lot to be desired he is capable of making the open three-point shot when his feet are set. And although he is not yet strong enough to finish against contact he has good use of a soft floater inside the lane. Defensively, he has great potential thanks to his fairly long arms and quick feet, which allow him to harass the ball for the entire length of the floor. Physically, he will be somewhat undersized for the highest levels if he has finished growing, although his long arms will help to compensate for that. Nadir currently displays a cut physique that he should have no problem adding muscle to in future years. Overall, his feel for the game and ability to make others better should make him a high-major talent.

Notes
AAU Team: New England Playaz...Reclassified into class of 2011 and will spend three years at Brewster Academy...

[kyxu]

Xavier is a major player for this recruit.

[jco17]

Tharpe will be in the 2011 class and thought to be top 50 in that class with plenty of chance to move up according to Jerry Meyer of Rivals.com.

[Xman95]

Tharpe will be in the 2011 class and thought to be top 50 in that class with plenty of chance to move up according to Jerry Meyer of Rivals.com.

And will be in Arizona.

[SixFig]

And will be in Arizona.

Agreed. Close the "Book" on Nadir

I'd say we're at the the Nadir of Chris Mack's recruitment process


Main Entry:
na·dir
Pronunciation:
\ˈnā-ˌdir, ˈnā-dər\

1 : the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
2 : the lowest point

[AviatorX]

Tharpe will be in the 2011 class and thought to be top 50 in that class with plenty of chance to move up according to Jerry Meyer of Rivals.com.

I realize you didn't do this for this particular post, but in general, could you refrain from describing Arizona as "we?" Shouldn't be too much to ask considering its obvious to most of us who the real "we" is here on XAVIERhoops.com.

Thanks.

[whiteyxu]

If I'm not mistaken (and correct me if I'm wrong), isn't Brewster Academy the high school that Cheeks went to? That could be a big thing in our favor in getting Thorpe.

[xufan02]

Xavier has no shot at this kid anymore.

[whiteyxu]

Oh, my bad, I totally misread the thread. I'm an idiot.

[jco17]

I realize you didn't do this for this particular post, but in general, could you refrain from describing Arizona as "we?" Shouldn't be too much to ask considering its obvious to most of us who the real "we" is here on XAVIERhoops.com.

Thanks.

Sure. I didn't mean any kind of disrespect. I just figured everybody knew who I was referring to after I said Arizona. No problem though, I'll makes sure to do so in the future to avoid confusion.