Don't know much about Elston. I have heard that he is a bit overrated.

I'd say it's totally the opposite. If anything, Rivals and Scout both have him underrated since he missed the entire summer. I'd be surprised if he doesn't start from day one.

The exact opposite. He is probaly the most underrated guy we have coming in.....tune in tonite....

The future big ten matchup should be interesting. I don't know much about Elston. I heard he is a little overrated. just what I have heard.

When was the recruiting blackout? I heard that Collinsworth for Duke was at a tournament game here in Raleigh watching/talking to John Wall and that Duke was preparing self-reporting papers for the violation. Don't know if it's true or not.....

December 24-26 was the dead period:

http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=25072

I read the same thing about Duke and this sounds eerily similar. Thanks for the update.

An Indiana native and highly acclaimed recruit told my brother over christmas break that he thinks Elston is very overrated and a bag of douche with an attitude problem. I know the source and his family and theyre very good people. Regardless, I hope he brings his -A- game to B-town.

http://www.news-banner.com/index/news-app/story...

I am from Tipton so my opinion probably has some bias in it. In turn, the link I posted above is from a Blufton news article. Take note of the comments at the end about Derek and the writing on his shoes. I'd like to add that ALL of the Elstons-brothers, sisters, mom and dad, are some of the most likable and genuine people you will ever meet. Considering the bloodline and tradition he is from, Derek is uncommonly grounded.

I'll ramble about Dereks abilities in a later post but as a quick update, Mr. Elston had a great game last weekend (vs. Eastern-Howard County) that included 4 monstrous dunks. One came off a fast break assist in which the point guard kissed it off the glass and Derek powered down a two handed rim rocker; another was a one handed flush off a missed shot. I'd say the knee is just fine...