I would look elsewhere for mock drafts.....all of ESPNs scouting services are bad.
Curious why Shannon left his previous school?
How so? There's a subject and a verb.This is an incomplete sentence.
How so? There's a subject and a verb.
His highlight shooting percentage is better than Larry's. LOL. IMO, Mayer is CH's ceiling.
I second that with an addition of Melendez and Goode!No way Coleman comes off the bench with the addition of Mayer or Nance. Imo this is his team. He’s a vet, knows the system and is a projected NBA draft pick next year. Brad needs to let him loose.
It's also worth noting that the mock draft didn't include people who have declared this year but still have the option to return. That's going to push him further down (maybe even out of?) the list. Regardless, it's good to see him get some recognition. I was surprised to see national writers even consider him.I understand its always popular to knock ESPN, but Jonathan Givony is solid. He has been since his days at Draft Express. That's the reason ESPN bought him out. He was outscouting them (and pretty much every other place)consistently. Obviously no one is correct every time, but don't be surprised if Hawkins starts showing up in other mock drafts soon...now that they see Givony has included him in his.
Its pretty clear from little comments you have made that you do not personally care for Hawkins. You can say that's not the case, but its pretty obvious. Being a source of inside information or not, don't let that convince you that others don't see his value or talent. He has a lot of both.
Hawk and Dainja don't play the same position.Still a vet non the less. Culture.. I’ve heard BU speak of that word a few times. Exactly what Coleman provides. 3 years in this culture with his potential should constitute a starting position. Haven’t seen Dainja practice but I can’t seem him uprooting CH from the starting lineup.
They both are guys who could play the 4 or the 5. If both are in, I suppose Coleman would be the 4 and Dain the 5. That said, I agree with LuckyIllini in that I don't think Dain would start and Coleman not start. Dain has played nine minutes of basketball in the last two years. If he can give us 20 mpg, I'll be happy.Hawk and Dainja don't play the same position.
I agree Epps is readyRe: Epps, I am in the camp that his potential impact on next year’s team is being way undersold. Kid just gets buckets and wins.
Skyy is a great player, and I’m not necessarily predicting it, but wouldn’t shock me if Epps overtakes Skyy as lead guard at some point, a la Trent/Mark Smith.
Again, not saying Skyy has same attitude/work habits/disposition as Mark Smith or anything like that, just saying it’s entirely possible because I think Epps is that good.
Good news is, whatever happens I feel like Brad and staff have got this. For so long we were hoping for a white knight to come in and save the program, and were devastated if a kid committed somewhere else or it didn’t work out and he transferred. Will be rooting for both Skyy and Epps hard but we will be fine regardless.
Underwood really has incredible resolve. Losing the entire coaching staff plus Ace and Belo probably would have sunk the past 2 head coaches. But we have hardly missed a beat. We will bring in good players and we will win, that much I’m certain of. At this point it’s just a matter of degree.
You never cease to amaze me.My scoring predictions
Skyy 16 ppg - score first mentality - used to being alpha dog and looking for his shot first
TSJ 14 ppg - upperclassman but played more complementary role at top 5 team Baylor. Hard to shift gears
RJ 12 ppg - More playing time will convert to more shot opportunities. Does not have a gunner mentality like Alphonso
Dain - 12 ppg - will be our primary inside scorer. Brad loves to feed the low post. See Giorgi then Kofi
Coleman 8 ppg - just does not look for his shot
Subtotal 62 ppg
Beng 10 ppg
Latest 24/7 ratings Clark 31, Epps 43, Rodgers 47 and Harris 84...I'd say pretty pretty good...
TSJ played for Texas Tech, not Baylor. Dain Dainja used to be on the roster for Baylor.Hopefully in a good way