Depending on the drill instructors at West Point, Brad might even come across as relatively calm
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No one from 89? Kenny's heart. Maybe Bradford's 3 ball (no disrespect to your cousin). Love the others.
Your bias is showing.
Frankie's playmaking, Deron's clutchness, BP3's athleticism, Mike Davis's rebounding, Egwu's weak side blocks, Kofi's size, Giorgi's screens (and dancing), Bradford's stroke, and DMFW's leadership.
Alex Legion’s practice skills.
Kiwane Garris’ free throw shooting (except for that one time).
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
Mike Tisdale's diet. Sencire's energy. Ayo's clutchness. DMFW's out-of-bounds ball saves.
Uh, the Army has drill sergeants, not drill instructors. And if you happen to refer to one of them as a DI, or call them “sir”, you’ll regret it for the remainder of basic.
Joel Goodson
- respect my decision™
love his game:
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
"Don't call me Sir! I work for a living!"
No commitment for the academies until start of junior year. ROTC if on scholarship sophomore year
A lot of academy athletes leave before their commitment for various reasons
This is just not a recruiting question lol
Bigtex
- DFW
yes please - thought we had expressed interest.
Chris Johnson is a protégée of former Texas star T.J. Ford. The former Longhorns’ guard would pick Johnson up when he was little and take him to whatever gym he needed to go to. Ford made it a priority to help Johnson, who is from the same neighborhood that Ford grew up in Houston. “He’s the ultimate competitor,” Ford said. “He’s capable of doing anything a coach wants on the floor. He’s a high-caliber basketball player. He just knows how to compete. And he lives in the gym. He’s got a lot of things going for him that can make him a hell of a player.” Johnson said he loves scoring, but he also takes pride in being a complete player. “I love playing defense,” Johnson said.
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theNewGuy
- Dallas, TX
Well I guess that ship sailed...
Nick Smith's height.... Not sure if you know he's the tallest player in history of the program, lol
Interesting we're not on that list all things considered. I thought one of our insiders said we were considering him? Did this change or is he not a possibility?
just because Joe Tipton didn't list us doesn't mean much. Last night Indy said we're in the top 4. I would have figured Alabama would be in that top 4, but they're not listed either.
Can you imagine Kofi's body with Dee's speed? Borderline terrifying.
Some other thoughts on guys/teams/skills that were exceptional (truly elite!)
89's athleticism and talent
05's chemistry and buy-in
Deron's killer instinct and trust in his team
Frankie's swagger
Ayo's attacks in transition
DMFW's first senior year catch and shoot
Luther's first step
Self's recruiting (Kruger did pretty well too)
Kofi for his physicality
I feel like Roger Powell deserves a place for his glue-guy ability, but I'm not sure how to describe that one.
Kiwane was amazing as an oasis during the sanctions.
Tacomallini
- Washington State
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Gill(Lottery pick)
Anderson(Lottery pick)
Deron Williams(Lottery pick)
If you give me a mix of all that....I'll take it.
This hasn't been a banner Spring/Summer for our insiders as it relates to the PG position. The one successful "boom" was for a guy who is injured, probably won't be able to play this year and has a gambling situation on this hands. That's been a "boom" all right.
I enjoy all the booms...even if sometimes they are a misfire...
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