JSpence
- Evansville, IN
This guy, man... he is just one of those happily humble people. These little interviews while he's living his best life always brighten my day. I'm proud to be a fan and just so dang happy for him.
Illini in the Pros (Basketball)
Good pass by Shannon:
Ayo:
Ayo:
That was a foul on the Ayo drive.
Amazing game, but looks like Minnesota got screwed by zebras:
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Amazing game, but looks like Minnesota got screwed by zebras:
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Shannon shooting it very well. 50% from 3pt thru 4 games (5 attempts / game).
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I was worried about whether the bucks even valued KJ after his sporadic preseason minutes but Taylor Jenkins clearly loves him now. Used him to close out the game and he hit a huge 3
and conversely called bunch of ticky tack fouls on Min. felt like nba was pulling for the Cavs...
Dimes by KJ:
Joel Goodson
- 9th man conundrum
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
Those Clippers fans who were begging for Acuff and denigrating Wagler for his alleged lack of athleticism must have crow stored in the freezer by now…..
Some of them have already felt like they have gotten the better deal.
Has anyone ever done this well as a rookie coming from the most unheralded status coming out of high school? From barely recruited to one of the top rookies in the NBA in one year.
foby
- Bonnaroo Land
Yaxel? Of course he's 24.
No comparison. 6 years in college and was a possible top draft pick the year before he went to Michigan. No one even knew who Keaton was before his one year at Illinois.
Well,
Ja Morant was unranked out of HS.
Damian Lillard was unranked.
CJ McCullum was #451.
But yes those guys did stay more years in college than Keaton.
foby
- Bonnaroo Land
Maybe look at Yaxel's WIKI before posting this. He was a lesser known coming out of HS than even Keaton. OP said coming out of HS.
He had significant issues with his grades and academics. Thus, he wasn’t able to participate in HS basketball or D1 college basketball.
It was only in April of 2023 that he became D1 eligible, after spending 3 years at Arizona Western Community College.
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But he had 6 years of college ball before the NBA. I was looking at how quickly Keaton went from an unknown to a top rookie. Most of the top draft choices have had a following for a number of years even going back to early high school even if they are one and done. How many one and done's were unknow coming out of high school and then became a top performing rookie in their first games? (At least the first 3 or 4 for Keaton. Let's hope he can keep it up)
foby
- Bonnaroo Land
Keaton's great. However, again I was replying to OP's original thought of coming out of HS. Yaxel went to work at a warehouse directly after HS. Again, read his WIKI and you'll see he was much less sought after than even Keaton.
Is this the original post being discussed? Clearly says: in one year.