1. I don't care that much about his height and weight. Does he have the skills?
Is ”a taller Charles Barkley” going to replace a “more athletic Larry Bird”?
I disagree with the thought BU or others dont have a very strong idea what kind of shooters we are recruiting out of high school or as transfer, plus they know how to evaluate them. Thats one reason we wanted the kid that went to ND. He is also an elite shooter. If they can't evaluate then they are over paid. Its pretty obvious DGL has arc, form and a much better looking shot than Epps. Plus, he has hit them at a high percentage. Especailly when players are coming from likely the best high school program in the country where he has played vs elite talent. Now vs those he is competing against for minutes, he is getting to his spots and knocking down shots. He may not shoot over 40 percent like in high school but he will out shoot Ty and Harris from anywhere on the court. Thats pretty obvious.We saw that in the open practice. It also was never a strength of Harris or Ty. Also, Ty, Harris and others are not making it easy on DGL, they want his spot. They arent giving it to him, just the opposite they want those minutes. Every practice is a battle. BU is fired up for a reason.
Agree with this except in regards to Epps shooting. He could shoot. Just wasn’t a PG and couldn’t defend against larger players. Not sure what the problem was last year but his shooting nos were typical of the team.
Epps was an ok shooter but his numbers from three coming in were not around 43.5% percent like I've heard DGLs were. DGLs shot looks very good to me. I always liked a nice arcing shot like his
Even though Barkley was a freakish athlete for his size he weighed around 300 pounds at one time
Ah, yes… a bad case of ALS (Alex Legion Syndrome).
It was just holiday weight... Lay off!
Thats last year just swapped DGL for Epps. I want more open lanes and shooting too! Ty will start the year but I hope DGL is in there and ready by March if not sooner.
Just had to lay off them churros
Ty's natural position is an undersized 4. Think Roger Powell (also 6'6") with better natural rebounding ability and a worse shot. I'll still say that I think Ty is a few post moves and consistent short jumper (not even midrange) or hook away from being a dominant 4 in the B10. His offensive rebounding ability is just that good. College ball is different than the pro game- Ty is still working on his game and growing, but I see him really thriving as a 4 if we allow him to and have some penetration and outside shooting threats to open things up.
6'6 really isn't that undersized at the 4 at the college level. You see the occasional real big teams but most teams are playing guys between 6'6-6'8 at the 4. You even see a lot of guys that are 6'8 playing center at a lot of schools.
Roger had a college career 3 pt avg. of .398. He could shoot! He also weighed 235 per the roster. Don’t think he is a very good comparison to Ty. Think you will find it difficult to find a 6’6” power forward that can’t shoot.
Just because I was bored...According to Sports Reference, only 13 of the 77 forwards in the Big Ten last year were under 6'7" and that includes 3s and 4s.
I'm not saying it is a bad comparison.... because of their size, but Rog was a clear post player that could shoot a little bit, and I'm not sure we know what kind of player Ty is. Because of his lack of shooting and his rebounding abilities, it would have been labeled a 4 for sure last year, but because of his ball handling, passing, and quickness, he could easily be labeled a 3.... BUT he will be a 1 this year, at least to start the year, so it is hard to compare anyone to him....maybe people start comparing him to Black from Arkansas or Ben Simmons (NBA version). We'll see...
Really the comparison to Roger was just about the height and position as they really don't have much in common with regards to playstyle outside of effort on the offensive boards. It was more in response to people acting like they've never seen a 6'6" power forward before. Roger definitely could shoot and it kept defenders honest allowing him to blow by them off the ball for both rebounds and space to get off short jumpers. Roger also had the body for a power game.
Wow. That's a huge early test. Good for the team. Can't wait.
The "aspirational" comparison for Ty has been Draymond Green - smart, good defender, good passer, excellent rebounder, mediocre shooter, but a guy who helps you win games in lots of ways. He also doesn't fit precisely into any of the prototypical #1-#5 slots either. Let's hope Ty can have a similar effect on helping us win games without worrying where he's slotted into the lineup.
I never thought he was Draymond. He certainly has strengths and weaknesses. He strengths are around most beneficial near the hoop. Ty excells attacking the boards, getting extra possessions, and being a solid defender. He can certainly fill in about anywhere but I hope DGL, Harris, or Harmon can help fill the 1 so he can some.
Think FAU Final Four Team has almost entire squad from last year returning. Will be a great test.
