mattcoldagelli
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Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (July 2018)
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I'm assuming that was a typo.
Is he kind of a plodder? In those highlights he looks like kinda of a plodder
I hope it isn't Oliver. He got caught providing improper benefits to recruits as an assistant at USF.
Patrick Ewing always reminded me of Rick Brunson.
sacraig
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Winner!
illini80
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When compared side-by-side with the other targets HCBU has gone after recently, yes. I think he's a normal high school big still getting used to his size.
Reminds me of Marcus Griffin a little.
Completely false. Low block post ups are relatively inefficient shots in the modern NBA. They are not the worst shots by any means though, and are more efficient both in an absolute and a relative sense in college, especially when done by guys with a talent advantage.
His skillset with affect his NBA stock, but that ain't our problem. It's our benefit, really.
Dan D’antoni referred to it as the worst shot in the game when i saw him in a clinic.
I think it’s in the lens of the worst shot that’s viewed as a good shot. Id bet (no numbers researched to back the following hypotheses) that it is converted at about the same frequency as an open midrange, so probably makes it tied for the second worst shot after a contested midrange.
Much like not all jump shots are alike, not all post ups are alike.
Kofi Cockburn in good position against a much smaller defender is a very good look.
But in the NBA, almost all defenders have great length, great post position is tougher to come by, and the floor is more open presenting a greater opportunity cost to stopping the ball in the post.
Yep.
A fact Rick Pitino determined early in his career and was able to parlay into huge success.
skyIdub
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"(through the lenses of advance stat gurus)"
Then I'm confused.
So advanced stat gurus are not so advanced? Clearly there are some stats that support their stance?
Or is this just your opinion?
He's certainly a dirtbag who left the game as a disgrace. However, he recognized the long 2 pt jumper was useless and essentially revolutionized hoops into what we see today.
Which is probably true unless you consider an inside 2 shot may actually be the worst avenue for offense, when a majority of the time the "Big" shooting it gets hacked, then at an ungodly inefficient rate keeps missing free throws.
Thus the previously debated worst shot is in fact worse yet because it really only accounts for a high probability of being 1 pt more often than not.
Now you’re talking about mismatches and mismatches change everything, no matter where they happen on the floor.
A straight big v big matchup in the post is very different.
-most big men don’t have the moves
-most bigs however, are able to defend the post
I don't know. Look at possibly the best "traditional" big of the last decade coming out of HS... Jahlil Okafor. He hasn't exactly set the world on fire in his career. It's just a different game than it was 20 years ago.
Big Jack
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Okafor was an excellent college player and that is frankly all I care about. If Kofi is a good college player at U of I and helps get us back to where we belong fantastic. I don't much care how his game compares or equates in the NBA.
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