Shannon, unquestionably.
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He is not 155 lbs lol in fact I bet he’s more than 165. I mean, I’m 6’1, 170 with lightning fast metabolism and haven’t worked out in months. This dude is attending D1 college basketball workouts with people who get paid 6 figures to get him into amazing shape. I have a feeling that a guy who is entering a stage where he is dedicating his life to be an athlete has already been putting on some healthy weight.
Is he taller than Omar Payne?
I guess that depends whether he is in front of him or behind him.
Hutch was good but unfortunately he had bad luck with injuries. DGL hype doesn't concern me, what will be concerning is if we don't
hear any Hansberry hype before the summer is through.
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You could be right. Watching our guards get continually bullied last year, especially in the paint....it was tough to watch.I'm not sure what your weight has to do with it.
Seriously, if he checked in at 165, Fletcher should be able to get him to at least 175 by fall.
Wait Muss would be interested? Be as rash as you want. All aboard the muss bus
DGL is 7 feet tall and when he starts will consume big ten guards by the hundreds. He shoots threes from his eyeballs and alley oop dunks from his arse!
DGL is a 4-star PG. he’s also the teams ONLY true Power-5 level point guard. Does any of this buzz be correlated to, he’s the only player at his position playing so he looked that much better? Feel like it’s a fair question. Happy if he is playing at a high level so far.
I do have to ask why we think we need our guards to be built like Def Backs in football.
DGL is obviously a very skilled player offensively. I know the officiating in the BT turns a lot of games into a rugby match, but if he can move his feet and not guard with his hands he will be ahead of both Epps and Clark who were human turnstyles.
I am hoping he can play backup minutes this year.
DGL is obviously a very skilled player offensively. I know the officiating in the BT turns a lot of games into a rugby match, but if he can move his feet and not guard with his hands he will be ahead of both Epps and Clark who were human turnstyles.
I am hoping he can play backup minutes this year.
Man… this is obviously going to be the DGL off-season. Not what any of us were expecting 3 weeks ago.
The staff should be considering every possible point guard option out there. Counting on any of our current roster players to fill that role isn't respectful to Hawkins and Shannon and the potential they bring to a team with a decent option at the point. They had other professional options other than returning. The coaches need to repay their faith with much better roster moves to round out this team than we've seen so far this summer.
I'd love to see it too. How many times has a freshman point guard averaged more turnovers than assists in the year prior to coming here and then set the world on fire his first year here? That's why nobody is holding their breath on this sort of miracle occurring.
This is why I think they would be best off with Hawkins playing the 5 and spending more time crashing the offensive glass than hanging around the perimeter.
I would be very excited if they can get Reeves and run out lineups with Hawkins as the 5th option.
Maybe he can help this year.
At least they would have to guard him on the perimeter.
Right now we are counting on Rodgers who had 1 Assist and 1 TO per game last year in 17 mpg and did not make a shot beyond three feet.
Marquis Nowell was listed at 5'8" and 160 lbs.
It is possible to play basketball if you smaller if you are tough enough mentally and physically.
If Harmon is not eligible he is going to have to play unless you want Harris out there for all of the minutes backing up Rodgers.
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I like Underwood and think he’s done a good job overall, but I get all the reasons you’ve mentioned. With the resources he has available now to bring in the coaches and players he wants, we really should be a s16 team more often than not. If we have to change our systems mid season again I’ll be really disappointed. At first I saw it as having the flexibility to adapt on the fly. At this point it looks more like a failure of strategy if it happens again.
Joel Goodson
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How much did Trent weigh his senior year?
Perhaps he identifies as 6' 5" and 185 lbs.
Rodgers was 12/31 on 2P shots away from the basket. Similar percentage to both Hawkins (28/72) and Shannon (27/71).
Let's just put this discussion where it belongs until the '23-24 season plays out, shall we?
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