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- STL City
No disrespect to you, but pass on the VCU player, Hill.
Watch the last 2.0 seconds of VCU @ SLU this season and report back.
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He is a third year freshman at 6'10.5 and likely 250lbs thats cheap and i pray wants to be here. Why do you want him to leave as a 12th man? Given our roster and depth at the 1-2 Why not Blake? Sometimes i dont get people. Jason has played fine and has sometimg we may need. Jason doesnt need to play this year unless Mirk.gets hurt or Tomi or Z go down or a team with a true power 4. Sometimes i wonder if anyone tried to guard a 6'10.5" 250lb big guy. Jason was ranked 127th by 247 2 years ago and has done just fine when he has played but you guys want him to leave with 3 years in the system. But want Zaens, Femdemi or Jake trying to cover Pherrell Payne if Mirk gets 3 or 4 fouls? I just dont get the hate Ben or the one guy over 6'8" besides Z we have that you want to go! I certainly dont want Jason to need to.play this year but nor do i want him to leave. Hell no, he has shot 80% and rebounded , not turned the ball over and a 3rd year freshman! He is a value and given our current roster if any 4/5 gets hurt we need his !!! way more than Blake or even Lee!
He wasn't playable in the slightest this year, so I wouldn't be so confident he will be next year. I'd classify him in the same realm as Petro if he were to return.
We will have an 8 man rotation if we miss on Blackwell:
Vaaks, Coleman, Stojakovic, Mirkovic, Tomi, Zvonimir, Jake, Morillo.
That'd be a somewhat disappointment, considering we were aiming so high with Blackwell. But more than that, it would be risky. There's zero room for injury (or someone underperforming).
However, if we DO land Blackwell, then you add a likely preseason All American. The team might be considered the title favorite.
It's a big time hit or miss.
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JJ gets no disrespect from me. But if you read the post made about 10 or 12 posts earlier, his health issues will likely not allow him to see any activity this year. The post was made by Jamie13197.
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JJ is an excellent rebounder--17 rebounds in 48 minutes of playing time. That is a higher rate than Mirk who set the freshman record.
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
What!!!??
He took 5 shots this past season, all of which (based upon memory) were dunks.
A Jeremy Werner article three weeks ago said he was recovering and doing light workouts.
Would I love to have Blackwell on our team? Yes, no brainer. If we miss, I'd love for us to look at a quick guard who can distribute and get in the paint. Really think we're missing that.
I feel like the JJ posts are performance art at this point. The bogeyman of Pharrell Payne every time this gets raised again is laughable. We would likely have a 5 on the floor for Payne, etc. It's not unsolvable.
I like JJ for what he is, but even if healthy there is no world where I see him holding up against Payne either. It's such an odd hill to die on.
I appreciate that. I hope he gets healthy but he still.more likely to play in a game that we are only ahead by 10 or less than Blake and folks are wanting him to leave when really as a freshman in his 3rd year at his size ans investment im totally fine with that. He will possibly pay off and with all due respect to Blake or the AJ Redd guts, Jason is a steal if he can play next year or later. I dont get people. We need a back up at the 4 with size in case of injury. Blake, Ty, Zens, and Lee arent that. We are long but only 3 guys over 6'8" 235 without Jason. I like insurance incase of injury and i think we add someine in that role now.
That was pretty much the case....although I have seen multiple practice videos where he is firing away from 12-25 ft. He also displayed a pretty dependable stroke in high school videos away from the rim. Of course, doing that over Mara is another story but he is not shy about shooting....if Brad wants him to do so. Yet, with all the shooters/scorers on the roster, his area of concern would not likely be to score a lot. In fact, he most likely will not see the floor next year...but that is not a certainty.
Florida just got back Haugh and Condon.
They could get Milan from ISU. Could also retain Chinyelu and Fland. Klavzar is also terrific.
That'd be a phenomenal roster.
They could get Milan from ISU. Could also retain Chinyelu and Fland. Klavzar is also terrific.
That'd be a phenomenal roster.
I think a veteran two-way combo guard would be the perfect fit to add to the backcourt rotation IF they don’t add Blackwell but retain Dre. A Boswell type guard.
Ethan Brown may disagree
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
They’d better grab Folgueiras, just to be safe.
What changed in the strategy to not pivot?
Haugh isn’t back, that was a fake post
Kids dont get tired...... /sAgree. I’m not a fan of praising scUM in any way, but one of the things I thought Dusty May did well was managing minutes on an incredibly deep team.
Hoping Bradislav might do something similar with all the depth we’ll have. Keeps our guys:
1. more fresh
2. less injury prone…. and dare I say it…
3. more likely to hit end-of-game FT’s
Apologies.
I’m surprised Cox isn’t a player we would kick the tires on.
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
