Re: 2010 Recruits
I think some people are making too big of a deal about his slow release on his outside shot. This would be an issue for a player who mostly plays on the perimeter, but not a player who is 7 foot tall and will be playing mostly inside.
The idea behind him having the ability to consistently make 3 pointers is to force his man guard him out at the 3 point line instead of sagging in and helping inside. This will help spread the floor, but can also be used to pull the other teams big away from the basket to open up driving lane and create inside shots for smaller players. Think of how nice it would be to draw Keith Benson out to the perimeter instead of being camped inside!
He definitely is a project however, and if we did sign him I would expect to see him play limited minutes this year, for it will take time for him to get comfortable with his "new and improved" knee as well as adjusting to the physicality of the college game.
I think some people are making too big of a deal about his slow release on his outside shot. This would be an issue for a player who mostly plays on the perimeter, but not a player who is 7 foot tall and will be playing mostly inside.
The idea behind him having the ability to consistently make 3 pointers is to force his man guard him out at the 3 point line instead of sagging in and helping inside. This will help spread the floor, but can also be used to pull the other teams big away from the basket to open up driving lane and create inside shots for smaller players. Think of how nice it would be to draw Keith Benson out to the perimeter instead of being camped inside!
He definitely is a project however, and if we did sign him I would expect to see him play limited minutes this year, for it will take time for him to get comfortable with his "new and improved" knee as well as adjusting to the physicality of the college game.
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