His lateral speed is okay

May 28, 2020
1:09:01pm

puntersarepeople Intervention Needed

But his straight line speed is poor. If we play zone he’s gonna struggle when put in rotations. Plus his number one asset is his rim protection so why are we playing him at 4 anyway?

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My evaluation of our roster--based on what I think I know (VERY limited):

SinkingQuffa

5/27/20 11:28pm

Up to this point Knell is one of the worst shooters on the team (33%/27% FG/3-pt). Certainly far from 2nd best.

SingleStrapBackpack

5/27/20 11:38pm

No doubt. I gave him a pass as an RM — & leaned on his HS stuff

SinkingQuffa

5/27/20 11:43pm

Yeah, I'm pulling for him, too. We have some really great players so I think he's gonna have to improve a lot to see

SingleStrapBackpack

5/27/20 11:44pm

Harward may lead the team in scoring. Barcello/Harding both shot over 40% from 3

runnincoug

5/27/20 11:38pm

I'll be honest. Our scoring situation doesn't have me too excited.

SinkingQuffa

5/28/20 12:00am

Baxter, Haarms, Lee, etc. could make inside scoring interesting, and that's

TailgateU

5/28/20 8:28am

I don't see any of those guys being able to generate a shot in the paint

SinkingQuffa

5/28/20 11:00am

I agree

puntersarepeople

5/28/20 11:05am

And I really hope Pope can find a way to get our guys to buy in.

SinkingQuffa

5/28/20 11:13am

I do like having a go to person that can get the team points

Dr T-bone

5/28/20 9:21am

I don't know if I'd say any of those guys are "high end" athletes. Not for D1

Blueto

5/27/20 11:39pm

Baxter and George are IMO

puntersarepeople

5/28/20 9:08am

Is that opinion only based on the fact that they are on BYUs team?

Pretorian

5/28/20 9:20am

The opinion is based on high end athletes.

Blueto

5/28/20 9:23am

Rrrrright.... so how are you saying Baxter & George are not high end....

Pretorian

5/28/20 9:25am

Haven't seen George but Baxter I wouldn't say is a high end athlete. Very good

Blueto

5/28/20 9:36am

I think you underrate his lateral quickness and vertical

puntersarepeople

5/28/20 9:39am

Probably. But I have seen him play. It hasn't manifested on the court yet.

Blueto

5/28/20 9:45am

I think it definitely has

puntersarepeople

5/28/20 10:12am

I was talking in terms of measurables (& therefore potential). He's got

SinkingQuffa

5/28/20 10:04am

So long as D1 isn't confined to Blue Bloods, sure they are.

SinkingQuffa

5/28/20 9:28am

Erickson is an inch or two taller than Barcello IIRC

SingleStrapBackpack

5/28/20 9:45am

I don't believe Barcello is his listed 6'2. If he's over 6'1 barefoot

SinkingQuffa

5/28/20 10:11am

Yeah, no way is AB 6'3". Erickson looks noticeably bigger to me.

SingleStrapBackpack

5/28/20 10:33am

I think that's pretty accurate

ayfan

5/27/20 11:41pm

Thanx, man. Baxter could be a very effective scorer in a pic-n-roll

SinkingQuffa

5/27/20 11:48pm

I think you’re way underestimating Harward

inertiaman

5/28/20 4:12am

I underestimated the entire team last year.

TailgateU

5/28/20 8:29am

I hope so. He's got great leverage & some decent paint skills on O

SinkingQuffa

5/28/20 1:09pm

There are just so many new names, one thing that gave our last team extra juice

Pretorian

5/28/20 5:02am

As far as shooting is concerned, I would actually put your bottom 2 as my top 2

kC Cougar

5/28/20 6:13am

I was considering their dynamics as shooters, as well. Alex has

SinkingQuffa

5/28/20 10:21am

Glad you put Wade towards the top as far as potential. The excitement for this

jarvisjack32

5/28/20 8:38am

I'd say the opposite. He barely played in his one year at Gonzaga, and has had many injuries since.

Turnpike Lane

5/28/20 9:48am

I tend to strongly lean this way regarding this season. His HS tape reveals

SinkingQuffa

5/28/20 10:25am

I’d put Lowell on the best shooter list

puntersarepeople

5/28/20 9:10am

I hope so too. His highlights last year suggest he might be that good.

SinkingQuffa

5/28/20 10:14am

Yeah I think we are okay. About as good as we ever have been defensively

archie

5/28/20 9:29am

I think we'll be fine scoring points. Will probably be more inside-focused this year but we have plenty of shooters.

SingleStrapBackpack

5/28/20 9:47am

I Would Beg to Differ...

CougarMagic

5/28/20 11:51am

Thanx, man. We agree more than we disagree, & based on my own limited knowledge

SinkingQuffa

5/28/20 12:06pm

Haarms is gonna struggle playing perimeter D more than Lowell

puntersarepeople

5/28/20 12:44pm

Not according to his Purdue footage. He looks great on the perimeter.

SinkingQuffa

5/28/20 12:56pm

His lateral speed is okay

puntersarepeople

5/28/20 1:09pm

I agree at least somewhat. I hope his straight-line speed isn't too poor

SinkingQuffa

5/28/20 1:12pm

you left Lowell off your list of 5 best shooters

icecougar

5/28/20 1:51pm

That's reasonable, ice. I was trying to be kind to Knell & Wade's potential

SinkingQuffa

5/28/20 2:00pm

I agree with you and think Lowell will be one of our "go-to" guys in scoring...

icecougar

5/28/20 5:23pm

Also...regarding your ranking of athletes...

icecougar

5/28/20 3:41pm

Good analysis. There's a lot that goes into making a good "athlete," ultimately.

SinkingQuffa

5/28/20 3:56pm

if Gavin can improve his strength I could see him being in that high end...

icecougar

5/28/20 5:45pm

Baxter is very fast. He's usually in the top 2 in the team in sprints.

ayfan

5/28/20 3:56pm

Not surprised considering his mom. His 6-foot sis was also a collegiate sprinter

SinkingQuffa

5/28/20 3:59pm

Yeah Baxter moves very well

puntersarepeople

5/28/20 4:48pm

Amazingly good. He needed a coach to dribble-drill him crazy as a kid

SinkingQuffa

5/28/20 4:51pm

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