This young man appears to be a much better shooter than Averette. I'd take him too. But it would be a wait and see on

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Jan 18, 2021
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Could BYU use a 54% three point shooter?

mjmill

1/18/21 2:56pm

5'11 Probably not

dk4

1/18/21 2:58pm

Not ideal size but the kid is a true point with big time handles, very quick.

mjmill

1/18/21 3:00pm

We need guards bad. Why not give him an offer if his handles are as good as you

bigbossbyu

1/18/21 3:02pm

Painfully, many of those highlights were against our HS team

Jizosh

1/18/21 7:57pm

Could not disagree more adamantly on Connor — As a freshman he was way ahead

dk4

1/19/21 10:19am

Utah offered him a PWO 2 weeks ago.

mjmill

1/18/21 3:00pm

I wouldn't mind BYU offering him a PWO spot either based on the highlights.

ldssdl

1/18/21 3:03pm

Yeah. Too bad we couldn't have gotten in there first.

SinkingQuffa

1/18/21 3:04pm

He has been hearing from quite a few coaches ranging from WCC, MWC, Big Sky, Ivy

mjmill

1/18/21 3:11pm

Do we know if he's on the BYU coaches' radar at least? Is there a way to refer

ldssdl

1/18/21 3:13pm

Nobody at BYU has reached out yet, no. I have emailed Coach Fueger about him

mjmill

1/18/21 3:15pm

Dang I read 6’11” the first time

Nuke

1/18/21 8:05pm

His game reminds me of Jimmer. Is he LDS? Or has plans to be?

ldssdl

1/18/21 3:00pm

He is LDS, yes

mjmill

1/18/21 3:01pm

I'd take his shooting ability & handles right now, absolutely.

SinkingQuffa

1/18/21 3:03pm

Only if he wears body tights

CougarCanuck76

1/18/21 3:07pm

I like his film. He plays bigger than his size.

Tripod

1/18/21 3:12pm

Short and not D1 quick. PWO, maybe. Scholie no.

Archaea

1/18/21 3:13pm

Very good shooter. May not even be 5'11".

lightmann

1/18/21 3:22pm

Neither is Averette. I'd still take him. So long

SinkingQuffa

1/18/21 3:26pm

This young man appears to be a much better shooter than Averette. I'd take him too. But it would be a wait and see on

lightmann

1/18/21 3:39pm

I can certainly see why teams want him as a walkon. His competition

SinkingQuffa

1/18/21 4:09pm

This dude is no where close to Averette in terms of athleticism

LakeshowCougs

1/18/21 4:52pm

I kinda assumed that, but I'd like to see more film of him.

SinkingQuffa

1/18/21 4:57pm

He would not be able to get his shot off against D1 players.

Archaea

1/18/21 5:05pm

Can he defend? We have plenty of PWO’s who can shoot, but if they can’t defend

NowIsTheTime

1/18/21 3:30pm

2.2 steals per game

mjmill

1/18/21 3:35pm

Against Idaho high school players. Let me see him against AAU teams

Archaea

1/18/21 5:06pm

Lots of not called reaching fouls.

Boring

1/18/21 6:44pm

I watched the kid play in person at the start of the season in their Jamboree.

UMWolverine

1/18/21 3:35pm

Like a smaller Nick Emery

mokelembembe

1/18/21 3:36pm

His handles look better. I wish Nick had been a PG.

SinkingQuffa

1/18/21 4:29pm

Not much smaller...

icecougar

1/18/21 11:37pm

Wish he was 6’4”

Bullrider

1/18/21 3:58pm

Maybe he can go on a mission and grow a few more inches.

ldssdl

1/18/21 3:59pm

His competition is what worries me

LakeshowCougs

1/18/21 4:50pm

Same competition level Connor Harding and Kolby Lee played against

mjmill

1/18/21 4:50pm

Yeah Connor Harding & Colby Lee are over 6 ft tall. I got the chance to watch

LakeshowCougs

1/18/21 4:54pm

Connor made a name for himself in AAU

dk4

1/19/21 10:20am

Not big enough and not athletic enough

izzle

1/18/21 4:58pm

Isn't Barrcello over 50%

Beetdiggercoug

1/18/21 5:52pm

Weak competition. Did he play AAU ball? My guess he did and is a serviceable

gp232

1/18/21 6:55pm

Only if he can dunk at that same percentage. 🙂

OldFogey

1/18/21 6:56pm

I don’t want him if I can’t pronounce his first name. Too many consonants!

TheoHux

1/18/21 8:24pm

Quick shooter. Looks pretty good. BYU should at least keep him on their radar.

Countcougula

1/18/21 8:38pm

Sounds a bit like Dantley Walker from a few years ago that BYU passed on:

NewMexiCoug

1/18/21 8:52pm

Played some pick up ball with him one summer morning at Lincoln High School.

LakeshowCougs

1/18/21 9:20pm

Didn't he have a 75 pt game in HS?

SinkingQuffa

1/18/21 10:32pm

Yeah he did. I went to one of his games and left at halftime. He was a good

LakeshowCougs

1/18/21 10:50pm

Understood. How did he fare at UNLV? I remember seeing him in 1st year back from

SinkingQuffa

1/19/21 5:15am

He played minimally. I don’t think they gave him a fair shot. Ended up at

LakeshowCougs

1/19/21 7:15am

Played against him in 7th and 8th grade. Kid was amazing at the time

bigbossbyu

1/18/21 11:31pm

Man you are a young buck!

LakeshowCougs

1/18/21 11:33pm

54% great but doesn’t always mean transition will be same at D1 level

Swishfromdeep3

1/18/21 10:35pm

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