BBall Recruiting Thread 2k18 - Hoard, Mucius, Lewis, and Wright sign NLIs!

[RJKarl]

Just for reference, this was RJ a few years ago. If Devin was getting 6 assists off one play alone, 7 per game should be no problem for Crawford

And we didn't play like that. So, your point has no validity.

 

[RJKarl]

Just wanted to offer a few thoughts on the basketball practice fans were allowed to watch the last 30 minutes today. Here are a few superlatives....Bryant Crawford best player, Keyshawn Woods best range, Brandon complete player, Wilbekin most improved, Olivier Sarr viva la france! Doral should be a force around the basket and Mitchell might actually help some. Everyone else was pretty much as expected.

If Doral plays like that, we are good shape.

 

[deaclite]

Never been a big Wilbekin fan but I must say he really looked improved. Our four guards really were ahead of the pack.

 

[BlackjackMc]

Stretch 4!

If Sarr can score from three Manning should give him an opportunity at the four. He may lack strength but his other reported attributes could compensate and allow him to be a solid contributor at the four as a freshman.

 

[Demonwolverine]

Never been a big Wilbekin fan but I must say he really looked improved. Our four guards really were ahead of the pack.

Wilbekin will always have a CJ Harris light-like respect from me. He gives it all, and has helped us get through some tough times. Hopefully we reward him by sending him out on a better note than CJ.

 

[Deac65]

Yeah. That's the crazy thing. Without him, we are looking at a guard rotation of Crawford, Childress, Woods, and Brown if everybody stays.

Why does everyone keep forgetting Sharone Wright?

 

[PhDeac]

I'm not forgetting him. I just don't think he'll crack the rotation as a freshman especially if everybody stays. That's 80 minutes between four players (plus a little more for 3 Guard lineups).

 

[BubbaJean]

My report from today:

Sarr wears short shorts.

And the new PA system is awful.

 

[deaclite]

Last shout out to Brandon. We have another Taron in that kid. What a steal in terms of his three star recruiting status.

 

[CharlotteDeac1]

Why does everyone keep forgetting Sharone Wright?

I would like to see Sharone Wright play the 3 if he grows to his projected height to a) add more versatility to the lineup in terms of ball handling and b) add to the lineup defensively. It would be awesome if he’s far enough along to get significant minutes as a frosh

 

[Rosspeds]

curios that is no one is mentioning Brown. How did he look?

 

[PhDeac]

Since you asked, Olivier Sarr is very impressive. He has a nice form on his jump shot and a nice touch around the basket....very bouncy. Should be an impact player with additional strength. Chaundee looks like a mini LeBron...good all around player, not sure if is a great shooter or not. Melo is very slender, so not suited for the 4 as I hoped. His shooting was a little inconsistent. Sunday has a nice build but is a little slow and mechanical. Also, I will include Terrence ...nice looking athlete with mature demeanor but not a great shooter. Loved Sarr!

He mentioned Brown.

 

[JuiceCrewAllStar]

That's totally irrelevant. Numbers without context are meaningless. Few star players have stayed long enough and had the right team mix.

He averaged 16.2/5.5/1.5 last year. The points and steals should be no problem. We will definitely need him to score more. The assists will be up to our guys hitting 1.5 more shots/game off his passes. He won't have as many passes to JC , but there will more scoring on the wings. If Doral comes along, Bryant should be able to get some lobs.

I’ll give you 5:1 odds that he doesn’t get 19/7/1.8 and take a bet up to $100.

Your move.

 

[TownieDeac]

Not that big of a step, says rj. Does he think it has a 20% chance of happening? Let's see.

 

[SpringChicken]

That's half a long shot - does that mean it's kind of a medium-ish shot?

 

[ChrisL68]

RJKarl. where hyperbole meets extreme defensiveness.

 

[RJKarl]

If he hangs up 19/7/1.8 steals, he'll have a good shot at the 1st Round. This isn't a good year for PGs. There's a possibility no PGs go in the Top 10. Sexton or Duval may be the only lottery pick at PG.

It's absurd that people think Berry is better than Bryant.

First of all, This was my original post. What does the word IF mean?

Later I opined that what other people had done was irrelevant without the context of what they had done in the previous years and what their team's looked like when the returned. No one has shown a single example to compare.

Not that big of a step, says rj. Does he think it has a 20% chance of happening? Let's see.

If it's a 20% chance, why would I take exactly those odds, it's a bad bet.

Let met explain this to snarky millennials:

SCORING:

We lost 36.6 ppg when JC, Austin and Dinos left. Let's say Chaundee exceeds our hopes and gets 15 ppg. That still leaves 21.6 ppg to find. For Bryant to get 2.8 ppg is not a stretch.
Bryant improved from 13.8 ppg to 16.2 ppg. - That's 2.4 ppg. The same improvement would put him at 18.6 ppg. That's pretty close to 19 ppg.
Given the amount of lost offense and responsibility Bryant will have, it is not all unreasonable for Bryant to up his average to 19ppg or more.

ASSISTS

With John gone, Bryant will have more responsibility to lead the offense. But this is the harder number to reach because it relies on his teammates.

As a frosh, Bryant averaged 4.4 apg. As a soph, he averaged 5.5 apg. The same progression puts him at 6.6 apg.

If he improves just same amount as he did frosh to soph, Bryant will be at 18.6/6.6. Over a 30 game season, that would 12 points and 12 assists off of 19/7. Of course the snarks would consider this soooooooooo wrong.

It would remind me of the time I used the word "GUESS" or "Guesstimate" to say that 75% of Final 4 participants over a 10 year period were #1 or #2 seeds. Someone looked it up. He was very happy to say that RJ knew nothing. After all 29 of 40 Final 4 teams were #1 or #2 seeds. I was off by 1 our of 40 with off the top of my head. Which is EXACTLY what you guys will do is Bryant goes for 18.8/6.9.

What's HILARIOUS and completely HYPOCRITICAL is townie and others cry and cry alleging my posts are set in stone, because I don't say "I think" or "could" all the time. This time The FIRST WORD in my post was IF, but to them my post was the 11th commandment.

Are you guys doing another jerking off together moment?

I gave good reason why Bryant COULD reach reach those numbers and MAY reach those numbers. But that's not what sad millennials have determined my words mean.

As to bets, over the past 25 years or so, I've made five with people on the board. I won four and lost one. Shorty was honorable and paid off. The one I lost Moon posted that I had welched when not only had paid off the bet several hours before, but he had evidence of my payment. But that is Moon. He lies and attacks no matter what. As to my other three wins, I still haven't been paid. I don't make bets on the board.

But keep on trying guys, maybe after you clean up your jerking off, you'll make some sense.

 

[ChaosDeac]

First of all, This was my original post. What does the word IF mean?

Later I opined that what other people had done was irrelevant without the context of what they had done in the previous years and what their team's looked like when the returned. No one has shown a single example to compare.



If it's a 20% chance, why would I take exactly those odds, it's a bad bet.

Let met explain this to snarky millennials:

SCORING:

We lost 36.6 ppg when JC, Austin and Dinos left. Let's say Chaundee exceeds our hopes and gets 15 ppg. That still leaves 21.6 ppg to find. For Bryant to get 2.8 ppg is not a stretch.
Bryant improved from 13.8 ppg to 16.2 ppg. - That's 2.4 ppg. The same improvement would put him at 18.6 ppg. That's pretty close to 19 ppg.
Given the amount of lost offense and responsibility Bryant will have, it is not all unreasonable for Bryant to up his average to 19ppg or more.

ASSISTS

With John gone, Bryant will have more responsibility to lead the offense. But this is the harder number to reach because it relies on his teammates.

As a frosh, Bryant averaged 4.4 apg. As a soph, he averaged 5.5 apg. The same progression puts him at 6.6 apg.

If he improves just same amount as he did frosh to soph, Bryant will be at 18.6/6.6. Over a 30 game season, that would 12 points and 12 assists off of 19/7. Of course the snarks would consider this soooooooooo wrong.

It would remind me of the time I used the word "GUESS" or "Guesstimate" to say that 75% of Final 4 participants over a 10 year period were #1 or #2 seeds. Someone looked it up. He was very happy to say that RJ knew nothing. After all 29 of 40 Final 4 teams were #1 or #2 seeds. I was off by 1 our of 40 with off the top of my head. Which is EXACTLY what you guys will do is Bryant goes for 18.8/6.9.

What's HILARIOUS and completely HYPOCRITICAL is townie and others cry and cry alleging my posts are set in stone, because I don't say "I think" or "could" all the time. This time The FIRST WORD in my post was IF, but to them my post was the 11th commandment.

Are you guys doing another jerking off together moment?

I gave good reason why Bryant COULD reach reach those numbers and MAY reach those numbers. But that's not what sad millennials have determined my words mean.

As to bets, over the past 25 years or so, I've made five with people on the board. I won four and lost one. Shorty was honorable and paid off. The one I lost Moon posted that I had welched when not only had paid off the bet several hours before, but he had evidence of my payment. But that is Moon. He lies and attacks no matter what. As to my other three wins, I still haven't been paid. I don't make bets on the board.

But keep on trying guys, maybe after you clean up your jerking off, you'll make some sense.

I understand what you said and it makes sense but I have two disagreements.
1. On assists, part of the uptick in assists last season was Collins rise, so not sure it's a high probability that he increases his assists this season since WF would likely have to score more and have someone to depend on like Collins.
2. I think it's likely WF doesn't score as high and actually plays defense this season so while Crawford could increase his scoring, it is not a given if the team doesn't push as much.

 

[Doggus]

You guys must be prepping yourselves for losing Ayo. He would be absolutely huge for this program. We would hit a level of talent on the roster we've never seen in our history (at least since I've been a fan in 1990.)

 

[wvudeac]

I’m still feeling the Ayo vibes