Jury is still out on what Elton will bring to table on the O side, but no doubt he significantly improves our D. We have limited the layups/dunks which happened ad nauseam vs the Utes and LSU Aa lot from the few games he has played and adds significant depth and options in front court we didn’t have before. To me if the big man can be paint presence on d and rebound on both ends while getting junk baskets this team is a force with the other weapons.Having watched us play several times now there are a couple things that stand out.
1) Boopie Miller is a very good fit for how we like to play
2) Hunter Sallis is a talented scorer BUT his shot selection is often just heat checks and forced shots
3) Andrew Carr is the most important player when not in foul trouble
4) Cam Hildreth is nicely settling into his role as a number three scorer
5) Keller and Friedrichsen are becoming excellent role players and contributors
6) Efton Reid is contributing rebounds but not points and It's not clear whether he'll become a true inside threat
7) Overall our depth is improved, and when Monsanto comes back that will be a big boost to scoring options
Yeah he can do it all, man man was a bucket getter though. He could do it, he was so dominant that year. I don't think we realize how limited he got with his foot towards the end of the season.I feel like it has been years and years since we had a guy you just give the ball to and say "go get a bucket"... That's Sallis to me.
Man Man was close, but struggled with his outside shot too much.
Ty was too small for that.
LaRavia was close, but at times it felt more like physicality vs. athleticism. And he deferred on offense too much.
Perhaps I'm overstating the importance of a bucket-getter, but I always felt like we struggled in the last few minutes of close games when we needed to just spread the floor and have someone go 1x1 to get a basket.
Sallis can shoot it. Sallis can drive to the basket. Sallis can rise up and hit a mid-ranger jumper.
I think its the Utah women's coach that uses an air-horn in practice for anytime a player takes a mid-range shot. She pretty much forbids her players from taking mid range shots unless its the only shot available at the end of the shot clockYeah I hate mid-range jump shots, but he is very good at them. He, Cam, and Boogie are all elite at scoring in the paint.