06-15-2020, 08:27 AM | #51 | |
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If Dejulius sits...it would put a damper on my hopes for this season a little bit but then again it would leave me extremely excited and hopeful for the next two. And to be honest I personally would rather have/save that talent and depth for the future rather than this season. We have a lot of talented youth and I would rather see DD working with them as veterans and upper classmen. |
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I was looking at Lakhin's numbers in Russia last night. I don't know if I saw the full picture or not, but nothing jumped out at me saying this was a top prospect player. Not saying he'll be bad, just that he's got some training to do for sure. Pretty good free throw shooter, but not a great 3 point shooter, and 2 point percentage was kind of average for a guy his size. Rebounding didn't jump out. Maybe I saw just a small snapshot. It showed three seasons and looked like more than one team. |
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The way that 247 article wrote about Lakhin, they made it sound like he's a real catch and could maybe be a stretch guy? Did I read into that wrong?
Would be nice to have a combo guy that could play outside but also work inside with the big guys. I guess that's what Brannen had at NKU. |
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Either way I like the pickup and using the international market. CJB leaving no stone un-turned. It's interesting that his rating is so high considering there is not much out there on the kid...that leaves me optimistic. Probably some good upside here! |
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What is also cool about Brannen is he is adding players in positions where much of the fan base ALSO sees the same exact need. In this case many fans were hoping for a HS big or a transfer that could sit one and play 2. In that regard it's another home run for the roster (this late in the game) with what seemed like the last hole to fill. Process complete!! Not much glaring at me right now as a big hole to fill for current year or future. That's how you fill out a roster!
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Well, a good sign is that Lakhin has been complimented on his passing. And he's been playing organized ball since he was 14. I think he has two older brothers who also play. That might mean he's had some decent motivation/competition to get better.
I like that Eason and Lakhin will be coming up through the program together. Even if one red shirts, they'll be learning and training the same way and can give each other some good competition in practice. |
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That would be nice! I feel like we have been close to 350th in using the extra pass over the years to get the perfect shot. Gary Clark made that concept work as a big but we haven't had a lot of that from the inside over the years.
I would love to see more passers who know how to skip a rotation and not just go to the next guy over. Clark would skip a rotation and so would Jarron. It helps a lot! |
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