2020 recruiting thread
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Waiting on an answer on Ziaire Williams. I do know we would make room for him and Walton. Imagine if UNC landed both. Anyone else hearing anything about Ziaire? I thought UNC was for sure out of it, but the timing is interesting.
How do we make room for Ziaire if he wants to come? Ziaire will commit tomorrow and UNC has no other announced openings. Of course, if he takes Huff's spot and another opens up for Walton in 2 weeks.
Don't think we are getting him, but we also thought Kessler was headed to the rats nest...
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I'm at least encouraged you are not hearing a definitive "no." Although, that seems likely to change pretty soon.
I think he's just timing it in order to make his decision more "surprising". I find it hard to believe he was really waiting for a spot to open up all this time given what almost everyone has been saying for months now. This feels similar to how Darius Days tried to retweet a bunch of stuff about UNC before his commitment when literally every analyst had him pegged for LSU for at least a month.
I'd love to be shocked tomorrow, but I'm not holding my breath. It's too good to be true.
I'd love to be shocked tomorrow, but I'm not holding my breath. It's too good to be true.
Saw a dude say USC then switched his prediction to Stanford 2 hrs later on Twitter... think you’re right.
Lot of USC and Stanford people thinks it's their school... it won't happen but imagine all the angst if he chose unc
He should go to USC. They will have a great team next year. And Jared Haase is a below average coach. Stanford had its best record in years: 20-12, but they were fading at the end. They lost their last three games. Only one decent non-coference win to start the season against Oklahoma
And just like that, the CB is 100% to Stanford. Can't trust anyone but Daniels on that site I swear.
Found these interesting stats on the Puff.
69% from 3 over a 10-game stretch.
Walton, Davis and the Puff could be potent on offense. Also, Puff and Davis shoot over 80% from the foul line.
Puff a minor contributor next season? Think not. He did this against tough competition.
69% from 3 over a 10-game stretch.
Walton, Davis and the Puff could be potent on offense. Also, Puff and Davis shoot over 80% from the foul line.
Puff a minor contributor next season? Think not. He did this against tough competition.
Holy cow! That’s impressive.
As for Ziaire, I think that ship sailed a long time ago. I’ll take Walton. And Walton is more than just a catch and shoot guy, as evidenced by this video. Scroll down for video.
https://www.tarheeltimes.com/recruitprofile2049.aspx
Agree Arch’. Zaire would be amazing but there is a distinct positive with guys like Walton and Puff... they are good enough to help but not so highly hyped to be OAD.
And in 21-22 experience will be needed, cause a good few players could be gone.
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Steat, I always believe in your posts however, I feel that Puff will need 3-years to get up to game speed and be a complete NCAA Div. 1 ACC basketball player.
He does do so much well but, the movement of which he does it with is slow at the moment. IMO.
He is developing yes, but has a long way to go.
Agree to disagree GLOV.
You don't have to be nimble to sit outside the 3-point line and drill several 3-pointers a game. He is also a good free throw shooter which is a big plus. Seeing our team shoot bricks from the free throw line last season gave me ulcers..
The kid will be surrounded by some good players. He is 6'7' and still growing. He is taller and a better player than his brother Cam at the same age. Cam was 6'9' when he played for UNC.
All I'm expecting from Puff is 13-17 minutes a game, "stretch" the offense, nail 3-4 bombs a game and shoot a good free throw percentage. I think Roy will start Leaky at the 3, but I would love for Puff to force Roy's hand on this.
Note that Puff has a little floater like Justin Jackson in the video. Hillcrest played a tough schedule also...against many Division 1 kids.
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Yeah, how must better off would we have been if we’d had one or two guys who could have knocked down wide open threes? It’s the one asset I was hoping Platek would give us. This was the poorest shooting UNC team I can remember, from all over the court, the FT line included. So we need good shooters, especially good shooters with size like Puff and Walton.
My usual basketball mantra is that I don’t worry too much about scoring, play defense and rebound and the scoring will come. After this season, I will never again underestimate the value of shooting the basketball well. Even though we were one of the best rebounding teams, we just couldn’t throw the ball in the proverbial ocean.
Thankfully, that should be remedied this upcoming season.
My usual basketball mantra is that I don’t worry too much about scoring, play defense and rebound and the scoring will come. After this season, I will never again underestimate the value of shooting the basketball well. Even though we were one of the best rebounding teams, we just couldn’t throw the ball in the proverbial ocean.
Thankfully, that should be remedied this upcoming season.
I don't personally think Puff plays more than 8-10 minutes per game, but........Steat is right that many times the most important skill to get you on the court early is the ability to shoot the basketball. I see that at the HS level all the time when 145 lb kids come in as Freshman and the one area of their game that shines is the ability to stand outside and bomb away. They are not physically ready to be complete players yet, but with the right team around them, they can be assets.Agree to disagree GLOV.
You don't have to be nimble to sit outside the 3-point line and drill several 3-pointers a game. He is also a good free throw shooter which is a big plus. Seeing our team shoot bricks from the free throw line last season gave me ulcers..
The kid will be surrounded by some good players. He is 6'7' and still growing. He is taller and a better player than his brother Cam at the same age. Cam was 6'9' when he played for UNC.
All I'm expecting from Puff is 13-17 minutes a game, "stretch" the offense, nail 3-4 bombs a game and shoot a good free throw percentage. I think Roy will start Leaky at the 3, but I would love for Puff to force Roy's hand on this.
Note that Puff has a little floater like Justin Jackson in the video. Hillcrest played a tough schedule also...against many Division 1 kids.
Still think Leaky gets 2nd most minutes on the team again next year.
Agree to disagree GLOV.
You don't have to be nimble to sit outside the 3-point line and drill several 3-pointers a game. He is also a good free throw shooter which is a big plus. Seeing our team shoot bricks from the free throw line last season gave me ulcers..
The kid will be surrounded by some good players. He is 6'7' and still growing. He is taller and a better player than his brother Cam at the same age. Cam was 6'9' when he played for UNC.
All I'm expecting from Puff is 13-17 minutes a game, "stretch" the offense, nail 3-4 bombs a game and shoot a good free throw percentage. I think Roy will start Leaky at the 3, but I would love for Puff to force Roy's hand on this.
Note that Puff has a little floater like Justin Jackson in the video. Hillcrest played a tough schedule also...against many Division 1 kids.
Indeed, you do raise very valid observations sir. It will be fun to watch his development.
Thanks for responding sir.
Waltons shooting mechanics really remind me of Klay Thompsons. The way they square up and keep the ball to the side when they shoot. Really sound shooting stroke IMO. I think he can come in right away and bomb away with those mechanics.
Well he’s figured out how to shoot a higher percentage from 3 than his overall percentage. Lol He’s the man!
So, the updated roster appears to tentatively be:
PG - Love, Davis, Francis, Smith
SG - Platek, Harris, Walton
SF - Leaky, Puff
PF - Brooks, Sharpe, Miller
C - Bacot, Kessler, Manley
Quick takeaways:
(1) Front court is loaded.
(2) Love and Davis will be asked to do a lot from Day 1.
(3) That's still not a healthy roster.
(4) Immediate competition between Platek, Puff and Walton to make shots.
(5) Leaky's improvement will be vital.
PG - Love, Davis, Francis, Smith
SG - Platek, Harris, Walton
SF - Leaky, Puff
PF - Brooks, Sharpe, Miller
C - Bacot, Kessler, Manley
Quick takeaways:
(1) Front court is loaded.
(2) Love and Davis will be asked to do a lot from Day 1.
(3) That's still not a healthy roster.
(4) Immediate competition between Platek, Puff and Walton to make shots.
(5) Leaky's improvement will be vital.
Sharpe & Kessler need to switch places, Sharpe is a 5, Kessler a stretch 4. Then you might have to switch Bacot & Sharpe, the clips I’ve seen of Sharpe as a HS senior are better than Bacot’s freshman year.
Does he also know the next Power Ball or Mega-Ball numbers? I would like to know in advance PLEASE!
