I think he needed to really put in work in the weight room before I could really have a feel for what position he best fits. He strikes me as similar to Jalen in that he is 6'10" and really thin as a freshman. I think he has some jump shooting chops but we sure didn't see that in his season with us, I do think it will emerge in the future. I did like the bit of attitude he seemed to play with, a bit of a chip on his shoulder, hope that chip was and will be limited to the playing floor and not cause him problem off the court.
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All fair points. You would think his gains in the weight room should be obvious come summer time. He has had nothing but "him time" to work on his body and game since September
I do remember him shooting particularly well in the videos of early season practices or blue and white games??? I’ve slept since then. Something stood out to me about him shooting it much better. Brice is a decent comparison for me too, considering the way he fouls and plays full on. I also remember a ton of people on here swearing that Brice could never stay out of foul trouble. The day he became a starter and was needed his last year, was the day people ate crow. There’s always a mindset change in movement and ferociousness when you know you have to be on the floor and you’re no good on the bench. High is not game changing imo but he’d help a lot.
Great comments on Brice.
I really didn't like him as a Freshman and thought he was a tweener.
I don't think anyone saw ACC poy in his future then. He really matured, without losing that " edge" That made him great.
I'll trade you some for whatever you were on when you suggested Stackhouse or Lebo be the next coach.
Freshman year aside, I believe Zayden will be a solid threat from 3 before he is done at UNC.
It has been a few years, but I believe Zayden got that Carolina offer during an AAU tournament where he went off from 3.
I don't remember the numbers off hand but believe he shot 50% on pretty good volume for the tournament making like 4 or 5 threes in one game.
I will try to go back and get the exact numbers. He looked pretty comfortable on the perimeter during the camp game this Summer too.
Brice, lol, I recall sitting in the living room with Brice's old high school coach, he telling me that he wanted Brice to play for the gamecocks but Brice wanted to play for UNC. He told me you guys are getting a big time player but he is going to have to grow the h$ll up because he is hard headed like a ole mule! LOL I think we talked for about 4hrs that day, I was refinancing his house for him.
I strongly feel Brice was MUCH more athletic than High, Brice was a bit of a freak athlete, was a long jumper on the track team and ran some sprints as well I think, her could motor!
High is a really hard guy for me to make a comparison to, I want to use Jalen but he and High have VERY different levels of aggression, High attacks no matter who is in front of him and Jalen hesitates to attack. Jalen can be an out standing jump shooter but doesn't seem to realize how good he could actually be and High is not the shooter Jalen is but seems to believe he is? Understand, inside of Jalen is NBA level jump shooting but he lacks the NBA alpha mindset that allows it to be on constant display. High may be thin but I would not call him soft at all, wish I could say that about Jalen. If we could figure out how to take High's alpha mindset and transport it in to Jalen's head, we would have one whale of a player!
That is my strong HOPE, that all this down time for High he has spent in the weight room and putting up shots, from jump hooks to jumpers. I would LOVE to see what High could be well conditioned and weighing in around 240lbs!
