Ty Claude Cleared to Play
Ty Claude, a 6-foot-7, 226-pound forward for North Carolina has been cleared to play, a source close to the UNC program
Ty Claude Cleared to Play
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I'm glad they worked out his issues. He seems like a fine young man and the perfect fit for the Tar Heels! I see a 10 deep team now that can come at you in waves, is tough, gritty, and skilled. I expect to see liberal substitutions with very little drop off. It will be demoralizing for peeps when the next man up brings the same intensity and effectiveness as the peeps in front of him!
Congrats Family!
Congrats Family!
First, I think I may have greatly under estimated Claude, I liked what I saw from him in our Blue/white game. But I have now seen a LOT more than I expected from James Brown, Brown looks to me like he could actually help us in spot duty lower minutes. Could this make us 11 deep in serious players this season? Claude has a strong motor but he plays a LOT more physical that I expected and physical play is something we need in our front court.
Yeah, I didn't comment when I got wind of his issues because these things usually get blown out of proportion by certain posters jumping to conclusions. As I later posted, it came down to the bureaucratic complications from being a last-minute transfer with several previous stops, and thus the late waiver, etc, etc...
But now that we have him, he could prove to be a valuable piece and allow us more time going "big". The practice reports show him to be a "mean SOB" on the glass, which this crew can always use more of.
I just rewatched the Kansas/ Arkansas game from last week. K.J. Adams is an athletic freak! but has no range beyond a 8 ft floater. In a instance of Carolina going big, I can see Claude playing an Adams role with Carolina.
My first instinct was to think of Claude as strictly a 5, but an Adams role could work well alongside either Jwash or Lubin.
I watched Claude live last year in Athens when GaTech played UGA, and Claude was a beast in offensive recounding. Granted, he didn't convert sh**, but he will rebound. He's not a 5 per se, but can be an effective role-player.
Yeah, the Blue/White game showed me, and everyone else, Claude playing with UNC talent and coached players. I looked at him thru more of a GT lens. I was just really not only surprised to an extent but very pleased to see both his level of physicality (which I place great stock in guys willing to get physical) as well as his wide open motor. When the kid steps out there he isn't trying to look cute, he puts his hard hat on and roles up his sleeves, he goes to work and if it comes down to a fight, he will fight ya (speaking in sports terms).
I know this thread is about Claude now being eligible, knew he would but was not sure if it would happen before our first regular season game. Know what this kid is, he is a really good garbage man, don't under estimate the value of a really good garbage man, a guy that is not looking to be something he ain't. For me, the ultimate garbage man and one of my favorite all time players was Dennis Rodman. While never a fan of his off court antics, that guy on any NBA roster made that team much better. No, I am not calling Claude Rodman, simply saying don't under estimate the value of a garbage man... (we are about to elect one president after all;-).
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