Mainly due to Craft getting away with murder much of the time.
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Guess I’m in the minority- I don’t see Craft in Smith at all. Closer to Spike Albrecht or even Lewis Jackson to me.
Craft and Kramer wouldn’t get away with that same brand of physical defense in today’s college hoops.
I agree. I think initially it was said “IF he can lock someone down like craft…”
both craft and Kramer were physically dominant, which smith doesn’t appear to be. But I don’t think it was ever intended to compare them.
I'd hasten to wager that during that time period, Aaron Craft and Chris Kramer were two of the more despised defenders for other Big Ten conference foe followers. Interestingly they both had high school football backgrounds and knew how to get in front of and bother opposing players on the dribble and in space....and they were great at eliminating a player's space.....don't think they could defend the same way these days.
Essegian with a couple more offers from Butler and Wake Forest. No B1G offers yet though.
that scene never made sense to me. They're wearing long sleeve sweaters on a tropical beach.Looking good.....to me.
Obviously a poor like you wouldn't understand the cool Caribbean breeze and need for sweaters in the tropics
Rich men wearing Bachrach sweaters even in the heat😉
Friend of mine coaches him in AAU and said Greg Oden compared him to Jon Diebler. Never thought of him before.
High praise there, IMO. Diebler was about as automatic as anyone from deep when open....had a prolific high school scoring career in the State of Ohio.
A few of the people he finished ahead of, among others: Jerry Lucas, Jim Jackson, LeBron James, and Bob Huggins.
This is true.
Eddie is sittin' in the shade, with his sleeves rolled up.
The fact that scene makes sense to you comforts my trust in my own judgement... 😁
I honestly don’t see Craft either, but I’ve only seen highlights and I’ve never seen defense. I don’t see Lewis Jackson and I don’t really see Spike. I do like the Carson Cunningham comparison better though, just based on the videos of Smith’s passing.
I wouldn’t take this as a net positive. Go eat your trash chili and fancy IPAs
Dude... I had spaghetti with olive oil and a bit of sausage, along with a nice merlot, later to be topped off with the Rockies' finest and maybe a cigar (if the wife doesn't find me) ...
Go eat your Armadillo roadkill chili, washed down with your Milwaukee's Best, PBR, Natural Light, or Lone Star, and leave the rest of us adults to converse...
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Here is the website. Painter might be wise to use Edey to establish a pipeline for overlooked Canadian players.
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www.theseasonticket.com
This tournament was absolutely loaded with national Top 100 players, including many Top 25. Loyer's in good company on that 1st team and beat out several Top 50 players to get there.
Tarris Reed commitment coming soon
Don’t think we are in the running but Brian retweeted so who knows
Don’t think we are in the running but Brian retweeted so who knows
Not sure. I think he only did visits with BigTen schools. Will be curious to see how this plays out.
Ivey liked the post. I would be shocked. He has been close to the vest so far.
Big Ten schools and apparently Missouri, according to Rivals. He seems to really like the Big Ten, though.
Demarion Watson picks Iowa St over Minnesota. Another in state gets away from Gophers.
Minny offers Essegian for his first B1G offer. Badgers also scouting him.
Countdown to Aug 5 for the decision from Tarris Reed.
THX for the ongoing updates. You save me time and my grass is growing crazy these days.
Dude... I had spaghetti with olive oil and a bit of sausage, along with a nice merlot, later to be topped off with the Rockies' finest and maybe a cigar (if the wife doesn't find me) ...
Go eat your Armadillo roadkill chili, washed down with your Milwaukee's Best, PBR, Natural Light, or Lone Star, and leave the rest of us adults to converse...
😎
Yep, Jerry Meyer with a confidence of 7 today for UM. Nothing above a 7. No confidence in their confidence. It would shock the basketball world if he picked us but not counting on it.
Who are we going after assuming Reed goes to Michigan? It looks like our only other offer at the 5 is to Vince Iwuchukwu, but he's cooled on Purdue.
If Zach comes back next year (which is not guaranteed) we still will have about 20 minutes available at the 5. Are we planning on letting Furst fill the gap? Seems like a lot to ask of him and one injury would end our season. Maybe a transfer will be necessary.
No disrespect to Kebba Njie, but he didn't look like the answer during Peach Jam. There was plenty of opportunity for someone to step up besides Fletcher, but he never really did. Also, I feel like we already have our local, long term prospect in Braden Smith and I wouldn't like a roster of only developmental pieces
If Zach comes back next year (which is not guaranteed) we still will have about 20 minutes available at the 5. Are we planning on letting Furst fill the gap? Seems like a lot to ask of him and one injury would end our season. Maybe a transfer will be necessary.
No disrespect to Kebba Njie, but he didn't look like the answer during Peach Jam. There was plenty of opportunity for someone to step up besides Fletcher, but he never really did. Also, I feel like we already have our local, long term prospect in Braden Smith and I wouldn't like a roster of only developmental pieces
At this time in 2019, I had never heard of Zach Edey. I have to assume that Painter is evaluating a backup plan and will roll the scholarship if nobody good enough is available.
This. Bigs in high school typically develop more slowly than guards. They are usually still growing and figuring out their bodies. I imagine that Painter is watching kids that aren't on anyone else's radar.
Transfer market is another option. We may need to go that route this year at the 5. Go for bigs promised minutes at the blue bloods that didn’t go their way. Or guys who emerged for lesser teams.
Right, I’m just thinking worst case scenario if Zach leaves for the pros. If he does, that means we probably had a great year this coming year.
Obviously Zach blew up this summer but he's still relatively new at this game and may realize more seasoning would be advantageous.
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