Just wait until Tre begins working with Josh. I fully expect him to drop 40+ lbs while improving his athleticism. The dude has light feet and a soft touch. He's going to be an OUTSTANDING PF at Purdue. I love the 2018 class. I'm not sure about Tyger signing with Purdue? Does anyone in "the know" actually know who leads for Campbell?
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Great points. You can’t teach soft hands and nimble feet, especially with big men. Also has a great feel for passing and some badass outlet passes. Can’t wait to have him as a Boiler!
Purdue is in really good shape for Tyger. When he decommitted from DePaul, he was expecting to have a lot of high level suitors including blue bloods. At this point, Purdue is the only high major to show much interest. The original plan was for him to wait till spring to decide, but there is a growing possibility that he will commit and sign in the next few weeks. If this is the case, I would almost guarantee it is Purdue. No way he decommits from DePaul just to recommit a few months later.
I love the commitment from Tre but I doubt he drops 40lbs in his first summer/fall here. That is a lot of weight to lose while simultaneously putting on muscle. I have no idea if this is against the rules or not but I would think Purdue could provide him with a workout plan and diet plan now to start the process earlier. If Purdue can't provide it then you'd think they'd suggest it to him .
With Purdue's luck it would be against the rules and the NCAA would put the hammer down to save their dwindling reputation.
My biggest takeaway from this small highlight is his ability to feel the post defender on his back and either make a quick move away from his pressure or making a move to get the defender moving one way and then making another move to get the defender off balance. In the one aspect where the defender was in a neutral position, Williams went to his dominant side (moving for a hook to his left side with a drop step with the left foot). You also saw Williams peek the double team coming from across the high part of the lane and make a move toward the baseline with that same favored left shoulder hook move.
Good player who will only get better when he gets under the nutrition plan and workout plan led by Purdue's amazing staff members. If he is a PF that is more of a post-up type player, you could pair him easily with Taylor and Haarms who have the true ability to step out to the 15-20 foot mark. In this setup, you can easily run picks and motion that gets the smaller defender against the interior type player like Williams while getting the slower and less athletic big man out against Haarms or Taylor. You saw this frequently with Hammons and Biggie...but at that time the two weren't skilled as perimeter defenders to allow this to happen effectively for the defensive side of the ball. With Haarms and Taylor (and even Ewing), you have an ability to do that similar to what you saw with the Mavericks with Dirk playing a stretch 4 with Tyson Chandler playing the 5/post player in 2010-2011 when they won the NBA Championship.
No doubt about it, his ability to feel the D, see clearly with periferal vision, and then his quick footwork to take advantage of it is very rare today for a college player, much less a high schooler. He also elevates quickly and can dunk off of two feet inside.
These are skills that few appreciate today and in fact most fans don't even recognize them as skills. That is a very skilled young man.
He in other videos has displayed face up skills and is said to be a very good passer which makes sense given the vision he displays in his back to the basket work. If you can feel, see, and interpret defense, you can do the same with your offensive teammates and find them.
2018-19 should have be able to have two players on the court at once whenever they want who can be either the 4 or the 5 at any given moment (right TJ).
The positional balance and flexibility of this team is reaching extreme levels. The sum of the parts will be multiples of its individual talents. Not sure that's a good mathematical sentence but I like it anyway.
No doubt about it, his ability to feel the D, see clearly with periferal vision, and then his quick footwork to take advantage of it is very rare today for a college player, much less a high schooler. He also elevates quickly and can dunk off of two feet inside.
These are skills that few appreciate today and in fact most fans don't even recognize them as skills. That is a very skilled young man.
He in other videos has displayed face up skills and is said to be a very good passer which makes sense given the vision he displays in his back to the basket work. If you can feel, see, and interpret defense, you can do the same with your offensive teammates and find them.
2018-19 should have be able to have two players on the court at once whenever they want who can be either the 4 or the 5 at any given moment (right TJ).
The positional balance and flexibility of this team is reaching extreme levels. The sum of the parts will be multiples of its individual talents. Not sure that's a good mathematical sentence but I like it anyway.
You’re last comment is why Golden State won their first championship and why, until their core four (Curry, Durant, Green, Thompson) will be nearly next impossible to beat in a seven game series. I think the four of them realize that alone they probably don’t do much and as a group have sacrificed and probably will sacrifice more in thour future to continue this run. My guess is that this core four, barring injury, wins 4 or 5 more titles in the next 8 years. That would mean 6-7 titles in a decade.
How does that statement relate to a post about a players understanding of the game, situational awareness, and footwork?
Had the post been about his ability to physically overpower a defender I would see your point. Apparently you missed the point of the post.
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yeah, it has been a day or so since I saw the video and so I'm trying to go off of memory. That said, the first thing I noticed is what you said...he never automatically put the ball down until he knew where the defense was..which means he has been taught something. I got confused in how physical he was when in one spot he goes under the rim and uses the rim to dunk it on the other side...and then uses a drop step with a bit more finesses than muscle off the board. It also appeared that at this stage he had a bit more vertical than Biggie since I seem to recall Biggie not really dunking with authority his freshman year. I have no idea of the rate of maturity we are seeing with T Williams. None of these videos allow me to have an informed thought on his lateral movement over a few steps if defending the perimeter should he be pulled out a few feet. A few videos indicated he could pass and handle the ball a bit and so this wide body has some skill...just hope he can shoot as well. He will fill a void I'm sure playing physical with his body and will improve in all areas of the game. Purdue has a good three man class...and if they land Campbell I think Purdue will continue to be pretty good down the road...and if they get Keon???????, then just how damn good will they be????
yeah, it has been a day or so since I saw the video and so I'm trying to go off of memory. That said, the first thing I noticed is what you said...he never automatically put the ball down until he knew where the defense was..which means he has been taught something. I got confused in how physical he was when in one spot he goes under the rim and uses the rim to dunk it on the other side...and then uses a drop step with a bit more finesses than muscle off the board. It also appeared that at this stage he had a bit more vertical than Biggie since I seem to recall Biggie not really dunking with authority his freshman year. I have no idea of the rate of maturity we are seeing with T Williams. None of these videos allow me to have an informed thought on his lateral movement over a few steps if defending the perimeter should he be pulled out a few feet. A few videos indicated he could pass and handle the ball a bit and so this wide body has some skill...just hope he can shoot as well. He will fill a void I'm sure playing physical with his body and will improve in all areas of the game. Purdue has a good three man class...and if they land Campbell I think Purdue will continue to be pretty good down the road...and if they get Keon???????, then just how damn good will they be????
From that last dunk, it really doesn't look like he gets up that high. And I don't remember Biggie ever dunking like that, not that he can't. But for Williams to be doing that now, after his injury and still needing to loose weight and get back into game shape is encouraging. Give the Purdue strength team some time with him, plus his passing and court vision, and this kid could be really, really good.
Probably a reason we haven't seen any of those highlights in his videos. I guess we will have to wait and see what else he brings.
I'm a STRONG believer that "shooting" can be improved...if the desire to do so exists. Years ago at various county fairs and such vendors would have basektball goals..a bit too high...a bit crooked and farther out than a FT shot although advertised as a rough comparison. I personally know a few people older than I am that would pay to shoot and win so many stuffed animals that they would sell them back to the vendor to make money. Soon, they were recognized and nto allowed to shoot. Course back then people shot to just kill time...
Agreed, and I think the fact that he seems pretty damn coordinated (good passer, good handles, good touch around the rim), bodes well for his ability as a shooter to improve.
Some guys - Dwight Howard and Deandre Jordan come to mind - are a bit too rigid/raw/rough around the edges to become consistent shooters, but Trevion doesn't seem to have that problem at all.
Agree, TJ.....even at the highest level. Earvin Johnson and James Worthy both added an outside game after joining the Lakers.....not that they needed one in college. When Worthy had the jumper going, he was almost unstoppable, and Magic at least being a threat really put defenses between a rock and a hard place, IMO.
LOL on the county fairs......just like with the old-fashioned shooting galleries where they "bent" the sights.
Stellar first post. It's going to be very difficult to top that one.
Great handles, great footwork, big body.... Trevion will be a beast. Huge get for our Boilers. Surrounding him with Dowuna, Hunter and possibly Campbell is a championship caliber class.
I am really surprised how much bounce he has. Biggie didn’t have that much explosiveness even after working with bonhotal.
After watching that video, I don’t know how anyone can say he’s sluggish.
