dude is a monster for a freshman. Love this kid.
Wow, I am 100% on the Matt Haarms bandwagon
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Yeah he has done a little bit of everything tonight. I love it.
Like him as well, but needs to add another 15-20 lbs before he’s a difference maker
He has already made a difference in this game.
He's a nightmare for other teams. And has some fire. Love it.
He looks like a 5 Star to me. Nice find by CMP.
He goes a long way toward adding extra dimensions in the post that we needed to help make up for the loss of Biggie. And I love the fire that he plays with.
I think he's great where he is. He's got great quickness and a totally different skill set than Haas. He showed tonight he can still protect the rim and play defense. Great get by Painter/staff and even better that they gave him a year to develop. Dividends are paying off now.
He’s a freshman. And already 70 lbs heavier than JJ at the same age. And playing better than JJ too.
He is 7'3 and is dribbling on the perimeter. Someone can pull the stats but he looks bigger than JJ ever was. Good lord he is going to be a CBB monster.
Remember...he said he wanted to come to "Big Man U"..... thank goodness!!!
Not sure how we stole Haarms from the likes of Wisconsin. Badgers always seem to have guys like that.
Cool thing about Haarms. He’s from overseas. He said he’s seen Purdue play a lot. Knew big guys did well there. That’s pretty cool! I know we sent people to the moon, but c’mon man!
He is doing this as a freshman center. That’s extremely impressive. Need to see him against high level bigs but big performance in a road game against P5 team with talent.
When he comes in for Haas, doesnt bother me at all. And that's no knock on Isaac. When you think youve got a layup, youre probably mistaken. Swat.
The best thing to happen to this team was the NCAA forcing Haarms eligibility clock to start a year early which ended up allowing Haarms to RS last year and get a half season of banging and competing against Haas and Biggie. Don’t discount that factor in to why he isn’t playing like a ‘freshman’ right now.
I was wondering if anyone would compare him to Johnson. They have similar game in my opinion. If Haarms can shoot jumpers like JJ could, we will be in great shape!
But JJ couldn't shoot until maybe his junior or senior year. And he wasn't that good as a freshman. Being a 6'10" 190lb 18 year old is hard in the B1G.
JJ started to show his potential very late in his freshman year if I remember correctly. I knew he would be a great player for us but he had a slow start. JohnnyDoeBoiler's post is spot on about the red shirt year helping Haarms.
I kind of agree with you. Back in the 80s Pacer coaches kept pushing Smits to bulk up. It didn’t work. Slowed him down so Larry Brown had him back down to his original weight and the rest was a long good career.
Speaking of JJ, I saw a recent highlight clip on him. It appears he is playing very well overseas and has turned into somewhat of a monster. He was hitting 3's driving with dunks and his mid range game still looked outstanding. It would be nice if he could get one more shot at the NBA.
Yep, saw a few of those too. He might have a chance in the NBA.
IIRC, Smits was 7-3, 250 pounds when he was an NBA All Star and led the Pacers to the NBA Finals.
Haarms may need to get stronger, but not necessarily heavier.
Yeah well Dirk’s only 7’-0”, so...I don't want him to put too much weight on.
Dirk Nowitzki
- #41 PF
- 7' 0", 245 lbs
if he can consistently hit that NBA 3, he can be a nice off the bench 4 man.
