Definitely. A lot of talent in both the front court and back court. There may not be the obvious go to scorers that we had last year, but I don't see a weakness either. Share the ball, play defense, and we can be really good.
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Definitely. A lot of talent in both the front court and back court. There may not be the obvious go to scorers that we had last year, but I don't see a weakness either. Share the ball, play defense, and we can be really good.
If we can add Carlson and Foster that would be awesome. We have two right now to fill. CSP can go all in on those two and not have to fill 5 or 6. Guessing we will have one or two in the spring next year to fill also.
Adding those two would be unreal. Ton of competition for both of course but in Prohm I trust.
Not funny. There's a couple ear worms that won't be leaving my head for a few hours.
Seems pretty quick, and able to take the bumps on the way to the rack. Also a quick release on his threes. Keeps his head up on the break, and looks like he loves to use a little hesitation to get by his man.
Those are the first clips I've watched of him. I'm still in the dark on the pronunciation of his first name (never came up in these clips). Is it "Rah-SEAR"?
My take on the video:
* VERY deep range. He hit some 3's from NBA depth.
* Drives well and finished well in this game, anyway, at the rim (can be different with a rim portector). He had one good quick move going left that drew a foul.
* I didn't see a case where he put the ball on the deck and pulled up for a mid-range shot.
I'll give Prohm a B+ after spring recruiting has wrapped up, I'll bump him up to an A in the event Bolton is eligible immediately. Not bad, not bad at all.
Brutal spring for you. How's that crow taste?
Think it will be a battle between Lewis and Bolton for one of the starting spots if he is eligible.
If Lewis is able to develop and be better than Bolton currently is I'd be extremely happy. That being said, I think it's Bolton's starting spot to lose.
I think we're all going to be surprised about how good the offense can look when you get guys that want to share the ball and help others score, rather than score on their own. Last year we had a plethora of offensive weapons, but a lot of the shots were "me" shots. With the addition of Bolton, assuming he's eligible to play next year, I think our offense doesn't drop off as much as people think. I also believe we're going to have much better player leadership and chemistry which will help that.
My big question is, assuming that we're trying to stretch at the 4, who that guy will be that can play and guard the 4? Jacobson is the obvious choice for part of the time (I'm thinking Young and Conditt will be our primary rotation at the 5), but I'm thinking we'll still need someone to use when we go small. Maybe Griffin or Anderson? Or Lewis if he gets a bit stronger over the summer?
You could also throw Leech's name into the mix. He's very long and athletic and if he makes as big of a jump as he did last year when dealing with his injury, he could see good minutes. I think we're forgetting this dude was a high recruit and getting looked at by lots of big time schools.
If you put Lewis on a worse team he would have put up points. I don't think you can just assume because he scored 11 points per game for a not so good Penn State team that he is the immediate starter.
Don't sleep on Zion. The injury set him back last year, I think he will be much improved.
IMO what will be interesting is Solo and Jacobson if it come down to who starts vs who comes off the bench.. 2 year starter vs 1 year starter. Solo turned around the team his freshman year, is a better defender against big 12 level post players and lost his spot due to injury. Jacobson had a great year last year, is better scorer and rebounded.
IMO what will be interesting is Solo and Jacobson if it come down to who starts vs who comes off the bench.. 2 year starter vs 1 year starter. Solo turned around the team his freshman year, is a better defender against big 12 level post players and lost his spot due to injury. Jacobson had a great year last year, is better scorer and rebounded.
