I'm talking about when they are throwing down dunks in warm ups. I could take a video from the bleachers every time any of our bigs dunk and most fans wouldn't notice the difference.
I'm in no way comparing Lard to Carter.
Lard looks good
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I'm talking about when they are throwing down dunks in warm ups. I could take a video from the bleachers every time any of our bigs dunk and most fans wouldn't notice the difference.
I'm in no way comparing Lard to Carter.
The key with most bigs, is whether they can catch the ball in live action, and can he take a couple of dribbles on the way to the hoop..
Basically all guys with his length and build can dunk like that, but at least now we know he actually exists.
Basically all guys with his length and build can dunk like that, but at least now we know he actually exists.
Who was that guy from Missouri a few years ago when they were still in the Big 12 (and had a pulse)? He had pretty bad form but made a good percentage. I always got mad because it seemed unfair that bad form could make so many shots.
No one seems to articulate why they have issues with Carter. I don't think he is anywhere near as bad as people think he is. He was very raw last year, but has seemed to grow in to his body this year and looks better. He still is fairly raw, but I think he can be a solid roll player in the future if he does stay around.
Kasongo I haven't seen much at all, but the little I have seen he seems like he is much closer to his full potential, but still right around where Carter is.
It doesn't have a hitch though. Ugly is fine but when the motion stops, mid-stroke, it's tough to be repeatable.
The game looks too fast for him. Looks like he thinks too much when he's out there, and when he is, it's garbage time. I imagine it would be more pronounced when the game is in the balance. That's as good as I can do to articulate.
But Young looked like that early this year too. Both guys I can see it is there, but it just had to click for Young. It hasn't clicked yet for Carter because I don't think he has gotten enough playing time for it to click. Now don't get me wrong in saying I want to start seeing Carter now, but he should have seen some time early in the year to try and get it to click.
There are some coaches who go the exact opposite way on this. The thought is that as you get tired, your jump in your jump shot becomes less consistent and you will leave more shots at the front of the rim.
Completely agree with you. We were looking at practice video of Lard throwing down dunks, and people were somehow able to view this and say how good of a basketball player he was going to be. Really?
Simeon Carter, as you mentioned, looks exactly the same in practice throwing down dunks. It doesn't translate at all to how good of a basketball player you are.
It's very fun to watch, but doesn't tell you much. I'm excited about Lard mostly because some of the game clips I've seen, and because of how highly he was rated and who recruited him, but not because of him throwing down dunks in practice.
With all that being said, I'm thrilled that someone posted video of it. I love watching these clips as much as anyone.
And your video would show a lot of differences between the two. You must not have watched a lot of recruits come through if you can't see that. I don't think anyone is concentrating on the fact he dunked- that's not what we're looking at. Lard is a lot more athletic. He's more coordinated and agile than Carter. He has a better shot and better feet and hands than Carter, too. Don't even get me started on the Greek. Really, the bar is admittedly low- we haven't had much size that even passed the eye test. And let's not act like this video is in a vacuum. It's consistent with other things we've seen and read.
The thread title said he looks good, not that he is good. Many of our 6'8" plus guys didn't even pass this eye test. Maybe he is another Kasongo and is a great athlete that's not good at basketball. But he's got 8 months of good coaching to go before he's even a freshman, so lots of time to improve.
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I'd say if you put Stu, Simeon and Solomon through the same drills Lard would still stand out. I'm no judge of horseflesh, but he looks very agile and athletic in those clips.
In dunking drills it would not look any different. Go to a practice and watch them do these drills. They can all do that.
Once again......I think Lard will be good and I'm looking forward to his development. I don't think Carter is good.
He's a lefty that rolls into shots pivoting on his left foot like a righty which makes it look like he's shooting from his armpit.
I wouldn't say Jakolby's shot is broken. A few minor tweaks and he'll be fine. I know it was CCL but he had no problem hitting shots in the games I went to.
Yeah, I'd say it looks like he holds it a long time and really flicks it. He's also left handed which automatically looks different but it's not Ball or Irvin ugly.
