Hated Pinone as he was from CT but was at Nova but he was very effective down low. I can't remember if he ever dunked but John was great at getting and making shots in the post. Just a solid player.
Vecenie’s 2022 NBA Draft Big Board 3.0: Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith in their own tier; Shaedon Sharpe enters fray
Players who emerge this month have every opportunity to be able to push themselves into the conversation to be taken in Round 1.theathletic.com
New Athletic top 100 for this year's draft. No Huskies.
If you look at this list from 60 (end of the second round) to 100, you will realize how difficult it is to get drafted into the NBA as an upper classman. So many incredible players who like they belong in the league barely make the cut.
Examples:
Kofi Cockburn - #66
Julian Champagnie - #74
Justin Moore - #78
Hunter Dickinson - #85
Johnny Juzang - #87
Trayce Jackson Davis - #100
Should put into perspective how unlikely it is for a guy like Tyrese Martin to be drafted. He has a shot to play in the league for sure, but he's going to have to work his way up from the bottom.
I think he is a bit slow and less physical for todays NBA 3
Nova recruited several great players from Connecticut during the Massimino years. Harold Presley was another one, as was Harold Jensen. I believe Pinone’s brother also played for Rollie.
Think AJ’s athleticism combined with his vision gives him a chance of getting drafted high IF he figures it out offensively. With Cole, Tyrese, Polley, and Whaley gone next year he kind of has no chance but to.Vecenie’s 2022 NBA Draft Big Board 3.0: Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith in their own tier; Shaedon Sharpe enters fray
Players who emerge this month have every opportunity to be able to push themselves into the conversation to be taken in Round 1.
New Athletic top 100 for this year's draft. No Huskies.
If you look at this list from 60 (end of the second round) to 100, you will realize how difficult it is to get drafted into the NBA as an upper classman. So many incredible players who like they belong in the league barely make the cut.
Examples:
Kofi Cockburn - #66
Julian Champagnie - #74
Justin Moore - #78
Hunter Dickinson - #85
Johnny Juzang - #87
Trayce Jackson Davis - #100
Should put into perspective how unlikely it is for a guy like Tyrese Martin to be drafted. He has a shot to play in the league for sure, but he's going to have to work his way up from the bottom.
Just listened to this and came to the board to post but you beat me! Really cool segment I thought. Sometimes as fans we overestimate our guys' NBA prospects, so it's nice to hear big-time draft analysts validate that someone like Martin is making a name for himself among NBA scouts.The Woj Pod: ESPN’s Mike Schmitz and Jonathan Givony on March Madness on Apple Podcasts
Show The Woj Pod, Ep ESPN’s Mike Schmitz and Jonathan Givony on March Madness - Mar 14, 2022podcasts.apple.com
woj pod with espn's draft analysts jonathan givony and mike schmitz. they preview the ncaa field and discuss potential pro prospects on each team -- woj specifically shouts out hawkins, jackson, and sanogo from uconn and then schmitz goes out of his way to talk about martin. compares him to the martin twins, as others on this board have done. pretty cool.
uconn discussed around the 40 minute mark.
Wow. He just brought back nightmares from college days. The picture guy for "Beast" in the encyclopedia. Adama will have to kick it up a notch in aggressiveness to match him. With his work ethic on his weaknesses, though, as well as the skills he does have I have to like his chances at the next level.