College basketball's top 20 breakout players for the 2016-17 season

[HooperScooper]

College basketball's top 20 breakout players for the 2016-17 season

Jalen Adams, UConn
Vitals: 6-3 | Point Guard | Sophomore

Will have the reigns on UConn's offense. He was one of the best freshmen in the AAC last season. Adams' defense -- both on-ball and patrolling the lanes -- is very good. I'm expecting an assist rate north of 25 percent, too. UConn's flying juuuuust a little bit on the radar right now. Adams might negate that fact within the season's first two weeks.

Is that supposed to be "under" and not "on"?

 

[Mr. French]

I mean, it makes no sense grammatically, or I should say it's definitely not a common phrase, but I wonder if he meant "on people's radar, but barely" until Adams breaks out nationally?

 

[Matrim55]

College basketball's top 20 breakout players for the 2016-17 season

Jalen Adams, UConn
Vitals: 6-3 | Point Guard | Sophomore

Will have the reigns on UConn's offense. He was one of the best freshmen in the AAC last season. Adams' defense -- both on-ball and patrolling the lanes -- is very good. I'm expecting an assist rate north of 25 percent, too. UConn's flying juuuuust a little bit on the radar right now. Adams might negate that fact within the season's first two weeks.

Is that supposed to be "under" and not "on"?

And it's supposed to be "reins" not "reigns.'

 

[Kitaman]

While I doubt its going to be the case, there is a chance Jalen may not even be our best guard on the team. I'm speaking about Purvis.

Furthermore he may not even be our best overall player. Again I expect Jalen to be the Man, but we've got some candidates on this squad. Imagine if Larrier comes through, or even Facey (with a mid range jumper and rebound domination). And 'IF' Brimah has an NBA type improvement, look out!

Anyway this is Jalen's time and I really believe he gets the keys on day 1. He can handle it, and I'm so glad he's ours.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

And it's supposed to be "Adams's" not "Adams'"

My daughter and I long ago settled on calling this "the dumbening up of America."

 

[Matrim55]

And it's supposed to be "Adams's" not "Adams'"

My daughter and I long ago settled on calling this "the dumbening up of America."

 

[Leebo]

And it's supposed to be "Adams's" not "Adams'"

My daughter and I long ago settled on calling this "the dumbening up of America."

The other ones actually impact the meaning... This one is just style guide pedantry.

 

[Ewekon]

And it's supposed to be "Adams's" not "Adams'"

My daughter and I long ago settled on calling this "the dumbening up of America."

The writer's use of "Adams' " is correct. His name is not Adam. Jeez.

However, I trust he will have a great year.

 

[BoatShow]

The writer's use of "Adams' " is correct. His name is not Adam. Jeez.

However, I trust he will have a great year.

The way he wrote was possessive of the plural of Adam. Possessive of the singular Adams is Adams's.

 

[champs99and04]

While I doubt its going to be the case, there is a chance Jalen may not even be our best guard on the team. I'm speaking about Purvis.

Furthermore he may not even be our best overall player. Again I expect Jalen to be the Man, but we've got some candidates on this squad. Imagine if Larrier comes through, or even Facey (with a mid range jumper and rebound domination). And 'IF' Brimah has an NBA type improvement, look out!

Anyway this is Jalen's time and I really believe he gets the keys on day 1. He can handle it, and I'm so glad he's ours.

It's far from far-fetched to think that Rodney will be our best player. In fact, I would bet on that being the case.

There are a lot of guys on this team, though, who could emerge as our best player. Could be Jalen. Could be Brimah. Might even be a real dark horse like Durham or Larrier. A lot of unknowns.

 

[HooperScooper]

Norlander fixed all the errors. I think he reads the Yard.

College basketball's top 20 breakout players for the 2016-17 season

 

[nomar]

The way he wrote was possessive of the plural of Adam. Possessive of the singular Adams is Adams's.

It can be done either way. Style guides differ.

 

[Rico444]

Furthermore he may not even be our best overall player. Again I expect Jalen to be the Man, but we've got some candidates on this squad. Imagine if Larrier comes through, or even Facey (with a mid range jumper and rebound domination).

Ive read this a few times and just want to be clear...are you saying you think Facey could be our best player? I would be absolutely stunned if this happened. If we were to rank the players in order of most likely to be the best player on the team, Facey would be much closer to the bottom than the top.

 

[Kitaman]

Ive read this a few times and just want to be clear...are you saying you think Facey could be our best player? I would be absolutely stunned if this happened. If we were to rank the players in order of most likely to be the best player on the team, Facey would be much closer to the bottom than the top.

The imagination (i.e. dream) being if he rebounds like hell and has a mid range O game, this team would be outstanding. In other words just saying team wise we would then have multiple contenders which make us formidable.

 

[CallMeBruce]

It can be done either way. Style guides differ.

There was nearly a civil war in my middle school because the English teachers couldn't agree on this.

 

[Dogdeacon]

Adams is very good, on that we can all agree. Further once the reins are Adams', Adams is gonna make it rain and Adams's Huskies will reign.

 

[Mr. French]

Adams is very good, on that we can all agree. Further once the reins are Adams', Adams is gonna make it rain and Adams's Huskies will reign.

Tremendous job.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

The other ones actually impact the meaning... This one is just style guide pedantry.

In the alternative, it's spelling/word choice, usage, and punctuation.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

It can be done either way. Style guides differ.

Seriously? And I'm not questioning you so much as the style guides. I'd love to see the style guide and read the reasoning.
If you were doing the individual possessives for my partner Franz and me, wouldn't it be Franz's and Hans's?
If Hans' would be acceptable, then why not Franz'?
Or I would think that Hans' would refer to the possessive of Han Solo and Han Groo.

So why would it be different for Jalen Adams, whose name is not a plural and with the letter "s?"

 

[nomar]

Seriously? And I'm not questioning you so much as the style guides. I'd love to see the style guide and read the reasoning.
If you were doing the individual possessives for my partner Franz and me, wouldn't it be Franz's and Hans's?
If Hans' would be acceptable, then why not Franz'?
Or I would think that Hans' would refer to the possessive of Han Solo and Han Groo.

So why would it be different for Jalen Adams, whose name is not a plural and with the letter "s?"

Seriously. Google it. There are a number of sites tackling it. Guides have different rules (e.g., it depends on whether the s has an s or z sound) and exceptions (e.g., for biblical names like Moses). I spent way too much time trying to prove my way (I generally would add the s after an apostrophe) was right before I had to admit I couldn't.

 

[intlzncster]

Seriously. Google it. There are a number of sites tackling it. Guides have different rules (e.g., it depends on whether the s has an s or z sound) and exceptions (e.g., for biblical names like Moses). I spent way too much time trying to prove my way (I generally would add the s after an apostrophe) was right before I had to admit I couldn't.

And man, at the end of the day? Doesn't matter a lick.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Seriously. Google it. There are a number of sites tackling it. Guides have different rules (e.g., it depends on whether the s has an s or z sound) and exceptions (e.g., for biblical names like Moses). I spent way too much time trying to prove my way (I generally would add the s after an apostrophe) was right before I had to admit I couldn't.

For now, I'll take your word for and wonder how it can be so. Is it like "regardless" and "irregardless*coming to mean the same thing and be equally OK? What's next, "it's" being recognized as the possessive of "it?"

 

[Leebo]

This has actually come up on the board before too.

In the alternative, it's spelling/word choice, usage, and punctuation.

Nope, just pedantry.

 

[Fishy]

Good rule of thumb....

Noun? Add an "s" after the apostrophe.

Proper noun? Don't.

That, my friends, is pedantry.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Good rule of thumb....

Noun? Add an "s" after the apostrophe.

Proper noun? Don't.

That, my friends, is pedantry.

Isn't it the other way around?

"The puppies' water bowls were all knocked over."

"Jalen Adams's mom came to the game yesterday."