They didn’tHow good would Kansas be if they got cam instead of Timberlake
Very impressive and even though Cam is extremely efficient when shooting, he doesn’t usually force shots and shoots within the flow of the game, as does Karaban and most of the Huskies. Newton is the one player that gives himself heat checks but that’s fine because we need him to be a prolific scorer.
I have the exact opposite take on this. Newtons freewheeling and flair adds a necessary unpredictability to this team. They have plenty of grinders and guys who efficiently hunt for their shot. Newtons laid back vibe and wild card shot making is additive, not destructive to the offensive plan.Newton needs to pick his spots better from 3 at times. He's good for one headscratcher a game. Not that it has made a huge difference to day, but 1 or 2 possessions wasted can doom you in March.
I have the exact opposite take on this. Newtons freewheeling and flair adds a necessary unpredictability to this team. They have plenty of grinders and guys who efficiently hunt for their shot. Newtons laid back vibe and wild card shot making is additive, not destructive to the offensive plan.
He’s one of those players that thinks once 1 three goes in, it’s heat check time. Leads to the inefficiency he has had before the last couple games. I’m sure it will be corrected once the big time games come though.Newton needs to pick his spots better from 3 at times. He's good for one headscratcher a game. Not that it has made a huge difference to day, but 1 or 2 possessions wasted can doom you in March.
Do you feel the same about Alex? Yes he's a better 3 pt shooter but he also takes a couple of 27 footersYou're going to have a hard time convincing a basketball coach that a 28 foot shot with no trailing rebounder is a good thing even if the vibe is right.
I've been thinking the same thing but I've been thinking something like this since the loss of RJ, Reese and the Wrench.After last year I thought that Hawkins, Jackson and Adama were all so unique in their skill sets that they couldn’t be replaced. Instead, we’d need different skills from different types of players similar to Johnson strengths versus Adana’s. I was for the most part incorrect. Cam has mostly replaced Hawks skills and Castle has mostly matched Jackson‘s which is a testament to the staffs ability to scout and develop talent.
I always love when this casual fans eye test is verified by mathematical nerds.Cam is currently first in nation in offensive rating. If he can sustain this, it would be 6th all time (which goes back to 2009-2010).
Cam for President 2024
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Do you feel the same about Alex? Yes he's a better 3 pt shooter but he also takes a couple of 27 footers
Kemba had a pretty nice middy- just ask McGee!Cam mid range jumper is a thing of beauty and the closest thing I can recall is Rip.
Along with his lethal 3 point shooting, and more devastating BBIQ, I’m really glad he is one of us.
There’s so much more to Cam than that. He’s super competitive regardless if he’s been to the tournament or not, extremely high BB IQ. Passing savant with eyes in the back of his head and money if I needed that guy to make the game winner.He's super efficient, but during the broadcast on Sunday, it was shared that UConn wanted to target a transfer who never made the tournament in order to add veteran who was super hungry to make it this year.
Timberlake never made the tournament at Towson, so they pivoted and got Cam Spencer, who also never made the tournament at Loyola (MD) or Rutgers.
Just here to admire that genius move by the staff: it never occurred to me that getting a guy who never made the tournament so we can add a super hungry guy was a recruiting strategy, but for a championship caliber team, it makes a boatload of sense.
He's super efficient, but during the broadcast on Sunday, it was shared that UConn wanted to target a transfer who never made the tournament in order to add veteran who was super hungry to make it this year.
Timberlake never made the tournament at Towson, so they pivoted and got Cam Spencer, who also never made the tournament at Loyola (MD) or Rutgers.
Just here to admire that genius move by the staff: it never occurred to me that getting a guy who never made the tournament so we can add a super hungry guy was a recruiting strategy, but for a championship caliber team, it makes a boatload of sense.