Simmons is absolutely outstanding player. Simmons is 5x the ceiling of Jackson. But Simmons needs to be a primary ball handler to be effective.
It has to do with his basketball game, if he played well for them they would of course overlook his off the court stuff. Hell, they even overlooked it with his on court play being really bad.
Yeah. If you have a social following, you might want to stay in school like Oscar Tschibwe did. But he also hurt his nba draft slot.
The median net worth of Americans between ages 55 and 64 is $212,500. In your early 20s, if you can get on a NBA squad or get $500K NIL money, you take it.
NIL is weird. You have legitimate social stars getting real-earned NIL money, and then there are players who get a defacto bag drop. I just don't know how long these bag drops, and promises that schools don't vet, will continue.
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Still not sure what Danny means when he says AJ won’t be at his best in the workouts“Andre needed a little nudge,” Hurley said. “Look, he loves it here. His heart is here, his heart will always be here, but he owes it to himself, at this point in his career, with everything he has accomplished at his age, to really go for it right now, and to dive in full body and not have one foot in with us. Really go for it.”
“He needs our support,” Hurley said, “because he’s not going to be at his best in those NBA workouts, and I don’t think it’s right for his college coaches to be working against what’s in his best interests, as much as it is in UConn’s best interests.”
Dom Amore: Trust between Dan Hurley and Andre Jackson Jr. goes right to UConn men’s championship core
Andre Jackson Jr. needed ‘a nudge’ to leave UConn and test NBA Draft waters, and Dan Hurley provided it.
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Pretty sure he meant he wouldn’t be at his best in his workouts if he had one in and one foot out as far as staying or going. He wants him fully invested in his workouts so he can be at his best
He looks better in game situations where he can playmake for others and showcase hustle plays. His ball skills, finishing skills, and shooting skills are low relative to other NBA prospects.
Vertical drill is off two feet right? Andre jumps very good off two feet but is a world class jumper off one foot.
oh thats really good then
I will gladly correct you....Not sure what kind of "splash you were expecting. 16/25 from NBA 3 line is a wow for AJ. Same a Grady. Standing vert is a bit of a low surprise, but one step vert is as expected.
Not to be a wet blanket but 16/25 in an empty gym isn't gonna change any minds. Dillon Mitchell shot 16/25 too and he didn't attempt a single 3 all season
Yeah I watched a few minutes of the 4v4 shooting (not sure this was counted in the 16/25 numbers) and he shot noticeably worse than anyone in the drill including some bad misses. If he makes the league it will have nothing to do with shooting.