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CallMeBruce said:
Rashad Anderson was also 5 inches taller than Powell. It's not just the fact that he's a mediocre athlete, there's also that he's really undersized for the position and isn't a particularly good ballhandler.
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Rashad was 6'4''. This kid 5'11''?

I've read anywhere from 6'0'' to 6'3''...my guess is he is closer to 6'2''. Still shorter than 'Shad, but not as drastic as you're saying...
 
Mooch82 said:
Rashad was 6'4''. This kid 5'11''?

I've read anywhere from 6'0'' to 6'3''...my guess is he is closer to 6'2''. Still shorter than 'Shad, but not as drastic as you're saying...
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Powell measured at 5'11" in bare feet at Nike elite; Rashad averaged 6'3.5" in bare feet between Portsmouth and the NBA pre-draft camp.
 
CallMeBruce said:
Rashad Anderson was also 5 inches taller than Powell. It's not just the fact that he's a mediocre athlete, there's also that he's really undersized for the position and isn't a particularly good ballhandler.
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People are making judgement from one or two write ups.

Did not read the whole threads [side note ]
 
tcf15 said:
That measurement is from two years ago, so there's a possibility he has grown a couple of inches.
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That's possible, but he was 16 then, so I'd imagine any further growth would be pretty marginal. I'm not saying I don't want the guy, obviously - he's a top-100 guard who can shoot - I just don't think that assuming he comes in and produces like Rashad Anderson is reasonable.
 
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Next year's team (and this year's team as well) could benefit from another guard who can handle the ball and fill in as needed a la Craig Austrie, for one example. Myles looks like he would bring different skills and could be a big boost on the offensive end. If UConn were to have an injury at PG, we are not in a good position with a backup right now. Not sure that Myles would accept the backup role that he would almost certainly be in at UConn with Jalen and Alterique ahead of him. KO will obviously be the one to decide, but I hope that he is a better ball handler and passer than some (or one?) suggested above. That shot of his looks really good, though.....high arc and then nothing but net!!!
 
Dogbreath2U said:
Next year's team (and this year's team as well) could benefit from another guard who can handle the ball and fill in as needed a la Craig Austrie, for one example. Myles looks like he would bring different skills and could be a big boost on the offensive end. If UConn were to have an injury at PG, we are not in a good position with a backup right now. Not sure that Myles would accept the backup role that he would almost certainly be in at UConn with Jalen and Alterique ahead of him. KO will obviously be the one to decide, but I hope that he is a better ball handler and passer than some (or one?) suggested above. That shot of his looks really good, though.....high arc and then nothing but net!!!
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Myles does not look like he has PG skills but he sure looks like he can hit the 3 and intermediate jumper. Sign him up.
 
Hats off to @tcf15 for putting together the incredible amount of detail about Powell so quickly. Everyone should check out the pinned thread top of page.

Loved the interviews. Kid is confident without being cocky. Well spoken. Cerebral quality to his game. His defense is the big question mark. Would love to see tape of his defense on the aau circuit and not just high lights.

If his defense is average or better than average, he and Alterique would have a field day on the offensive end, particularly with Jalen and Terry on the court.
 
I would be more interested with Tyrn Flowers who is 6'7, long, and only getting better. If we are filling roles of the bench I rather have someone who is taller. Just don't see minutes for powell at guard nor a scenario where gilbert, adams, and powell are on the court at the same time.
 
fleudslipcon said:
Hats off to @tcf15 for putting together the incredible amount of detail about Powell so quickly. Everyone should check out the pinned thread top of page.

Loved the interviews. Kid is confident without being cocky. Well spoken. Cerebral quality to his game. His defense is the big question mark. Would love to see tape of his defense on the aau circuit and not just high lights.

If his defense is average or better than average, he and Alterique would have a field day on the offensive end, particularly with Jalen and Terry on the court.
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I weed through the VCU fanboy tweets for the pertinent information so the rest of you don't have to.
 
CallMeBruce said:
That's possible, but he was 16 then, so I'd imagine any further growth would be pretty marginal. I'm not saying I don't want the guy, obviously - he's a top-100 guard who can shoot - I just don't think that assuming he comes in and produces like Rashad Anderson is reasonable.
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I work in a high and boys have there last growth jump around 17 or 18 in my experience
 
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husky99 said:
I work in a high and boys have there last growth jump around 17 or 18 in my experience
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Occasionally, but most boys stop growing by 16. I know that I did, nearly all of my friends, did, and nearly all of my students did. Maybe a kid was was particularly tall might take longer to finish growing, but that's not what we're talking about here.
 
Worldwide said:
I would be more interested with Tyrn Flowers who is 6'7, long, and only getting better. If we are filling roles of the bench I rather have someone who is taller. Just don't see minutes for powell at guard nor a scenario where gilbert, adams, and powell are on the court at the same time.
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You don't pass up Top 100 kids who can shoot. I don't want to knock Flowers too much because I'm not too familiar with his game, but I automatically feel uncomfortable taking on kids without any other DI offers.
 
Scoring is hard to come by, and this kid give you that. There's obviously times where you won't want him on the court defensively because of mismatches, but there's also scoring droughts where he would be a godsend.

And if he develops his point guard skills, he could be a full PG as a junior or senior. I really want Powell.
 
In a vacuum, I may not be as bullish because of the athletic limitations and lack of size. BUT, pair him with two outstanding penetrators in Alterique and Jalen, and he will be WIDE OPEN a lot. As someone mentioned above, even with last year's offensively challenged club, Omar and Sam Jr. had plenty of open looks but really struggled. With the composition of this roster and the way we play multiple points, I love signing a kid like this. He will get the chance to knock down shots.

Some other thoughts:

1) In a big class, you are not getting 6 megastars.

2) This kid is likely a 4-year player and guys that can make shots are at worst solid parts to a 5+ man class. He will be a stabilizing force as an upperclassmen and valuable role player early.

3) From the videos, he can clearly drive to the hoop with some success unlike a 'Shad. Not entirely one-dimensional.

4) Someone indicated he lit it up at elite events, so if he's scoring against the best that is very promising instead of Scottie Harrelson vs. inferior competition.

5) Kid loves UConn, so I'd like to think he fits the lunchpail/hardhat attitude we've been so successful with.

6) Get him with KO running him and his fitness will improve.

Kudos to TCF on this one, I would be thrilled to land this kid!!!
 
CallMeBruce said:
That's possible, but he was 16 then, so I'd imagine any further growth would be pretty marginal. I'm not saying I don't want the guy, obviously - he's a top-100 guard who can shoot - I just don't think that assuming he comes in and produces like Rashad Anderson is reasonable.
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True - I'd be interested to find where D1Circuit gets their measurements from. Probably unofficial, but they had Powell as 6'0 190 in 2014 and 6'3 200 in 2015.
 
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Stairmaster said:
You don't pass up Top 100 kids who can shoot. I don't want to knock Flowers too much because I'm not too familiar with his game, but I automatically feel uncomfortable taking on kids without any other DI offers.
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where would he play then? Three guard lineup with three kids 6'2 and smaller? Sometimes its about the fit especially when filling a role off the bench. We need a shooter but just don't see many minutes for him. And, like so many others who were suppose to be great shooters and didn't pan out what else would he bring to the table if he cant shoot? Seems like his handle, defense, and others skills are not great if he struggles with his shoot.
 
Worldwide said:
where would he play then? Three guard lineup with three kids 6'2 and smaller? Sometimes its about the fit especially when filling a role off the bench. We need a shooter but just don't see many minutes for him. And, like so many others who were suppose to be great shooters and didn't pan out what else would he bring to the table if he cant shoot? Seems like his handle, defense, and others skills are not great if he struggles with his shoot.
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I remember AJ, Dyson, Austrie lineups
 
Worldwide said:
where would he play then? Three guard lineup with three kids 6'2 and smaller? Sometimes its about the fit especially when filling a role off the bench. We need a shooter but just don't see many minutes for him. And, like so many others who were suppose to be great shooters and didn't pan out what else would he bring to the table if he cant shoot? Seems like his handle, defense, and others skills are not great if he struggles with his shoot.
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Gilbert and Adams gonna play 40 minutes a game? The team needs depth and is going to need multiple guard options going forward since we don't even know how long we're going to have Adams for. Nobody's predicting Powell to come in and start but you need guards behind Gilbert and Adams with the chance that Purvis decides to leave early.
 
rip7774 said:
2) This kid is likely a 4-year player and guys that can make shots are at worst solid parts to a 5+ man class. He will be a stabilizing force as an upperclassmen and valuable role player early.
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This! 1,000,000 times this!

It's crucial to have guys like this who'll be around, and who fill such a specific need.

He's not a "live or die" recruit, but this is a guy who will help us win games until 2020. Think about that.
 
Exactly - he doesn't need to be an All-American.

If he comes here and hits three pointers for the next four years, well, great.

I watched a highlight video from one of the summer camps - it was hard to tell what kind of player he is because all he did for the entire four-minute clip was hit three after three after three after three....there was no room for anything else.

I'm impressed.
 
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