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2022 Recruiting: Corey Floyd Jr. short highlight

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UcannUconn said:
All I know is he better rock that tied karate kid headband in a UConn uni. Also love the sideways knuckle spin on his shot.
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Can't wear those in HS ball in CT. I'd assume it's true for NCAA stuff as well.
 
superjohn said:
His ranking does not match who this kid is as a prospect. 6'9 wingspan, 39.5 inch vert, built like a tank, and has a solid looking shooting stroke.
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I like the spin on the ball off his hand, that knuckle spin is a shooter’s spin. He also shoots what amounts to a set shot with his feet barely off the ground, ideal. Good form too. Really like his shooting upside.

The question would be is he carrying so much muscle that it’s hurting his fluidity? Probably but with our team durability issues lately I would almost prefer more kids like this. They tend to stay on the court.
 
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I can't think of anyone like him at UConn in the past, as a high school kid:
Tate: skilled but not as strong and athletic.
Taliek: almost as big, but not as skilled.
KEA: skilled and big in another way but not as athletic.
Kemba: more skilled but not as physically big and strong.
Shabazz: more skilled but smaller (Boatright too).
Jerome Dyson and Tony Robertson: good matches.
Ben Gordon: maybe the best match of skill, strength and athleticism.

Floyd has so much going for him, and has some "swag" too, but handles himself
very maturely for someone so good and so relatively underrated. It's like he's
been raised to know he's good and that he doesn't have to try too hard to prove
it to anyone.
 
Watchdog said:
I can't think of anyone like him at UConn in the past, as a high school kid:
Tate: skilled but not as strong and athletic.
Taliek: almost as big, but not as skilled.
KEA: skilled and big in another way but not as athletic.
Kemba: more skilled but not as physically big and strong.
Shabazz: more skilled but smaller (Boatright too).
Jerome Dyson and Tony Robertson: good matches.
Ben Gordon: maybe the best match of skill, strength and athleticism.

Floyd has so much going for him, and has some "swag" too, but handles himself
very maturely for someone so good and so relatively underrated. It's like he's
been raised to know he's good and that he doesn't have to try too hard to prove
it to anyone.
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The best comparison is probably Purvis, but hopefully more consistent. Not sure Rodney had as much moxy though.
 
olehead said:
I was thinking the same. Man was that guy cut from granite.
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Kid can probably be an all-state linebacker and light heavy weight wrestler if he wanted to.
 
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Huskyforlife said:
He's looking like a terrific off guard.
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Down 3 with a minute and a half left you’re basically calling your best play. Their play here was to have Wilcher inbounding to hit Corey for an elbow 3 off a screen. They clearly trust his shooting. Scouting report on him used to be explosive slasher, average shooter. That’s clearly not the case anymore. Kid is sinking 3s left and right.
 
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UcannUconn said:
Down 3 with a minute and a half left you’re basically calling your best play. Their play here was to have Wilcher inbounding to hit Corey for an elbow 3 off a screen. They clearly trust his shooting. Scouting report on him used to be explosive slasher, average shooter. That’s clearly not the case anymore. Kid is sinking 3s left and right.
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If he can hit 35%+ from 3 he becomes a real problem to guard. Way too strong at the rim to close out hard and risk the blow by.
 
UcannUconn said:
Down 3 with a minute and a half left you’re basically calling your best play. Their play here was to have Wilcher inbounding to hit Corey for an elbow 3 off a screen. They clearly trust his shooting. Scouting report on him used to be explosive slasher, average shooter. That’s clearly not the case anymore. Kid is sinking 3s left and right.
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husky429 said:
If he can hit 35%+ from 3 he becomes a real problem to guard. Way too strong at the rim to close out hard and risk the blow by.
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That's right, this is a huge step forward. He has another year of high school left too.
 
Dean Wormer said:
Reminds me of Purvis, but more explosive off the bounce. Nice.
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Edward Sargent said:
Already built like Brendan Adams!
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Purvis was super explosive in high school and was always a top 15 type recruit but it seems like he peaked early and other kids caught up to him. He was still fast and strong in college but he has short arms and small hands which gave him problems finishing at the rim, Floyd has long arms and big hands.

Floyd is already a lot more built than Adams.

I don't understand Floyd's national ranking. He was a kid people knew about nationally entering high school and was ranked significantly higher. Somehow his ranking has consistently gone down as he's gotten a lot bigger and better.
 
Huskyforlife said:
That's right, this is a huge step forward. He has another year of high school left too.
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I like that we're prioritizing guys with a variety of skills on the offensive end that can all shoot. 'Sool is an elite distributor and improving shooter. Hawkins is the 3 and D every team needs. Sounds like Johnson is a great shooter for a 6'11 pf/c and can mix it up inside and out. Though he is still a project. And obviously Floyd is just a do-it-all tank scoring the rock. And 3/4 of those guys are known as good or better defenders too.
 
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