Johnson has a lot of upside, but saying he’s more impactful than Diggins right now is blasphemy. People need to pump the brakes a bit on SJHe seems the highest ranked of the 3 recruits, but on the eye test, he seems to be behind the other two in terms of athleticism and shooting. What am I missing Bc I clearly am missing something here, not flaming at all...
Johnson has a lot of upside, but saying he’s more impactful than Diggins right now is blasphemy. People need to pump the brakes a bit on SJ
In fairness to Samson he plays with a top 20 ranked elite scorer, he's not supposed to be the go to guy.100%. Diggins is the clear #1 option on a top 25 HS team. And has led a team of all basically mid or low major guys (at best) for 2 years.
Johnson isn't even the best player on a lower ranked team. His best attribute is that he's a physical freak. 6'11 elite athletes with 7'6 wingspans don't grow on trees. But he's very very limited skill-wise
In fairness to Samson he plays with a top 20 ranked elite scorer, he's not supposed to be the go to guy.
I don’t buy HS rankings . Shouldn’t the Patrick school smoke arch wood ?100%. Diggins is the clear #1 option on a top 25 HS team. And has led a team of all basically mid or low major guys (at best) for 2 years.
Johnson isn't even the best player on a lower ranked team. His best attribute is that he's a physical freak. 6'11 elite athletes with 7'6 wingspans don't grow on trees. But he's very very limited skill-wise
I don’t think so. I think Wood would annihilate Patrick School. Theyve essentially had the same team for 3 years now. They took Paul VI into multiple OTs last year with the same team. Patrick School lost to a RC team that doesn’t have any big men.I don’t buy HS rankings . Shouldn’t the Patrick school smoke arch wood ?
And let's run our expectations through that filter. Tall and athlete does not guarantee anything.100%. Diggins is the clear #1 option on a top 25 HS team. And has led a team of all basically mid or low major guys (at best) for 2 years.
Johnson isn't even the best player on a lower ranked team. His best attribute is that he's a physical freak. 6'11 elite athletes with 7'6 wingspans don't grow on trees. But he's very very limited skill-wise
I don’t buy HS rankings . Shouldn’t the Patrick school smoke arch wood ?
AJ was a ball dominant/high volume shooter in HS who had the green light to "put it up".. Not the case (yet) at UConn.I must temper expectations because I still have images of Andre Jackson hitting multiple 3's from his highlight tapes.
I’d say more AJ Price. Marcus was 6’3 200 lbsRahsool seems to me like a mix of AJ Price and Marcus Williams. He's got Marcus' size/strength and ability to get in the lane and score. He has AJs smooth, creative handle and floor game in the midrange. Not sure he has the jump shot of either of those players, that will remain to be seen, but I really like how he makes the game simple for his team.
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You echo my thoughts as well.He seems the highest ranked of the 3 recruits, but on the eye test, he seems to be behind the other two in terms of athleticism and shooting. What am I missing Bc I clearly am missing something here, not flaming at all...
I hear you.Sool kind of has that KEA vibe with the chatter and the charisma.Hurley touched on this after we landed him but an underrated aspect of us bringing him in is that he brings personality to the team. You need talkative characters like Sool to help team bonding and cohesion. A lot of the kids we have now are kind of soft spoken kids of few words and I think that’s a small part of why it took us so long to gel. The only one who fits the mold now is BA.