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Hawk is NBA bound after the year barring any injury. UNCW is the true 1st game for him, and he worked hard to shake off rusts. A missed dunk here and a botched fast break dribble out of baseline. It’s called rust. The second rep yielded better results. A thunderous throw down by him from AJ pass and a shifty dribble and step back and corner 3. I see huge improvement in shooting, dribbling and confidence (body language much better after missed shots or bad plays), all three areas.
 
3rdbass said:
He definitely has more Ray Allen in his game than Jeremy Lamb or Donyell Marshall that Donny compared him to in one game. Donny comes up with some weird stuff in games including talking about people's hair and the banks being closed in Storrs.
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Last game was the first time I've ever muted a UConn BB game. Donny and Fanta were just non-stop trying to out talk each other, with mostly random crap.
 
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Waquoit said:
Noted
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And the way the Big East + OOC schedule looks this year we might have to wait until March for a string of good Top 25 opponents!
 
Real ones would dress up as a hawk and flap wings all game like they do down in St. Joes
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The one area most would agree Hawkins needs to get better at is dribbling. Not a reach to say that.

It's also true that dribbling for a 2G is less and less a priority to play at the next level. Tyrese Martin is proof of that.

Everyone would agree if Hawkins became more effective at taking his man off the dribble, it would make this year's team even more versatile and dangerous.
 
Kitaman said:
Hawk ain't ready for an NBA pick, which is great for us.
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The NBA draft is about potential not performance. That's why most first round picks are 20 years of age or younger. So while we may want Hawk to be be better at some aspect of his game, that really has little or no impact on how the league sees the player.
 
HailUConn said:
Hawk is NBA bound after the year barring any injury. UNCW is the true 1st game for him, and he worked hard to shake off rusts. A missed dunk here and a botched fast break dribble out of baseline. It’s called rust. The second rep yielded better results. A thunderous throw down by him from AJ pass and a shifty dribble and step back and corner 3. I see huge improvement in shooting, dribbling and confidence (body language much better after missed shots or bad plays), all three areas.
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Bingo, well said. He looks like a guy who knows it’s his team along with Sanogo and Jackson. What a massive step forward in confidence, and that, in my opinion, is what was going to be key for him to take that next step. I have no doubt that Hurley and staff had him work on basketball skills like the dribbling since last year, but the confidence part was on Hawk, and so far he took a massive step there. Very encouraging to see that performance.
 
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RayRay said:
Bingo, well said. He looks like a guy who knows it’s his team along with Sanogo and Jackson. What a massive step forward in confidence, and that, in my opinion, is what was going to be key for him to take that next step. I have no doubt that Hurley and staff had him work on basketball skills like the dribbling since last year, but the confidence part was on Hawk, and so far he took a massive step there. Very encouraging to see that performance.
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I agree that confidence and the ability to shake off failure is big. NBA guards can create their own shot anytime they like, they look for contact going to the hole. I don’t think he’s there yet, we’ll see.
 
Vecenie and his new podmate Box and 1 guy Coach Spins watched the UNCW game and briefly talked about Hawkins and Jackson on latest pod episode (they didn't watch Del St but had the box scores). Mentioned Jackson's passing but then gushed about his defensive effort in that game, one of the better defensive tapes he'll see all year. Pretty much just said Hawkins was on fire. Vecenie moved Hawkins from beginning of round 2 to the 20s last mock he did in late October based on practice intel and they basically said they were glad to have bought stock early.

No mention of anyone else on the team for now.
 
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Hawk is goin' to go through some radical changes this year. IMO.. Positive changes..He's on a team where he doesn't have to shoot lights out every night because he has a team that has his back.. By the the time the BET Tournament and NCAA Tournament happens.. He'll be killin' it
 
Umami Zen said:
Hawk is goin' to go through some radical changes this year. IMO.. Positive changes..He's on a team where he doesn't have to shoot lights out every night because he has a team that has his back.. By the the time the BET Tournament and NCAA Tournament happens.. He'll be killin' it
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He's also had a weird season after 7 games. He plays 9 minutes in the first game going scoreless and gets a concussion. Sits out the 2nd game during protocol. Then plays 4 games and does pretty well. Then plays only 5 minutes in the Iowa St. game due to foul trouble and a technical. So his season has been up and down and interrupted so far. Hopefully things settle down and he gets on a good roll.
 
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I like his chances to have a great season based on the amount of pressure that has been taken off of him. It was just a few weeks ago that it seemed like we’d need him to be a huge alpha scorer night in and night out to be a top 25 team.
 
In my opinion talk about Hawkins to the NBA is really early. I think he's behind both Rip and Ray as far as development is concerned. They both stayed 3 years.

The pattern that seems to be developing in his shooting is interesting. His first 2 or 3 shots are wildly off. Like barely catches rim. Then hits 3 in a row. But the form on all of his shots looks good. That last part has very little bearing on his NBA readiness. Just interesting. The degree to which the first few shots are off amuses me.
 
NDakotaHusky said:
In my opinion talk about Hawkins to the NBA is really early. I think he's behind both Rip and Ray as far as development is concerned. They both stayed 3 years.

The pattern that seems to be developing in his shooting is interesting. His first 2 or 3 shots are wildly off. Like barely catches rim. Then hits 3 in a row. But the form on all of his shots looks good. That last part has very little bearing on his NBA readiness. Just interesting. The degree to which the first few shots are off amuses me.
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It's a completely different NBA that Hawkins is going to. Ray and Rip are both gone after their sophomore years if they were in college today, and maybe even freshman year for Rip
 
He's gotta take over a game here and there

Also I think his frame is slight. Not sure there's room to add much bulk.

I hope he tears it up this year and becomes a high draft pick
 
NDakotaHusky said:
In my opinion talk about Hawkins to the NBA is really early. I think he's behind both Rip and Ray as far as development is concerned. They both stayed 3 years.
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Hawkins might not be ready to be a meaningful NBA contributor in 2023-2024, but NBA roster building strategy is way different now versus 25 years ago. He can still be a lottery pick even if he’s not expected to play right away
 
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He just has to flash to keep his draft status high. He is everything NBA teams look for.

Fairly soon he will have a night that starts hot and he has 10 or 15 points at the ten minute mark. We'll win going away and the middle will open up even more for the two-headed monster.
 
Palatine said:
He just has to flash to keep his draft status high. He is everything NBA teams look for.

Fairly soon he will have a night that starts hot and he has 10 or 15 points at the ten minute mark. We'll win going away and the middle will open up even more for the two-headed monster.
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That I buy 100%. Some of the BE teams are garbage. Lots of opportunity to look great in the box score and highlights
 
If Hawkins can bump up his averages to around 15PPG on >40%, he has a real shot. An athletic knockdown shooter who plays great defense

Obviously Hawkins would get eaten alive on defense in the NBA, but the fundamentals are clearly there and they look a lot better than the average sophomore wing. I'd guess NBA scouts would bet they could build some muscle and build on his defense

He has to either show flashes of greatness or be more consistent though. As it stands he's at 11PPG on 38% FG and 36% 3P. I'm confident he can do it, especially if he can take advantage of some of the games against lower BE competition. I wouldn't mind a little stat padding like Bouknight did to keep that draft stock high lol
 
REB1094 said:
If Hawkins can bump up his averages to around 15PPG on >40%, he has a real shot. An athletic knockdown shooter who plays great defense

Obviously Hawkins would get eaten alive on defense in the NBA, but the fundamentals are clearly there and they look a lot better than the average sophomore wing. I'd guess NBA scouts would bet they could build some muscle and build on his defense

He has to either show flashes of greatness or be more consistent though. As it stands he's at 11PPG on 38% FG and 36% 3P. I'm confident he can do it, especially if he can take advantage of some of the games against lower BE competition. I wouldn't mind a little stat padding like Bouknight did to keep that draft stock high lol
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I wouldn't worry to much about scoring averages if I were him, any decent NBA scout would factor in the injury the first game and basically take it out of the equation in terms of stats. Of course the fact he has dealt with concussions multiple times might bare negatively on his evaluation.
 
BoukofJames said:
Hawkins might not be ready to be a meaningful NBA contributor in 2023-2024, but NBA roster building strategy is way different now versus 25 years ago. He can still be a lottery pick even if he’s not expected to play right away
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@BoukofJames and @navery12

I get it and i actually believe in what you are saying. It's just too far in this case. Too much projection and not enough substance in his resume. I respectively disagree. I dont believe hes currently a first round pick. And thus should return. He needs to up his production to get into the first round.

All that said. Lots of opportunity against lousy BE teams to do so.
 
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