Jalen - Above the rim player?

[GuardU]

I've read quotes and heard Jalen assess himself as "an above the rim player" but I don't recall him dunking once this year. In his HS highlights we saw some of it but I'm curious why he classifies himself as that type of athlete but it hasn't translated to 1 dunk all season? I think he's a solid player with some growing pains as expected, but not the type of athlete he and the staff markets him as. Not something I'm hung up on but just an observation.

 

[7774]

I've read quotes and heard Jalen assess himself as "an above the rim player" but I don't recall him dunking once this year. In his HS highlights we saw some of it but I'm curious why he classifies himself as that type of athlete but it hasn't translated to 1 dunk all season? I think he's a solid player with some growing pains as expected, but not the type of athlete he and the staff markets him as. Not something I'm hung up on but just an observation.

Probably because of stuff like this.
http://ballislife.com/jalen-adams-windmills-on-a-teammate-during-practice/

 

[Yankees32123]

I've read quotes and heard Jalen assess himself as "an above the rim player" but I don't recall him dunking once this year. In his HS highlights we saw some of it but I'm curious why he classifies himself as that type of athlete but it hasn't translated to 1 dunk all season? I think he's a solid player with some growing pains as expected, but not the type of athlete he and the staff markets him as. Not something I'm hung up on but just an observation.

He's a crazy athlete. He's fast, long, and can jump out the gym. He just hasn't had many in game opportunities. He had a breakaway dunk against Sacred Heart if I recall. Don't worry, the dunks will come.

 

[GuardU]

Probably because of stuff like this.
http://ballislife.com/jalen-adams-windmills-on-a-teammate-during-practice/

That's great. But he hasn't dunked once in a game all year.
That's like showing footage of him making 15 3s in a row at practice but it doesn't matter bc in games he is below 20% 3 pt shooter. I know he can dunk, just curious why it hasn't happened in a game. I want to see some highlights.

 

[superjohn]

This board had become unreadable.

 

[Rocktheworld]

 

[imno1]

I heard Purvis was a Ferarri. But I don't recall him speaking Italian in any of his interviews

 

[breezy]

I'd class him as a B+ athlete along the lines of Sticks Robinson.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Observe this