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Message: [QUOTE="husky429, post: 4009230, member: 6696"] No Bowen BTW. Karaban is the guy. He oozes IQ and talent. Not flashy but everything you want in a 3-4 combo. Does whatever you need to win. Even shooting poorly this game, he's my #1 want for this class by FAR. Thoughts from the game... 16 PTS 9 REB (box score says 8 but they're wrong) 2 AST 3/14 FG 2/5 3FG 6/6 FT [LIST] [*]Solid fundamental rebounder [*]Didn't shoot well overall at all... 3/14 from the field. [*]Took some dumb shots early, just got flustered by their speed later on. [*]More athletic than we give him credit for. He gets up. Not super quick end to end though. [*]Makes his FTs. 6/6 [*]Stroke is a little low on the release, but great balance and comfort shooting. [*]Solid fundamental defender. Not super quick laterally but smart enough. [*]Talks to his coach a lot. I like that in a player. [*]Not flashy [*]He hedges and recovers really intuitively. Isn't thinking about when to step up at all [*]Hit a DEEP 3 by the logo. This kid can shoot... then ANOTHER a minute later. Wow. [*]Clearly, the leader of this expressions team, even as someone playing off-ball. Talks to his teammates, coaches, calling the plays from under the hoop. Starts the sets, all that. [*]Had a nice block coming to help under the hoop. Stays straight up vs contact [*]Good hands. Some of those rebounds were tough snags [*]Hits ahead/chooses to dribble after rebounds perfectly [*]Got blocked once on a 3... happens with the low release. Blocked one more time at the rim later. [*]Got a charge call on him when posting up [*]Even played quite a bit of 5 when they went small. Definitely a more of a 3/4... maybe like 3.75, leaning towards a 4 right now. [*]Needs work defending the rim in transition... Doesn't take the right angle to make it tough... still, he's the first guy back defending the rim. Love to see that anyways [*]Definitely not a great game for him, but the pieces I've seen are there. When he shoots better later this weekend he'll look like a star. Made a lot of good plays... just couldn't score it. [/LIST] Starling: 19 PTS 1 REB 0 AST 7/13 FG 3/7 3FG 2/2 FT [LIST] [*]Quiet early. missed a bunch of threes [*]Had a nice drive early second half. Showed a little more off the bounce than I've seen before. [*]Doesn't really even bother to look for the scoring pass usually. Not a passer [*]Worst he's looked in a game to me that I've seen out of I think 4 [*]Doesn't pass so when his shot is off, he doesn't add much value. Not a lead guard handle either... more of a 2G [*]Does have a knack for hitting 3s when you need them. [*]Another good drive... looks stronger.. Didn't do that at La Lumiere. 3 or 4 total. [*]Got hot late from 3. The kid can SHOOT when he's on. [*]Dominated the 4th quarter. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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