2026 Recruiting: Qayden Samuels commits to Alabama

[boog204]

Have you watched the tape on county ?

Yep... Looks like a solid prospect, for sure. Like I said. I get Adams vibes. Bigger combo, skilled but not great at any one thing, decent athlete, decent shooter, intangibles, etc. Nothing at all wrong with that. Just would love a Jamier Jones-esque athlete type on the wing.

 

[navery12]

Yep... Looks like a solid prospect, for sure. Like I said. I get Adams vibes. Bigger combo, skilled but not great at any one thing, decent athlete, decent shooter, intangibles, etc. Nothing at all wrong with that. Just would love a Jamier Jones-esque athlete type on the wing.

I think we'll get that, but that starting wing to replace Karaban was never going to be a freshman. Might not even be Jamier Jones-esque but just Jamier Jones

 

[NJHusky]

County going to continue to rise. Count on it.

Like his ga

I like his game. Hunch

And here I thought y were being clever. …count on it!

 

[superjohn]

Yep... Looks like a solid prospect, for sure. Like I said. I get Adams vibes. Bigger combo, skilled but not great at any one thing, decent athlete, decent shooter, intangibles, etc. Nothing at all wrong with that. Just would love a Jamier Jones-esque athlete type on the wing.

Well, Jamier is going to be available along with Vaaks and Oswin.

 

[k-walk]

Have you watched the tape on county ?
bc

And that’s a fact def rather have county over toure… county better skilled & shooter & can play the 1 or 2
Toure is a better version of Stew & Ross combined but lacks shooting which is a big thing for Hurley style of play … toure was always a Arkansas or st.John’s type of players to me

From the games I watched County didn't seem like much of a shooter last year and that seemed to be a common theme when I read about him. Maybe that's changed this season.

 

[HungryHu5ky]

Well, Jamier is going to be available along with Vaaks and Oswin.

I mean we don’t know that for sure but if that happens gimme Vaaks over jones if we cant have both

 

[Waquoit]

Toure is a better version of Stew & Ross combined but lacks shooting

How better can he really be if he lacks shooting?

 

[superjohn]

Have you watched the tape on county ?
bc

And that’s a fact def rather have county over toure… county better skilled & shooter & can play the 1 or 2
Toure is a better version of Stew & Ross combined but lacks shooting which is a big thing for Hurley style of play … toure was always a Arkansas or st.John’s type of players to me

 

[k-walk]

Would happily have traded County for Toure if that was an option lol. If his family wasn't so high maintenance I'd be losing my mind over us missing out on him.

 

[HungryHu5ky]

How better can he really be if he lacks shooting?

His ability to Attack the rim & finish… he also has an effective mid range game also

 

[3rdbass]

We can definitely use some plus athletes. Even one really impressive athlete would be nice. We have/had zero on the current and last years squad. Last year's team was painfully unathletic. I just wonder if Hurley is doing this with intention. It feels like ages since Steph and Ajx.

Samson Johnson would like to have a word with you! He was extremely athletic but was the only one in this year's and last year's team. Even though I think Mullins is "sneaky athletic". LOL!

 

[RuffRuff]

Samson Johnson would like to have a word with you! He was extremely athletic but was the only one in this year's and last year's team. Even though I think Mullins is a "sneaky athletic". LOL!

True that - Samson was a very gifted athlete. I always thought he would have been a better olympic sports athlete.

 

[3rdbass]

True that - Samson was a very gifted athlete. I always thought he would have been a better olympic sports athlete.

I do miss those nasty blocks and rim rattling dunks he did last year. We really don't have either this year. Those are the things that can really get a team pumped. Those two Alley-oop dunks against Purdue and Edey in the Championship game 2 years ago were huge.

 

[RuffRuff]

I do miss those nasty blocks and rim rattling dunks he did last year. We really don't have either this year. Those are the things that can really get a team pumped. Those two Alley-oop dunks against Purdue and Edey in the Championship game 2 years ago were huge.

That was the one thing about him - the rim running dunks were electric and a crowd energizer. Our current team barely dunks. Alex has had a breakaway or two, Solo. Far and few between.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Now that we've got people talking wistfully about one of the most maligned players in recent Boneyard history we are truly cooking with gas.

 

[superjohn]

Now that we've got people talking wistfully about one of the most maligned players in recent Boneyard history we are truly cooking with gas.

This place is nuts. The center position is a major strength for us this season. We're 20-1, last season we had 6 losses through our first 21 games and the people who bashed Samson last season and freaked out about him starting over Tarris are now bashing Tarris and talking wistfully about Samson.

 

[donyell34]

We are remarkable people!

 

[HCCForever]

That was the one thing about him - the rim running dunks were electric and a crowd energizer. Our current team barely dunks. Alex has had a breakaway or two, Solo. Far and few between.

Ross has a pretty good one as well on a breakaway. Even fewer and further between.

 

[Iluvsuebird]

We can definitely use some plus athletes. Even one really impressive athlete would be nice. We have/had zero on the current and last years squad. Last year's team was painfully unathletic. I just wonder if Hurley is doing this with intention. It feels like ages since Steph and Ajx.

we could have been undefeated. If only....

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

The "I wish we had a Malachi Smith type guard" posts next year are going to be great.