2021 Recruiting: Samson Johnson’s first game of the year.

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Can the strength coaches here start DM'ing each other so the rest of us can go back to talking about the star recruit. Thanks and please.

 

[uconngb]

Anyone who has been in a high school gym when a legit high major D1 upperclassman comes to scrimmage knows that they are able to body pretty much every high school player in the gym...even if the college player is a guard and the high school prospect is a big.
Will Solomon could post up Ryan Gomes all day when Gomes was in high school and will was at Clemson.

The amount of strength you gain between 17 and 20 is huge. There’s a reason no high schoolers could ever go straight to the NFL.

Can we not all agree that looking bigger is not the same as definitely being stronger?

No

 

[UCSouth]

I heard we are getting this player named

Samson Johnson.​

Why would they want to talk about Samson? Thread titles mean nothing to some of the posters on here.

 

[husky429]

SAMSON VS BERGEN 2/10

10 PTS
7 REB (1 offensive)
0 AST (2 potential / 0 foul)

3 TO
4 STL
3 BLK

3/3 2FG
1/4 3FG
1/3 FT

• Looks pretty comfortable facing up at the top of the key. If we’re going to continue to have our 5s do that, probably a good skill to have.
• His arms are stupid long. There’s no way he is able to buy shirts that fit.
• Way more confident in his ability to contest shots than a year ago. He didn’t look very comfortable before. Looks like a natural shotblocker now. Contesting most everything he can at the rim without fouling.
• I don’t really think TPS is that well coached of a team--hate to say it. They certainly amass talent, but their offense is mechanical and boring. Kids don’t seem to know their roles and no one can score. Sounds a lot like UConn right now, TBH. No sense of urgency down 6 with two minutes to go and never bothered to foul? Weird.
• Does play quite a bit of time at the 4… maybe 2/3rds of this game. but still filling a kind of traditional big man role. Catches and passes on the perimeter, shoots some 3s, but most of his work inside was at the rim.
• Surprisingly good handle on the perimeter. Not great, not even good compared to guards, but definitely better than Akok/Polley for example.
• Got a lot stronger, noticeable different in his rebounding.
• Not a very good outlet passer. 2 of his TOs were off them.
• Has the lateral speed and hip movement to defend just about anyone on the perimeter
• Looks SUPER awkward at the rim doing anything but dunking, but he did have a nice tip in off a missed 3 that showed some touch.

Overall, I hate making these kinds of comparison, but he looks A LOT like Akok at the same stage… just an inch taller and a few inch longer arms. Stupid length and athleticism. Fantastic defender, but a little too skinny to defend the block. Versatility guarding the perimeter at his height will be a big asset. Shooting is not good at all, but getting the opportunities now will pay dividends in a year or two.

Ranking seems fair. Right around what Akok was before that 1 good weekend in June that bumped him up. Very high potential--as high as anyone on our team outside of Bouk probably. But also a long way to go to get there.

Between Johnson, Hawkins, an improving Jackson and Tyrese we’re going to have a heck of a defensive team at the 2-4.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Anyone who looks at Floyd and looks at Adams and can't see that Floyd is already stronger than Adams just wants to argue. I guess that's the Boneyard. But please. Do you need to see Karl Malone and Kevin Durant lift weights to see who is stronger? Cuz that's about the same difference here.

Great comp. You continue to bring the heat. And by that I mean post moronic stuff all day long.