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Vance Jackson looks like a cross between both Hamilton's

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I thought Vital was impressive at First Night. With pretty much everyone clanking from the outside, Christian hits a deep 3 without any hesitation. He had a bunch of baskets after that. He's not being shy and taking a seat at the end of the bench. Nice start! I thought that Vance looked good as well, as difficult as it was to tell at times on the crappy (but free) HuskyVision video. Vance hit a 3 from deep deep, with no hesitation at all (as well). IIRC, he made a drive to the hoop and finished with his left hand in smooth fashion. There seems to be a lot of real competition for the backup minutes.
 
Craig was very limited for this level of competition athletically. He was a solid backup for a few minutes, played below the rim, shot ok, and as stated above, his poise was his best asset.

Vital can do a lot more offensively. I would be disappointed if he wasn't a lot more. Austrie was not really a UConn level player in terms of talent but he did fine due to smarts and need (we weren't deep at guard those years). I have no ill will to Craig - he was more of a lower D-1 talent than UConn level (and I would have died to have his talent as an older guy who still tries to ball). Vital is very athletic and can shoot it. I would be surprised if he didn't start here or at least be a super sub a la Gwynn or Vinnie Johnson back in the day for the Pistons. I think guys with his competitiveness find a way onto the court, I would be surprised if he didn't carve out a role this year even.

Further, Craig was more of a quiet guy. Christian seems to play with a lot of fire and has that "missing ingredient" we lacked on last year's team according to one of the few reputable gurus in Corey Evans. So on many levels I don't see the comparison.
 
Boatright and Thabeet?

I mean, what's the most ridiculous "cross between" we can think of?
 
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So much Chandler Parsons in his game

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First Night from a true basketball perspective is basically a throw away. True, lots of fun afterwards but not a basis for making basketball evaluations.
 
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No he's a nice mix of a great lengthy shooter like Hamilton 1 yet he has some ball skills like Hamilton 2
 
The kid screams Donny Marshall with the attitude. Can't wait to get to see him live or on the TV.

I hope he doesn't have too much of DHam in him.
 
He doesn't have the quickest release but it's not slow. However since he's 6-8 not many people will be able to close it out. And he has that little pump fake that looks very effective in creating space for the shot. Most importantly it looks to be a smooth and consistent release. There is a lot to get excited about.
 
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I like that it seems he can shoot which is something that has been missing the past two seasons

I will hold off any comparisons until I see some regular games
 
For now if he's Rashad or Preston Schumpert I'm all in. But he's big, strong and 18-19 years old, has plenty of time to be able to put it on the floor and get to the rim better than these guys as well as even post up at some point to use his mismatch size. We have no idea what he is, but coming out in your first game against anyone and going 4-6 from 3 is nice to see for sure. There's something there!
 
I haven't seen him actually play yet, but based on our fellow Boneyarder's descriptions and newspaper write-ups, he doesn't sound like either Hamilton. He's a big kid with a nice three point shot and it sounds like he's a pretty willing passer. Rip was a good 3 point shooter, but it was hardly his best trait. Ball handling and mid range game was Rips best attribute. Dham was a very average 3 point shooter. Again, ball handling was his best trait.

Is Jackson much of a ball handler? He sounds slow as well. The Hamilton's were not lightning fast, but I also wouldn't call either slow.
 
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From the very limited amount I have seen him his upside is maybe Doug McDermott.
 
Wow - lots to clean up. He is not the runner that Rip or Donny were. Has not shown that motor from what I saw. Kid has height and a nice shot.
 
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