Is Kam really not gonna be 100 percent go for the start of the season?
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Braydon Hawthorne
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It’s like 4 months away he got time
It’s still one and maybe done. Kids transferring after you spent time and resources to develop them only to have them leave after a year is no different, so give me the best talented freshman you can get and surround them with experience. Talent wins out
He's nowhere close to 200 lbs. Last I'd heard he was around 180-185. He's put on 15-20, not 35. That's evident from looking at him.
No, they've talked about it on the show multiple times in the last couple weeks.
The current coaches liking a guy doesn't mean much to me. They loved Jelly and Garrison too. There was a board posted a few weeks ago or so that showed Hawthorne next to Potter in terms of playmaking or some other metric. That's not great, but he's also not a PG.
I don't know what to think of the kid, but he'll definitely have a chance to show us what he can do this fall. His shot is nice and he's put muscle on, which he was going to have to do to have any hope of surviving, let alone thriving against SEC opponents.
I'll reserve judgement until he's played a decent number of minutes in a blue jersey.
I don't know what to think of the kid, but he'll definitely have a chance to show us what he can do this fall. His shot is nice and he's put muscle on, which he was going to have to do to have any hope of surviving, let alone thriving against SEC opponents.
I'll reserve judgement until he's played a decent number of minutes in a blue jersey.
Garrison is now at Bama. Jelli at OSU. I understanding Garrison’s departure. He was inconsistent and was not going to start. I think Jelli could have stayed for less money. Understand why he took the cash. I think his second year in college will be better than his first. He had potential. I think we uprgraded with our portal guys, however.
Correct. Luck not needed. What is needed is growth in skill, weight and strength. Time will tell if that happens.
And foot speed based on the videos Resistance put out. Also, think I’ll retract my statement on his growth in height.
I tend to agree with this. Jelly and BG were fine in the backup roles they were supposed to fill. Both, at times, got thrust into roles above what they were probably capable of. It happens over the course of 40 games. I expected Jelly to show a little more improvement, and I think he did at times. He just really struggled shooting the ball. Had he made some consistent 3s, he’d have been far more of an impact.
I think making judgements in July is not going to be veryvaccurate. We will know when we actually start playing games and get into the meat of our schedule. 2 years ago there were a lot of comments on here saying that Chandler couldn't handle the SEC and was a D2 player. Those evaluations were off just a tad.
Agreed. He does seem a little slow twitch, but not surprising given his weight and strength limitations. I think he’ll eventually be a contributor, just not sure he’s ready to make a big leap yet.
Idk if anyone is making a judgement. Fluid evaluations are a real thing though. He’s got room for growth in a lot of areas. That can happen quickly with and 18/19 yr old that’s still getting his skis underneath himself.
On the Chandler front, I don’t remember anyone seriously talking D2. I do remember there being discussions about his lack of ability to contribute year 1 given his time off. Most thought he’d improve and show solid strides in year 2, and he did. He was, overall, better than I thought he’d be in year 2. Once the book was out on him though, he struggled. He will have to figure out his offense as defenders won’t give him space until he shows the ability to get by his man off the dribble.
He looks about as tall as Milan in a recent photo. If Moreno is 7 foot in shoes, Hawthorne looks about 6’8” in shoes.
The comments on Chandler were absolutely brutal and no shortage of comments that he wasn't capable of performing in top D1 conferences. No doubt he took a while to adjust in coming back from his mission trip but he was a top 35 rated player.
If I remember correctly Hawthorne was rated in the top 40 and now he somehow isn't cut out for elite basketball and according to some will be one of the guys on the end of the bench.
I agree only time will tell if he really stands out here but I did a quick search and approximately 540,000 kids play high school basketball.
Think how good you must be to be rated in the top 40 overall . He obviously has some good skills to be in the top 50. Why dont we let the kid play and develope before we write him off. Lets see how he's doing in February.