His athleticism is off the charts. When he plays under control hes as good as anybody
Jacob Young is our most talented player
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He cannot be forced to play off the ball like last game and first 10 minutes of this game.
Our team needs him offensively because we lack in the ability to otherwise force a defense to move and get out of position.
You take the bad with the good and if the turn overs get out of control you give the ball to someone else for a few possessions.
He needs to improve his jumper from range and on the pull up. Do that and the sky is the limit.
I think RHJ is our most talented player but JY is close...
I think it is great that we can argue about who are best player is
Very quick/fast. Is it me... or does it look like his sneakers are too big? Imagine how fast he would be if he had smaller feet.
He may be the fastest player in the B!G/ nation...and if given a basketball in his hands the only one who'd have a chance against Insane Bolt (JK...sorta).
MO
Young always looks better then he is when there are no shot blockers in the game. His outside shot is way too inconsistent. I like him off the bench as a spark when b10 starts. First five listed are my starting 5 once we get into the B10 season. Reiber could be a pleasant surprise and push to be a starter.
Harper
Geo
Paul
Cliff
Mathis
Young
Myles
Reiber
Mag
PAlmquist
Doucoure
Harper
Geo
Paul
Cliff
Mathis
Young
Myles
Reiber
Mag
PAlmquist
Doucoure
Ron is our most talented, Geo is our best overall player but Young is our most explosive and athletic
Harper is most talented. Geo is middle of the pack talent wise. A knack for making a last second shot but mediocre as a shooter, passer, court vision, and D. Seriously, name one aspect of Geo's game that sticks out talent wise?
Cliff running up court reminds me of Bolt. Not as fast of course, but he does look like him imo.
I think Baker owned that title through last year but I do wonder if guys are going to be making legit claims for best overall player this season.
Not sure if Young is one of those guys, but his D does give his argument a boost.
Name a Rutgers player than can shoot off the dribble? Geo is the only player who can create his own shot. More athletic than most realize, his bounce has gotten better and better each year
Geo is by far the best 1 on 1 player on the team.
Young can very much create his own shot. Often times last year, when the offense bogged down, Young's individual ability was what would break the log jam.
If Harper is able to duplicate more of those back down turnaround bank shots, that would get him into the discussion as well.
Most talented? It’s only been two games, but I might pick Omo. That kid looks crazy talented so far.
Young has been excellent so far , the jump he and mathis seem to have made will be massive
I'm noticed the something. When he's the pg he makes things happen. The game is faster and But he also needs to cut the turn overs
Geo is not a better overall player than Ron. One of Ron's biggest strengths is that he can do everything
mathis on the drive seems to of gotten even better. Last year I got giddy when his theee started to fall regularly. He will have a big year as the third option and defensive stud
It's awesome that we have 2 players that regularly take over games at point guard in Young and Baker, and two other impact players that can put the team on their back when they get hot in Johnson and Harper. And maybe a third in Mathis. Lots of ways to win.
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I watched live while decorating the tree with fam and was distracted. Just rewatched the game. Young was absolutely phenomenal. He saved the game in the first half and set Ron up for many of his buckets. I think people are actually mostly underrating how good and important Young is to this team. He brings a level of speed we don't have and his ability to play on ball D against opposing PGs is huge. He gets us easy buckets. His passing has been so so improved making him a legit PG the way he is distributing and not just a scoring guard.
Lets be accurate. He ran past Haarms and dunked while Harms was flailing around like a desperate octopus trying to catch up. Harms then whacked Young in a feeble attempt to block the shot from behind . lol
But Young did not dunk "on" or "over" Haarms. He just made him look foolish.
Shot looks much better too, even when he misses it is a soft miss, doesn't clang off the rim and fly 30 feet like it used to
well.. I will not count Geo or McConnel now... maybe later.. But from what we have seen in 2 games i'd say..
Harper
Mathis
Young
Johnson
Mulcahy
Omoruyi
Mag
Reiber
others
Several are very close and some just need more time.. like Omoruyi could easily be top 3 by seasons end.
The most important right now are Harper, Young and Mathis... though we have Mulcahy to step in for somoene fading from that trio.
You know what.. they are all important. Every one of them because we play a team game and we need them to show up in one way or another.. every game.
Harper
Mathis
Young
Johnson
Mulcahy
Omoruyi
Mag
Reiber
others
Several are very close and some just need more time.. like Omoruyi could easily be top 3 by seasons end.
The most important right now are Harper, Young and Mathis... though we have Mulcahy to step in for somoene fading from that trio.
You know what.. they are all important. Every one of them because we play a team game and we need them to show up in one way or another.. every game.
I wrote yesterday wait until games 11-12 and Cliff O may earn some “best “ on the team accolades...Not as an outside shooter but a dominant force on the boards, a shot changer and garbage points collector around the rim ... just a tremendous athletic guy.
Leadership. It is a talent as much as it is an attribute. His whole attitude says, "We got this", and if you think that is inconsequential, can't help you. Geo is less athletic than several of our guys, and not that fast. But his absence hurts our cohesion.