Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 5:09 amLefty wrote:What do you base your claim (Semi is best player) on? Have you seen him play? I haven't. I don't know. I hope you're right, because Ben Moore and Sterling Brown and Shake are pretty good, and if Semi is better, that's good for us. I'm not challenging you -- just curious about your thinking.
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 7:34 amPosted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 12:31 pmJasonB wrote:AAC will have 4 or 5 this season.
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 9:58 pmLefty wrote:What do you base your claim (Semi is best player) on? Have you seen him play? I haven't. I don't know. I hope you're right, because Ben Moore and Sterling Brown and Shake are pretty good, and if Semi is better, that's good for us. I'm not challenging you -- just curious about your thinking.
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 12:11 pmJasonB wrote:
Shake I think has the chance to be a lottery pick after this season if he takes the next step. He is rare with the control over his body and the game. Good athleticism but always in control. Very good pure shooter. Good size. We saw int he Tulsa game that he needs to work on his lateral quickness defensively to guard the point, especially in the NBA. And he needs to be able to drive left, because he was stopped in penetration by hanging on his right the second half of the year and it frustrated him. But his overall game from shooting, passing, scoring, and length to rebound as a guard is rare. If his defense continues to evolve scouts will drool. I mentioned Jordan last year, which everyone ripped on. I don't think he will be as good as Jordan or anything like that. I was making the statement that his overall game is good, but his aura of control is unique.
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 1:15 pmmalonish wrote:JasonB wrote:
Shake I think has the chance to be a lottery pick after this season if he takes the next step. He is rare with the control over his body and the game. Good athleticism but always in control. Very good pure shooter. Good size. We saw int he Tulsa game that he needs to work on his lateral quickness defensively to guard the point, especially in the NBA. And he needs to be able to drive left, because he was stopped in penetration by hanging on his right the second half of the year and it frustrated him. But his overall game from shooting, passing, scoring, and length to rebound as a guard is rare. If his defense continues to evolve scouts will drool. I mentioned Jordan last year, which everyone ripped on. I don't think he will be as good as Jordan or anything like that. I was making the statement that his overall game is good, but his aura of control is unique.
Shake played for all 40 minutes vs Cincinatti when we were down to 6 players after the Sterling ejection.
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 3:29 pmPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 5:06 pmPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 5:16 pmLA_Mustang wrote:IMO, he is now the best player on the team. He went from maybe the team's worst passer to maybe the best. Every time he penetrates something good happens. Next home game watch the dynamic between Keith and Nic, it is funny and entertaining. They act like brothers.
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 8:25 pmPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 9:42 pmojaipony wrote:malonish wrote:JasonB wrote:
Shake I think has the chance to be a lottery pick after this season if he takes the next step. He is rare with the control over his body and the game. Good athleticism but always in control. Very good pure shooter. Good size. We saw int he Tulsa game that he needs to work on his lateral quickness defensively to guard the point, especially in the NBA. And he needs to be able to drive left, because he was stopped in penetration by hanging on his right the second half of the year and it frustrated him. But his overall game from shooting, passing, scoring, and length to rebound as a guard is rare. If his defense continues to evolve scouts will drool. I mentioned Jordan last year, which everyone ripped on. I don't think he will be as good as Jordan or anything like that. I was making the statement that his overall game is good, but his aura of control is unique.
Shake played for all 40 minutes vs Cincinatti when we were down to 6 players after the Sterling ejection.
Shake has all the measurables for the NBA game no doubt. I'm just not sold on him being the next SMU bball superstar until I see it on the court. And, please keep in mind I'm comparing him to Nic who was the most clutch player I've seen in the last 25 years at SMU (ANY sport) so a tad bit unfair. Let's see how this season goes for him. I have high hopes but just not sold yet.
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2016 11:41 amLA_Mustang wrote:Thanks and very odd to pull this up but I'll defend myself. During that stretch KF was playing better than anyone, including Nic. MK wasnt on the team at the time. No one has ever doubted the talent KF has. What is your point?
Clarification - MK had been back for a couple of games from sitting out the semester but he wasn't at full speed.