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02-14-2013, 01:45 PM | #1096 | |
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2011/2012 gave Haith the blueprint for how he'll handle 2013/2014, especially if Pressey does return.
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02-14-2013, 01:47 PM | #1097 | |
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He has good handles for a face 4 (just average for a 3) and I think he'll be able to beat guys in isolation, eventually (like Leo Lyons, who didn't really hit his stride with that until he was a junior/senior. He's also an excellent FT shooter. He's never going to be a back-to-the basket mauler, but with his outside touch, surprising athleticism and ball-handling, I think he's a guy who be a nightmare pick-and-roll/pick-and-pop guy down the line. He also fits nicely in a space, 4-out, 1-in offensive set. The defensive side... if he gets stronger, he'll be better able to guard guys his size. I don't think he'll ever have the feet to play a wing/3 spot defensively and hold his own with any consistency, but they can work to improve his instincts, technique and positioning.
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02-14-2013, 01:51 PM | #1098 | |
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He's a nice offensive player but he doesn't play like a big man so there's some cognitive dissonance there. And honestly, I don't think he ever will play like a big man. I'm going to reach deep into the bag here and make a Danny Granger comparison. I don't think he'll be quite that extreme (or that good), but Granger was a guy that did have a pretty good first step when he caught the ball facing the hoop and he was able to use that first step often enough to give him space to shoot from outside. Either Jankovick gets much bigger and develops sort of an Andrei Bargnani game (skilled big with range) or he stays skinny and becomes a Danny Granger/Raef LaFrentz sort, though not as good as those two.
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02-14-2013, 01:53 PM | #1099 | |
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Yeah, a 'face 4' is a good way to describe him. Leo Lyons is a nice comp but Lyons ended up developing some very nice core strength before he turned the corner.
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02-14-2013, 02:55 PM | #1100 | |
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He looks like Generic European Big Man X in that he's suited for an international style of play because he can conceivably space the floor (although he hasn't displayed that ability in a game yet), but plays horrible man and team defense.
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02-15-2013, 09:08 PM | #1102 |
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I'm in Columbia unexpectedly for work Wednesday...anybody have an extra ticket to sell for the Mizzou-Florida game?
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02-15-2013, 10:38 PM | #1103 |
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Line for tomorrow opened at a pick em. I think it might be Arky -1 now. Caught me by surprise. Figured the way we've struggled on the road Arky would be more of a favorite.
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02-15-2013, 10:43 PM | #1105 |
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I'd bet the house on Arkansas. Don't get that line at all.
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02-15-2013, 10:50 PM | #1107 |
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Heck if I know. The way Arky turns the opp over and plays well at home and the way we have turned it over and struggled on the road this game has big Arkansas win written all over it.
The only caveat to that is I do think with Haith getting the rotation shortened and guys settling into roles and getting healthy it does feel like we could be on the cusp of taking a step forward.
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He looked upset when he went down Wednesday night. Hope it was less of an injury then he thought when it happened
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