A national championship wasn't worth it?
You're claiming a cause and effect? Virginia wouldn't have won a national championship if Hunter was a junior instead of a redshirt sophomore? What bizarre leap of logic is that?
I definitely was high. He looks like a skinny Laettner. His stroke looks better than EE's and he is probably much quicker. Obviously needs to gain size and muscle.
Oh boy
There is no doubt that it will be used less but that will benefit those programs that built it into how they do things because they will continue to due so. Identifying it during recruiting, laying out a more intense strength and skill development is huge. What the guys got done on a weak skill (for programs that highlight skill) or strength , what they got academically is far greater under the plan then a straight go. This is not some made up exercise they talk about. This is a deep trust that they coach has a great trust with the players and parents. the Shedricks loved the plan last year, the Rahim's loved it pre cover even as a highly sought recruit and the DAD being a NBA guy still. Pre Covid changed that but he can not get minutes to be a expert at the Pack Line, to add strength. It is not about leaving early, it is about maximizing the players and the programs success. No one can possibly know that Hunter would get that good that quickly and that strong. He is still scratching the surface of what he can be. He lost a year in high school and badly needed the work. He played 19 minutes per game in his 2nd year on campus and these guys know what it takes. Covid also took it off McCorkle but he was going that way and they are targeting the next recruits as well. Two kids are factoring into their recruiting with the appeal of being there 5 years and with summers, getting masters degrees. These are kids whose parents always stressed academics. So be it if it gets used less in college basketball. The programs using it love the result. Fans can choose to think Hunter would have got that far playing three years but someone who knows a great deal more about all the facts is helping with the decisions and baked it into the culture. That strength and individual skill work is way more intensive during that year than regular practice and games. Pack Line alone takes so much time and if your A 2,3,4 and playing Swiss army as a versatile defender guarding 3 or 4 body types you best be strong, especially if you lost a year of high school. On the other side, imagine how sloppy some of these guys cut of screens to shoot or pass or drive , all three refined skills that need intensive drill work with people that are great teaching it. Players improving, teams being great, not blue blood talent are built by design with specific details. The development of these players is off the charts. Ones usually have great handles and heady games so they are less likely. Also players are not forced to due this. Murphy choose UVA for Bennett and academics and wanted to redshirt but again Covid sent him to a waiver that he eventually would not need and now is soaring into the 1st round because those NBA watches development more than before. They love young guys obviously but are not going to miss on the next Brogdon type and Hunter would have never gone 4th after 3 regular years because when they saw him devour players at three positions they knew had had transformed himself.
Intrigued as heck by him. Have seen so little of him .
Awesome. Truck drivers are vital to everyone. Not everyone can do it.
$4000 a week without the hassle of owning equipment.
Self driving trucks will eliminate any pending driver shortage. Possibly the opposite effect...unemployed truck drivers looking for new jobs.
And he wanted to be here.
We don’t even have real hoverboards yet so I have zero faith in this.