NotSure
Joined: 3/09/23 Posts: 1,058
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Posted Sun, Mar 30 2:41 pm
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In response to I would keep an eye on (123456bt)
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Jasir, 6-6 190 W committed to Cal. He's unlikely to impact for 2 years.
Darrion, a stud. He grew up in Sacto, but went to Bishop Gorman his last year of high school (middle school was 7th-9th, so 3 years in h.s.).
He's 6-6 225. His 3-point % dropped 10 points from last year as he hanmdled and shot it more. In high school, Darrion was a 6-6 190 PF, a 4, a 6-6 4 at Nevada who almost averaged more rebounds than points and he needed a lot of work on his J (Alford's players always learn how to shoot better, at New Mexico, UCLA and Nevada).
He's sort of a combo forward now, 6-6 225. Texas Tech likes to use 3 Gs, a 4 who can shoot and handle it and then a 5 (Dana Altman is like that too with his best teams and he tried really hard to get Darrion to transfer from Nevada).
At UCLA, he is Eric D's worst enemy. We might lose Eric D if Darrion comes. You can call a player a W, but that doesn't make him a W.
He's also going to cost $2 million at least.
I'd rather stick with Eric D, please. If Eric D remains a 5 learning to play 4, but can hit 40%+ of his 3s and really improves his rebounding, defense, FTs and consistency, we know he can play the 4 and could still be back after Tyler and Aday go off to the NBA. Having Eric D as a SR in 2026-27 might be nice.
Darrion has 1 more year left. He's gone no matter what.
This sounds like both a bad idea and unrealistic.
Jasir sounds not ambitious enough on Cronin's part for what we need if we want a shot at the NC.
Darrion rebounds better than either Eric D or Tyler because he knows how to follow the flight of the ball and he goes to where it will land, not just run under the basket and box out while a long 3 bounces over everyone's head and the opposing team gets the highest percentage shot in college: A 3-pointer off an offensive rebound, when the shooter is in rhythm and the defense is totally scattered.
That's why Darrion was so successful as an "undersized 4."
Dennis Rodman was the best rebounder I ever saw because that's how he rebounded. I never saw Bill Russell play live. Jokic is great at following the flight of the ball. He'll get offensive rebounds standing 18n feet from the basket and either step back for a 3 or fire it to a cutting Jamal Murray for a layup. Great player.
That's how Tyrone Riley IV rebounds too, but he'll do it from a W spot and not scare Eric D off.
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