Funny because I have heard him being compared to Kevin Garnet by ESPN analysis. He is a 6'10 (4) He can shoot over most guys guarding him, he has a mid range jumper. And Post moves are much easier to learn than learning how to dribble, and pass. Plus He understands the game from the back court in.
he will be a star in the NBA in two to three years. And that's because I am allowing to make sure he is done growing, and he can start filling in that frame. But he will be an immediate impact player. He has better all around potential than Oden did from OSU, coming out.
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gamekeeper, on 04 April 2012 - 09:00 AM, said:
Funny because I have heard him being compared to Kevin Garnet by ESPN analysis. He is a 6'10 (4) He can shoot over most guys guarding him, he has a mid range jumper. And Post moves are much easier to learn than learning how to dribble, and pass. Plus He understands the game from the back court in.
he will be a star in the NBA in two to three years. And that's because I am allowing to make sure he is done growing, and he can start filling in that frame. But he will be an immediate impact player. He has better all around potential than Oden did from OSU, coming out.
he will be a star in the NBA in two to three years. And that's because I am allowing to make sure he is done growing, and he can start filling in that frame. But he will be an immediate impact player. He has better all around potential than Oden did from OSU, coming out.
I hope you are right but I see him more as a thin Blake Griffin......
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Davis was on Jimmy Kimmel last night. First thing he said he was going to get was a "Bentley" Go big or go home...
He still hasn't announced, but his mom wants him to stay in school, and his dad told him he crazy for staying.
He didn't declare on the air last night, but from his mannerism, and tone. He is gone, and will be the number one draft.
He is also taller and longer than Griffin, and Griffin last time I checked is doing very well in the NBA. So even he is only a Griffin, as you put it Vic, I wouldn't call that a failure.
He still hasn't announced, but his mom wants him to stay in school, and his dad told him he crazy for staying.
He didn't declare on the air last night, but from his mannerism, and tone. He is gone, and will be the number one draft.
He is also taller and longer than Griffin, and Griffin last time I checked is doing very well in the NBA. So even he is only a Griffin, as you put it Vic, I wouldn't call that a failure.
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gamekeeper, on 06 April 2012 - 09:00 AM, said:
Davis was on Jimmy Kimmel last night. First thing he said he was going to get was a "Bentley" Go big or go home...
He still hasn't announced, but his mom wants him to stay in school, and his dad told him he crazy for staying.
He didn't declare on the air last night, but from his mannerism, and tone. He is gone, and will be the number one draft.
He is also taller and longer than Griffin, and Griffin last time I checked is doing very well in the NBA. So even he is only a Griffin, as you put it Vic, I wouldn't call that a failure.
He still hasn't announced, but his mom wants him to stay in school, and his dad told him he crazy for staying.
He didn't declare on the air last night, but from his mannerism, and tone. He is gone, and will be the number one draft.
He is also taller and longer than Griffin, and Griffin last time I checked is doing very well in the NBA. So even he is only a Griffin, as you put it Vic, I wouldn't call that a failure.
Where did I say he would be a failure?
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Thomas returning for his junior year.
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http://insider.espn....all-officiating
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Jay Bilas brings up some interesting points. Some points I think that would affect Crafts defensive style. If you haven't read; this it is worth a read, if you like college basketball he brings up some really valid points.
One area I totally agree with him on is the Time outs he wants to elimate some timeouts. There is way to much stoppage in college basketball.
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Jay Bilas brings up some interesting points. Some points I think that would affect Crafts defensive style. If you haven't read; this it is worth a read, if you like college basketball he brings up some really valid points.
One area I totally agree with him on is the Time outs he wants to elimate some timeouts. There is way to much stoppage in college basketball.
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Not an insider so I can't read it all.
I'd like to see the college game officiated more like an NBA game.....
let the guys play and please eliminate the charge rule. Stupid rule anyway.
I'd like to see the college game officiated more like an NBA game.....
let the guys play and please eliminate the charge rule. Stupid rule anyway.
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Whoops didn't think about that. Actually that is kind of bilas said, refering to the referee like the NBA. also the charge rule was discussed alot in the article. He doesn't like how it is called in the college game.
One point i think is valid, is that the college referee's are independently contracted by the NCAA instead of being run by the NCAA to mandate that they call the game correctly
Another point:
In college hoops right now, there is too much impeding (bumping and chucking) an offensive player off his intended path. A defender can beat a cutter to a spot and make that player go around him but cannot bump the player and ride him off his cut. Similarly, a driver coming off of a ball screen cannot be bumped off his path by a help defender who is hedging hard behind that screen.
I liked this one.
College officials have become far too demonstrative in making their calls. Whether it is signaling a charge or identifying a player who has been fouled, there is no reason to jump around, signal the call three or four times or have a scowl on one's face while doing it. Too many officials are acting like clowns out there and more closely resemble Enrico Palazzo from "The Naked Gun" than mature professionals. Is this a capital offense?
He went on issues with lane violations, and time outs. That there is way to many time outs in college basketball. Which I totally agree with.
(I) I am in favor of eliminating the "use it or lose it" timeout in the first half and would like to see timeouts reduced significantly. There are too many media timeouts to allow coaches to have so many.
(II) There is no reason for college basketball to continue, year after year, to fail to address the current media timeout mess. We have far too many situations in which coaches call a timeout right before a media timeout so there is a five-minute break in action. That is ridiculous.
(III) I am in favor of only having players in possession of the ball calling timeouts, not coaches on the sidelines or other players on the floor.
(IV) The scoring team should not be able to call a timeout immediately after making a field goal. Once the ball goes through the net, you no longer have possession of the ball, so how can you call a timeout?
(V) This is controversial, but I think we should consider allowing timeouts to be called only when there is a dead ball. I cannot think of another sport in which timeout can be called when the ball is in play. Why should a player being trapped or in trouble be allowed to call a timeout to get out of that trouble? This is certainly worthy of discussion.
(VI) When a timeout is called in the backcourt, there should not be a reset of the 10-second count. College basketball is way behind on this one, and way behind in timeouts in general.
One point i think is valid, is that the college referee's are independently contracted by the NCAA instead of being run by the NCAA to mandate that they call the game correctly
Another point:
In college hoops right now, there is too much impeding (bumping and chucking) an offensive player off his intended path. A defender can beat a cutter to a spot and make that player go around him but cannot bump the player and ride him off his cut. Similarly, a driver coming off of a ball screen cannot be bumped off his path by a help defender who is hedging hard behind that screen.
I liked this one.
College officials have become far too demonstrative in making their calls. Whether it is signaling a charge or identifying a player who has been fouled, there is no reason to jump around, signal the call three or four times or have a scowl on one's face while doing it. Too many officials are acting like clowns out there and more closely resemble Enrico Palazzo from "The Naked Gun" than mature professionals. Is this a capital offense?
He went on issues with lane violations, and time outs. That there is way to many time outs in college basketball. Which I totally agree with.
(I) I am in favor of eliminating the "use it or lose it" timeout in the first half and would like to see timeouts reduced significantly. There are too many media timeouts to allow coaches to have so many.
(II) There is no reason for college basketball to continue, year after year, to fail to address the current media timeout mess. We have far too many situations in which coaches call a timeout right before a media timeout so there is a five-minute break in action. That is ridiculous.
(III) I am in favor of only having players in possession of the ball calling timeouts, not coaches on the sidelines or other players on the floor.
(IV) The scoring team should not be able to call a timeout immediately after making a field goal. Once the ball goes through the net, you no longer have possession of the ball, so how can you call a timeout?
(V) This is controversial, but I think we should consider allowing timeouts to be called only when there is a dead ball. I cannot think of another sport in which timeout can be called when the ball is in play. Why should a player being trapped or in trouble be allowed to call a timeout to get out of that trouble? This is certainly worthy of discussion.
(VI) When a timeout is called in the backcourt, there should not be a reset of the 10-second count. College basketball is way behind on this one, and way behind in timeouts in general.
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I don't like his opinion of points 4 & 5 regarding timeouts...
I'm such an NBA guy, I'd like to see some of their rules used......advancing the ball to half court after a timeout, etc....
I'm such an NBA guy, I'd like to see some of their rules used......advancing the ball to half court after a timeout, etc....
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RonnyD, on 08 May 2012 - 02:52 PM, said:
Trey Burke is rated 8th best?? No way. He should be right up there with Aaron.
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cubbies4life, on 09 May 2012 - 02:28 AM, said:
Trey Burke is rated 8th best?? No way. He should be right up there with Aaron.
Agreed.
I think Peyton Siva is getting a little over-hyped based on Louisville's run to the Final Four. He was a good player for them, but still plays out of control, has a poor outside shot, and questionable decision making. He may be top 5 based on talent alone, but otherwise not sure about #2.
Burke won't surprise anyone next year (as he did for a while this year), but he's going to be called on to do even more for UM next year.
I also think someone like Keith Appling or Myck Kabongo may rise toward the top this year. It's hard to project that in a ranking such as this, but they are ultra-talented guys who will be starting their second year at the PG position. I expect both to make big jumps on this "list."
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Is it odd that Craft had surgery 3 weeks ago yesterday, and this is the first anyone's heard about it? He's been attending classes with a boot on and his foot propped up, and yet no one's said a word?
And then the only quotes are from Dad? No comments from Aaron or his coach? Just seems odd to me.
And then the only quotes are from Dad? No comments from Aaron or his coach? Just seems odd to me.
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Yes, I saw a picture of him in class with that brand new buckeye red boot three weeks ago. It probably took a quiet basketball news time for this to surface and dad is easy to get a hold of.
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Albany coach Will Brown said after game that Aaron Craft will play in NBA for 10 years. "He just gets better every year." #buckbk
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Posted 14 January 2013 - 08:09 PM
I now live in Lafayette and went to see Ohio State play Purdue last week. I was 14 rows from the floor. Aaron had a good game scoring 13 of his 15 points in the 2nd half. What was interesting was the dislike purdue fans had for 2 players on Ohio ST. Thomas because he left Indiana to play college basketball. The other? Aaron. One idiot was yelllng at Aaron saying he sucked and he gets away with murder. I told him to have a nice night as he left the arena early since Ohio St iced the game and asked him if he would like Aaron's autograph.
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