Interesting. I didn't know he (or any player) could just declare that.
Not one of us. Hasn't even proclaimed his love for Juicy Lucy's on twitter.
Just watch him in games now. He floated around the 3 more than he ever posted. I know the system we run plays a part in that but that is how he has always played.
So is that why he (TT) didn't play much this past season, he either refused or just wasn't ready to play inside?
TT has said it in interviews as well that he is not a center. The problem lies in the kids wanting to get into the league so they look at the prototype for their size and decide that's what they need to be. Others feed this mentality too because they want a piece of the kid if it works out. It's sad more than anything, but this staff will be honest with kids and they will play.
If I had to put my money on it I would say yes. I mean he was a 6'11 4 Star prospect from MN we had to recruit him and try to get him to accept the role of playing inside. He has always been a perimeter big. He still has potential to be a rim protector and be a floor spacing big but those guys aren't always ready year 1. That's what I saw from him. Ben Carlson is a more physical guy than TT and he struggled at Wisconsin.
100%.
There's nothing wrong with being a perimeter big in 2022, the stretch 5 is a supremely valuable player these days. Whether or not he considers himself a 5 is irrelevent. What is important with TT- can he actually turn himself into the quality rim protector his size/length suggests he should be?
Agree 100%
This is exactly what college coaches say.
I've seen him play 3 times this year which isn't a huge sample size, but he has a thick body while maintaining good athleticism. He hardly ever shoots and doesn't look for his offense. What i did notice, is that when he was in the game, he most often guarded the other team's best player, which is obviously a good sign. It seems every one of these prep schools has multiple top 20 kids in their respective classes.
Which is why his playing time was limited. We had 3-point shooters. We had more need for inside defense and rebounding.
Ben didn't recruit him.
Ben honored his commitment
Excuse gonna excuse.
My point was I don't see BJ giving "developmental minutes" in games, based on what we witnessed this year. I wasn't making an assessment on whether that was good or bad, only that that is what he does. You agree with his approach which is fine. I am just saying people should not expect to see freshmen given "developmental minutes" for the sake of development.
His role won’t be a PG for the U. PC needed him to handle the ball. But that also helped develop his overall game but he flourished with Sizzle as a wing.
So we should expect TT in the portal by April 22.
I think they’d like him to handle some ball handling from time to time at some point. Any versatility will be welcomed. What’s impressive is he flourished while the Sizzle team was a mess. Also impressive he handled the point duties over Tabor.
His tattoos say "home grown"
Correct, and that is good (smart).
I agree but if he could develop some type of inside game he would be that much harder to defend, Rickert at the college level really excelled at that, as it is opposing teams have to cover him on the perimeter which really opens up the lane for the other 4 guys.
Id also add that a man his size has no excuse not to have an inside game
Fair enough. But like Playa said ... he was a 4star from MN, so don't you have to kind at least try to recruit him?
You mean a man that's 195 lbs? More requirements to have an "inside" game than being tall. Tyler Wahl has a great inside game and he's 6'7. TT works really hard. He moved away from home to get more resources to help get better. Lets just see how it plays out.
He also wanted to be here while the rest of the roster jumped ship.
Not trying to argue but first you say he’s a shaky ball handler now you’re impressed by his ball ball handling duties at PC? He flourished while the Sizzle was a mess? I know Watson struggled but I think as a whole all the shoe teams from MN struggled against National talent. Look at D1 last year or see why Pulley doesn’t have a true Nike deal anymore. You need a Jalen, Chet, Tyus, Tre, Gary Trent to truly compete on that level. In the region Sizzle and D1 were the top 2 teams, with Sizzle being #1 in Prep Hoops. You’re posting with an agenda. Carrington also more the just a good shooter.
Gopherplaya said he was a shaky ballhandler not me. I responded saying I felt it's been much improved and dropped the line about him playing it at PC.