Jarell Martin

 I wish this were true but I don’t think so. Like I said on this website before I know Jarell personally, and he just still has a ton of growth to go. This is only his 5th full year playing basketball, he’s stuck in between position, he fancies himself a small forward, but in the pros they may want him to be a 4 and he has a below average wingspan. He will always work hard but he’s still learning. Some background info, he played in class B high school basketball in Lousiana, that’s the 2nd lowest level of basketball in Louisiana. For comparison, Big Baby, Tasmin Mitchell, Brandon Bass and Tyrus Thomas played in 5A, Marcus Thornton played in 4A. I played class B high school, I’m 5’7 and I played in a 3 guard set guarding the small forward position. I say that to say by size alone, Jarell had a tremendous advantage. He was a good athlete coming from, and LSU will always improve your athleticism, and for him it has. He’s not Wiggins but he’s probably a Thaddeus Young level athlete. (That’s definitely not bad) He can make three’s but he’s not really a 3 point shooter. 

I just feel like he has a ton of things working against him for today’s NBA. He also sometimes have some of the wrong people from the neighborhood telling him things. I hope he stays at least one more year, to play with Ben Simmons and show he can blend it on the team and he can contintue to grow as a player. Grow as an individual and team player, and find a niche to work in the NBA. But I really hope he can be a lottery pick, when someone makes it from Baton Rouge, we all support them.

 I wish this were true but I don’t think so. Like I said on this website before I know Jarell personally, and he just still has a ton of growth to go. This is only his 5th full year playing basketball, he’s stuck in between position, he fancies himself a small forward, but in the pros they may want him to be a 4 and he has a below average wingspan. He will always work hard but he’s still learning. Some background info, he played in class B high school basketball in Lousiana, that’s the 2nd lowest level of basketball in Louisiana. For comparison, Big Baby, Tasmin Mitchell, Brandon Bass and Tyrus Thomas played in 5A, Marcus Thornton played in 4A. I played class B high school, I’m 5’7 and I played in a 3 guard set guarding the small forward position. I say that to say by size alone, Jarell had a tremendous advantage. He was a good athlete coming from, and LSU will always improve your athleticism, and for him it has. He’s not Wiggins but he’s probably a Thaddeus Young level athlete. (That’s definitely not bad) He can make three’s but he’s not really a 3 point shooter. 

I just feel like he has a ton of things working against him for today’s NBA. He also sometimes have some of the wrong people from the neighborhood telling him things. I hope he stays at least one more year, to play with Ben Simmons and show he can blend it on the team and he can contintue to grow as a player. Grow as an individual and team player, and find a niche to work in the NBA. But I really hope he can be a lottery pick, when someone makes it from Baton Rouge, we all support them.

 I think he can succeed but I just don’t think he needs to come out this year or next. He still has some things on and off of the court that he needs to take care of. Speaking of the body, LSU is trying to help him with that. He’s still growing into it. When he was 14, he was a 6’3" freshman wide receiver at Glen Oaks, then he transferred schools when he moved and grew 6 inches over the summer, then he had no choice but to play basketball. It’s like the weight just came with the height, he was a stick figure. 

 I think he can succeed but I just don’t think he needs to come out this year or next. He still has some things on and off of the court that he needs to take care of. Speaking of the body, LSU is trying to help him with that. He’s still growing into it. When he was 14, he was a 6’3" freshman wide receiver at Glen Oaks, then he transferred schools when he moved and grew 6 inches over the summer, then he had no choice but to play basketball. It’s like the weight just came with the height, he was a stick figure. 

 he looks like a tweener all the way and not the good type. big body, but his length kinda stinks for a 4. ball skills aren’t good enough for a 3 and his shot is meh. i find his teammate jordan mickey a much more intriguing prospect. long arms, good quickness for a 4, playmaking ability defensively with his shot blocking and he’s already one of the better mid-range shooting bigs in the country.

 he looks like a tweener all the way and not the good type. big body, but his length kinda stinks for a 4. ball skills aren’t good enough for a 3 and his shot is meh. i find his teammate jordan mickey a much more intriguing prospect. long arms, good quickness for a 4, playmaking ability defensively with his shot blocking and he’s already one of the better mid-range shooting bigs in the country.