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- Posted on: Thu, 10/31/2013 - 10:52am #52477
lisergxParticipantTwo five star recruits made there decisions today. Kevon Looney, the 11th ranked player on the ESPN top 100, chose UCLA and Devin Booker, the 18th ranked player on the ESPN top 100, chose Kentucky. I don’t really like Kevon Looney to UCLA it does not seem like the right fit I thought he was going to Duke. Devin now joins Karls Towns and Tyler Ulis for Kentucky and later today, at around 6:00 eastern time on ESPNU, James Blackmon Jr will make his commitment, a lot of people have him going to Kentucky as well.
P.S. Florida got athletic forward Devin Robinson yesterday, Robinson made the biggest jump out of everyone in the top 100 from 78 to 28.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 10/31/2013 - 11:39am #846416
SiggyParticipantHow does Looney at UCLA not seem like the right fit? His style can play anywhere because of how versatile he is and he’ll get minutes right off the bat.
Booker going to UK was inevitable but I don’t think it was the right choice for him. Booker’s a pure shooter and UK hardly even runs plays for shooters. They’re just outlets for drive and kicks.
Blackmon wants to run some point too bc of his size so that might give him pause as Ulis is a pure point and only a point, who projects to be more of a 3-4 yr guy.
Robinson is a great get for Florida and he’ll flourish in their ball screen heavy system. It’s a system that really benefits shooters and he’s one of the best shooters in the class.
0- Posted on: Thu, 10/31/2013 - 1:05pm #846442
lisergxParticipantI am worried Looney may become a Kyle Anderson 2.0, but then again he will have the team all to himself basically while Kyle had to compete with Shabazz and Jordan Adams, and they have very different play styles; I just thought Duke would have been a better choice. I kind of agree with you about Booker’s choice of Kentucky, but with drivers you need shooters who can open things up.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 10/31/2013 - 1:05pm #846550
lisergxParticipantI am worried Looney may become a Kyle Anderson 2.0, but then again he will have the team all to himself basically while Kyle had to compete with Shabazz and Jordan Adams, and they have very different play styles; I just thought Duke would have been a better choice. I kind of agree with you about Booker’s choice of Kentucky, but with drivers you need shooters who can open things up.
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- Posted on: Thu, 10/31/2013 - 11:39am #846525
SiggyParticipantHow does Looney at UCLA not seem like the right fit? His style can play anywhere because of how versatile he is and he’ll get minutes right off the bat.
Booker going to UK was inevitable but I don’t think it was the right choice for him. Booker’s a pure shooter and UK hardly even runs plays for shooters. They’re just outlets for drive and kicks.
Blackmon wants to run some point too bc of his size so that might give him pause as Ulis is a pure point and only a point, who projects to be more of a 3-4 yr guy.
Robinson is a great get for Florida and he’ll flourish in their ball screen heavy system. It’s a system that really benefits shooters and he’s one of the best shooters in the class.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 10/31/2013 - 1:38pm #846454
LazarusMunozParticipantI’m gonna say Blackmon Jr will re-commit to The Hoosiers
0 - Posted on: Thu, 10/31/2013 - 1:38pm #846563
LazarusMunozParticipantI’m gonna say Blackmon Jr will re-commit to The Hoosiers
0 - Posted on: Thu, 10/31/2013 - 2:12pm #846458
qDizzle32ParticipantI don’t think UCLA was a bad choice for Looney. First of all, Ben Howland is gone (thank god). UCLA is now a different program being ran by Steve Alford. The Wear brothers will be graduating, eliminating the Top 2 PF spots. Kyle Anderson who played a lot of 4 last year and still could this year already said he plans for leaving for the NBA after this year. Alford seems like a good coach from what his success at New Mexico and I also believe he was a great fit for that program which is great after how big of a mess last years team was, despite all the talent they had.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 10/31/2013 - 2:12pm #846567
qDizzle32ParticipantI don’t think UCLA was a bad choice for Looney. First of all, Ben Howland is gone (thank god). UCLA is now a different program being ran by Steve Alford. The Wear brothers will be graduating, eliminating the Top 2 PF spots. Kyle Anderson who played a lot of 4 last year and still could this year already said he plans for leaving for the NBA after this year. Alford seems like a good coach from what his success at New Mexico and I also believe he was a great fit for that program which is great after how big of a mess last years team was, despite all the talent they had.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 10/31/2013 - 2:22pm #846464
MalcolmxParticipantI think Booker going to UK is good. He is a player in the Doron Lamb Mold.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 10/31/2013 - 2:22pm #846573
MalcolmxParticipantI think Booker going to UK is good. He is a player in the Doron Lamb Mold.
0 - Posted on: Fri, 11/01/2013 - 3:47am #846652
Velvet HoopParticipantSomeone said Looney as Kyle Anderson 2.0? I don’t follow that comparison. They aren’t remotely similar players.
Disagree that Booker is a pure shooter. He shot .337 from the field and .400 from 3 during the EYBL season. Whereas Blackmon shot .542 from the floor and .475 from 3 and he had more attempts than Booker. The main difference in these two players, other than shooting percentage, is that Blackmon can create off the dribble and Booker cannot. Blackmon’s 73 assists to 21 turnovers is a 3.5:1 ratio, where Booker had 48 assists and 52 turnovers for a little less than 1:1. Granted Booker has a reputation as being a shooter, but I would argue that this is more a function of his lack of other offensive skills. Obviously though, Booker has better size to play the wing going forward.
Devin Robinson has had a unbelievable year. This time last year he had a few mid majors offering and a year later was choosing between Indiana and Florida.
0 - Posted on: Fri, 11/01/2013 - 3:47am #846543
Velvet HoopParticipantSomeone said Looney as Kyle Anderson 2.0? I don’t follow that comparison. They aren’t remotely similar players.
Disagree that Booker is a pure shooter. He shot .337 from the field and .400 from 3 during the EYBL season. Whereas Blackmon shot .542 from the floor and .475 from 3 and he had more attempts than Booker. The main difference in these two players, other than shooting percentage, is that Blackmon can create off the dribble and Booker cannot. Blackmon’s 73 assists to 21 turnovers is a 3.5:1 ratio, where Booker had 48 assists and 52 turnovers for a little less than 1:1. Granted Booker has a reputation as being a shooter, but I would argue that this is more a function of his lack of other offensive skills. Obviously though, Booker has better size to play the wing going forward.
Devin Robinson has had a unbelievable year. This time last year he had a few mid majors offering and a year later was choosing between Indiana and Florida.
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