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Message: [QUOTE="Zelda Zonk, post: 3188098, member: 966"] Woody had 25? I thought he had like 15. I have a more 'negative' perception of our guys. Kadary—he's like a Pro out there. But, a pro on Ambien. Just sorta sleepwalking, until something randomly inspires a burst of assertiveness. He looks like he can do whatever he wants, but he only chooses to do whatever he wants sporadically. So many skills with the ball. Just crazy how he's able to get his defender off balance and out of position. And he's a really good passer. But, most of the time, he was just content to aimlessly shuffle the ball around on the perimeter. He had his hands on his hips as action was going on directly next to him. Rebounds, defense... meh. Maybe. If it's convenient. Along with the ball skills, though, he can get sloppy or overly ambitious. But, i said the same about Joe Girard, and they'll both adjust. Woody — He's very long. But, he is not a rebounder. He's a two-guard in a Damone Brown body. Very confident with his outside shot (exclusively threes, i think). Kinda like a Jerami Grant out there, but he's not going to play inside with any purpose like Grant could/would. He's got a nice handle for his length, and had a beautiful drive from the 3-pt line, all the way to the basket. Really, really nice. But, he also fumbled the ball away a few times, had it taken by Kadary once, and maybe by someone else once or twice. His jumper is low, but whatever. He doesn't shoot it when he's contested, so i don't care, as long as it's accurate. What irks me, though, is that it seems like every time i see our recruits in a high school game, our guys are far from the most assertive, aggressive players on the floor. The Langford kid who's going to Boston College—he's going to be a player. Looks like Russell Wilson. Solid, strong kid who knows what for. He would have been an asset for us. Even the Junior Mashburn—solid player, nice shot. Both of those kids were always involved, always mixing it up. Same with Kentucky's Clarke. Playing hard every possession... Which leads me to an assumption i tend to make, about how our Zone program attracts a certain 'personality' and repels the 'other' personality. I'm sure that will not be a welcomed supposition, but maybe you can discuss it with some civility? Seems obvious, though, no? So, whatever. Both these kids can be really, really good. I hope we have Woody for 3-4 years [see your doctor if it lasts for more than 4 hours]. Kadary, i don't know what to expect. I said up thread that he reminds me of Joe Dumars. I hope our staff will cultivate and motivate him, and i expect some of that discipline will come in the form of 'the stick' and less 'the carrot.' He's going to frustrate JB, but man alive, there are some rewards to be found. The announcers said multiple times that he's got all the talent in the world, but maybe doesn't know it. That they saw him on another team in back to back games and he had 30 one game and then 6 the next. "Inconsistent" and 'without a motor.' This is the time in his life when he's got to figure that out because he will be his own limiting factor. [/QUOTE]

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