If you watch this and don’t get excited, you may not have a pulse. This kid has potential to be the enforcer we’ve been needing. Very excited to watch him at UK.
Nova Highlights
Nova Highlights
Amari Williams vs Villanova
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I’ll tell ya one thing…Pope is recruiting a squad that will be tough as nails. And if he can get that offense to click and everybody improves..you never know…
I watched this game on Peacock. Drexel won this game by 2. (It was the same day we lost to UNCW.)
I remember being impressed with Drexel's big, later discovered to be Williams. Looked like he could hold his own against anyone. I'm glad he's a Cat.
I remember being impressed with Drexel's big, later discovered to be Williams. Looked like he could hold his own against anyone. I'm glad he's a Cat.
Against a quality big man, too. He’s impressive.
Williams is a beast great shot blocker, great defender and great passer…
He's a stud. I knew he could block shots but damn that guy can pass. He might be perfect for Pope's offense.
I have watched videos and agree with everyone. The guy looks tremendous !! What I don’t understand is how he only averaged 23 minutes of playing time a game. Hopefully, he is not foul-prone. We will need his defensive prowess in the tougher games, no doubt.,
Made it :40 seconds and I'm sold he's our best defensive big since Willie.
If he can compete like that against Nova, he can compete like that against the SEC and, well, anyone for that matter. Nova isn’t some chump team.
And I need to add that he is a better passer than has been mentioned. If we spot up 3 3pt shooters with him in the post he is going to be able to find guys open. It doesn't look like the ball gets stuck on one side when he gets the ball down low.
He’s going to be really good for us! Grown man!!
Can’t wait for that Duke game. Flagg is gonna get man-handled against these grown men Pope will have in the front court.
An elite rim protector plus a big man that can pass is the perfect fit for Pope's style. Starting out with no returners on the roster, Pope has assembled quite a team to fit his system. It's incredible to see how far this roster has come along.
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Per his average, only played 23 minutes but scored 12 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and blocked 5 shots. If he can be a 12 /6/2 guy for us, with a big game every now and then, I'll be stoked.
It is weird watching college highlights about our players rather than AAU highlights. Easier to see how legit they will be next year.
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I often don't get excited about highlights on particular players because all they do is dunk or seem kinda slow of foot, etc. This guy really looks GREAT! I can't wait to see him in KY blue!
Those passes are amazing. He's going to be a lethal part of our offense.
I thought he looked a little out of shape and heavy-legged. A better pre-season conditioning program might help. Even good athletes can have bad habits about their bodies.
Jmo but I think that's their bet. They think the scheme can help these guys get looks they weren't getting before. I'm pretty confident we'll see Butler's numbers look way better. Sdsu didn't have much offense to speak of and every basket looked like pulling teeth.
Same here. Haven't watched the full Nova game but have watched a few others. He tended to look a little slow after a 4 or 5 minute stretch and then get taken out
So did this guy live in foul trouble or something? I don’t understand the 23 minutes per game after watching this. Dude’s a beast.
A quick, aggressive, explosive athlete with good hands and instincts. His quickness off the floor and long arms reminded me of Noel. Huge first get for Pope.
He's a better rebounder per minutes played than Osobor.
Only averaged two less rebounds per minute than the senior version of Oscar T.
I watched the game and he was much better on the defensive end. He is ok offensively and he had 12 points, 3 coming from a banked in three as the shot clock was expiring. But he definitely is a good post defender.
I assume that answers why he avg so few minutes. If he want to play pro he has 5 months to get in the best shape he can.
Drexel coach played 9-10 players 15-28 minutes a game
Williams averaged 1.4 fouls/game
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He was so important for Pope to keep in the fold. There will be plenty of games where he gets way more minutes than Garrison because of his rebounding and defense.
I appreciate how explain things statistically .
Our resident talent experts are wrong about Williams. He's not a mid-major prospect. I had no clue that he had a jab step and step back three point shot in the inventory. He has the whole package. He's also got a strong enough handle to be able to drive the lane from up top.
High school rankings are out the window in the era of NIL.
High school rankings are out the window in the era of NIL.
He’s exactly what last year’s team needed. He never had 5 stars beside his name so we know the rest of that story………
I've seen several write ups on rankings and more and more pundits are starting to agree that with every yr of college basketball player rating goes up by half a star.
Now that's not always the case but it seems to be fairly accurate. I think it holds true more than 5* incoming freshmen being elite.
