15 points and 16 rebounds late in the game for Washington fwiw. Didn’t watch. Btw I am very happy with Williams.
Former transfer target Osobor tonight
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That would have been a horrible front court with free throws. Amari will probably be 50 percent or under this season.
Williams is a low-budget superhero, no doubt at all about that.
But we already had Williams locked up when we were in heavy talks with Osobor. It was us getting Garrison that drove Osobor off, I believe as we intended due to the $2 million he was wanting.
But we already had Williams locked up when we were in heavy talks with Osobor. It was us getting Garrison that drove Osobor off, I believe as we intended due to the $2 million he was wanting.
Subject to change, but I'd rather have Williams. Couldn't play them together.
Five point win over UC Davis is all I need to hear.
Not so hot at the FT stripe.
Washington is gonna suck so who cares. He got his bag, but Williams is just as good and I hope he works on FT’s too.
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I prefer Williams as well. Fun to watch. He is a career 63% FT shooter so not horrendous even though he'll make us squirm in a close game.
I think it’s because of his hand size and no spin on the ball. He shoots just like Shaq did. Hopefully he can make it work. I hope they don’t hack him late in games or else Garrison will have to be in.
I like the way Williams grabs the rebound and brings the ball up the court
Id take Carr over Osobor with Carrs ability to shoot and pass. Osobor is an absolute bull though that id love to have though.
Somewhat of a line drive shot as well. His arms finish out more than up
I mean we're not hurting from size.
7'0" 262
6'11" 235
6'10" 250
6'7" 244
Our PG is 6'2" 208 and wings 6'4" 215 and 6'5" 220.
We ain't getting pushed around very much this year at any position. Gone are the days of a 6'8" 185 fresh playing 30 minutes per game.
7'0" 262
6'11" 235
6'10" 250
6'7" 244
Our PG is 6'2" 208 and wings 6'4" 215 and 6'5" 220.
We ain't getting pushed around very much this year at any position. Gone are the days of a 6'8" 185 fresh playing 30 minutes per game.
At the 5 position, we had 18 pts, 17 reb, 8 a, 4 to.
Osobor had 15 pts, 17 reb, 3 a, 6 to, in about the same amount of time.
I think we did ok.
Osobor had 15 pts, 17 reb, 3 a, 6 to, in about the same amount of time.
I think we did ok.
At the other inside position, they had: 20 pts, 5 reb, 0 a, 0 to.
we had: 22 pts, 4 reb, 4 a, 0 t.o. in a little less time than their other bigs.
we had: 22 pts, 4 reb, 4 a, 0 t.o. in a little less time than their other bigs.
I don't think it was Williams or Osobor. I think Almonor was who we added because we didn't get Osobor. May have meant less minutes for Carr, IDK. Osobor would have certainly helped our rebounding, maybe our defense. But he wouldn't have the 3pt shooting those 2 have.
I think he was looking for an NIL payday bigger than we were willing to pay. He got that at Washington.
That's exactly what it is. Hand size is a big deal in terms of spin on the ball.
It wasn’t an either/or with Williams. They could have played together. IMO Osobor was shopping himself for the highest bid and was going to join his former coach at Washington when the matched the offer . I believe Pope sensed this on Osobors visit.
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Glad it worked out how it did with UK getting the 3-time defensive player of the year with Williams as a rim protector and Carr's perimeter game. I know it's one game but getting 5 assists from Garrison coming off the bench who only averaged 1.5 APG with OK State was nice to see. 6 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists & 2 steals.
Hand size is a factor. But it does not prevent you from shooting it with good spin. He just needs to put it on his fingers, not the palm. Like when one of us shoot with one of those 8" balls, or going to an extreme with a nerf ball.
But it's not just the spin, it's as much if not more the arc. The flatter a shot you shoot, the lower your odds of making it because of the angle the ball is coming at the rim makes the rim smaller. There is a limit to that though, you don't want to shoot it with such a high arc that you lose consistency in either direction or distance. Did you know the rim is wide enough for 2 balls to go thru it at once? I used to shoot FTs for fun shooting them about 25-30' high, and could make about half of those.
That's how it went down. Trilly and other insiders started reporting we were out with Osboro while he was still in Lexington for his visit. Then Garrison called (while Osboro was in Lexington) and Pope took his commitment. It was clear he wanted too much money. The timing on everything seemed weird, but I'm pretty sure Carr committed while he was still in Philly for his Villanova visit.
I really wanted Osobor but I'm happy with how everything worked out. Williams is an elite defender and passer and I think Carr will eventually be our best all-around player.