Hood playing for Duke on ESPN vs. Kansas
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Nobody, indeed. Hood is playing pretty solid, but at a school like Duke he's the 3rd or 4th best player. Analysts are talking about him as a multi-year guy. Wish he would have stuck it out and been a big fish in a small pond, but I can't really blame him. Caldwell-Pope proved you can play for a **** team and still make it. I guess it just takes a special kind of person.
I have a sibling who went to Davidson and I follow them casually, and as well coached as they are there is zero talent at Davidson. Not necessarily UNC-Asheville but not far ahead.
Hood was named captain of the Duke team. He will be a first round draft pick. Let's not get totally ridiculous on here .
You didn't say an untalented team. You said a nobody. Davidson is not a nobody to any educated basketball fan.
I agree... 1st rounder.. So do the scouts... Parker might be #1 though... He is a beast...
http://www.nbadraft.net/2014mock_draft
Hood looks like he's bulked up a bit, but he's got to become more aggressive and be stronger with the ball. He looked like a timid freshman at times last night. That wasn't a lottery performance.
Davidson is one of those teams that gets into the NCAA tournament pretty often as their conference champions. Although they probably get beat in the first round almost every time, I do think that they were one of the Cinderrella teams one year that made it to the Sweet 16 or Elite 8. Most years, they would be competitive with most BCS conference teams.
TL;DR version: Davidson is not a nobody.
TL;DR version: Davidson is not a nobody.
I agree, he was trying to pass too much...
He needs to shoot more, but with Parker on my team I would pass too...
He needs to shoot more, but with Parker on my team I would pass too...
He is a team captain before stepping foot on the court.
He is ranked anywhere from the early 20s to the early 50s on all reputable or semi-reputable draft sites- after having not played for a year.
And Davidson is a 'nobody'? Really? I know you follow college basketball, how the 17 can you come to that conclusion? They arent Kansas, but they also arent Northern Illinois. Now THATS a nobody team. And its been a nobody for years.
Davidson has made the NCAAs 6 times since 2002, made it the last 2 seasons in a row, and has won the conference 9 times since 2001. How are they a nobody?
Hood may be Duke's 4th best player, but that would still make him a fantastic college player. I would argue he is in fact better than 4th, but hey thats all opinion.
Here is what isnt opinion- 16.5ppg, 6rpg, 3apg all while shooting 67% from the floor. These numbers are against a decent team and an incredible team.
I wouldnt be surprised if his scoring drops off, or if his minutes drop some as the rotations become more set. And if he ends up averaging 14, 5, and 2 on a loaded Duke team, I would say thats fandamntastic.
Oh, and that dig on how playing for a **** team and making it big takes a special kind of person is funny as hell. Making it big always takes a special kind of person. Doesnt matter if you are at KU, UGA, or even an apparent nobody like Davidson. Anyone that makes it is a special kind of person. As in they have special talent.
It could easily be said that being an elite player and choosing to play at a perennially ****** program does take a special kind of person. And calling them special isnt a compliment.
You're not telling me anything new, but in the land of haves and have nots Davidson is still a college that plays the Woffords, Emorys, and Milwaukees of the world. Davidson is a nobody as is any Sun Belt football team. Not taking anything away from them by making the dance but you're equating them going 6 times in 11 years to Duke or someone. Is Penn not a nobody also, although they've been to the tournament 23 times?
Didn't mean to ruffle any feathers, just beating a depleted Davidson team doesn't do anything for me. Again, you're talking to a guy who has family members who breathe Davidson basketball.
I'm rooting for Hood, and my team needs a F/G in the early 2nd round and I'd love to have him. I'm just not ready to crown him king of the kingdom because he left MSU to become a starter at Duke.
Didn't mean to ruffle any feathers, just beating a depleted Davidson team doesn't do anything for me. Again, you're talking to a guy who has family members who breathe Davidson basketball.
I'm rooting for Hood, and my team needs a F/G in the early 2nd round and I'd love to have him. I'm just not ready to crown him king of the kingdom because he left MSU to become a starter at Duke.
Watching last night he looked as a player to be very similar to what he was when he was here IMO except Duke let's him initiate the offense more (but he would have done that here after Bost anyway).
I see a good player that will player in the league some but I don't see a guy I'd expect to go in the lottery just based on what I saw last night.
I see a good player that will player in the league some but I don't see a guy I'd expect to go in the lottery just based on what I saw last night.
If he can keep his 3 point shooting consistent at over 40%, with his height and other skills, he can be a lottery pick.
Mattresses can be talked about, p90x can be discussed, cell phone coverage can be complained about, the city of Jackson can be ripped on for days at a time every couple weeks or so- but discussing an exMSU college athlete who is also from Mississippi? Nope, thats where the line is drawn.
I'm with you on this. I am interested in Hood b/c he transferred to a school that is a lot better than State. It's not like he went to Troy.
But we has a tradishun!
Robert Jackson
Gary Ervin
Da' Delks
Hansbrough
Osby
Houston
Sharpe
Rimmer
Goodridge
What else are we gonna talk about during basketball season?
Robert Jackson
Gary Ervin
Da' Delks
Hansbrough
Osby
Houston
Sharpe
Rimmer
Goodridge
What else are we gonna talk about during basketball season?
I don't care about Deville Smith updates as much. And Deville was basically kicked off. Hood left under his own accord. It's a more interesting story.
Also, Long tore it up last year at ULL. Josh Grey had a decent freshmen season at Texas Tech but left when Tubby got hired. He then committed to Florida State, but decommitted. And I have been unable to find anything on DJ Gardener beyond his first year of JUCO. I do like to keep up with these guys, just to see what we missed out on.
I agree somewhat, but hood deciding to leave is what made it a complete rebuilding project.
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