he is the best player on Ark HANDS DOWN. He can't do it all himself but if he gets some people and players around him he could be something special.
I fear what Fortson could turn into....
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We may have disagreed earlier, but there is no disagreement on this point. That kid is good. He has great ball control and sees the floor very well. If Beverly comes back for them next year that will be a stout backcourt.
they really are the youngest team in the SEC...they will be the competing with us for the West next year. If you dont think Clark isnt going to fill it up from 3 pt range the next 3 years, you are dead wrong...They also get Washington back along with Welsh one more year...
Our energy level was the difference today. 1st half- we had very little....2nd half- it was tremendous.
Our energy level was the difference today. 1st half- we had very little....2nd half- it was tremendous.
They will be a very formidable opponent next year. Washington is underrated, and alot of people dont know about Fortson because every one has written off the SEC as a rebuilding conference and not worrying about us. I think the same is happening to Ravern. Hes very talented but alot of people arent noticing what hes done because the SEC is an afterthought in the world of college basketball right now.
I guarantee you the other 11 teams in the conference are saying the same thing about Dee Bost. Fortson will be a very good player for Ark. for the next few years. It will be fun to watch him and Bost go head to head during that time, and also it'll be fun to watch both our teams develop and go at one another over the next few years because we're both so young. Call me biased if you want, but I think we have slightly better young guys right now, and I think we have an edge in coaching too. Nevertheless, Arkansas will be tough for the next few years at least, and it should be fun watching us battle it out.
Agreed. The way Dee watched the floor today was great. He doesnt just run down the court like a maniac like jamont did. I think hes the reason I'm ok with not having jamont here anymore. When you have a guy that runs the point that can go an entire without a turnover as a freshman and score more than 20 points, you know you have a special player. His shot is very confident, and he rarely makes a questionable pass to another teamout. He has great ball handling skills. Hes not as flashy as Fortson, but i think hes a way more efficient court manager than Fortson. Im biased as well, but I think in the long term we got the better PG.
And no I'm not talking about the NBA. If you were at the game, he went into a little temper tantrum down on their bench during a timeout and pulled a Jamoney and sat on the bench while the rest of the team huddled up. He needs to get his emotions under control or it will be the end of him.
Good player, very fast, very elusive, can drive to the goal and score. He forces the point.
What else can he do much better?
What else can he do much better?
thatll be hard since he is in the Ukraine gettin the big bucks. kids these days call it 'paper'...so i hear.mstatefan88 said:
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Bost has dominated him both times they played this year. Yeah, he's a good player, but we've got a better one.
Fortson's a terrible shooter, but he has great quickness and good handles to go along with the quickness. As it is right now, he's shooting around 27% from three which is pretty bad. He and Dee are in a similar position in that neither one is a great shooter but are good at other aspects of the game. So if either one learns to be a consistent shooter, then they'd be really tough to guard.