He also had Marvin Bagley looking like a high school kid on the offensive end (contrary to reports that he's ready for the league). Defensive stalwart JaVale McGee and his length really bothered dude.
Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86642 posts
Mon Aug-07-17 01:03 PM
1. "Re: Marvin Bagley..." In response to Reply # 0
I think it's a *bit* of a stretch to say "struggled against a 7 foot athlete with an 8 foot wingspan in one game" is equivalent to "not ready for the league."
Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86642 posts
Tue Aug-08-17 05:49 PM
12. "That's a positional difference too, obviously." In response to Reply # 9
If Bagley, a big 3/swing 4 type, is posting up on an NBA center that has 50 lbs on him and a foot longer wingspan, then of course he's trying to fade away and not looking comfortable. I don't hold that against his NBA readiness.
7. "one play in a 32 minute game" In response to Reply # 2 Tue Aug-08-17 02:49 PM by RandomFact
and i have no horse in this race. don't care either way. just saying that javale's length and older guy strength bothered the kid's offensive game. defensively he was fine.
Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86642 posts
Tue Aug-08-17 11:00 AM
4. "Still working on it." In response to Reply # 3
He's finishing his final credits with online classes this summer, and I'm sure there's a whole rigamarole to go through to insure the NCAA views those as on the up-and-up. He'd be far from the first player to take this route to reclassify, though, so as long as he followed proper protocol (something I'm sure Duke's advisers are making sure happens), I'd imagine the reclassification should be done and announced in the next week or so. Either that or an announcement that it didn't work. Should be announced soon either way.
Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86642 posts
Tue Aug-08-17 05:47 PM
11. "Word is it's the other way around." In response to Reply # 5
Duke and USC with UCLA as the dark horse. USC offering a scholly to Bagley's 7-year-old brother was a nice touch, lol.
I think ultimately, if the reclassification goes through, he'll go to Duke. If he can't reclassify, there's more time before his commitment, and things always have the possibility of getting more interesting.
it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - sherlock holmes