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I say get him out there at TE next fall and by mid-January Chambers canl have him again.
The basketball team needs him a whole lot more than the football team....I say get him out there at TE next fall and by mid-January Chambers canl have him again.
6' 9" and it says he's a guard? What am I missing? He' got to be a forward or center or he's the next Magic Johnson.
I missed the part where they said he was a guard... he's a stretch 4, all day long.6' 9" and it says he's a guard? What am I missing? He' got to be a forward or center or he's the next Magic Johnson.
6' 9" and it says he's a guard? What am I missing? He' got to be a forward or center or he's the next Magic Johnson.
Word is that he is, in fact, diving for loose balls and pursuing every rebound. The biggest factor in defense and rebounding is will, not skill. If he continues to work like this during real games, and not just practice and exhibition games, then he will likely motivate others to do the same. Could be a real impact even if he doesn't play a ton of minutes compared to Watkins/Stevens.Yep, mistakes like that make the author look uninformed.....
He looks like a rebounding machine to me. Just what last year's team lacked. And maybe he can be a good sized defensive stopper as well, given time, another ingredient PSU has been missing.....
Word is that he is, in fact, diving for loose balls and pursuing every rebound. The biggest factor in defense and rebounding is will, not skill. If he continues to work like this during real games, and not just practice and exhibition games, then he will likely motivate others to do the same. Could be a real impact even if he doesn't play a ton of minutes compared to Watkins/Stevens.
Word is that he is, in fact, diving for loose balls and pursuing every rebound. The biggest factor in defense and rebounding is will, not skill. If he continues to work like this during real games, and not just practice and exhibition games, then he will likely motivate others to do the same. Could be a real impact even if he doesn't play a ton of minutes compared to Watkins/Stevens.
Agressiveness, positioning, and anticipation all fall under the "will" umbrella... guys can be great rebounders at less than 6' 9" as well. Being tall, strong, and athletic sure doesn't hurt though.I agree will and aggressiveness, along with basic positioning and anticipation, make great rebounders. but it also helps if a college player is 6'9" and built like a TE....
Agressiveness, positioning, and anticipation all fall under the "will" umbrella... guys can be great rebounders at less than 6' 9" as well. Being tall, strong, and athletic sure doesn't hurt though.
Imagine the improvement that Watkins will have the chance to achieve, playing against another athletic-ish (lets not make him the second coming of Kevin McHale just yet) big man in practice every day. Harrar will also improve his skills by playing against Watkins. As we've seen in football, it's not enough to have just a first team worth of talented players, you need talented second and third team guys to challenge and push the starters.
Watkins is talented, but he's not the second coming of Kevin McHale either
You are underestimating Mike Watkins. He is going to be all big ten before he’s done at Penn State and will get a shot at playing in the NBA. His offensive game isn’t advanced now, but his defense and rebounding are very good and will get better once he learns how to avoid foul trouble.
Harrar, I think, doesn’t have as high of a top end, but has the chance to bring a lot of the intangibles that good teams need to win. I think of those pesky Iowa forwards, who always seemed to get a loose ball, hit an open 15 footer, and be in the right place for a offensive outback or draw a charge.