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Post by youngacesfan on Mar 31, 2021 6:04:14 GMT -6
There's plenty of high level players with skinny arms.
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Post by Tom Servo on Mar 31, 2021 7:16:47 GMT -6
Part of the reason for the "skinny arms" is he had a major growth spurt in high school. When that happens - usually the guy will be pretty thin.
Time will tell what he'll be able to give us - but at least he has length, athletic ability, and a jump shot. Seems like a pretty good combination to me.
One thing people need to remember - the players we get are going to always have a limitation of some kind. It's the job of the coaching staff to find the players who have the limitations they can most easily hide and the strengths they can use. Hopefully the staff found someone who was overlooked because he is very thin. That's something that can be fixed. Time will tell.
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Post by municup14 on Mar 31, 2021 7:26:45 GMT -6
So this puts us with what 5 players 6'8"
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Post by municup14 on Mar 31, 2021 7:28:33 GMT -6
So this puts us with what 3 players 6'8" and 2 6'7"
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2021 7:29:16 GMT -6
Big kids who sign with UE historically take time to develop. If they were already "D-1 ready" in most cases they would have signed somewhere else. "skinny arms" or not, Preston seems to have some good skills. Though not highly recruited, in my many years watching the MVC, I saw some great kids who turned out well who did not have any D-1 offers at all. One of them came to UE - Dan Godfried.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2021 9:30:15 GMT -6
There's plenty of high level players with skinny arms. How many only had two D1 offers?
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Post by Purp on Mar 31, 2021 9:33:09 GMT -6
Skinny arms are okay in high school. He’ll be a junior by the time he has a MVC body. The apparent ball handling skills are a plus for his size. With only one other D1 offer, hold the champagne. He looks like a redshirt.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2021 9:45:58 GMT -6
Part of the reason for the "skinny arms" is he had a major growth spurt in high school. When that happens - usually the guy will be pretty thin.
Time will tell what he'll be able to give us - but at least he has length, athletic ability, and a jump shot. Seems like a pretty good combination to me.
One thing people need to remember - the players we get are going to always have a limitation of some kind. It's the job of the coaching staff to find the players who have the limitations they can most easily hide and the strengths they can use. Hopefully the staff found someone who was overlooked because he is very thin. That's something that can be fixed. Time will tell. All true. My point is that he will likely not be a significant contributor until his junior year at the earliest and also likely to be a redshirt. He's another project player that UE can always seem to find. And the problem is that when he has developed for the 2023-24 season the 350 teams who didn't originally make an offer could come calling. Further, if Lickliter does resign at the end of his contract, an excuse to transfer will be handed to Preston on a silver platter. I'm more in the mood for results than I am future promises. He has some skill so signing him makes some sense for the future but only if the 2021-22 season doesn't take a step backward for the lack of ready-to-play solid contributors. I also hope that the day comes when UE can recruit more than the overlooked diamond in the rough.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2021 9:56:18 GMT -6
Skinny arms are okay in high school. He’ll be a junior by the time he has a MVC body. The apparent ball handling skills are a plus for his size. With only one other D1 offer, hold the champagne. He looks like a redshirt. Yeah, I covered that with austinace. Durant was 6-8, 215 like Preston Phillips. That's where the similarity ends. So perhaps I should amend what I wrote. Skinny arms are a liability in D1 UNLESS you have incredible and rare skills (for that age) that are obvious to every fan and coach in America so much so that you are rated as the 2nd best high school player in the country behind only Greg Oden. . In the interest of time I won't list every skinny armed player who came and went without being noticed. You're welcome.
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Post by bballjunkie on Mar 31, 2021 10:01:24 GMT -6
Marcus Wilson, Scott Haffner, Shy Ely, and many other UE stars came to campus with skinny arms.....having skinny arms does not specifically correlate to the ability of an athlete.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2021 11:17:53 GMT -6
Marcus Wilson, Scott Haffner, Shy Ely, and many other UE stars came to campus with skinny arms.....having skinny arms does not specifically correlate to the ability of an athlete. And none of them were power forwards or expected to excel in interior defense. It’s really silly to argue that upper body strength doesn’t matter.
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Post by youngacesfan on Mar 31, 2021 11:37:10 GMT -6
There's plenty of high level players with skinny arms. How many only had two D1 offers? I dont know but i can tell you arm size and strength might be the least important part of the body in basketball. Strong legs and core are much more important
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Post by bballjunkie on Mar 31, 2021 12:24:54 GMT -6
Marcus Wilson, Scott Haffner, Shy Ely, and many other UE stars came to campus with skinny arms.....having skinny arms does not specifically correlate to the ability of an athlete. And none of them were power forwards or expected to excel in interior defense. It’s really silly to argue that upper body strength doesn’t matter. Maybe the coaches are recruiting him to be a big 3-man...who knows. He is athletic, has good ball skills, and can shoot the 3. Just because he is 6'8" doesn't necessarily mean he is going to be a PF or paint defender. I understand your point though.
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Post by aceventura on Mar 31, 2021 13:03:59 GMT -6
And none of them were power forwards or expected to excel in interior defense. It’s really silly to argue that upper body strength doesn’t matter. Maybe the coaches are recruiting him to be a big 3-man...who knows. He is athletic, has good ball skills, and can shoot the 3. Just because he is 6'8" doesn't necessarily mean he is going to be a PF or paint defender. I understand your point though. At this point in his career strength is probably the easiest thing he can gain. what's good is that the skill is there. If he red shirts next year, it would probably be for the best for him and for us. When TL wanted to offer Laravia I don't believe he had D1 offers. I sure wish he was with us right now. purple whiskers, your role that you play in this forum is a very very easy one. You think that you are clever, but actually negative is the easiest thing to be. It requires zero knowledge. you contribute absolutely nothing to any conversation. how about you name a couple recruits that you think we should be landing? what 6'8 strong framed athletic and skilled big are we missing out on? If you have some leads, I hope the coaches look at this board and you can help our program. please share
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Post by aceventura on Mar 31, 2021 13:21:52 GMT -6
And my last post wasn't really a reply to that particular post. Just a response to posts in this thread. I'm late to the game.
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