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Gator Basketball B-Ball Transfers: Stone, Okauru, and Ballard
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Marine1
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I never trust travel ball stats. Even HS stats are often sketchy. AAU is often like the wild, wild west. Stats are either overly inflated or diluted because of so much talent on the team. Also the parent or asst coach keeping them are not focused or accurate. Shot selection in AAU is also horrible.
From what I’ve seen, read and heard. Lewis attacks hard and can finish and is an elite defender. Mann can handle and shoot with range but gets a little trigger happy. Payne, from what little I’ve seen on tape, looks to be real smooth and comfortable around the basket but haven’t seen much range. Seems skinny to defend the post in the SEC but I haven’t seen enough to really know.
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Don't hold your breath. He lives in tinerce. He'll probably play for the hometown vols. He's also had weight issues his entire high school career.
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We haven't lost anybody worth a shiit because White hasn't recruited anybody worth a shiit.
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First person to say "well they are a young team can't expect to win yet" next season should be banned instantly.
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1. I like the AAU stats compiled at these very public games on public websites. I am sure they are NOT without errors, but I think they are not bad.
2. I wonder if this past season UF had the lightest starting five in college basketball. I saw Payne listed at 195 lbs on one site, but I never trust weights much until UF measures a kid.
Ocalaman
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Here is the link to the players current in the basketball transfer portal:
2019 Basketball Transfer Portal
2019 Basketball Transfer Portal
Marine1
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It’s not just unintentional errors that’s the problem. We used to film the games. Too often the stats a coach put out on a player would be way off when compared to the tape.
I do agree about Payne though. He’s going to need to fill out.
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Stokes is extremely important for next years team and if he makes a commitment to get in shape and make himself better, he could be a real for for us next season. He has size, strength and skills around the basket and he could be a real impact player if he puts in the effort between now and November.
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It's a great look...we're cleaning out dead weight and if...and that's a big ****ing IF White can keep recruiting some stars like this incoming class then maybe he can right this ship. All 3 of these guys are not good enough...Stone was an ok bench guy but the others are being processed
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Players were good enough for White to chase down in recruiting and pop for scholarships ... but what if White is low in developing skills, then a higher % of "failed recruits" will occur. That type coach would be a threat to his own program. Best to have a system capable of developing even marginal players.
Remember Canyon Barry & Egor? How I wish we still had 'em.
Remember Canyon Barry & Egor? How I wish we still had 'em.
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...both of those guys were transfers, not players we developed. And even Donovan had a lot of guys transfer out.
The reality is: there's only a precious few amount of 5 stars out there and while Kentucky and Duke may get 4-6 of them in a mega-class...most other schools are lucky to get 1-2 in their classes. Everyone else (including FL) has to take 3 and 4 star guys and coach em up or hope they fit into the system. Donovan was brilliant at doing that; Mike White less so...but it shouldn't be a surprise when guys who aren't developing leave.
Okaru isn't going to take minutes off Nembhart or Locke or our incoming freshman; Ballard is a tweaner who isn't better than who we have or have coming in. Stone is really the only one we'll "miss" next year, as he played decent basketball and even started at times--plus he leaves when our numbers and depth down low are thin.
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My point in that separate line was that we sure could use some good transfers like Barry & Egor.
And again it pops up = if you can develop players you make all you get better, even stars. That's what I want. That's what will always serve UF best. We need coaching development too. Grow Gators!
And again it pops up = if you can develop players you make all you get better, even stars. That's what I want. That's what will always serve UF best. We need coaching development too. Grow Gators!
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Yeah I know that...but I’m hoping maybe he’s learning. He’s not getting fired so hoping he learns and improves is the only hope we got
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Right which is why I never bothered with them when that is how we got them. I am under the impression with this new system that started a few years back that these stats are kept at the game, not just put out by the coach of a player later.
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The kid from Bama, Petty had his moments
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Culture. Who set the tone for the culture? Who’s responsible for the culture?
Transfers no surprise to White as he seeks culture improvement
Transfers no surprise to White as he seeks culture improvement
