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And yet players were younger
[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You;15038087]And yet players were younger[/QUOTE]
Right, the 5th year senior on the bench makes the competition so much tougher.
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Of course they are on the bench because freshman are better than 5th year seniors :roll:
[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You;15038089]Of course they are on the bench because freshman are better than 5th year seniors :roll:[/QUOTE]
There are over 5000 players in division 1 basketball, the vast majority of whom are irrelevant to evaluating NBA prospects.
They guys who actually are NBA prospects are far more likely to declare for the draft after one year now than they were 20 years ago.
[QUOTE=tontoz;15038090]There are over 5000 players in division 1 basketball, the vast majority of whom are irrelevant to evaluating NBA prospects.
They guys who actually are NBA prospects are far more likely to declare for the draft after one year now than they were 20 years ago.[/QUOTE]
Didnt know we were evaluating nba prospects. Thought you were arguing that college basketball isnt better today with much older players
[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You;15038092]Didnt know we were evaluating nba prospects. Thought you were arguing that college basketball isnt better today with much older players[/QUOTE]
This is a NBA forum and we are evaluating NBA prospects. You are trying to argue that players being slightly older somehow makes the league tougher for Ace than it was for Durant. You were the one who started all this nonsense.
I say that the ages of thousands of NCAA players are irrelevant because they didn't even play against Ace and if they did they wouldn't be able to defend him regardless of how old they are.
The best players, who might have a chance against him, are more likely to turn pro now than they were 20 years ago.
[QUOTE=tontoz;15038095]This is a NBA forum and we are evaluating NBA prospects. You are trying to argue that players being slightly older somehow makes the league tougher for Ace than it was for Durant. You were the one who started all this nonsense.
I say that the ages of thousands of NCAA players are irrelevant because they didn't even play against Ace and if they did they wouldn't be able to defend him regardless of how old they are.
The best players, who might have a chance against him, are more likely to turn pro now than they were 20 years ago.[/QUOTE]
Not slightly older. A year older in the last 6. That is a lot at that age . Someone must have defended him. Rutgers wasnt good despite him and harper. Maybe because they were only freshman playing against older players?
A lot of the best defenders in college arent nba players. Have to be able to sgoot too
[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You;15038096]Not slightly older. A year older in the last 6. That is a lot at that age . Someone must have defended him. Rutgers wasnt good despite him and harper. Maybe because they were only freshman playing against older players?[/QUOTE]
You are acting like that is something new. That has never changed. That is why Calipari struggled at UK with all his one and done players.Getting an extra year due to covid isn't going to make a hill of beans difference when guarding NBA players.
How was Tre Johnson able to lead the toughest conference in scoring if it was so tough?
Alabama was a strong defensive team with plenty of upper class men but that didn't stop Harper from shredding them.
Rutgers struggled because the rest of the team just wasn't any good.
Rutgers lost to Kennesaw State.
[QUOTE=GOBB;15038101]Rutgers lost to Kennesaw State.[/QUOTE]
Should have played some 5th year seniors
[QUOTE=GOBB;15038101]Rutgers lost to Kennesaw State.[/QUOTE]
Ace was 6-17 that game with 1 rebound, no assists and 3 turnovers. Not exactly a Mt Rushmore game.
Does ncaa pre season mean as little as nba pre season? Im sure the tankers were pating attention
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You have to watch a guy for a few games to actually get a read on him. I haven't watched AJ much but when I did I wasn't that impressed. Maybe it's because he's gotta so much hype and my expectations were too high.
I think his jumper is a question mark. He is aggressive taking it to the rim and likes to bully guys but I wonder what he will do when that doesn't work.
Ace really had 3 different seasons at Rutgers. His first third of the season was bad, to the point that I didn't even have him top 5. The middle third he was very good. Then the last third he was bad again. People tended to see what they wanted to see with him. Whatever their take was prior to the season they looked for things to back that up.
I will see plenty of aj. Scored from 3 levels last night.
Jazz probably need the pg at kansas actually though but they will be at all of ajs home games for sure!