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RE: Former UMES G Hakeem Baxter is transferring to UAB
(05-27-2014 09:56 AM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  I think HCJH has decided he will never again be in a position of having so few ballhandlers as last year...

Haase did have Watkins and Watts coming in. Unfortunately, Watkins didn't ever make it to UAB. I think we all would look at Haase much differently if he had Watkins on that team last year.
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RE: Former UMES G Hakeem Baxter is transferring to UAB
(05-27-2014 09:56 AM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  I think HCJH has decided he will never again be in a position of having so few ballhandlers as last year...

+1.
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RE: Former UMES G Hakeem Baxter is transferring to UAB
(05-27-2014 09:56 AM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  I think HCJH has decided he will never again be in a position of having so few ballhandlers as last year...

+3

Also not getting Watkins and Dickerson really set things back some.
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RE: Former UMES G Hakeem Baxter is transferring to UAB
(05-26-2014 03:44 PM)Dracorex Wrote:  Some things that stick out to me with his stats:

He had 5 games last year where he scored 10+ of his points from the charity stripe.

Any ideas why he would go for 20+ points one game and not even play the next? He was averaging 16 ppg and didn't even play vs Purdue, Va tech or Miss st OOC for them.

1.5/2.1 Assist to turnover ratio. In Comparison: Chad's was 4.3/4.0 and Watts had a 1.4/0.8 vs harder competition. I think he'll develop but some of the other guys on roster are better point guards.

He had a higher 3 point percentage than anyone on our team last year (That's not saying much)

I'm taking a guess here but he'll probably be a combo guard for us but we'll probably play some 2 PG rotations in the future. Both Norton and Watts will have on the floor experience under Haase and we'll see how he develops in practice comparatively once he sits out his season.

He was on one of the worst teams in the country last year. Probably was trying to do too much by himself. He'll get a year to work with the team and get ready for the increase in competition. I think he will be a solid pickup, except for the whole unbalanced class thing.

I'll have to see how Calhoun and Norton play next season before I even try to guess where he will fit in the rotation. Related, I do think Watts will be our starting PG for the next three years.
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RE: Former UMES G Hakeem Baxter is transferring to UAB
Yeah, we are really going to have to see these new guys before we start figuring things out. I think we have a lot of guys who can play the 2-4 at this point, so having multiple options at each of those positions should be nice. At this point, the one weakness we have is no true, big center.
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RE: Former UMES G Hakeem Baxter is transferring to UAB
I won't be shocked if Norton is our starting point the next three years.
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RE: Former UMES G Hakeem Baxter is transferring to UAB
(05-27-2014 02:32 PM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  I won't be shocked if Norton is our starting point the next three years.

Me neither. Remind you of someone??? 03-idea
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yep
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RE: Former UMES G Hakeem Baxter is transferring to UAB
(05-27-2014 02:20 PM)blazers9911 Wrote:  Yeah, we are really going to have to see these new guys before we start figuring things out. I think we have a lot of guys who can play the 2-4 at this point, so having multiple options at each of those positions should be nice. At this point, the one weakness we have is no true, big center.

True, big centers seem to be a dying breed. We have long athletic guys that should be able to redirect shots in Lee and Mehinti.
05-28-2014 11:53 AM
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RE: Former UMES G Hakeem Baxter is transferring to UAB
(05-27-2014 09:13 PM)USAFBlazerFan Wrote:  
(05-27-2014 02:32 PM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  I won't be shocked if Norton is our starting point the next three years.

Me neither. Remind you of someone??? 03-idea

Yep, Bob Stone.
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RE: Former UMES G Hakeem Baxter is transferring to UAB
Ollie from Hoosiers.
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RE: Former UMES G Hakeem Baxter is transferring to UAB
While I think we have the makeup to be successful w/o a true center we must remember that we will be depending of freshmen in important supporting roles. Freshmen who are not as physically mature as is really needed to play the way we would need to. In addition, the speed of the game will be a problem for them - they will each catch up at their own pace. The hope is that their bodies mature enough before the season begins and that their minds catch up soon after.
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(05-28-2014 12:02 PM)the_blazerman Wrote:  Ollie from Hoosiers.

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Damn you're right.
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RE: Former UMES G Hakeem Baxter is transferring to UAB
He does look like him. Lol.
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