My 2 hopes are: 1) he stays hungry and realizes that, for someone overlooked during college recruiting, simply making the league no longer is his ceiling, and he has so much more he can achieve: potential all star, potential deep playoff runs, potential all-NBA selection; and 2) the bounces on his springs don't limit his productive years, as they have with many athletic players (and that, before they wear down, he develops compensatory skills to maintain and adapt his productivity and value). If he has those things, the sky is the limit. And so far, I have no reason to doubt either.
I don't expect him to become rookie of the year. As long as he shows his college game translates to the league (especially the second and subsequent times top tier defenders see him), and is improving on his deficiencies, and developing a rhythm with the rest of the nucleus (especially Jaren), I am hopeful for our near future.
(This post was last modified: 06-17-2019 12:43 PM by kabluey.)
Quote:Morant shot 36.3 percent from three this past season, but that number drops to just 33.6 percent if his 7-for-8 shooting from three in the NCAA tournament is factored out.
That's an odd look at it. If we exclude the 1-6 he shot against Auburn and the 1-7 he shot against Jacksonville State he is shooting 38.2%. He also improved a good bit from his freshman season 30.7 to 36.3.
That passing is what makes all the difference, and as much as his athleticism or ability as a scorer, it’s the reason why he can be viewed as a player with the potential to be a franchise-changing point guard in the same stratosphere as the likes of Russell Westbrook and John Wall.
(06-18-2019 03:05 PM)k2tigers Wrote: my favorite part of that article is this....
That passing is what makes all the difference, and as much as his athleticism or ability as a scorer, it’s the reason why he can be viewed as a player with the potential to be a franchise-changing point guard in the same stratosphere as the likes of Russell Westbrook and John Wall.
His personality seems better than both of those guys too. He seems to have a wide arsenal of skills. Still a little odd to me how misused Westbrook was at UCLA by Howland.
(06-18-2019 03:05 PM)k2tigers Wrote: my favorite part of that article is this....
That passing is what makes all the difference, and as much as his athleticism or ability as a scorer, it’s the reason why he can be viewed as a player with the potential to be a franchise-changing point guard in the same stratosphere as the likes of Russell Westbrook and John Wall.
I see a bit of Derrick Rose as well. Maybe not as muscular yet.
Quote:When the Racers were eliminated by West Virginia in the 2018 NCAA tournament, ending Morant’s freshman season, the team had to fly from San Diego to Paducah, Kentucky, then bus back to campus. The next day, Morant drove from Murray to Nashville, flew to Charlotte, drove home to Dalzell, South Carolina, and was playing in a pickup game that night.
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At a time when more college players than ever seem overly reliant on their dominant hand, Morant is virtually ambidextrous as a dribbler, passer and finisher at the rim. In fact, his one-hand passing helped boost his nation-leading assist total, thanks to the quickness with which he can deliver the ball in any direction.
“He had multiple games where he had more assists passing with his left hand than his right,” McMahon said.
I saw four Ja Morant replica jerseys at the Tigers-Navy game last night. It's nice to have some hope for the future again. If he lives up to his billing, maybe we'll even have a player crack the NBA's top 20 in jersey sales.
(09-27-2019 01:57 PM)UofMark Wrote: I saw four Ja Morant replica jerseys at the Tigers-Navy game last night. It's nice to have some hope for the future again. If he lives up to his billing, maybe we'll even have a player crack the NBA's top 20 in jersey sales.
Grizzle fans at a Tiger football game?
NO WAY,,,,,,dogs and cats, playing together
hopefully Sherra and others didn't see the heresy first hand
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