I posted on another thread that the last time I looked at the JUCO stats, Hess averaged 7 points per game.
Coach Terry makes 1st UTEP offer / Basketball Recruiting
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Hess is a role player, a 3-pt shooter for now. He's not coming in to start. We still need a lead guard to round out the starting lineup.
Villa shot at 45 percent from the three in conference games at his JUCO school.
Yeah he also averaged nearly 9 rebounds a game and 1.1 blocks per game. Let's hope he finds his MOJO in California.
Let’s also hope Hass doesn’t suffer the same fate of Villa and Tarke.
I question our starter at the 3 as well. We know what we have in Archie. Kennedy put up similar numbers at Xavier before he left there, so a lot is riding on him becoming a capable scorer when he did not show that previously. With the loss of Stroud, that is one less offensive option, on a team that desperately needs more of them. You can't win playing 3 on 5 on offense. Of course, that also assumes Terry finds a capable point, and Williams coming back.
Very true. Kappy suggested in his article about Stroud that one of the factors for leaving may have been Kennedy. I hated losing Stroud, but let's hope this is true.
I can also see Archie at the 3 as well, but he needs to work on his ball handling and finishing. He does play good defense at times.
One could also consider Vila, but.....
Overall, I really can't stand it when guys are hesitant to attack the rim (especially when they have shown they can do it). Archie is one of them. He is big, athletic and hesitant. Want to play in the NBA? Attack the MF rim! Thats what I would be telling these guys. Terry obviously doesn't share those thoughts.
I thought Archie did attempt to attack the rim at times, but he just wasn't very effective. He is a strong kid, but not especially quick. Many times defenders were just waiting on him to drive and take the charge. I also think the refs didn't help with some questionable calls, but it didn't take long for Archie to get the "bull in the china cabinet" reputation; meaning he was out of control. His inability to shoot from the outside, made him even easier to defend. Throw in questionable handles and unforced turnovers, and you have an offensive mess; and one that is easy to game plan for defensively. Again, more an athlete than basketball skills. The lack of offensive skills can be masked in a run and gun pick up game, but that is not the case in a D1 half court offensive game.
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Man...Lil. You got Archie pegged exactly. Athletic indeed, just like Tarke and Stroud. Dimel could have used all three.
Not sure what category you mean. In the athleticism category I think they all fit firmly.
Yes I see what you are saying. They are all athletic. I just think Stroud is on a different level.
Do you think he transfers up (like Missouri or Iowa state) or will it be a lateral move?
Lateral or lower. He was trash here. Unless some bigger school thinks they can coach him up better... which actually isnt even a question. Terry has clearly shown he's a mediocre coach.
Up. We have yet to see a Terry recruit end up at a lateral or lower school.
Fresno is better than UTEP? Neftali Alvarez left Fairfield and is now at Mercer. He was a Terry recruit. Jesse Zarzuela is at some nonD1 school in Missouri.
You got me there. Alvarez wasn’t a commit so he doesn’t count. Unofficial count.
Upgrade 2 Lateral 1 Downgrade 1
Not a bad start. We’ll see where Lathon and Hawkins end up. Tarke will probably be a downgrade.
Except there may not be a G-league this summer and this only applies to the cream of the crop anyway. Not sure what took him so long to decide.
The GLeague does not play in the Summer. You’re probably thinking of the Summer League.
Quincy McRuff couldn’t handle playing the toughest that CUSA has to offer. IYNWUYAU!!!!
Math was never my favorite, but I'm having some trouble with basic addition and subtraction. Do I have this straight?
13 schollys consists of
Williams
Boum
Efe
Verhoefen
Vila
Kennedy
Hess
Agnew
Archie
Eze
Stroud
McGriff
Tarke
Subtract last five and we have 8 scholarship players. That's one more than we had Terry's first year. Now he can use the same excuse again. Since nothing comes as a surprise anymore, these 8 aren't guaranteed to stay either.
13 schollys consists of
Williams
Boum
Efe
Verhoefen
Vila
Kennedy
Hess
Agnew
Archie
Eze
Stroud
McGriff
Tarke
Subtract last five and we have 8 scholarship players. That's one more than we had Terry's first year. Now he can use the same excuse again. Since nothing comes as a surprise anymore, these 8 aren't guaranteed to stay either.
I wish him the best. He's worked hard to get to this level and learned from a great coach.
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