NCAA Tournament Thread

L J S A said:
He might actually compare to pre-injury Jay Williams.
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The thing with him is that every time they are in a "have to have it" spot (which is more than they should be given the talent on that team, but I digress), Clayton takes the shot and then makes the shot. And then you get to a place where you're like, nah, he can't possible make ANOTHER one - and he does.

The guy that reminds me the most of is Nova-era Jalen Brunson. Complete with the lack of emotion, the "kill shots are just my business" vibe.

Absolute and total assassin who will be drafted lower than the results say he should and will outperform a bunch of guys drafted higher.
 
lawmanfan said:
The thing with him is that every time they are in a "have to have it" spot (which is more than they should be given the talent on that team, but I digress), Clayton takes the shot and then makes the shot. And then you get to a place where you're like, nah, he can't possible make ANOTHER one - and he does.

The guy that reminds me the most of is Nova-era Jalen Brunson. Complete with the lack of emotion, the "kill shots are just my business" vibe.

Absolute and total assassin who will be drafted lower than the results say he should and will outperform a bunch of guys drafted higher.
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Good one on JB, both quicker off the bounce than it appears to naked eye & both use their body well driving.
 
paultzman said:
Good one on JB, both quicker off the bounce than it appears to naked eye & both use their body well driving.
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Exactly - it isn't just the clutch shot making and the even keel, it's the build, body control, deceptive quickness. Clayton a much better 3 point shooter than Brunson in college (at least to my recollection) but the rest of the package is just very reminiscent to me. But of course we're always looking for comps and that isn't always fair to the player.

I think Clayton is going to have his work cut out for him tonight. If he puts up his usual game vs Houston he will be in Kemba Walker territory for sure.
 
L J S A said:
He might actually compare to pre-injury Jay Williams.
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Rewatch some old Jay Will highlights. He was a top 2 pick. Clayton great but not college Jay Will. Perhaps better future (injury aside)

Edit: I think I have a hard time comparing them, other than J was at Duke at the same as me bias, because JWill was that good all 3 years of college so the hype was just out of this world and he still mostly delivered.

Walter Clayton this year probably is right there with him though as I think about it further.
 
lawmanfan said:
This is just outrageously silly.

Do you even know what Sampson was rung up for? I'll help you out: he and his staff were sending too many texts to recruits. No, really.

Bruce Pearl is a crook and always was. Ditto a hundred other coaches.

What Kelvin Sampson did was quaint by comparison, and the punishment they gave him - while turning a blind eye to the real crooks in the game - was ridiculous at the time. It is Exhibit A in the NCAA's abuse of power at the time which is how it wound up with no power now - it violated the "pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered" rule.

And what happened to Indiana after that was their own fault. They screwed it up before they hired Sampson and then they screwed it up after he left. Hiring him might be the only intelligent thing they've done since Bobby Knight exited stage right.

You are dead wrong about most things but you are especially dead wrong about this one
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I agree 100% with your retort!
Kelvin Sampson is the most unappreciated coach in college basketball.
I have Houston in the championship.
 
L J S A said:
He might actually compare to pre-injury Jay Williams.
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C’mon. I posted while he was at Iona that he would be an NBA player and I feel exactly the same two years later.

But Williams was absolutely ridiculous. He had gifts that Clayton just doesn’t.
 
lawmanfan said:
This is just outrageously silly.

Do you even know what Sampson was rung up for? I'll help you out: he and his staff were sending too many texts to recruits. No, really.

Bruce Pearl is a crook and always was. Ditto a hundred other coaches.

What Kelvin Sampson did was quaint by comparison, and the punishment they gave him - while turning a blind eye to the real crooks in the game - was ridiculous at the time. It is Exhibit A in the NCAA's abuse of power at the time which is how it wound up with no power now - it violated the "pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered" rule.

And what happened to Indiana after that was their own fault. They screwed it up before they hired Sampson and then they screwed it up after he left. Hiring him might be the only intelligent thing they've done since Bobby Knight exited stage right.

You are dead wrong about most things but you are especially dead wrong about this one
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💯 lawmanfan. Kelvin Sampson had recruited two of my former players to Indiana. Another former player played for him at Oklahoma. He got into trouble for too many texts and phone calls.

Aside from being a crook, Pearl is also a snitch. When he was an assistant at Iowa, he reported Jimmy Collins of Illinois to the NCAA for reportedly buying a SUV for a recruit Deon Thomas. How he has survived this long at Auburn is beyond my comprehension.
 
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