One Bright Light, Julian C

[quote="Paultzman" post=375601]https://twitter.com/stjohnsbball/status/1224414204779814913?s=21[/quote]
Terrific -- and talented -- young man. Could use more like him.
 
[quote="MarkRedman" post=375617]He's been a pleasant surprise and a good building block for the future[/quote]

Definitely a good building block. I consider Earlington, Williams and Roberts freshman also because they really did even play last season and it’s a new system. I expect all three plus Champagnie to make nice improvements next season.
 
[quote="Mean Gene" post=375633][quote="MarkRedman" post=375617]He's been a pleasant surprise and a good building block for the future[/quote]

Definitely a good building block. I consider Earlington, Williams and Roberts freshman also because they really did even play last season and it’s a new system. I expect all three plus Champagnie to make nice improvements next season.[/quote]

Love Julian's game, very poised. I feel like I am in the minority but Roberts doesn't do it for me, feel like he gets pushed around a lot and could be a bigger factor on the boards. He does bring some nice energy though and wish he could finish.
 
[quote="RM86" post=375648][quote="Mean Gene" post=375633][quote="MarkRedman" post=375617]He's been a pleasant surprise and a good building block for the future[/quote]

Definitely a good building block. I consider Earlington, Williams and Roberts freshman also because they really did even play last season and it’s a new system. I expect all three plus Champagnie to make nice improvements next season.[/quote]

Love Julian's game, very poised. I feel like I am in the minority but Roberts doesn't do it for me, feel like he gets pushed around a lot and could be a bigger factor on the boards. He does bring some nice energy though and wish he could finish.[/quote]

No doubt that Roberts still has a TON of room for improvement but I'm not sure that rebounding is his biggest issue. He's pulling down 6 boards a game while averaging 20min, as a Sophomore.

By contrast, Yurtseven from G'Town is a Senior, a legit center, 3+ inches taller and 50+lbs heavier and he's averaging 10 boards in 27.5 min a game. If Roberts production stayed the same and he got 7.5 more minutes a night he'd average 8.25 boards in 27.5 min.

Not sure I can even name the last big we had who averaged 9 reb's every 30 min. Even Lamont Hamilton, who is probably the closest thing to a true center we've had this century, only averaged 7.6 boards every 29.3 min at his best.

I really don't get why some people are down on him. Roberts went from zero to Tariq Owens in one off-season with this staff. I can't wait to see where he improves for next year because his upside is huge and he's nowhere near having reached his potential.
 
[quote="RM86" post=375648][quote="Mean Gene" post=375633][quote="MarkRedman" post=375617]He's been a pleasant surprise and a good building block for the future[/quote]

Definitely a good building block. I consider Earlington, Williams and Roberts freshman also because they really did even play last season and it’s a new system. I expect all three plus Champagnie to make nice improvements next season.[/quote]

Love Julian's game, very poised. I feel like I am in the minority but Roberts doesn't do it for me, feel like he gets pushed around a lot and could be a bigger factor on the boards. He does bring some nice energy though and wish he could finish.[/quote]

Work in progress but huge improvement from Frosh to sophomore...kudos to him...next year will be better
 
Champ was a great find by the staff. He plays a heady game, he has a nose for the ball, and he rebounds very well. A great local kid and a solid four-year player.
 
Very impressed with his rebounding. Excited to see how much his jumper and his body improves this offseason.
 
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