I am tempering my excitement, though. He was playing against kids a foot and a half shorter than he is.
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Iāve been working hard, and my vertical leap is up to almost 3/8 of an inch.
Be careful, donāt try to go too high too fast!!!
Destined for a hard fallā¦
I donāt care if young Powell is playing against midgets, the kid can flat get off his feet fast. We probably havenāt had someone with that kind of timing since Bo Outlaw.
Powell is still raw, no doubt, but he seems to have the rawness that will fit right in to coach Sampsonās plan.
In all my years of watching Cougar basketball there have not been that many recruits who had that kind of instant leaping ability.
Not saying he is an Elvin Hayes, Olajuwon, Ollie Taylor, Dwight Davis or Bo Outlaw just yet, but I am saying this kid excites me with his potential and I donāt care how many stars he hasā¦
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The NCAA should really treat all sports the same way, and adopt new rules to keep all athletes in school a minimum of 2 or 3 years.
No one and done for basketball, three years for football, etc.
We should be concerned as much for their academics as there athletics.
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Itās not an NCAA rule, itās the respective sports rules. NFL requires players to be 3 years out of HS vs NBA you have to be 19.
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It is tough issue, personally , I like baseball way. Right out of HS, or 3 years after you enter college. At least that is what I understand.
It is probably better for the young people although you will not be able to convince most of them as they all believe they have what it takes at the pro level.
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You left out Winslow.
Every kid in school has the right to drop out and pursue their chosen field at any time. They can also go to school at night and concurrently pursue their degree if they wish. Why should athletes be deprived of the same rights?
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They shouldnātā¦but like other students, they would have to pay their way.
To get the jobs they want (in the pros), the appropriate organization(league) would have to be willing to hire them.
Then they would be like other students !
I would believe with the travel involved with professionals sports, night school would be problematic . . . . .
No I didnātā¦I am talking about players who could leave their feet with the slightest of ease and block shotsā¦mainly post players. If you added just pure jumpers then Winslow and Marshall Sauls would be in that group. If you ever saw Dwight Davis or Elvin or Dream, their timing and immediate leaping ability to block shots was incredibleā¦
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Yeaā¦whatever. I used to play pick-up ball with Akeem, Micheaux, and Winslow at Fonde back when you could drop in and anyone could play.
Winslow was the most explosive leaper and rebounder on the floor and it wasnāt even a close call.
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LOLā¦no doubt Winslow was a great leaper, but that was not my pointā¦the ones I mentioned could actually stand under the basket and leap and block shotsā¦they had not only great leaping ability, but great timing also. Chris Harris is close but he just isnāt as gifted all around as the others.
Winslow was a prep AA at Yates, but frankly never really lived up to expectations at UH although he did start as a freshman on a final four team. And if you think Winslow was more explosive than Dream then itās really hard to take you seriousā¦
There are very many students on scholarship that are not athletes. Donāt national merit scholars get a full ride? They have the right to drop out and go to work in their chosen field at any time. I know my niece was offered full ride at Colorado, but chose aTm where she did receive a very lucrative scholarship. Jenna is no athlete either.
Guess I am just not following your thought pattern. Athletes can drop out at anytime and go into their chosen field. However, if that field does not want them ( for whatever reason), they can still go to school and apply for scholarships or pay their own way.
Would be awesome to have a bunch of Coog fans there making some noise for Kiyron.
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Tramon and Jamal were also nominated
https://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/content/dam/aag/2020_McDAAG_Nominees_List.pdf
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