@JLCoog you better go refresh your memory and watch these J Walk highlights…
You’ve already lost credibility with your recent comments on the expectations of the 26-27 UH ncaam roster…
Maybe some of these J Walk blocks will clear the cobwebs out a little…
Highlights???
Highlights???
Anyone can look good in highlights…
what are the stats of the people he defended!!!
If you had to pick either Harwell or Walker with your first pick to build a COLLEGE team around who are you picking…?
Please say Harwell… 
Hey everyone I’m Kyle and I like to move the goal post
Jarace was better overall freshmen player… not a debate,…
Now what does this have to do with the defense conversation at all???
Intimidation is a big part of defense. JWalk would blow assignments on defense, but he would definitely alter your shot and chunk it. Also better on help defense.
Harwell was solid and rarely blew an assignment, but not close to JWalk on intimidation and big plays that made you completely change your approach on offense
On the ball defense is only a small part of our defense. Once we trap, you have to be able to anticipate and play like a db for tips and interceptions and cause turnovers. Its a system.
i 1000% disagreee with you on this…
team took shots on jwalk…you can literally see it in the clips i post above…
harwell was physical and had positional size (athletic 6’6 defending like 6’3 guards)… there is actually few film of players actually taking the shot on harwell in ISO… they try to drive on him realize he is more physical and taller than theyd expect and pass it out (which is the dybansta clip above)… teams were far more intimated on harwell… its not even close
walker wasnt intimidating in ISO… imo his best defense was in the help to block shot… in iso he wasnt great…
you also just mentioned the saving grace fro walker, which is the traps … note ive said “iso” in all for these convos … our system provided a safety blanket for bigs with the traps…
Side note: I’ve seen Kyle obsessively likes player beyond what reason should dictate… Sharp and Junior Milos
This is the 1st time I’ve seen him obsessively hate a player beyond what reason should dictate… while also making comment that he doesn’t care about that player
He is the one who brought Harwell in a convo that had nothing to do with Harwell
After the season (before Harwell transferred) I said Harwell had all big 12 potential… that his defense could carry him and he wouldn’t need that many points to get it…
He now transferred … no basketball has happened and he thinks my take would have changed?? Or that it is wrong… there has been no new evidence to state I was wrong
Damn… Chat slayed Pesik again…
Who was the better defender their freshman year between Isaiah Harwell and Jarace Walker?
As freshmen, I’d give the edge pretty clearly to Jarace Walker as the better defender overall.
Walker came into Houston Cougars men’s basketball already looking like an NBA-ready defensive forward. He could legitimately guard 1–5 in stretches, switch onto guards, protect the rim weak side, rebound at a high level, and create turnovers with his instincts and strength. A lot of draft analysts viewed him as one of the best freshman defenders in the country that year.
Isiah Harwell showed good defensive tools as a freshman too — strong frame, good effort, active hands, and the ability to stay in front of wings and guards. Scouts consistently praised him as a two-way prospect with defensive upside.
But his freshman season at Houston was more limited in role and minutes, partly because of the depth and physical demands of Kelvin Sampson’s system.
The biggest difference:
Walker was already an elite impact defender at the college level as a freshman.
Harwell projected as a very good defender but wasn’t nearly as dominant or versatile yet.
Defensive comparison by freshman year:
On-ball perimeter defense: fairly close
Help defense / rotations: Walker
Rim protection: Walker by a mile
Switching versatility: Walker
Defensive rebounding: Walker
Overall defensive impact: Walker clearly
Harwell probably had smoother offensive upside at the same age, but freshman-for-freshman defensively, Walker was on another tier.
I just think the things you are giving Harwell credit for on defense, is IQ related and can be taught. He was solid but nothing outstanding. Yes i know you have some clips, but everyone have moments. Harwell played vs Arizona at home and that Del Orso cooked us. Probably could have won had Mercy and McCarty played more. Not Harwell’s fault, but his defense wasnt all that as far as impact. Yes, he was good for a freshman.
Mercy was a horrible on ball defender. May still be…just horrible overall on defense. Low IQ plays
He became respectable and playable just by learning a few things. Dont reach for steals. Proper spacing. Knowing the rotations. Stop overcomitting and being out of position. Doing the body bump with the hands up. Stop trying to block 3s. Just a hand in the face to contest. Just do your job. Stop trying to be a hero trying to make big plays and messing the defense up.
I would consider it a huge disappointment if Delrecco could not at least equal what Harwell did on defense.
editing
Let’s agree to disagree on this thread so it can go back to off-season ratings…
What amazes me is some folks will now come in here and say, “leave Pesik alone, you guys seem to have it out for him.” Meanwhile there’s one common denominator lol
yes you and others constantly try to get gotcha moments… like you also did in random convos
like how you brought up ahmed in convo that had absolutely nothing to do with him and being loud and wrong…
he brough up harwell in a convo that had nothing to do with harwell to be loud and wrong…i said harwell had all big 12 potential after the season, why would my belief of his potential have changed since then?? theres been no ball since then
the common denomiator is you guys
See… I was gonna let it go but then you try to act like I brought Harwell up out of thin air… that’s not what happened… you were called out by Fbtxcoog about grading Harwell with an A+ on defense.
And me AND uncleju can’t be a common denominator… you certainly can be one, though.
Bro scroll up!!!
My A+ comment was AFTER your comment bringing him up.
The A+ comment was in response to your comment …
Why lie about something that is 9 scrolls up 
Uncle “tried” to called me out on Ahmed out the blue and had nothing to do with Harwell
My bad… you’re right I added that to your list of things you admitted you were wrong about…
So, we’ll agree to disagree on this thread & take it to the Harwell thread.
I didn’t try lol it was just friendly banter. You were hard on the Ahmed train so I thought it was funny. That’s it, nothing personal, just amusing
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