Re: Chance Comanche
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 12:01 pm
Can't it just be two tall dudes wreaking havoc?
Is that based on any new concerns, or the general from-the-beginning concern?Spaceman Spiff wrote:If Ayton does come...
General. He's never said anything other than he's coming, but there's been enough smoke around him that I will hedge an if until he's here. Part of it is leftover feelings from Ferguson and Jennings.EVCat wrote:Is that based on any new concerns, or the general from-the-beginning concern?Spaceman Spiff wrote:If Ayton does come...
Ferguson never really wanted to go to school and Jennings was a very Pro-Pastner guy, so once he left he stopped giving a crap. Ayton is all in and as I understand it his transcripts are fine.Spaceman Spiff wrote:General. He's never said anything other than he's coming, but there's been enough smoke around him that I will hedge an if until he's here. Part of it is leftover feelings from Ferguson and Jennings.EVCat wrote:Is that based on any new concerns, or the general from-the-beginning concern?Spaceman Spiff wrote:If Ayton does come...
Yep.NYCat wrote:Done with Dusan, free Chief!
I had thought we were "done " with Dusan at the end of last year.....as far as starting, that is. But then Scheer and others insisted otherwise --I'm guessing the coaching staff had told Scheer to tell us that Dusan was ripped and ready.Frybry02 wrote:Yep.NYCat wrote:Done with Dusan, free Chief!
We'll need both in March.NYCat wrote:Done with Dusan, free Chief!
But don't you think Ristic would be better coming off the bench? I mean better for the team and better for his individual production. Especially in the tourney, where the turnaround is too fast and teams lack familiarity with one another, teams game plan for the first 5-6 players in the rotation. Ristic is way too easy to game plan for, and potentially deadly for stretches off the bench.Spaceman Spiff wrote:We'll need both in March.NYCat wrote:Done with Dusan, free Chief!
I've never really cared who starts, and give more weight to who gets the minutes. Dusan is so matchup dependent for my taste. Certain matchups, he looks good. Certain matchups, not at all.Longhorned wrote:But don't you think Ristic would be better coming off the bench? I mean better for the team and better for his individual production. Especially in the tourney, where the turnaround is too fast and teams lack familiarity with one another, teams game plan for the first 5-6 players in the rotation. Ristic is way too easy to game plan for, and potentially deadly for stretches off the bench.Spaceman Spiff wrote:We'll need both in March.NYCat wrote:Done with Dusan, free Chief!
His shot reminded me of Channing Frye as a senior.CalStateTempe wrote:Chance is developing nicely. His step back from 10-12 feet was nails last night.
I think he would be fine as a starter next year. I like him better as a guy to start next to Ayton than I do Dusan, frankly.Main Event wrote:I believe in Chance, completely fine with missing on a McCoy if Chance continues to develop at a rapid pace. Really hope it continues and winds up our starter next year.
Yeah, I know he's added muscle.....that is easy to see....as well as his game has improved a ton. I love the passionate dunks and the sweet 10-15 foot shots too.....I'm no bball player but his shot looks like it's good form.Jefe wrote:I heard that too. Maybe 1" but I dont think so. He put on a bunch of weight and could use another 15 more
Interesting wyo-cat.....you must be proud of your boywyo-cat wrote:One can grow until their growth plates close. I've heard of people adding height in their lower 20's. If Chance is working out hard with the weights, which seems to be the case, his body will create HGH and Test that can spur growth.
I'm seeing it first hand in my 15 year old son. He's hitting the weights hard for football and slowly adding height due to the HGH his body is producing. He's pert near looking me in the eye and he was 5'-11" in the fall and officially over 6' in January. All with no growth spurt.
I grew 6" after high school, stopped growing a little after 19th birthdayBangkok Wildcat wrote:Yeah, I know he's added muscle.....that is easy to see....as well as his game has improved a ton. I love the passionate dunks and the sweet 10-15 foot shots too.....I'm no bball player but his shot looks like it's good form.Jefe wrote:I heard that too. Maybe 1" but I dont think so. He put on a bunch of weight and could use another 15 more
Even growing an inch is cool....do kids still grow after 18 years? I don't recall any AZ players actually adding height in college....not like I've been tracking them.....obviously they fill out with muscle under Rounds!
In 8th grade, I went up to 6'3. I was hoping I had some more in the tank for HS to become a better basketball prospect, but that was it.EVCat wrote:I had a late growth spurt of 4" my junior year. Needed every one of them. I also grew taller...
J/K. But I needed it. Had a friend who grew 6" over one year and it messed him up. Was a high level pitcher, threw a varsity no-hitter as a Freshman, PAC level recruit, tore his rotator cuff likely due to the growth and change in stride and release point. He got it back but a lot of schools had backed off, then had a traumatic event happen right after graduation that left him mentally unable to focus. He did a couple of years in Juco, suddenly couldn't hit the zone (wasn't ever a problem before), and was done. He was can't miss, and the 6" growth in one year started a total spiral.
Never give up hope mandcZONAfan wrote:Oh yea? Well I grew from 5' to 5'6" my freshman year of high school.
I am 5'6" at 32, and still hoping for a growth spurt to get me to 6'.....what are my chances?!?
I wanted to be really good at basketball. When I was shooting up to 6'3 at 13, I thought I could wind up being 6'7 or so. It's memorable due to the crushing disappointment of maxing out so young.pokinmik wrote:I don't remember when the fuck I grew and I'm only 32. You guys have some good pubescent height memories.
Yeah, his coaches inability to make mechanical adjustments based on his new frame is likely what did him in. Was probably under-striding and throwing all arm. My growth did the exact opposite for me. I was probably throwing around 70mph as a HS freshman and as a sophomore I was around 82mph. That's too bad for your buddy, height to pitchers is wingspan to basketball players. My good friend had the "all of a sudden I cant find the zone" disease your buddy had. We called it Mark Wohlers syndrome in my day, happened to Rick Ankiel too. He was throwing in the low 90s as a high school senior when it bit him, and I'm not joking when I say that he was launching pitches 10 feet over the catchers' head. They had to stop pitching him because he was going to kill someone if he didn't get the issue fixed. He would have been drafted in the first 5 rounds otherwise, but too risk of a pick for teams there and he wasn't going to sign for the money offered at the slots teams were willing to risk taking him at. Played one season of D1 ball at a good program, never found the strike zone, never picked up a ball again.EVCat wrote:I had a late growth spurt of 4" my junior year. Needed every one of them. I also grew taller...
J/K. But I needed it. Had a friend who grew 6" over one year and it messed him up. Was a high level pitcher, threw a varsity no-hitter as a Freshman, PAC level recruit, tore his rotator cuff likely due to the growth and change in stride and release point. He got it back but a lot of schools had backed off, then had a traumatic event happen right after graduation that left him mentally unable to focus. He did a couple of years in Juco, suddenly couldn't hit the zone (wasn't ever a problem before), and was done. He was can't miss, and the 6" growth in one year started a total spiral.
That's got to be rough. A kid neighbor of my dad's friend in southern CA was probably 6'4" at age 12, built like a young Shaq and extremely athletic for his size. He came over when we visited and played 1 on 2 against me and my dad's friend's son who ended up being a decent HS player himself, and he beat us (we didn't have the best strategy in hindsight). My dad's friend was telling us that doctors were guessing he was going to be close to 7 feet, and he already had the attention of a lot of people in the region. The kid ended up growing only 1 more inch and turned out to be nothing more than an above average high school player.Spaceman Spiff wrote:I wanted to be really good at basketball. When I was shooting up to 6'3 at 13, I thought I could wind up being 6'7 or so. It's memorable due to the crushing disappointment of maxing out so young.pokinmik wrote:I don't remember when the fuck I grew and I'm only 32. You guys have some good pubescent height memories.
rgdeuce wrote:Yeah, his coaches inability to make mechanical adjustments based on his new frame is likely what did him in. Was probably under-striding and throwing all arm. My growth did the exact opposite for me. I was probably throwing around 70mph as a HS freshman and as a sophomore I was around 82mph. That's too bad for your buddy, height to pitchers is wingspan to basketball players. My good friend had the "all of a sudden I cant find the zone" disease your buddy had. We called it Mark Wohlers syndrome in my day, happened to Rick Ankiel too. He was throwing in the low 90s as a high school senior when it bit him, and I'm not joking when I say that he was launching pitches 10 feet over the catchers' head. They had to stop pitching him because he was going to kill someone if he didn't get the issue fixed. He would have been drafted in the first 5 rounds otherwise, but too risk of a pick for teams there and he wasn't going to sign for the money offered at the slots teams were willing to risk taking him at. Played one season of D1 ball at a good program, never found the strike zone, never picked up a ball again.EVCat wrote:I had a late growth spurt of 4" my junior year. Needed every one of them. I also grew taller...
J/K. But I needed it. Had a friend who grew 6" over one year and it messed him up. Was a high level pitcher, threw a varsity no-hitter as a Freshman, PAC level recruit, tore his rotator cuff likely due to the growth and change in stride and release point. He got it back but a lot of schools had backed off, then had a traumatic event happen right after graduation that left him mentally unable to focus. He did a couple of years in Juco, suddenly couldn't hit the zone (wasn't ever a problem before), and was done. He was can't miss, and the 6" growth in one year started a total spiral.
There was also no market for 5'8" 2B lead off hitters who hit for high average but zero power with a strong arm but just decent range.prh wrote:I love hearing all these stories of huge growth spurts. I stopped growing at 5'9 as a HS freshman. I was bummed because I always thought I could have played college baseball if I'd kept growing (albeit somewhere small, not at Arizona). But nobody is big on 5'9 3rd basemen who are great leadoff hitters.
I was disappointed at the time because I had dreams of getting a scholarship to play at a major D1 program. When I stayed 6'3, it became clearer I need to focus on school.rgdeuce wrote:That's got to be rough. A kid neighbor of my dad's friend in southern CA was probably 6'4" at age 12, built like a young Shaq and extremely athletic for his size. He came over when we visited and played 1 on 2 against me and my dad's friend's son who ended up being a decent HS player himself, and he beat us (we didn't have the best strategy in hindsight). My dad's friend was telling us that doctors were guessing he was going to be close to 7 feet, and he already had the attention of a lot of people in the region. The kid ended up growing only 1 more inch and turned out to be nothing more than an above average high school player.Spaceman Spiff wrote:I wanted to be really good at basketball. When I was shooting up to 6'3 at 13, I thought I could wind up being 6'7 or so. It's memorable due to the crushing disappointment of maxing out so young.pokinmik wrote:I don't remember when the fuck I grew and I'm only 32. You guys have some good pubescent height memories.
prh wrote:I love hearing all these stories of huge growth spurts. I stopped growing at 5'9 as a HS freshman. I was bummed because I always thought I could have played college baseball if I'd kept growing (albeit somewhere small, not at Arizona). But nobody is big on 5'9 3rd basemen who are great leadoff hitters.
Arizona has a 2nd baseman named Moises Duran (via Sunnyside HS) back in the early 2000s. When I was 11, in the city championship in Little League All Stars, I was warming up in the bullpen when he hit a walk-off grand slam to send my team home. Every year thereafter, that guy was at or near the top of leaders in HRs at Pony and then high school. He hit 15 bombs his junior season at Arizona, hit for decent average, could steal you a base, and was more than adequate in the field. Massive power. He hit a ball off one of my old teammates at New Mexico that was probably 480-500, impressive regardless of it coming off an aluminum bat. Nobody drafted him. He was at best 5'8" in spikes... Our JUCO 2nd baseman was probably the best pure hitter I ever played with at the college level. Derek Jeter Jr. Baylor was the only major D1 who offered anything to him, but he opted to play at a smaller D1 because they offered the larger scholarship. He was 5'9". If you are under 5'11, you better be FAST as hell and/or have the most unbelievable glove or be Jeff Kent.EVCat wrote:There was also no market for 5'8" 2B lead off hitters who hit for high average but zero power with a strong arm but just decent range.prh wrote:I love hearing all these stories of huge growth spurts. I stopped growing at 5'9 as a HS freshman. I was bummed because I always thought I could have played college baseball if I'd kept growing (albeit somewhere small, not at Arizona). But nobody is big on 5'9 3rd basemen who are great leadoff hitters.
I flirted with playing JUCO ball and delaying UA. Flirted is a nice way of saying I went to check out a girl, saw she was way too hot for me, and disappeared before we made eye contact. I had a friend on the team. I didn't totally understand how JUCO ball worked, how some of those Arizona JUCO kids were draft picks getting a little more seasoning without having to commit to 3 years at D1. Yeah...maybe I could have manned some 2B at a Vermont JUCO. Not Arizona.
The head basketball coach at the JUCO I played baseball at was the brother of one of my HS basketball coaches. I had him as a teacher for a PE type class and always used to pick his brain about basketball. In one conversation, I asked him why this one particular player was playing at the JUCO level when in my opinion, he was easily a D1 talent and could have helped an Oregon State-, WSU-type of team off the bench. He told me something along the lines of, "For many guys, the difference between JUCO and D1 is two or three inches."Spaceman Spiff wrote:I was disappointed at the time because I had dreams of getting a scholarship to play at a major D1 program. When I stayed 6'3, it became clearer I need to focus on school.rgdeuce wrote:That's got to be rough. A kid neighbor of my dad's friend in southern CA was probably 6'4" at age 12, built like a young Shaq and extremely athletic for his size. He came over when we visited and played 1 on 2 against me and my dad's friend's son who ended up being a decent HS player himself, and he beat us (we didn't have the best strategy in hindsight). My dad's friend was telling us that doctors were guessing he was going to be close to 7 feet, and he already had the attention of a lot of people in the region. The kid ended up growing only 1 more inch and turned out to be nothing more than an above average high school player.Spaceman Spiff wrote:I wanted to be really good at basketball. When I was shooting up to 6'3 at 13, I thought I could wind up being 6'7 or so. It's memorable due to the crushing disappointment of maxing out so young.pokinmik wrote:I don't remember when the fuck I grew and I'm only 32. You guys have some good pubescent height memories.
I wound up walkon D1, offered on the D2 level, and still sort of wonder if I could have made an impact if I had 3 or 4 more inches. As is, I'm still big enough to effectively post in pickup games, which is really all that might be relevant nowadays.
I've talked before about the book Play Their Hearts Out, but that's pretty much the situation (on a much higher level) there. Demetrius is the #1 ranked guy as an 8th grader, but maxed in terms of physical development. So he gradually falls back to the pack and goes from #1 to a lower level guy in ASU's recruiting class.
That early teen age, well, I'm glad I don't recruit. Guys like the kid you knew, I can imagine a college coach investing time in, only to realize he's done growing, and he's not a major prospect.