Josh Jackson

dcZONAfan · Post by **dcZONAfan** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 3:39 pm

catgrad97 wrote:Good call on Frye, Merkin. Really should've been a franchise player in Phoenix, if Suns ownership gave a damn, but they don't.

Channing, a franchise player?

Do you know the definition of "Franchise player", catgrad?

Harvey Specter · Post by **Harvey Specter** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 7:10 pm

catgrad97 wrote:I fully expect to see Damon Stoudamire and Richard Jefferson on the Deuce before this decade is out. Luke Walton too, if his dad can ever let go.

Is Sean Elliott on Fox Sports only?

I am with you on everything but Damon. I love Mighty Mouse, but his skills do not translate into speaking in front of the camera.

If we want to look far out into the future, Gordon and Solomon would be naturals... Ashley, too - if he couod gain some more name recognition playing the game. BAsh is soft-spoken, but articulate as can be.

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 10:29 pm

Rondae would be a pretty damn entertaining color guy... Or in TNT at the half

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 8:50 am

Rivals: Josh Jackson recruiting update

https://basketballrecruiting.n.rivals.c ... ing-update" target="_blank

Main Event · Post by **Main Event** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 9:06 am

Perfect

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 9:16 am

Could kind of get the sense who his favorite is. Interesting he said it is going the distance and he is going to probably wait to see who declares when he would start and star for any team in the country.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 9:57 am

rgdeuce wrote:Could kind of get the sense who his favorite is. Interesting he said it is going the distance and he is going to probably wait to see who declares when he would start and star for any team in the country.

MSU fans will interpret that as confirmation of him wanting to see their roster availability first.

97cats · Post by **97cats** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 10:16 am

Main Event wrote:Perfect

fit

HiCat · Post by **HiCat** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 10:40 am

Playing for Coach Miller, team USA did that give them an edge?

Yeah it definitely does...

I love the way he coached me

He really didn't once try to recruit me
I really respect him for that.

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 10:54 am

KA
AT
JJ
RS
DR

dcZONAfan · Post by **dcZONAfan** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 11:04 am

Beachcat97 wrote:KA>KS>PJC
AT>KS
JJ>RS>JS
RS>LM
DR>CC

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 11:12 am

dcZONAfan wrote:
Beachcat97 wrote:KA>KS>PJC
AT>KS
JJ>RS>JS
RS>LM
DR>CC

KA-KS-PJC
AT-JS
JJ-RS
LM-JJ/RS
DR-CC

At least at this point. I would like it a lot.

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 11:20 am

Hard to imagine LM starting over RS, unless LM is way better than I realize.

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 11:24 am

RS gonna need time to shake off that rust and build confidence in that knee back up. As time progresses, we will see. We will also see how well LM and RS defend too

dcZONAfan · Post by **dcZONAfan** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 11:29 am

rgdeuce wrote:RS gonna need time to shake off that rust and build confidence in that knee back up. As time progresses, we will see. We will also see how well LM and RS defend too

My hope for Ray (if he doesn't die) would be essentially what we saw from Dillon Brooks the other day. He's got the size and skill set to be a matchup nightmare for 4's if he can hold his own defensively

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 11:34 am

Even without JJ, this lineup looks solid (provided no one leaves early):

KA
AT
RS
LM
DR

Add JJ to the mix, and we switch from being a top 25 team to a top 5 team.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 11:37 am

rgdeuce wrote:RS gonna need time to shake off that rust and build confidence in that knee back up. As time progresses, we will see. We will also see how well LM and RS defend too

This. I don't see why a natural 3 coming off a long period of inactivity would immediately start at the 4. Let him have time and the rotation will shake its way out.

Harvey Specter · Post by **Harvey Specter** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 11:40 am

JJ talking trash with the Glove...

http://teamstre.am/1P0PWzS" target="_blank

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 11:53 am

Beachcat97 wrote:Hard to imagine LM starting over RS, unless LM is way better than I realize.

Sean Miller on signee Lauri Markkannen: "He's as talented a player as we've recruited at Arizona.' True 7-footer with wing skills.

Led the FIBA U18 in scoring last year. Pretty good competition, although definitely US level.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 11:59 am

Merkin wrote:
Beachcat97 wrote:Hard to imagine LM starting over RS, unless LM is way better than I realize.

Sean Miller on signee Lauri Markkannen: "He's as talented a player as we've recruited at Arizona.' True 7-footer with wing skills.

Led the FIBA U18 in scoring last year. Pretty good competition, although definitely US level.

Yeah, he is really good.

http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-mock-draft/2017/" target="_blank

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 12:18 pm

What's interesting is that LM isn't ranked by US recruiting sites (Rivals, ESPN, etc.). If he were, I don't know how highly he'd be ranked. But if he's as good as CSM and others are saying, he'd probably be ranked at least in the top 20, if not higher, which would mean our *current* recruiting class (sans JJ) is already in the top 10.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 12:45 pm

Beachcat97 wrote:What's interesting is that LM isn't ranked by US recruiting sites (Rivals, ESPN, etc.). If he were, I don't know how highly he'd be ranked. But if he's as good as CSM and others are saying, he'd probably be ranked at least in the top 20, if not higher, which would mean our *current* recruiting class (sans JJ) is already in the top 10.

Scout has Lauri as a 5 star prospect, which pretty much means he's a top 25 player in the class.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 12:49 pm

rgdeuce wrote:Could kind of get the sense who his favorite is. Interesting he said it is going the distance and he is going to probably wait to see who declares when he would start and star for any team in the country.

He's more concerned with who he will be playing with. If he's going to play college ball he wants to win.

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 12:50 pm

ChooChooCat wrote:
Beachcat97 wrote:What's interesting is that LM isn't ranked by US recruiting sites (Rivals, ESPN, etc.). If he were, I don't know how highly he'd be ranked. But if he's as good as CSM and others are saying, he'd probably be ranked at least in the top 20, if not higher, which would mean our *current* recruiting class (sans JJ) is already in the top 10.
Scout has Lauri as a 5 star prospect, which pretty much means he's a top 25 player in the class.

I hadn't seen Scout. Thanks. So we're looking at 3 top 25 recruits, plus whatever else CSM has up his sleeve.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 12:50 pm

ChooChooCat wrote:
Beachcat97 wrote:What's interesting is that LM isn't ranked by US recruiting sites (Rivals, ESPN, etc.). If he were, I don't know how highly he'd be ranked. But if he's as good as CSM and others are saying, he'd probably be ranked at least in the top 20, if not higher, which would mean our *current* recruiting class (sans JJ) is already in the top 10.
Scout has Lauri as a 5 star prospect, which pretty much means he's a top 25 player in the class.

Players who have played only in Europe generally do not get ranked. Jakob Poetyl (spell check pelase) is a good example of a very highly regarded kid who did not get ranked vs US prospects.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 1:04 pm

Spaceman Spiff wrote:
ChooChooCat wrote:
Beachcat97 wrote:What's interesting is that LM isn't ranked by US recruiting sites (Rivals, ESPN, etc.). If he were, I don't know how highly he'd be ranked. But if he's as good as CSM and others are saying, he'd probably be ranked at least in the top 20, if not higher, which would mean our *current* recruiting class (sans JJ) is already in the top 10.
Scout has Lauri as a 5 star prospect, which pretty much means he's a top 25 player in the class.
Players who have played only in Europe generally do not get ranked. Jakob Poetyl (spell check pelase) is a good example of a very highly regarded kid who did not get ranked vs US prospects.

Yep, but they will still give them an arbitrary star ranking based on their skill level.

http://www.scout.com/player/197397-laur ... anen?s=106" target="_blank

Zero · Post by **Zero** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 1:13 pm

LM is gonna be a stud for Arizona. Cannot wait to see him play.

HiCat · Post by **HiCat** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 5:55 pm

Trash talking

"It was real fun. I'm a trash-talker. He's a trash-talker. We kind of went at it a little bit, but it was all respect," Jackson told Yahoo Sports.

The McDonald's All-America selection told Yahoo Sports he plans to make a decision in late March. Payton did offer some positive words about Jackson.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/gary-payto ... 45193.html" target="_blank

dmjcat · Post by **dmjcat** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 6:44 pm

Recent Josh Jackson interview:

http://www.elitehoopsreport.com/2016/02 ... ysten.html" target="_blank

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 3:10 pm

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 3:24 pm

Merkin wrote:

Well that sucks.

There is JJ and everyone else, and everyone else is waay worse than JJ.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 3:43 pm

Lol so Kansas magically leapfrogged both Arizona and MSU because Arizona is now the apparent favorite to land Alkins, a guy who Jackson can play along side with, ok...

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 3:45 pm

Probably pure speculation that Arizona is worried about not getting JJ, so that is why they are after Alkins

pokinmik · Post by **pokinmik** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 3:47 pm

A 247sports prediction doesn't change anything. Stupid click bait articles.

Main Event · Post by **Main Event** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 3:50 pm

ChooChooCat wrote:Lol so Kansas magically leapfrogged both Arizona and MSU because Arizona is now the apparent favorite to land Alkins, a guy who Jackson can play along side with, ok...

Pretty much

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 4:42 pm

ChooChooCat wrote:Lol so Kansas magically leapfrogged both Arizona and MSU because Arizona is now the apparent favorite to land Alkins, a guy who Jackson can play along side with, ok...

If Josh cares about my feelings, he'll commit to Arizona right now so I can stop worrying.

HiCat · Post by **HiCat** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 5:04 pm

Merkin wrote:

hmmm...whaaaat?

Rawle Alkins's Crystal Ball Predictions

Arizona 45%
N.C. State 27%
St. John's 14%
Kentucky 9%
North Carolina 5%

Poll Results:

http://247sports.com/PlayerInstitution/ ... redictions" target="_blank

Now 50%? Crazy

http://247sports.com/PlayerInstitution/ ... redictions" target="_blank

3goggles · Post by **3goggles** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 5:08 pm

Spaceman Spiff wrote:
Merkin wrote:
Well that sucks.

There is JJ and everyone else, and everyone else is waay worse than JJ.

Probably should post Myers post that he hasn't changed his pick on Jackson so he seems to think we land both Rawle and JJ

SCCats · Post by **SCCats** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 5:11 pm

ChooChooCat wrote:Lol so Kansas magically leapfrogged both Arizona and MSU because Arizona is now the apparent favorite to land Alkins, a guy who Jackson can play along side with, ok...

One person's unjustified bullshit is another person's "content."

And if they can sell that bullshit...I mean "content", more power to em.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 5:29 pm

Wake me up when KU is in China and then I'll worry about Jackson landing there.

EOCT · Post by **EOCT** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 6:24 pm

With both JJ and Rawle both these guys can realistically share the immense benefit of a probable FF and very possible NC. It's hard to see any way getting Rawle, if we do, can do anything but benefit JJ; and the special national visibility would translate to more $s later in the League for both.

But hey, who cares about the future bucks potential?

I hope we fans don't underestimate Rawle. Unless my eyes are suddenly failing I see him as near-Julius Randle copy potential. And the skillset seems to be nearly in place already. Would any of you guys care to try to cover him once he hits a lane?

3goggles · Post by **3goggles** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 8:11 pm

ChooChooCat wrote:Wake me up when KU is in China and then I'll worry about Jackson landing there.

JJ and his moms have completely shut that Down! But hey you are entitled to your opinion

Harvey Specter · Post by **Harvey Specter** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 8:40 pm

If Alkins ends up here I would perceive it to be more of a sign that Trier is leaving that that JJ isn't coming.

BTW... Lauri, Kobi, Rawle, and Josh would be (on paper) the best recruiting class in school history, and I am not sure that's even debatable.

SCCats · Post by **SCCats** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 8:43 pm

Harvey Specter wrote:If Alkins ends up here I would perceive it to be more of a sign that Trier is leaving that that JJ isn't coming.

That analysis makes much more sense than 'Well with that JJ won't want to go there.'

BTW... Lauri, Kobi, Rawle, and Josh would be (on paper) the best recruiting class in school history, and I am not sure that's even debatable.

Four 5* I would guess is the best class ever and the best class there will ever be.

KaibabKat · Post by **KaibabKat** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:20 pm

Had five freshmen that were starters in 1972 and all five were eventually drafted by the NBA.

Beermancats · Post by **Beermancats** » Fri Feb 12, 2016 1:58 am

The crystal ball is a joke.

3goggles · Post by **3goggles** » Fri Feb 12, 2016 6:40 am

Beermancats wrote:The crystal ball is a joke.

The only I really care about when it comes to basketball is Jerry Myer.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Fri Feb 12, 2016 6:55 am

3goggles wrote:
ChooChooCat wrote:Wake me up when KU is in China and then I'll worry about Jackson landing there.
JJ and his moms have completely shut that Down! But hey you are entitled to your opinion

Meant nothing then and means even less now. He'll choose a college first, but then will choose between that college and China.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Fri Feb 12, 2016 8:45 am

KaibabKat wrote:Had five freshmen that were starters in 1972 and all five were eventually drafted by the NBA.

But they had 80 or so rounds back then.

Or seemed that way.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Fri Feb 12, 2016 10:45 am

And they didn't believe in playing defense.

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