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Post by IndianSaint on Oct 30, 2019 7:06:48 GMT -5
I have a great deal of respect for Jalen's abilities and skills as a basketball player, but I can't believe he is even close to being the 25th best player in college basketball. It would appear the author of this article may agree with you (or at least Jalen didn’t make the top 7 of the best small school players (or even the top two small school sophomores). www.google.com/amp/s/www.timesunion.com/sports/amp/Bassey-best-among-small-schools-14572889.phpIMO, this person places too much on scoring & rebounds as opposed to overall game (all stats) coupled with how an individual player impact their team (ie, makes the team better overall by getting them involved). Not that Jalen would even care about this person’s opinion, less even read this article, but I hope Jalen proves everyone wrong and will get noticed by more of these types of press individuals for next year. Ultimately, concluding with Jalen being drafted in the first round after his senior season at Siena!!! This will be an exciting season, regardless of the final W-L totals, IMO. But it can’t hurt to want/hope for that 20+ W season!!!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2019 9:18:02 GMT -5
So they don't look quite as stupid if he goes to the NBA.
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Post by IndianSaint on Oct 30, 2019 11:00:58 GMT -5
Maybe by Jalen’s senior year at Siena they’ll move him up to 4 or 5 stars!!!
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Post by mike60 on Nov 1, 2019 8:32:33 GMT -5
What I find even more remarkable about Jalen's year was he played a rather large portion of it with an injury to his hand. That had to require extra concentration to ignore the discomfort. I sometimes forget it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2019 8:44:27 GMT -5
What I find even more remarkable about Jalen's year was he played a rather large portion of it with an injury to his hand. That had to require extra concentration to ignore the discomfort. I sometimes forget it. Given this, how much defensive attention he faced last year, and the presence of Carey and more team athleticism....there is still the chance that Pickett simply goes ape on this league. There is legit possibility that he basically murders the MAAC almost by himself. Sadly, if he does, he may be gone....but there is the possibility. Pickett did what he did as a frosh vs. all kinds of pressure. What does a sophomore jump look like for Jalen Pickett? He might just start racking up triple doubles for all we know. He was just missing them quite a bit. Triple Double Pickett is the best Pickett.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2019 8:59:39 GMT -5
Also, besides the steals and rebounds, most people forget that Jalen had 8 games with 2 or more BLOCKS.
I mean, what happens if Pickett improves on defense? What would that look like?
He could go crazy on steals in a new system and eclipse 80. And he could weak side shot block his way to 40 blocks.... We just don't know.
Forget offense. Pickett's off ball defensive anticipation is the best in the league. He knows where plays are going before everyone else and he gets there. What happens if Pickett gets even more aggressive on D?
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Post by goldsaint17 on Nov 1, 2019 9:24:58 GMT -5
What I find even more remarkable about Jalen's year was he played a rather large portion of it with an injury to his hand. That had to require extra concentration to ignore the discomfort. I sometimes forget it. Given this, how much defensive attention he faced last year, and the presence of Carey and more team athleticism....there is still the chance that Pickett simply goes ape on this league. There is legit possibility that he basically murders the MAAC almost by himself. Sadly, if he does, he may be gone....but there is the possibility. Pickett did what he did as a frosh vs. all kinds of pressure. What does a sophomore jump look like for Jalen Pickett? He might just start racking up triple doubles for all we know. He was just missing them quite a bit. Triple Double Pickett is the best Pickett. If he has a Ja Morant year (not saying in terms of his pro prospects, but stat-wise) then I'll live with losing him. It means we'd win 23+ games and probably dance. Ja averaged 24.5 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals, and a block while shooting 50% from the field and 36% from 3. He was other-wordly. I'm not sure Jalen is wired to score like that, but if we get out and running more and an improved Jalen is unleashed at a faster pace, he could have an utterly bonkers season. The biggest area for Jalen to make a jump as a scorer is if he has improved getting downhill. Playing faster against less set defenses and with opponents who can't only key on him could help there. He took 130 mid-range shots at a 41.5% clip last season. Throw those in with the forced heaves from deep and his efficiency took a tumble as a result. But he shot 63% on at-rim 2's last season which is a really solid number. If he starts doing that more and getting to the line as a result, he could get to that 22ish PPG range.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2019 9:57:33 GMT -5
Given this, how much defensive attention he faced last year, and the presence of Carey and more team athleticism....there is still the chance that Pickett simply goes ape on this league. There is legit possibility that he basically murders the MAAC almost by himself. Sadly, if he does, he may be gone....but there is the possibility. Pickett did what he did as a frosh vs. all kinds of pressure. What does a sophomore jump look like for Jalen Pickett? He might just start racking up triple doubles for all we know. He was just missing them quite a bit. Triple Double Pickett is the best Pickett. If he has a Ja Morant year (not saying in terms of his pro prospects, but stat-wise) then I'll live with losing him. It means we'd win 23+ games and probably dance. Ja averaged 24.5 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals, and a block while shooting 50% from the field and 36% from 3. He was other-wordly. I'm not sure Jalen is wired to score like that, but if we get out and running more and an improved Jalen is unleashed at a faster pace, he could have an utterly bonkers season. The biggest area for Jalen to make a jump as a scorer is if he has improved getting downhill. Playing faster against less set defenses and with opponents who can't only key on him could help there. He took 130 mid-range shots at a 41.5% clip last season. Throw those in with the forced heaves from deep and his efficiency took a tumble as a result. But he shot 63% on at-rim 2's last season which is a really solid number. If he starts doing that more and getting to the line as a result, he could get to that 22ish PPG range. Increasing the tempo alone could potentially kick up all his numbers some. Pickett is certainly not as athletic as Morant but he still might have some version of that kind of year in him.
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Post by mike60 on Nov 1, 2019 10:16:50 GMT -5
I'm not contradicting anything in this discussion but there are some who can play without great speed and great jumping ability. Larry Bird is probably the supreme example but there have been others such as Bradly with the knicks and debusher (sp) with Detroit. Not that I'm comparing Jalen with these guys but the point is he has the talent to improve because of his basketball iq and God given field of vision. His off ball defense is a good example of that.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2019 10:26:52 GMT -5
I'm not contradicting anything in this discussion but there are some who can play without great speed and great jumping ability. Larry Bird is probably the supreme example but there have been others such as Bradly with the knicks and debusher (sp) with Detroit. Not that I'm comparing Jalen with these guys but the point is he has the talent to improve because of his basketball iq and God given field of vision. His off ball defense is a good example of that. I forget who said it but someone said in an article or tweet or something that Pickett's game IQ is NBA All-Star quality. That's clearly his greatest strength. You rarely ever say 'that wasn't the right play at that time' when it comes to Jalen Pickett. Offense/Defense...on the ball/off the ball...it doesn't matter. The kid just knows where to be and what to do. If he was a 40% 3 point shooter, he might already be gone...athleticism be damned.
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Post by saints15 on Nov 1, 2019 14:52:12 GMT -5
Don’t take this as a knock on Jalen, I think the world of him, but it is quite possible that because of the talent around him being so much better, his scoring and rebounding may go down, but his assists probably go up. Also, if we are winning more and by bigger margins, he may get more rest. On the other side, the faster pace can help offset those things. My point is, he could actually be a much better player with similar or lower stats. The biggest number is how many more wins it translates to.
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