K.J. Bluford

In my opinion, running Fred's system, that 3 point % will rise as it suits his style more.

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Originally Posted by brokenloginagain

i hate the tyrus comparison. bluford is shooting mid 30s from three in juco, tyrus is shooting low 40s at a BCS school. just because you shoot threes in juco doesn't mean you're as good as tyrus. he'd probably have much better offers right now if he could shoot it like tyrus.

i'm sure bluford shoots it better than hogue, however.

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Comparing players and their roles isn't the same as saying "as good as".

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Originally Posted by gogagig

Randy is only 40?

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400.

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Originally Posted by DandyCyclone

KJ's interview was hard to watch. An additional example would be from last Saturday. I watched the video of reporters interviewing Rashad Vaughn before the game and it was awkward too. They ask questions they already know the answer to. I know this is a bit of a reach, but do you think the local media outlets that cover universities could turn a recruit off to playing somewhere? It obviously cannot be the deciding factor, but could it make a difference?

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Time to upgrade to match the rise of the team, so the local interviews need to improve. That should not be hard. Perhaps a little research might help. Ask some interesting questions. Talk more off camera before shooting the spot.

I miss Sean Keeler...:wink0st:

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Originally Posted by Wesley

Time to upgrade to match the rise of the team, so the local interviews need to improve. That should not be hard. Perhaps a little research might help. Ask some interesting questions. Talk more off camera before shooting the spot.

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Originally Posted by brokenloginagain

randy peterson has covered college basketball for 40 years yet he asks questions like he just landed from mars.

"what's your major?"
"what's your dad do?"
"where did you go to high school?"

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLl0DVzRksk

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Originally Posted by DandyCyclone

KJ's interview was hard to watch. An additional example would be from last Saturday. I watched the video of reporters interviewing Rashad Vaughn before the game and it was awkward too. They ask questions they already know the answer to. I know this is a bit of a reach, but do you think the local media outlets that cover universities could turn a recruit off to playing somewhere? It obviously cannot be the deciding factor, but could it make a difference?

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Eh, most all of these recruit interviews are the same - "who's contacting you the most? Do you have any favorites? Where have/ are you visited/ visiting? What do you look for in a school? What's your timeline?..."

Literally. All of them. Not just our area media.

the young men get interviewed/ asked the same thing everyday for 2 yrs. they get bored with it, and they don't want to give anything away. We all want to know the same stuff, knowing we'll be unsatisfied with the same canned answers. It's a vicious cycle, and I envy neither the media or the recruit in these instances - even though I'm one of the biggest consumers of recruiting information.

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Originally Posted by State43

In my opinion, running Fred's system, that 3 point % will rise as it suits his style more.

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Exactly. We get a lot of good looks due to spacing. I'm guaranteeing that his juco coach is not getting spacing like Fred gets.

tyrus shot 49% from three in juco.

not knocking bluford or hoiberg's evaluation. i just like to think tyrus is really, really good, and just because another juco kid "likes to shoot alot" doesn't mean he's "like" tyrus mcgee.

tyrus makes a lot.

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Originally Posted by acgclone

Exactly. We get a lot of good looks due to spacing. I'm guaranteeing that his juco coach is not getting spacing like Fred gets.

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And there is no such thing as defense in JUCO so if I had to bet most of those 3s are uncontested.

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Originally Posted by IcSyU

And there is no such thing as defense in JUCO so if I had to bet most of those 3s are uncontested.

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What I heard (can't remember if this is Chris' suggestion) is that Bluford is the only real offensive threat on the team. That means the other team knows who is going to shoot - and he still makes nearly 40%.

Put him on a team with other (more primary) offensive threats, along with an offensive philosophy that yields good, 3 pt shots - and that % could very well go up.

K.J. Bluford - Yahoo! Sports

Rivals shows offers from both us and Arkansas State, with them being listed as "high" on his interest.

A hint off here, but I think if we keep our style up and have some success, Hoiberg will be able to land a top 5-10 talent. He continues to show he lets players play....and that, with our fans, success, path to NBA, I think it's only a matter of time.

I really like Randy Peterson, but that was a shoddy interview. Fred must have a lot of faith in the JUCO big men coming next year. Georges Niang's play certainly eases any fears for us going forward. But, Melvin Ejim is a Senior next year, Percy Gibson will be a Junior. No Clyburn, & No Booker next season. Really need to invest in a quality big man for 2014 and beyond--restock our cupboard for the future.