Looks to be a cross between Chamberlain and Abdul-Jabbar - each playing at their peak. This is what I'll expect and will be devastated if not achieved. And then y'all will reap the benefits of my manic and unnecessarily aggressive game thread posts.
All About Cameron Lard
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Looks to be a cross between Chamberlain and Abdul-Jabbar - each playing at their peak. This is what I'll expect and will be devastated if not achieved. And then y'all will reap the benefits of my manic and unnecessarily aggressive game thread posts.
National Honor Society member in HS also, which helps his athleticism, I'm sure.
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Funny how these threads get easily hijacked.
That said, I am cautiously optimistic about next year, even if we don't add anybody else. Lard will be worth the wait and the three freshman are all real good. There will be growing pains early on but with no additions will be a 7-10 seed in the tourney.
That said, I am cautiously optimistic about next year, even if we don't add anybody else. Lard will be worth the wait and the three freshman are all real good. There will be growing pains early on but with no additions will be a 7-10 seed in the tourney.
My theory about Lard is there is a reason the staff put as much time and effort into getting him on campus. They must like what he can do
Agree. The material is there, hopefully it shines through in Big 12 games, quickly.
If i remember right, when he was in HS he was noted to be a really good rebounder and ran the floor really well. Smooth athlete. Not a lot of skill offensively but that was back in 2015. It seems as though just from some clips of his time last year at the prep that he has a better offensive game. Like others have said, he would have had many more suitors if not for academics and ISU stayed with him. They probably wouldn't have gotten him if his academics were ok.
I like to think of him as a Simeon Carter with coordination or a young Jared Holman with more melanin.
Hopefully that rim running energy guy Steve has been looking for. Run the floor, rebound, convert easy paint touches. Looking forward to seeing how Lard and Solomon work together.
Reminds me of Tyler Cook, good at dunking and stare downs. Doesn't quite have the eye circumference on the stare down that I'm looking for yet though. Here is a photo he can try to emulate in case he reads this thread:
He's gonna be a good one. Exactly what a lot of people on here endlessly ***** about. Bold Prediction: He'll be our top pusher and fouler this year.
Lard was always my favorite recruit last year and will remain my favorite. By Big 12 play I'll predict we'll be glad we didn't pick up Juiston.
My favorite thing about these highlights is who he is playing against. Both of those games were against Advanced Prep. Their starting lineup was Trevon Duval (5-star), Terrence Ferguson (5-star), Mark Vital (4-star who redshirted last year at Baylor), Billy Preston (5-star) and a 6-11 big man who was a freshman last year at Cincinnati.
Lard is a little bit raw offensively. He plays with a lot of emotion. That is both good and bad. He's not afraid to get in people's faces or stare them down. (From the 2-3 Lard replays I watched.) My hope is that Lard averages around 6 and 5 this year.
Excited to see him play in the CCL. Yes, I'll have highlights of every player again.
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I just hope the kid is in the weight room. Eat a lot, lift all the time in the off season, but keep/or develop quickness. Stinson, Blalock, Fizer, Holman, etc. We have so many guys in our program's history that turned into beasts, but they put the work in. Those are the guys that took their game to a whole new level with strength.
There are guys like Burton, Stevie Johnson, Dustin Hogue, Pratt, Bankhead, that you knew were just strong. Young is probably in that group. They were undersized, but guys bounced off them. They weren't elite guys, but they just wanted it more. I want that for this kid. I feel like we've been missing that inside.
There are guys like Burton, Stevie Johnson, Dustin Hogue, Pratt, Bankhead, that you knew were just strong. Young is probably in that group. They were undersized, but guys bounced off them. They weren't elite guys, but they just wanted it more. I want that for this kid. I feel like we've been missing that inside.
