All in on Aleem
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IMHO, both Aleem and Brachen are as good or better than Wesson. Let's corral both of them! OSC
different players. Ford and Hazen are longer, and we're really looking for a bigger forward. these two are a legit 6'7". but let's not downplay Wesson because he didn't come here. he's the best ball handler and passer of the 3, and supposedly known for his defense. Wesson's really good, and would have been an awesome addition to this team.
but he's gone. there's a great spot available to Ford or Hazen. room for both but I doubt that would happen. 1st who wants it gets it.
Amen. Need to get Aleem, he would be a great addition. We have been recruiting Aleem for a while, so I like our chances better than Hazen who just came back on the market and is already attracting a lot of interest.
I believe Both hazen and ford project more as PFs than Wesson so that's one advantage to either.
I had stated elsewhere that I thought aleem projected as a 4 for us, but looks like a 3 or stretch 4. Nice outside shot but has a midrange game and good at the rim too.
Whether you see it as a positive or a negative is up to you, BUT, his game looks very similar to Deion Taylor.
Homer, Aleem has a much better handle and is clearly a much better shooter than Deion. The only similarity the Ulla sees is both "can jump out of the gym". Would love for Aleem to choose to become a Spider. OSC
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Yeah, I don't agree. Obviously it's hard to tell when evaluating high school tape versus what a guy projects at the college level, but Aleem is a lot more fluid and strong with the ball than I think Deion ever was. Is there something specific you are seeing?
My concern is that he seems like the type of wing who will just float to the three-point line and settle for long jumpers. I don't see a ton of uber-aggressiveness in him, the way I did with Wesson. Maybe I just haven't seen the right clips yet, but my concern with this type of player is that he will become soft the way many before them have become in our system. I'd prefer we find guys with lots of fire and aggression, like Buck.
I don't see Deion on at all, except as Ulla said, he is very athletic. His stroke looks pretty good, certainly it lacks that ridiculous hitch and spin that Deion had on his shot. And let's be honest, Aleem is not the level of recruit that Wesson was, if he was schools like Ohio State, Butler, and other big BCS programs would be after him.
Doesn't mean he won't be a good player though.
Doesn't mean he won't be a good player though.
from the limited video I've seen, he cuts to the basket hard. I wish I could find his outside shooting percentage though. while he makes all his 3's in the highlights, I'm not so sure he's a pure shooter. could be wrong. and if Coach wants him, I want him.
Hazen wows me though. really impressive.
Hazen wows me though. really impressive.
Eight, not sure if you looked at that video, but he was hitting shots on tape from all over. Lots of mid-range and also getting to the basket. Not much post-play in there, which is why I re-thought my feeling that he was a 4, I really think he's a 3, maybe stretch 4. As noted by sman, we are likely to end up with two guys who are SFs instead of having a true PF anyway though.
Yeah, I watched it. I'm just projecting based on what I've seen of him. Hard to really place a lot of faith in the defenses he was facing in those clips. I don't think he had to work too hard to get his shots.
Hoping that my impression of him is just the result of him being SO smooth that it looks like he's not exerting a ton of effort. At least he has some decent offers, and at this point I doubt we can do a lot better unless we get Hazen.
Hoping that my impression of him is just the result of him being SO smooth that it looks like he's not exerting a ton of effort. At least he has some decent offers, and at this point I doubt we can do a lot better unless we get Hazen.
It would be nice to get a player that can play in the post, we are going to be missing a lot of post play with TA gone. Aleem might have a post game, or if Aleem comes here maybe TJ can help him develop one this year? After TJ leaves we have no proven post players on the roster. It will be interesting to see who else we pull in this year, as discussed before Evan Maxwell from Liberty would be a good post player addition.
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Understood, I never put a lot of faith in someone's "prettiest pictures" video. They are intentionally designed to make one look awesome. So yes, you have to take it with a grain of salt. I guess the positive takeaway is that he can at least those mid-range jumpers which some of our starters had serious trouble with last year.
the weather???
that might help if he was from Boston. Aleem is coming up from Bradenton FL!
As a team we were actually one of the best in the country at mid-range jump shots. We averaged over 40% from mid-range, 36th best in the country. The average mid-range shooting percentage is ~36%, our starters were: Deion 69%, TJC 45%, SDJ 42%, TA 39%, TD 30%, so Trey was the only starter who was below average. Our other players were: Wood 35%, KF 34%, JJ 25%, JP 0%, PF 100%.
Do you have the raw numbers for TD and DT vs the other 3 starters? I didn't say we were a bad mid-range team, I just don't think it was a meaningful part of either of TD/DT's game, I suspect raw numbers would prove that out better than the percentages. I could be wrong.
Wow, Jesse was the worst mid-range shooter in America last year? Now I see why he never played.
Haha, he only took a mid range shot once every 3 games, they were pretty rare. He also took less than one free throw a game, those were rare too.
If anyone is interested in dissecting the stats themselves they are right here: http://hoop-math.com/Richmond2016.php
Thanks for the stats, definitely interesting/helpful. I'd stick by my earlier opinion on the midrange game based on Deion's small sample and treys pctg. I like that aleem seems comfortable shooting from a lot of spots.
Taylor's film (when he signed with Richmond) reminds me very much of Aleem Ford. Build is not that much different, athleticism is similar, they even move the same way. Deion's highlights showed him swishing several threes and making dunks (like most do). I do not see the "shooter" footwork, form, or stroke in Ford that you do with someone like Sherod. No implication that he is a bad player, but I do not see him anywhere near Wesson or Hazen.
One thing about Aleem's highlights that looked very positive is how he moves without the ball, and how well his teammates got him the ball. Our team should have outstanding passers, at every position next season, so Aleem should be able to earn some open looks with his movement. In this regard he reminds me of TJ, who did the same in his highlights videos. Obviously, any similarities to TJ are a very good thing! I also like his athleticism, and would love to see his senior year shooting percentages and other stats. We could use one aspect of DT's high-school stats, and that was that he averaged 4 blocks per game in HS. If Aleem's HS stats are anywhere close, I would be even happier. It is important to note that DT was never the same after getting hurt. He would have had a much stronger UR career if he had stayed healthy.
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