|
Post by downhere67 on Mar 18, 2020 10:43:51 GMT -5
Saw Brent Axe's tweet about an interview Waters did with Robert, says he is most likely staying. Guess that is better than most likely leaving. This kid is interesting, beautiful shooter and can jump out of the gym and fits Dean's TLS to a tee.
I think if he is healthy with his shot he can stretch the floor and offer something else from Q and MD.
|
|
|
Post by deano on Mar 18, 2020 11:55:53 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by cusefan2016 on Mar 18, 2020 11:56:06 GMT -5
I still hold out hope for some sort of James Southerland type production. Clock is ticking though...
|
|
|
Post by sobecuse on Mar 18, 2020 12:26:05 GMT -5
I’d be fine with it. Need a body for practice. Doubt he sees much time and he’s being recruited over, regardless. Just never saw it with him. He can make an unguarded 3 but he’s really clunky, too wiry lower body, flat-footed, not explosive and springy like Southy, and he doesn’t rebound. I’m sure he reached out at some point but doubt he had much if any interest from a P5 school. Not sure he would get off the bench even on a Winthrop, USC-Upstate, College of Charleston, frankly.
It’s absolute lunacy. I’m seeing posts from homers on the other board thinking Braswell can come in and play some minutes in Hughes’ roll. He can’t even dribble!
|
|
|
Post by cuseinseattle on Apr 4, 2020 15:53:32 GMT -5
I would have preferred Braswell just transfer. I would rather have Marek/QG/Woody etc get the minutes along with JBA even. Those are players who could at least build on their existing skills and have a future in the program. Braswell does not have a good handle and will never be strong with the basketball even if he adds muscle. He could in theory become a very poor mans Southerland by his senior year and be the stretch 4 that can really shot but not do much else. Is that really worth it though.
|
|
|
Post by sobecuse on Apr 4, 2020 16:13:08 GMT -5
I would have preferred Braswell just transfer. I would rather have Marek/QG/Woody etc get the minutes along with JBA even. Those are players who could at least build on their existing skills and have a future in the program. Braswell does not have a good handle and will never be strong with the basketball even if he adds muscle. He could in theory become a very poor mans Southerland by his senior year and be the stretch 4 that can really shot but not do much else. Is that really worth it though. Yeah Newton looks like he has a lot of upside with the improvements he’s made in his game. He’s playing better competition than Braswell ever did in H.S. as well. I‘d argue he’s more skilled right now. I’d prefer Braswell to transfer and surprised he hasn’t yet. He isn’t going to see the floor and they are recruiting dudes like Benny Williams too for 2021.
|
|
|
Post by cuseinseattle on Apr 4, 2020 16:21:25 GMT -5
It is very possible that even if Dior ends up declaring and going straight away if the rule has changed he will get Chance and Benny to come with and Benny is a year old of course. If that is the case with Woody and Richmond there is no way Braswell ever sees more than 5 minutes a game.
|
|
|
Post by deano on Apr 4, 2020 17:02:10 GMT -5
It is very possible that even if Dior ends up declaring and going straight away if the rule has changed he will get Chance and Benny to come with and Benny is a year old of course. If that is the case with Woody and Richmond there is no way Braswell ever sees more than 5 minutes a game. To me Benny is the bigger of the two fishes we need.
|
|
|
Post by Lucas Lee on May 18, 2020 6:38:53 GMT -5
I would have preferred Braswell just transfer. I would rather have Marek/QG/Woody etc get the minutes along with JBA even. Those are players who could at least build on their existing skills and have a future in the program. Braswell does not have a good handle and will never be strong with the basketball even if he adds muscle. He could in theory become a very poor mans Southerland by his senior year and be the stretch 4 that can really shot but not do much else. Is that really worth it though. Yeah, I have mixed feelings on the whole thing. My gut says he never contributes much - maybe as a shooter that provides some hustle in a light duty role. His handle seems lacking to the point where it likely never becomes much of a weapon for him. We have enough guys that can't create shots all that well on the roster already, so that doesn't bode well. Still, it's always great to have shooters even in limited roles, and by most accounts, when healthy, he's quite the athlete. Anyway, the most I remember of him was that during his Frosh year he seemed really active on defense for the 8 minutes he played in the ACC and hit a few threes last year. However, these injuries seem to have a lengthy history and will seemingly plague him throughout his career. I'd like to see him develop because I do find him somewhat intriguing. So, I go back and forth in regard to Bras. Seems like a really good kid though, so I'll root for him just to do the right thing for himself and hope it works out.
|
|
|
Post by ckdexterhaven on May 18, 2020 12:40:15 GMT -5
I would have preferred Braswell just transfer. I would rather have Marek/QG/Woody etc get the minutes along with JBA even. Those are players who could at least build on their existing skills and have a future in the program. Braswell does not have a good handle and will never be strong with the basketball even if he adds muscle. He could in theory become a very poor mans Southerland by his senior year and be the stretch 4 that can really shot but not do much else. Is that really worth it though. Yeah, I have mixed feelings on the whole thing. My gut says he never contributes much - maybe as a shooter that provides some hustle in a light duty role. His handle seems lacking to the point where it likely never becomes much of a weapon for him. We have enough guys that can't create shots all that well on the roster already, so that doesn't bode well. Still, it's always great to have shooters even in limited roles, and by most accounts, when healthy, he's quite the athlete. Anyway, the most I remember of him was that during his Frosh year he seemed really active on defense for the 8 minutes he played in the ACC and hit a few threes last year. However, these injuries seem to have a lengthy history and will seemingly plague him throughout his career. I'd like to see him develop because I do find him somewhat intriguing. So, I go back and forth in regard to Bras. Seems like a really good kid though, so I'll root for him just to do the right thing for himself and hope it works out. Speaking of his handle.... My memory is rubbish, but i 'remember' Andrew White dribbling like zero times and still being an extremely productive offensive player. Couldn't Braswell be similar? That said, I have to believe he's aware of this (perceived) limitation, and surely must be working on it. Assuming he's been healthy enough to work on anything. That's my biggest concern. I really hope he gets his legs back, whether he uses them for good (us) or evil (some other team).
|
|
|
Post by sobecuse on May 18, 2020 12:50:21 GMT -5
Yeah, I have mixed feelings on the whole thing. My gut says he never contributes much - maybe as a shooter that provides some hustle in a light duty role. His handle seems lacking to the point where it likely never becomes much of a weapon for him. We have enough guys that can't create shots all that well on the roster already, so that doesn't bode well. Still, it's always great to have shooters even in limited roles, and by most accounts, when healthy, he's quite the athlete. Anyway, the most I remember of him was that during his Frosh year he seemed really active on defense for the 8 minutes he played in the ACC and hit a few threes last year. However, these injuries seem to have a lengthy history and will seemingly plague him throughout his career. I'd like to see him develop because I do find him somewhat intriguing. So, I go back and forth in regard to Bras. Seems like a really good kid though, so I'll root for him just to do the right thing for himself and hope it works out. Speaking of his handle.... My memory is rubbish, but i 'remember' Andrew White dribbling like zero times and still being an extremely productive offensive player. Couldn't Braswell be similar? That said, I have to believe he's aware of this (perceived) limitation, and surely must be working on it. Assuming he's been healthy enough to work on anything. That's my biggest concern. I really hope he gets his legs back, whether he uses them for good (us) or evil (some other team). Completely different players. White played some SG at Nebraska too. He’s a guy who hunts his own shot and can come off screens/curls well locked&loaded even without much dribbling. Crafty. Braswell is a lanky/clunky/flat-footed long strider who can make an unguarded 3 at times. He’s never going to be in motion and having a play run for him, IMO. He’s being heavily recruited over right now also. Newton is coming in. Benny Williams in 2021 is being courted heavily as well. Maybe this John Camden kid too. I don’t think he’s truly in the foreseeable plans of the staff.
|
|
|
Post by Lucas Lee on May 18, 2020 15:58:14 GMT -5
Yeah, I have mixed feelings on the whole thing. My gut says he never contributes much - maybe as a shooter that provides some hustle in a light duty role. His handle seems lacking to the point where it likely never becomes much of a weapon for him. We have enough guys that can't create shots all that well on the roster already, so that doesn't bode well. Still, it's always great to have shooters even in limited roles, and by most accounts, when healthy, he's quite the athlete. Anyway, the most I remember of him was that during his Frosh year he seemed really active on defense for the 8 minutes he played in the ACC and hit a few threes last year. However, these injuries seem to have a lengthy history and will seemingly plague him throughout his career. I'd like to see him develop because I do find him somewhat intriguing. So, I go back and forth in regard to Bras. Seems like a really good kid though, so I'll root for him just to do the right thing for himself and hope it works out. Speaking of his handle.... My memory is rubbish, but i 'remember' Andrew White dribbling like zero times and still being an extremely productive offensive player. Couldn't Braswell be similar? That said, I have to believe he's aware of this (perceived) limitation, and surely must be working on it. Assuming he's been healthy enough to work on anything. That's my biggest concern. I really hope he gets his legs back, whether he uses them for good (us) or evil (some other team). It's an interesting parallel. We have had a few guys who had really shaky handles, but still proved really successful for us as shooters. Andrew White, his handle was definitely subpar. He could hunt shots well, had a great release, and did seem to have a decent ability to take two dribbles and get a shot up. Wes Johnson, this was more exposed in the NBA, but even here, his handle wasn't great. He was just so off the charts athletic, that it didn't really matter much. Braswell - He could likely improve into that type - but that's an extreme upside. Still, the kid seems to shoot it well, and he seems pretty active in the back of the zone. AND, with that combo up top, we're going to need guys that can cover A LOT of ground down low. So, I can still see him carving out a role, but I'm not sure it's much more than a shooter, that plays some good defense. So, sort of like a Buddy, that can jump high and play defense!
|
|
|
Post by Lucas Lee on May 18, 2020 16:01:27 GMT -5
Speaking of his handle.... My memory is rubbish, but i 'remember' Andrew White dribbling like zero times and still being an extremely productive offensive player. Couldn't Braswell be similar? That said, I have to believe he's aware of this (perceived) limitation, and surely must be working on it. Assuming he's been healthy enough to work on anything. That's my biggest concern. I really hope he gets his legs back, whether he uses them for good (us) or evil (some other team). Completely different players. White played some SG at Nebraska too. He’s a guy who hunts his own shot and can come off screens/curls well even without much dribbling. Crafty. Braswell is a lanky/clunky/flat-footed long strider who can make an unguarded 3 at times. He’s never going to be in motion and having a play run for him, IMO. He’s being heavily recruited over right now also. Newton is coming in. Benny Williams in 2021 is being courted heavily as well. Maybe this John Camden kid too. I don’t think he’s truly in the foreseeable plans of the staff. Yeah, I struggle with getting a good read on him. I feel like he seems/feels a tad clunky, but then I remember him on defense his Frosh year, and he seemed to have some quickness. I know people tout his "leaping" ability based off his High School track success....or something along those lines. Still, with what we have coming in, he'd really need to get some minutes this year to cement himself in the rotation, and then take a big step the year after. Still, as I said, I'll root for him - seems like a really good kid. Regardless, I still find him a bit intriguing. I'd probably lean toward we never see too much from him, but the upside is there - which I suppose is what you want from depth guys. Just not sure we have anything but depth guys on the roster already.
|
|
|
Post by larrycusefan on Jun 1, 2020 19:03:30 GMT -5
Hope Braz boy gets some runz this year and killz it off the bench. Might need this young dudz if Grif don't get his waiver.
|
|
|
Post by tomcatcuse on Jun 3, 2020 11:19:49 GMT -5
Completely different players. White played some SG at Nebraska too. He’s a guy who hunts his own shot and can come off screens/curls well even without much dribbling. Crafty. Braswell is a lanky/clunky/flat-footed long strider who can make an unguarded 3 at times. He’s never going to be in motion and having a play run for him, IMO. He’s being heavily recruited over right now also. Newton is coming in. Benny Williams in 2021 is being courted heavily as well. Maybe this John Camden kid too. I don’t think he’s truly in the foreseeable plans of the staff. Yeah, I struggle with getting a good read on him. I feel like he seems/feels a tad clunky, but then I remember him on defense his Frosh year, and he seemed to have some quickness. I know people tout his "leaping" ability based off his High School track success....or something along those lines. Still, with what we have coming in, he'd really need to get some minutes this year to cement himself in the rotation, and then take a big step the year after. Still, as I said, I'll root for him - seems like a really good kid. Regardless, I still find him a bit intriguing. I'd probably lean toward we never see too much from him, but the upside is there - which I suppose is what you want from depth guys. Just not sure we have anything but depth guys on the roster already. Agreed. I was never really sold on his game. Nice kid, who I want to see make it... but I thought he was a reach by the staff to be honest.
|
|