sealhall74 wrote:I have been on the Ancrum bandwagon ever since he got here. Obviously needed to be redshirted his first year. He should have come out of that redshirt year no less than 200#. IMO, the kid has made two of the most athletic plays I have seen in my 8-9 years watching. One was earlier this year when he jumped into the lane to sky for an offensive rebound and slammed it down all with one hand in a pretty smooth motion. The other was last year, a drive along the baseline to the rim and finish. It was like magic. Seemed like two long strides to the rim was all it took. The kid has some raw talent. Just needs some meat and core strength on his frame. 7 foot wing spans on a kid that size dont come along that often. I saw the Iowa State Burton kid (6'4 with the same 7 foot wing span) play last weekend. Putting up 3s from everywhere. Taking the ball to rim with authority. He has that meat on his frame. Goes about 230#.
Billy just has to realize what his kids have to offer and put it to good use. Mo had the exact same problem. It is one thing to have an identity. A completely different thing to have the players who can make it work. Biggest difference between Mo and Billy is that Billy is a nice guy. A kid's family shows up a game. Billy will give him extra PT that game. Mo would never do that. A kid does not produce his first year or two. Billy keeps him around. Mo would cut him loose.
If you have not seen nor heard of Deonte Burton, here is a little sampling of what the kid can do. You will be impressed.
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Thanks, yes he is light weight, but lots of skinny kids in D1 do well, one plays for the lakers now, . Did you see the fall Ancrum took hustling for offensive rebound in overtime last game. It gave us the ball back. Some guys would have went to the bench after a body slam fall like that.. Just sayin, skinny but tough.
Needs to be playing 30 min a game.. think about it, we work so hard to get an open look, what is not an open look for Ancrum, 6'6 and elevates like Reggie Miller, he is always open.. He doesn't need to remember plays, lol , just give him the ball and let him shoot, Then the defense will rotate off of Covington ,,and boom, and they better not leave Mike or CJ open.. This team has plenty of talent.. We should only have lost to Kstate, and we were in the game till Ancrum got benched, for driving and trying to get fouled but didn't get the call. Coaching is teaching also..
