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Aaron Bradshaw 2 pts 1 reb

4 fouls 0-2 from 3 vs Texas
Until he gets a lot of muscle he will continue to struggle. I really love the kid, but it’s obvious he was very over rated. He’s 7’1” and he’s still listed at 215. That is so small for a dude his size.
 
Seemed like a good dude. If his camp didn’t put him ion a 5000+ cal diet all offseason with minimal cardio and a good weight lifting (not just plyo and bands)…then they are costing that kid millions. He could have upped his cardio and got back in shape 2 months before the season, same as Chandler had to….but Bradshaw needs to be 230 minimum and he’d be a force
 
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Cal had a weird penchant for getting guys who looked athletic, and some were, but just couldn't play worth a lick. Best example was Whitney. I don't know what he sees in those players. I know he recognizes talent though (AD, KAT, etc), but then he stopped getting those guys. He did put a few guys in the first round though that nobody thought would be, so I don't know what it is.
 
Cal had a weird penchant for getting guys who looked athletic, and some were, but just couldn't play worth a lick. Best example was Whitney. I don't know what he sees in those players. I know he recognizes talent though (AD, KAT, etc), but then he stopped getting those guys. He did put a few guys in the first round though that nobody thought would be, so I don't know what it is.
Pretty sure my 5 year old niece could have figured out that AD and KAT were talented. Don't see any huge recognition there. And honest question, who did he ever put in the first round that wasn't expected?
 
Pretty sure my 5 year old niece could have figured out that AD and KAT were talented. Don't see any huge recognition there. And honest question, who did he ever put in the first round that wasn't expected?

Herro, Booker, SGA, Jackson, Bledsoe. All guys that didn’t have a lot of draft buzz when they got to campus.

Though I thought people were crazy for writing off Booker so quick. 6’6 2 guard that was a prolific scorer in high school. Seemed obvious to me but he wasn’t on draft boards when he signed with us.


I think we eventually ended up with more guys that slid. Though i think some of those were less Cal’s fault and more they were just overrated. But he still recruited and signed them.
 
I posted before, I think we'll see the real diff between Cal and Pope guys, pope won't take any body (except a mobile 5 who can pass) who can't shoot.
 
It was a very bad recruiting class and he was 7 foot and moved well on high profile AAU and HS teams. He’s a little skilled and a little athletic(for being 7 foot). But neither are at levels that translate to college basketball yet. Feel bad for all the highly ranked kids that seem to be nice kids(was nice to me at least) and fail hard.
 
It was a very bad recruiting class and he was 7 foot and moved well on high profile AAU and HS teams. He’s a little skilled and a little athletic(for being 7 foot). But neither are at levels that translate to college basketball yet. Feel bad for all the highly ranked kids that seem to be nice kids(was nice to me at least) and fail hard.
I honestly think it mostly had to do with 2 things. His strength and his handle. He’s very limited in his move set and doesn’t have a great handle to make those move. Add in no strength and he can’t even get to positions on the court to try and make the moves he needs to score. He’s all lob and put backs right now.
 
Bradshaw always seemed like a good guy, but I’m not sure he’s built for this level of play. When I saw him in person last year, I was kind of shocked how skinny he was- try to imagine him guarding Williams this year.
 
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