How good is Quickley
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I'd temper expectations. Like some have posted already, he's good, not great at most things.
Definitely not as good as Brandon Knight.
Arguably the best PG (I think it's Garland, but they're all close) in a down PG class. So take that for what it's worth. I'm just hoping this pushes us over the edge in the Zion recruitment.
Definitely not as good as Brandon Knight.
Arguably the best PG (I think it's Garland, but they're all close) in a down PG class. So take that for what it's worth. I'm just hoping this pushes us over the edge in the Zion recruitment.
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Of the few million amateur basketball players in America, Quickley might be the best point guard.
Some of you need to reconsider your perception when discussing elite recruits. Yes, he’s not the next John Wall. Who the hell cares? The kid is one of the top 10 players in the nation, and one of the top 3 high school point guards in the nation – a nation that has millions of high school basketball players.
We’re talking a huge-ass sample size, and he’s near the top of the freaking mountain.
Some of you need to reconsider your perception when discussing elite recruits. Yes, he’s not the next John Wall. Who the hell cares? The kid is one of the top 10 players in the nation, and one of the top 3 high school point guards in the nation – a nation that has millions of high school basketball players.
We’re talking a huge-ass sample size, and he’s near the top of the freaking mountain.
While it’s good to keep a level-head regarding Quickley, you make it sound like he’s some fringe 4 star with the "good not great" line. Fact is, he's established himself as a great, but not transcendent player. That doesn't equate "good" at anything. That equates "great" at a whole hell of a lot. Transcendent? Nope, but how many of them are?
Yes, inflating expectations is a silly thing to do, but so is downplaying the potential of a top 10 player.
He's possibly a top 10 player once the final rankings come out next spring, probably safer to say top 20, but this is a down class. It's Barrett, Zion, and Reddish and a bunch of other dudes.
Could be wrong, but Fox, Monk, Bam were around the 7,8,9,10th rank in their class.
Quickley is no Fox, Monk, or Bam.
That class was extremely strong in the top 10ish, arguably as strong as 2007, especially for guards.
Quickley is your more typical fringe top ten guy. He's safely, saaafely inside 20. He's not fox, but I'm expecting him to be just as good as or better than the freshmen Harrison's, Teague, lamb, Bledsoe, etc.
Funny after 5 games last year some fans was wanting Fox to be benched. Thank goodness CAL knew what he was doing.
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Beyond the comparable talent levels, good comparison in the sense that, if things go our way, Quickley will be asked to carry a similar load as Teague, if not lighter.
Knight is/was a stud. Stat wise you could argue he is was everybit as good as Wall was here and shot it from 3 at 37%
Hmm. Stat-wise I suppose you COULD argue that. But anyone who saw them play would never make such an argument. Knight was great but Wall was a freak. He made entire defenses look stupid.
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Well this is the first sign that Cal can no longer judge talent. Why in the world did we offer?
I assume the "is" is a typo. It should be clear that's not the case now. I'd also say it was clear back then but that argument is several years past being a waste of time.
Certain posters would have called him all-world had he picked another school.. but he will have to settle for pretty okay since he chose "our" school.
As a UK player Wall and Knight we similar but Wall is 2x the NBA player .
I mostly agree, but there's still a decent comparison to be made to Knight in terms of style of play. Knight was a tallish point whose offensive game was built around his jumper (too much so, IMO). That's Quickley right now, although I don't think he's anywhere near as trigger-happy as Knight was. And Quickley isn't as athletic as Knight, but the upside is that he's a more efficient player, more of a pure point than Knight ever really was.
Agreed sorta. I thought wall was a MUCH more “electric “ player/ slasher/ driver/ Quicker etc
Because I played against Brandon Knight in AAU.
Watched Quickley this past summer in AAU.
Knight was a bonafide scorer. He could go get you a bucket. Quickley is more of a setup man, but has the ability to hit the catch and shoot jumper (albeit not consistently yet).
Don’t hate me when I’m right.
He won’t be an impact freshman and won’t be OAD.
Glad to have him aboard though. Probably the easiest of the top PGs to get (although I prefer Garland and maybe even Grimes), but hope he helps with Zion.
If you’re expecting Quickley to be as good as Knight (who set the freshman scoring record), you will be disappointed.
I’m expecting we get 1 of 2 back between Quade and Shai. Hopefully, Barrett will be our starting shooting guard. That would mean Quickley will be coming off the bench, probably in a similar role that Shai Alexander will play this year.
Lol and yet you continue to list setup men with inconsistent shots...
And those guys played in Final Fours as freshmen because of guys named Julius Randle/Aaron Harrison, Anthony Davis/MKG/TJones, and KAT/WCS/Harrison’s.
If we’re in the Final Four next year, it won’t be mostly due to Quickley’s play. It’ll be because Barrett/Zion/any notable returnees.
If Quickley is freshman Harrison/Teague he's an impact freshman. Those guys weren't the primary factors in their respective team's success, but they were really good players, and absolutely had significant impacts on their squads.
Lol. I’m clearly not changing your mind and you’re getting off topic. But you’ll be wrong. Quickley will come off the bench, most likely, and won’t contribute too much his freshman year. Thus, not an impact freshman.
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