Jaland Lowe versus UNC-Cheats...

[MdWIldcat55]

Just out of curiosity, I watched a video summary of Jaland Lowe in a game where his not very good team beat a somewhat better (hey, they made the tournament) UNC-Cheats team.

He was fairly dominant in that game against pretty good UNC guards (that team's problem was in the front court.). He looked quicker than the Cheater's guards. He was able to get to the rim and finished pretty well.

He scored 18 points, and had six rebounds -- and seven assists with few turnovers. He pretty much willed his team to a win that seemed important at the time.

There is a reason this guy was ALL-ACC, third team. He had the ability to take over a game. Yeah, the ACC was down but its not like its the Horizon league.

 

[St.PatterSoN-54-]

I think he’s a solid pick up. Excited to have him.

 

[dnorman0301]

Ditto …hate when UK fans say shite things about a player coming.

 

[HymanKaplan]

I think he’s a solid pick up. Excited to have him.

You didn't get the memo that he sucks, and we're supposed to hate on him. I'll go ahead and shoot another copy of that to you. 🤣

 

[bbncal02]

I don't think he's a bad player at all, just not wholly sold on if he can compete in the SEC.

 

[TOMCATS1990]

Diamond in the rough. Pope and staff if he is willing to put in the work can make him a very good player

 

[Smashcat]

I think he’s a solid pick up. Excited to have him.

Very nice pickup. Bet lots of folks will call him a huge steal next year.

 

[dnorman0301]

I am confident that Pope and his staff do a lot more work on who best fits the need of the team than we do. Look at what we accomplished this year and have trust in the plan. Confidence in a player breeds confidence into the player.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

The trolls and the chicken littles in the signing thread act like being third team All-ACC is nothing, while lamenting the tragedy of not signing an Ivy League guard.

Even in a down year, playing against teams like UNC, Duke and Clemson is a lot tougher than playing against Dartmouth and Columbia, just in terms of the physical strength and speed of the guards. Making an honors list in the ACC tells me that people who know about basketball saw this guy as a talent. I'll take that over the opinions of the average Rafters poster who got cut from middle school hoops, but thinks reading statistics is the same as scouting talent.

 

[FirewithFire]

Only thing that worries me about his stats is the 3 point percentage. Hopefully he shoots better than his numbers or teams will just sag off of him and clog the lane.

ETA - Anyone know what kind of defense he brings?

 

[Fadhi]

He is better than the Princeton kid. Much better athlete and can really distribute the ball.

 

[runt#69]

Very nice pickup. Bet lots of folks will call him a huge steal next year.

THIS