Nick Richards earning high praise
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Well said. His body also. He's not what I would consider thin like WCS, Gabriel, AD coming into college. He's definitely no bull, but his body reminds of KAT. He can probably get to a very powerful yet lean build and be a mobile athletic big man who also won't get pushed around for boards.
Actually Richardson is considered the better shot blocker. With Bamba being considered to have the potential to be better defensively Bamba will play 4 n 5 he has better ball handling than Richardson who will be a strict 5. Many forget that Cal's original formula for the dribble drive is 2 mobile athletic bigs. I see Bamba in the Anthony Davis roll and Richardson as more Noel
Richards from reports too, suggest he plays with a 'tude on the court. Someone who is as atheltic as he is, with a burgeoning skill set plus tude equals stud.
It may have been, I never clicked on it. Lighten up a little my man. I realize there are some surprisingly stupid things posted on here but not everyone is being serious.
I think Bamba would play the 4, which I think is the position he kind of prefers. He pretty much has to play the 5 in high school naturally.
The thing I was impressed with was his hands. Soft hands and catches the ball well on the break. Huge plus for big men IMO. Nice little hook shot as well.
The 2015 team had a lot of depth in the frontcourt. So much so actually that we had to play Lyles and Poythress at the 3 just to get them on the court. We had 4 centers in Towns, WCS, Dakari, and Lee, so WCS and Lee had to be moved to PF.
But I love the versatility of the 2018 frontcourt more than 2015....... especially if we get Mo Bamba.
But everyone was calling me an idiot since I said he is a better player then SKJ and is very similar to Bamba .... LMAO .Hadn't seen this article before. It's from a couple weeks ago but apparently, Richards has really turned it up. Jerry Meyer says he may merit top 5 consideration.Another scout said he's more impressed with him than Carter or Ayton. Cal knows how to pick em, man.
http://www.aseaofblue.com/2016/12/23/14036390/nick-richards-earning-high-praise-big-ranking-boost
This is assuming we have Diallo back. If not we'll still be really good but not "beastly".
I was eating popcorn and drinking soda regarding Knox. I never thought he was even considering us!
Bamba is not a 4 at all . Hell Richards is more a of a 4 since he has a decent Jumper from 15 feet. But both are pure centers.
He looked really good for stretches in those all star games and then really lost for stretches . But so did Bamba not that that matters at this point . I have seen Richards play 6 full non all star games and he really impressed me in 4 of those 6 . The other 2 he was great when he was in but he was in foul trouble. He has more potential then guys like Noel and WCS but not as much as Cousins , AD and Towns . He will be a top 10-15 nationally IMO in both blocks and rebounds but he will have games where he plays 18 minutes and gets 4/7/2 and then he will have games where he plays 32 minutes and goes for 20/14/6 and then alot in between. My point being is he will have nights where you pull out your hair and then nights when you think he is the best center in college. He is a work in progress but a fun one to watch.
Well, there are many reasons why you have been called an idiot, you know what I mean?
I think he's a player who thrive in a structure system as opposed to the all star gamesHadn't seen this article before. It's from a couple weeks ago but apparently, Richards has really turned it up. Jerry Meyer says he may merit top 5 consideration.
http://www.aseaofblue.com/2016/12/23/14036390/nick-richards-earning-high-praise-big-ranking-boost
RIchards plays with a chip on his shoulder.. very versatile. I think he will be a damn good player for us.
