Tai Wynyard MVP Leading Secondary School to National Championship
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That performance was against a kid who signed with Oklahoma, so legit competition.
Granted, the Oklahoma bound player had 28 and 9, but still. Wynyard will be a welcome addition to practice and will be a solid player for us in 2016-2017.
Granted, the Oklahoma bound player had 28 and 9, but still. Wynyard will be a welcome addition to practice and will be a solid player for us in 2016-2017.
He'll be a bruising, physical presence. May take a little longer to transition to the college game, but he'll be fine. If he does redshirt this season, he'll be in GREAT shape by the 2016-2017 season.
Yeah, Freeman was also on the NZ team with Wynyard. Has a good number of scholarship offers in the USA. Would love for Wynyard to win a national championship there and one here with UK.
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I like his game. No, he doesn't jump out of the gym, but to be a great rebounder, it doesn't matter. He has the body and know how to be a great rebounding big in college. He is still so young and getting better. He hasn't even fully developed his body yet. Once he gets on campus and pros start to work on his body, you will see a huge difference with this kid. I may be alone thinking this, but i think we will have this kid for at least 3 years. We are always going to recruit OneNDone type of big men while Cal is here. Every year we recruit those guys and this kid will have to compete with these types his entire career here at Kentucky. After a few years of competing with guys like this, i think he will be ready to man the frontcourt right along with the elite big men we always recruit.
Very young. Could easily wind up competing with Chuck Hayes and Josh Harrellson as best blue collar player of the last twenty years.
How is his shooting touch and scoring. Does he mostly make putbacks or does he have much post moves yet?
Good read Smashcat, we are gonna have a really tough team next year in the post if Humphries and Wynyard are as good of rebounders at the college level as they are now, the next two years are looking good, Go Cats
I've never found enough video. Here's some footage from his 3 on 3 competition. Not real basketball but you get an idea of his ability. Doesn't seem to have much range but he's more than a garbage basket guy. Really knows his way around the basket, can shake the backboard when dunking, passes well and seems to have good timing on blocks.
http://www.aseaofblue.com/2015/6/16...iba-3x3-u18-world-championships-mixtape-video
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Thanks, It is always good to have a player that is good around the basket and likes to rebound. We will have enough talent everywhere, and players like him make a diff. Kinda like Poythress would have made a diff against Wis.
