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Post by Agg E. Pride on May 6, 2024 12:43:51 GMT -5
Watson moved again. It is at some point that one MUST begin to look at the common denominator. With this move, he's: Committed to Arkansas, but it didn't work out. Went to Oklahoma State, but it didn't work out. Went to a JuCo, and I guess it worked out. Came to A&T, but it didn't work out. Graduated, however. Then committed to Seton Hall, but it didn't work out. Then committed to Towson and got injured, so it didn't work out. Now he's committed to Coastal Carolina. Is the juice worth the squeeze? |
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Post by saabman on May 6, 2024 15:51:51 GMT -5
Watson moved again. It is at some point that one MUST begin to look at the common denominator. With this move, he's: Committed to Arkansas, but it didn't work out. Went to Oklahoma State, but it didn't work out. Went to a JuCo, and I guess it worked out. Came to A&T, but it didn't work out. Graduated, however. Then committed to Seton Hall, but it didn't work out. Then committed to Towson and got injured, so it didn't work out. Now he's committed to Coastal Carolina. Is the juice worth the squeeze? For him it's worth the squeeze because he received his degree and is receiving two years of free master's degree tuition although at two different schools. Hopefully he'll get a shot to play professionally. So for me, he fulfilled his contract with A&T by graduating . What what he does from there is strictly his journey alone. |
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Post by jbrob on May 15, 2024 12:36:28 GMT -5
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 15, 2024 12:42:21 GMT -5
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Post by planoaggie on May 15, 2024 12:49:00 GMT -5
For him it's worth the squeeze because he received his degree and is receiving two years of free master's degree tuition although at two different schools. Hopefully he'll get a shot to play professionally. So for me, he fulfilled his contract with A&T by graduating . What what he does from there is strictly his journey alone. Everybody's journey is different and it must be worth it to Watson to continue playing basketball after obtaining his undergraduate degree. The question is, is Watson's basketball skillset at his age of value to any school? It appears Coastal has no problem with has talent compared to other recruits. |
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Post by AggieGroove on May 15, 2024 13:31:04 GMT -5
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Post by Bornthrilla on May 15, 2024 13:34:33 GMT -5
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Post by dc93aggie on May 15, 2024 14:06:37 GMT -5
This man averaged 17ppg at A&T, was a 2nd team All CAA performer and a 2nd team HBCU All American but has a package showing :25 seconds worth of game film and over 4 minutes of practice film from NC State. He should have his A&T footage in here as well if he wants to give people a real view into how he plays. These kids jump into the portal, and don't have a real plan or proper people advising them on the job ahead...it's unfortunate.
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Post by Bornthrilla on May 15, 2024 14:09:46 GMT -5
I hate seeing players in the portal who have more practice footage than game footage.
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Post by dc93aggie on May 15, 2024 14:12:48 GMT -5
I hate seeing players in the portal who have more practice footage than game footage. Exactly...but Kam has game footage...unfortunately he thinks practice footage at NC State is more valuable than game footage in a mid-major D1 conference. Just not properly vetted. |
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 15, 2024 15:12:45 GMT -5
i'm surprised because he's actually a very good talent "at our level", but not so much at the major d1 level. so i expected there to be some "mid-major" takers, but something is apparently scaring them away. maybe its the number of times he has transferred already or lack of eligibility years left to play, i dunno. i would've added that he also likes to "dominate" the basketball as a mid-major deterrent, but you don't see that unless you watch his game footage when he played at a&t... |
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Post by saabman on May 15, 2024 16:26:43 GMT -5
i'm surprised because he's actually a very good talent "at our level", but not so much at the major d1 level. so i expected there to be some "mid-major" takers, but something is apparently scaring them away. maybe its the number of times he has transferred already or lack of eligibility years left to play, i dunno. i would've added that he also likes to "dominate" the basketball as a mid-major deterrent, but you don't see that unless you watch his game footage when he played at a&t... With today's technology it is highly unlikely that programs that are interested in him have not vetted his past performances up to his future performances. My thing is this they saw what a lot of us saw an outstanding player that Is not a team player that has weaknesses on the defensive end of the ball. In today's game scores are dime a dozen but scores that can play both ends of the floor are becoming rare. I feel that he has been thoroughly vetted but his weaknesses are the things that are scaring programs away. It would have helped him more if he had graduated and then entered the portal. |
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 15, 2024 17:19:56 GMT -5
i'm surprised because he's actually a very good talent "at our level", but not so much at the major d1 level. so i expected there to be some "mid-major" takers, but something is apparently scaring them away. maybe its the number of times he has transferred already or lack of eligibility years left to play, i dunno. i would've added that he also likes to "dominate" the basketball as a mid-major deterrent, but you don't see that unless you watch his game footage when he played at a&t... With today's technology it is highly unlikely that programs that are interested in him have not vetted his past performances up to his future performances. My thing is this they saw what a lot of us saw an outstanding player that Is not a team player that has weaknesses on the defensive end of the ball. In today's game scores are dime a dozen but scores that can play both ends of the floor are becoming rare. I feel that he has been thoroughly vetted but his weaknesses are the things that are scaring programs away. It would have helped him more if he had graduated and then entered the portal. i dunno, saab. the guy is a prolific scorer at our level and often college coaches "who need scoring" will overlook defensive weaknesses if you're a volume scorer like woods was in the caa. for mid-major and low-major coaches who need scoring, i don't think defensive ineptness "alone" would cause them to pass him over. perhaps defensive ineptness combined with other factors such as transferred too many times and lack of eligibility years left to play may have caused it. but who knows? there could be other reasons as well. as much as i demand defense from my players, if i was a mid-major or low-major coach "who needs scoring", i wouldn't pass on him just because he doesn't play stout defense. however, i would definitely pass on him if i didn't need scoring guards, such as the case with coach ross. imo, woods is definitely not an ideal fit for our team cuz we've already got guards who can fill it up on the offensive end. but if he would truthfully agree to play "team ball" and defense, i'd "consider" taking him back... |
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Post by saabman on May 15, 2024 19:05:53 GMT -5
With today's technology it is highly unlikely that programs that are interested in him have not vetted his past performances up to his future performances. My thing is this they saw what a lot of us saw an outstanding player that Is not a team player that has weaknesses on the defensive end of the ball. In today's game scores are dime a dozen but scores that can play both ends of the floor are becoming rare. I feel that he has been thoroughly vetted but his weaknesses are the things that are scaring programs away. It would have helped him more if he had graduated and then entered the portal. i dunno, saab. the guy is a prolific scorer at our level and often college coaches "who need scoring" will overlook defensive weaknesses if you're a volume scorer like woods was in the caa. for mid-major and low-major coaches who need scoring, i don't think defensive ineptness "alone" would cause them to pass him over. perhaps defensive ineptness combined with other factors such as transferred too many times and lack of eligibility years left to play may have caused it. but who knows? there could be other reasons as well. as much as i demand defense from my players, if i was a mid-major or low-major coach "who needs scoring", i wouldn't pass on him just because he doesn't play stout defense. however, i would definitely pass on him if i didn't need scoring guards, such as the case with coach ross. imo, woods is definitely not an ideal fit for our team cuz we've already got guards who can fill it up on the offensive end. but if he would truthfully agree to play "team ball" and defense, i'd "consider" taking him back... That's a reasonable assessment which I agree hold heartedly with . Also transferring to different programs and not willing to improve on your weaknesses shows a lot about the individual. |
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Post by A&T-roy on May 18, 2024 15:37:07 GMT -5
We already have a Kam Woods, that I think is better...and his name is Landon Glasper.
I wouldn't take Kam back.
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