He may be the best college player in America. Wow! ESPN shows highlights.
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Wow.
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I've watched him play a few stints beyond just the Wichita St game yesterday. Kid is legit. Reminds me of Tyus with a little better shot that calls his own number a lot more. He was awesome in the 1st half shooting and passing.
That being said I also agree with you that if one only watched the last 6 minutes of the Wichita St game, Trae Young looked like a ball hog that took bad shots (frequently early in the shot clock) and forced some really tough passes in traffic that led to turnovers. Oklahoma should be glad that they were up 12. Maybe he needs to learn "stall ball" decision-making a bit more
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It's been awhile since we've had a national player of the year. I hope it ends up being Bagley but it looks like the competition could be fierce. Young and Sexton have been really impressive. Ayton's number's are very similar to Bagley's. Just to name a few.
What happened with Young's recruitment? Weren't we heavily involved at one point? Just curious, not intended to be a dig at Duval.
He’s a college freshman. He will learn over time when to take the shot. Besides, I’m mainly talking about his skill set, particularly his ability to get his shot off quickly and accurately from just about anywhere. He also appears to have very good handles and passing ability; probably a better overall player as a freshman than Curry was. This guy might be the real deal. We shall see. I’m just excited about the possibilities.
Most of the early Mock Drafts have Trae Young going around the end of the lottery. Steph Curry went #7 and the teams who picked higher certainly regret their decision (except for maybe the Clipps - Griffin - and the Thunder - Harden). I wonder if there will be some inflation of Trae's stock because shooters are so darn valuable at this point in the NBA.
-Jason "This is a weak year for PGs. Young, Sexton, and Duval are the only PGs currently rated as first round draft picks" Evans
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I do wonder what Trevon's stock will look like come end of season. You said it yourself, shooters are so darn valuable in the NBA right now. And Trevon can't shoot. He's crazy athletic with good size. But will that get him a first rounder, let alone a lottery pick?
I imagine it will, but not without a healthy dose of risk. Kid's gotta learn to shoot.
- Chillin
Marques has been watching Trae Young for some time now
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Trae Young has 15 points (5-8 shooting) in the first half of today's OU game. Plus, 13 assists! They are playing East Cupcake State, but still, I can't remember anyone at Duke ever getting double digit assists in a half against anyone.
They scored 53 points in the half. He either scored or assisted on 43 of those points. 5 of the remaining 10 points were free throws by players other than Trae. So, in the entire half, OU scored 1 two-point FG and 1 three-point FG by someone other than Trae that was not assisted by Trae.
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