NCPaladin22 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 02, 2019 6:34 pm
Sure Threadgill was off the board once we got Anderson. Highlights look like a point guard for his team. I would imagine our last spot would be for a scoring guard. Gurley and Slawson will probably play a lot of minutes for the next few years!
Most of the highlights for Threadgill I have seen showcase his scoring . There is one ironically named highlight package called "DON'T REACH!! Jackson Threadgill can do more than shoot the rock" that consists of nothing but highlights of Threadgill shooting the rock. About half the shots are catch-and- shoot and the others are one-on-one moves to drive and shoot. Not a single assist, rebound, steal, etc.
The timing is interesting, too. One day after Hien commits Threadgill announces his final five. Almost as if they were competing for the same position. Maybe just a coincidence.
the reason I'm going with more of a Mounce comparison is that Hien looks more comfortable on the perimeter than Rafferty, better off the bounce, and more comfortable shooting 3s. But agree that some of Rafferty's "feel" for the game is present in what limited footage I've seen of Hien.
The player we offered this time that reminds me of Rafferty is Burke Smith, the 6'11" center from Richmond, VA. Smith, by the way, has announced that he will take official visits to Rice, Boise State, and Ohio. Those schools seem to be about the three farthest from his home. I wonder if he is one of those guys who take unofficial visits to schools close to home and saves the official visits for more distant schools.
