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Justin Verrier

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6744 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

The Ringer NBA Show
Say One Nice Thing … About the East’s Tanktastic Bottom Five. Plus, UConn Shocks the World (Again)! | Group Chat

I know the Sienna game was pretty iffy, and then obviously this one was a complete catastrophe.

The Ringer NBA Show
Say One Nice Thing … About the East’s Tanktastic Bottom Five. Plus, UConn Shocks the World (Again)! | Group Chat

I don't know.

The Ringer NBA Show
Say One Nice Thing … About the East’s Tanktastic Bottom Five. Plus, UConn Shocks the World (Again)! | Group Chat

I've been probably a little lukewarm on what I've seen from Cam Boozer in the tournament.

The Ringer NBA Show
Say One Nice Thing … About the East’s Tanktastic Bottom Five. Plus, UConn Shocks the World (Again)! | Group Chat

I obviously haven't seen a ton.

The Ringer NBA Show
Say One Nice Thing … About the East’s Tanktastic Bottom Five. Plus, UConn Shocks the World (Again)! | Group Chat

Clearly, the know-how, efficiency, I'm just so dialed in aspect of him has really popped in the way that we talked about in the past, but...

The Ringer NBA Show
Say One Nice Thing … About the East’s Tanktastic Bottom Five. Plus, UConn Shocks the World (Again)! | Group Chat

But I don't know, in terms of what I've seen from some of the other guys, talking about Darren Peterson, DeBonsa, just feels like Kim probably gets us into a conversation about player type as well, where it's just like, he's going to be a four, right?

The Ringer NBA Show
Say One Nice Thing … About the East’s Tanktastic Bottom Five. Plus, UConn Shocks the World (Again)! | Group Chat

But it does feel like, despite being so smart and using his body and knowing how to take certain steps and not take certain steps, it just doesn't seem particularly fleet of foot.

The Ringer NBA Show
Say One Nice Thing … About the East’s Tanktastic Bottom Five. Plus, UConn Shocks the World (Again)! | Group Chat

And so he almost seems like a more older school four doesn't have the same mobility when we're seeing now, like a lot of fours across the NBA are like hyper athletes who are just like extended wings who are just a little bit bigger.

The Ringer NBA Show
Say One Nice Thing … About the East’s Tanktastic Bottom Five. Plus, UConn Shocks the World (Again)! | Group Chat

Like the bonds is probably the prime example of that.

The Ringer NBA Show
Say One Nice Thing … About the East’s Tanktastic Bottom Five. Plus, UConn Shocks the World (Again)! | Group Chat

I don't know.

The Ringer NBA Show
Say One Nice Thing … About the East’s Tanktastic Bottom Five. Plus, UConn Shocks the World (Again)! | Group Chat

What have you thought about just cam overall, Kyle?

The Ringer NBA Show
Say One Nice Thing … About the East’s Tanktastic Bottom Five. Plus, UConn Shocks the World (Again)! | Group Chat

And just like, has it changed your thinking going into the draft at all this tournament?

The Ringer NBA Show
Say One Nice Thing … About the East’s Tanktastic Bottom Five. Plus, UConn Shocks the World (Again)! | Group Chat

So UConn now has Illinois in the final four.

The Ringer NBA Show
Say One Nice Thing … About the East’s Tanktastic Bottom Five. Plus, UConn Shocks the World (Again)! | Group Chat

I've been watching a lot of Wagla, which I say as if I'm at my local Dunkin' Donuts.

The Ringer NBA Show
Say One Nice Thing … About the East’s Tanktastic Bottom Five. Plus, UConn Shocks the World (Again)! | Group Chat

Just like, give me a Wagla.

The Ringer NBA Show
Say One Nice Thing … About the East’s Tanktastic Bottom Five. Plus, UConn Shocks the World (Again)! | Group Chat

Why are you the way you are?

The Ringer NBA Show
Say One Nice Thing … About the East’s Tanktastic Bottom Five. Plus, UConn Shocks the World (Again)! | Group Chat

I gotta say, I'm a fan, though.

The Ringer NBA Show
Say One Nice Thing … About the East’s Tanktastic Bottom Five. Plus, UConn Shocks the World (Again)! | Group Chat

I've been watching a little bit of Illinois.

The Ringer NBA Show
Say One Nice Thing … About the East’s Tanktastic Bottom Five. Plus, UConn Shocks the World (Again)! | Group Chat

I don't like their prospects against UConn, but what's crazy about him, what I've noticed about him, is his handle isn't super tight, but he has all of the escape movements you would want that are higher levels of that.

The Ringer NBA Show
Say One Nice Thing … About the East’s Tanktastic Bottom Five. Plus, UConn Shocks the World (Again)! | Group Chat

Like he has the side steps and like the step backs and the decel stuff and like the power through.