Sam Vecenie
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He is always constantly just straight up and down. You can get him the ball and he will get into his hop and he will like find his balance almost no matter what, if he's wrong footed, if he has to realign himself in midair, like he's just really, really good at finding that balance with his shot prep. So that's probably the way I would go about answering those three.
He is always constantly just straight up and down. You can get him the ball and he will get into his hop and he will like find his balance almost no matter what, if he's wrong footed, if he has to realign himself in midair, like he's just really, really good at finding that balance with his shot prep. So that's probably the way I would go about answering those three.
But this is a class that has some shooters for sure.
But this is a class that has some shooters for sure.
But this is a class that has some shooters for sure.
There's not another way to put it. Okay. So like Maryland will like oftentimes like pre switch him and make it so that he doesn't have to get North South as a defender and like really come up to the level and guard. It was very similar actually to, you know, rest in peace.
There's not another way to put it. Okay. So like Maryland will like oftentimes like pre switch him and make it so that he doesn't have to get North South as a defender and like really come up to the level and guard. It was very similar actually to, you know, rest in peace.
There's not another way to put it. Okay. So like Maryland will like oftentimes like pre switch him and make it so that he doesn't have to get North South as a defender and like really come up to the level and guard. It was very similar actually to, you know, rest in peace.
Like, you know, Caleb Swan again, when he was at Purdue, like Purdue devised the scheme where like he would call out to a teammate on the wing to go up, guard the ball screen. I'll switch onto the guy on the wing. Right. And for his part,
Like, you know, Caleb Swan again, when he was at Purdue, like Purdue devised the scheme where like he would call out to a teammate on the wing to go up, guard the ball screen. I'll switch onto the guy on the wing. Right. And for his part,
Like, you know, Caleb Swan again, when he was at Purdue, like Purdue devised the scheme where like he would call out to a teammate on the wing to go up, guard the ball screen. I'll switch onto the guy on the wing. Right. And for his part,
Derek queen is actually like a really good communicator on defense within the scheme and is like really good at making sure that like he has his teammates, you know, in the right spots and that he's in the right spots. I think he's actually also like pretty okay. Laterally on defense. Like if he is in a switch situation and is guarding like a wing and
Derek queen is actually like a really good communicator on defense within the scheme and is like really good at making sure that like he has his teammates, you know, in the right spots and that he's in the right spots. I think he's actually also like pretty okay. Laterally on defense. Like if he is in a switch situation and is guarding like a wing and
Derek queen is actually like a really good communicator on defense within the scheme and is like really good at making sure that like he has his teammates, you know, in the right spots and that he's in the right spots. I think he's actually also like pretty okay. Laterally on defense. Like if he is in a switch situation and is guarding like a wing and
he can slide his feet in like cut off that player. The problem is when you get them North South, it's really hard. I think for him to kind of stop his momentum and then change directions. Right. So like if he's closing out onto a shooter in like a scramble situation, I think he's really, it's, it's really hard for him to like stop and, and cut off a drive against him.
he can slide his feet in like cut off that player. The problem is when you get them North South, it's really hard. I think for him to kind of stop his momentum and then change directions. Right. So like if he's closing out onto a shooter in like a scramble situation, I think he's really, it's, it's really hard for him to like stop and, and cut off a drive against him.
he can slide his feet in like cut off that player. The problem is when you get them North South, it's really hard. I think for him to kind of stop his momentum and then change directions. Right. So like if he's closing out onto a shooter in like a scramble situation, I think he's really, it's, it's really hard for him to like stop and, and cut off a drive against him.
Like that's what I worry about most with him. And then like in drop also, I don't think he's particularly long and he's only like, you know, six, 10 ish. Let's go with. So like, he doesn't take up a lot of space in those circumstances either. Like the best drop coverage defenders in the league, they tend to be very big because they can just extend their arms.
Like that's what I worry about most with him. And then like in drop also, I don't think he's particularly long and he's only like, you know, six, 10 ish. Let's go with. So like, he doesn't take up a lot of space in those circumstances either. Like the best drop coverage defenders in the league, they tend to be very big because they can just extend their arms.
Like that's what I worry about most with him. And then like in drop also, I don't think he's particularly long and he's only like, you know, six, 10 ish. Let's go with. So like, he doesn't take up a lot of space in those circumstances either. Like the best drop coverage defenders in the league, they tend to be very big because they can just extend their arms.