Oso planning to go pro
He still defers.
Brendan has improved a lot this year. I didn't see it coming, as I didn't see a lot in his game last year.I don't see him being an "all-time great" at MU, but he's rounding into a nice complementary player, playing well off of all of the attention thrown at Markus. Confidence is growing.He's a good spot up 3 point shooter, and showing some ability to drive to mid-range and hit pull up jumper. However, his dribble drive game is definitely an area for improvement, which would help his FT rate. Defense has been really good. He'll be 23.5 years old next year, and will need to once again be an improved player for MU to have another successful season.
While it has not been a straight line, Brendan has been a different ballplayer following the sequence when wimped out at the rim followed a game or two later when he dunked on the same play with authority. I can almost hear the phone call from Thurl between those two.
Brendan has improved a lot this year. I didn't see it coming, as I didn't see a lot in his game last year.
but wojo doesn't develop players
Excellent point, glow!80 Scoopers DID see it coming. https://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=59053.0;allAnd those were just the folks who voted in the poll. I'm sure there were many, many others. Bailey's PT increased near the end of his freshman season because unlike Pouty McPouterson, he could play some defense. So it wasn't that big a leap to think that with him getting much of the PT that Pouty had received, he would improve a lot. And hell, he probably would have improved even more if only it weren't for ...
I think he will be our leading scorer next year and may even start appearing on 2nd round draft boards. He has the size and the shot. Needs to show more aggressiveness.
Averaging 8 points and 5.7 rebounds, I do not see him yet on any NBA boards. Long way to go, needs to improve to 14 and 6, then lets talk about the NBA.
No offense to Brendan, but he wasn't very good last year - to vote on "improvement" as it related to options in that poll - really only Cain and Bailey were viable options. What has surprised me is how much better he's been this year. Likely a function of now being 18 months removed from mission, and in program, along with being nearly 22.6 years old. For context Cain is 20.8 years old.
After Juan getting on the Warriors anything's possible