Top 100 Recruits at MU - Erik WIlliams

[Doctor V]

Again, I haven't seen him so I have no idea.  But the most common complaint around here this year is that no one can play defense - so he must be truly awful...

hard to believe that he is much worse than acker on D. also, correct me if im wrong but i recall that one of his strong suits listed as a top 100 recruit was his defensive ability and 'uncanny' shot blocking potential. i know i know its high school and hes stuffing midgets, but at some point u have to look at the coaching staff and wonder why they cant make this kid atleast 5-7mpg useful

[bma725]

hard to believe that he is much worse than acker on D. also, correct me if im wrong but i recall that one of his strong suits listed as a top 100 recruit was his defensive ability and 'uncanny' shot blocking potential. i know i know its high school and hes stuffing midgets, but at some point u have to look at the coaching staff and wonder why they cant make this kid atleast 5-7mpg useful

His defense was evaluated as strong solely because of his shot blocking ability.  Every other part of his defensive game was evaluated as below average because he'd never developed them.

[tower912]

IIRC, he was the biggest guy on his team, stood in the middle of the zone and blocked shots.    He never had to guard the equivalent of a D1 3-4 man to man.   He didn't worry about defensive rotations because he just patrolled the middle, blocked shots and rebounded.    Now, he isn't the biggest kid anymore and has to learn to play against guys his size or bigger who can put it on the floor.    According to Buzz, and what most of us have seen and recognized with our own eyes,  he hasn't mastered Buzz' man to man defense.   He has the physical ability to succeed at this level.    He hasn't learned enough, yet.