Crazy how one play can stick out in your mind, I still think we shouldn't close the door on this option, he's got plenty of length, and I'm sure he'll develop in the off-season some more, with strength and what not. The prime case in development should be James Farr, went from outside to banging on the inside, hell even look at Q starting to finish around the rim better towards the end of the season, I fully trust our staff's ability to develop our talent. I like him shooting 3's as well, and I really hope he begins to show he's the best shooter on the team like Mack claims he is, but it would be nice to have guys on offense with multiple weapons in their arsenal.
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Thread: Kerem Kanter Commits
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04-25-2017, 11:20 AM #141
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04-25-2017, 11:53 AM #142
Completely agree. And honestly sophomore year to junior year is where I think 4 year guys really start to make a turn. You're comfortable with the system, and fully adapted to the college game. Now time to add what you can bring skill wise. Farr made unbelievable strides. To Gates specifically and the type of game he has, reminds me personally of BJ with better potential down low cause of his size. If he could get comfortable driving off a pump and developing a mid range even, then really watch out. I agree it's all there and the staff has proven what improvements they can help with
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04-25-2017, 12:57 PM #143
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I suspect that Gates never 100% recovered from his knee surgery -- most likely mentally. It has to be kind of scary to hurt your knee, then jump back into action as soon as it is healed. I know he did rehab and all and I'm still wondering how much he was tentative b/c of his knee.
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04-25-2017, 01:29 PM #144
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04-25-2017, 02:24 PM #145
I'll never forget after my son's torn ACL and MCL when after months of therapy the guy took him into a back alley and told him to run suicides. My son was too polite to say it out loud, but his face was enough to clearly communicate "are you F%#@ing kidding me???" The knee may be physically and structurally sound, but it took a long time before he trusted it, then eventually just forgot about it.
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05-20-2017, 12:14 PM #146
Kerem Kanter Commits
For those not following, Kerem's brother, Enes is stranded in Romania on a humanitarian tour for his new charitable foundation focused on shelter, food, education and resources for underprivileged youth around the world. Turkish dictator Erdogan revoked his passport, reportedly because Kanter is an outspoken critic.
According to the articles I've seen, Enes has been disowned by his parents and is estranged from his siblings. I wasn't aware of that. Sad.
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05-20-2017, 02:23 PM #147
Looks like he's on his way to London now.
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05-22-2017, 09:34 AM #148
No surprise here, but withdrew his name from the draft per Twitter. We OFFICIALLY can welcome him to Xavier.
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05-22-2017, 10:43 AM #149
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05-22-2017, 10:46 AM #150
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