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Top 50 shooters in the nation
Posted: October 15th, 2009, 4:02 pm
by pbow
Re: Top 50 shooters in the nation
Posted: October 15th, 2009, 4:37 pm
by SumItUp
Good for Kyle and good for Liberty getting a little preseason recognition.
#1 Rotnei Clark is from a nearby town. I first watched him play in a pickup game when he was in 8th grade. He was and is LIGHTS OUT! He is the kind of person that probably would have chosen a school like Liberty if it were not located so far from home. He is the type of player that normally would fly under the radar of the big schools because of his size (no way he is 6') and played for a small school. Coach Pelphrey is glad to have him.
Re: Top 50 shooters in the nation
Posted: October 15th, 2009, 5:19 pm
by Cider Jim
Nice surprise. I was really afraid that it was going to be Duke transfer that has to sit out a year.
Instead, it was...
19. Kyle Ohman, 6-4, 200, SG, Sr., Liberty: He has shot at least 41 percent each of the last two seasons. Ohman was 100-of-241 (.415) last season and 63-of-153 (.412) the year before.
"Kyle's pursuit of being great is what makes him so dangerous. He puts in a ton of extra work, and it's translated to a high level of confidence. He literally believes he's in range just after he crosses halfcourt." — Former Liberty coach Ritchie McKay, now an assistant coach at Virginia
Re: Top 50 shooters in the nation
Posted: October 15th, 2009, 8:02 pm
by flamesfan30
good stuff. i too thought this would be about that Duke transfer. but i guess they cant really say anything good about him since he wont actually play this year.
good for Kyle and good for LU basketball
Re: Top 50 shooters in the nation
Posted: October 15th, 2009, 8:21 pm
by olldflame
Austin Kenon of VMI (22nd) and Grayson Flitner of G-W (41st) are also on the list from the BSC.
I don't doubt that Clark is a great shooter, but I would think your #1 ranked guy should have at least a 40% average in games. I really don't care if he made 95-100 in a shootaround.
Re: Top 50 shooters in the nation
Posted: October 15th, 2009, 9:36 pm
by pbow
I'd be willing to bet good money (barring any injury) that Jeremy Anderson will be on this list next year.
Re: Top 50 shooters in the nation
Posted: October 15th, 2009, 10:09 pm
by Cider Jim
And maybe even Carter McMasters.
Re: Top 50 shooters in the nation
Posted: October 15th, 2009, 10:16 pm
by SuperJon
pbow wrote:I'd be willing to bet good money (barring any injury) that Jeremy Anderson will be on this list next year.
I'll second that.
Re: Top 50 shooters in the nation
Posted: October 15th, 2009, 10:30 pm
by Casper
Remember number 3, Josh Jenkins. Best shooter I've seen coming out of high school since I have been working/playing with AAU teams(about 10 years) Very similar to JJ reddick.
Oh and congrats KO.
Re: Top 50 shooters in the nation
Posted: October 16th, 2009, 8:14 am
by Rocketfan
i just threw up in my mouth a little bit.......not only is "captain ego" going to frame this, but finding a way to have his former turncoat coach say wonderful things about him....ugh
Re: Top 50 shooters in the nation
Posted: October 16th, 2009, 9:25 am
by Schfourteenteen
Cider Jim wrote:
"Kyle's pursuit of being great is what makes him so dangerous. He puts in a ton of extra work, and it's translated to a high level of confidence. He literally believes he's in range just after he crosses halfcourt." — Former Liberty coach Ritchie McKay, now an assistant coach at Virginia
Re: Top 50 shooters in the nation
Posted: October 16th, 2009, 11:27 am
by UNCA Alum
Would have liked to have seen Sean Smith get a little love. Sure he only hit 74 threes (and I think 28 of those came in our loss to Liberty at the Vines.. prompting some memorable lines from Scar), but he did shoot an eye popping 46% from downtown.
I'm not a big fan of Ohman, but he can flat out stroke it.
Re: Top 50 shooters in the nation
Posted: October 16th, 2009, 11:39 am
by ToTheLeft
UNCA Alum wrote:I'm not a big fan of Ohman, but he can flat out stroke it.
Thank you for a new line in my signature.
Re: Top 50 shooters in the nation
Posted: October 16th, 2009, 11:43 am
by TylerBakersGonnaBGreat
ToTheLeft wrote:UNCA Alum wrote:I'm not a big fan of Ohman, but he can flat out stroke it.
Thank you for a new line in my signature.
hahahahahaha Well done.
This whole list is crap we all know Tyler Baker is the greatest shooter in the country.
Re: Top 50 shooters in the nation
Posted: October 16th, 2009, 2:09 pm
by WinthropEagleFan
Here's my list of the top 5 long-distance shooters in the Big South (and I picked this mainly based on the amount of fear I have when I see these guys launching an open three...so there may be some bias based on which games I've seen them play and how they've done the times I've seen them on tv or against WU):
1. Austin Kenon - dude is flat out scary when he has an open look. He single-handedly kept VMI in the finals last year against RU.
2. Jamarco Warren - he hits ridiculous shots from any part of the court, with hands in his face.
3. Sean Smith - not sure why he doesn't get more looks, but I feel like he never misses when I see him play...just doesn't seem to shoot enough.
4. Kyle Ohman - I'm putting him on here based on his stats, but he generally struggles when I see him play, so I don't 'fear' him as much as the three guys above him on my list. Though I did see him light up CSU last year in the BucDome, so I know he's capable.
5. Grayson Flittner - was hurt last year so I don't think the league saw how well he can shoot. His numbers were very strong his sophomore year.
Re: Top 50 shooters in the nation
Posted: October 16th, 2009, 2:52 pm
by olldflame
I totally agree with the 5 players on WEF's list. I might just tweak the order in a couple of cases. I also agree that although it's understandable why noone else is mentioning him, barring another injury, Jeremy Anderson will belong on any list of the best shooters in the BSC before the season is over. He's a bit less athletic than Kyle, but as a pure shooter, I would give him the edge.
Re: Top 50 shooters in the nation
Posted: October 16th, 2009, 2:55 pm
by TDDance234
olldflame wrote:I totally agree with the 5 players on WEF's list. I might just tweak the order in a couple of cases. I also agree that although it's understandable why noone else is mentioning him, barring another injury, Jeremy Anderson will belong on any list of the best shooters in the BSC before the season is over. He's a bit less athletic than Kyle, but as a pure shooter, I would give him the edge.
I agree on the Anderson comments. I think out of anyone on our current team, I'm most excited to see JA get back on the court.
Re: Top 50 shooters in the nation
Posted: October 16th, 2009, 4:55 pm
by UNCA Alum
With Dickey and Primm in the backcourt together, we will essentially have two point guards on the court at all times and Sean should get some more open looks this year.
He also has hopefully improved on creating his own offense off the bounce.. which will give him more space. The past three years he has essentially been a spot up shooter, which makes it hard to get consistent looks from the perimeter.
Re: Top 50 shooters in the nation
Posted: October 17th, 2009, 11:29 pm
by Hold My Own
Seth shot to much to be on this list...didnt surprise me he wasnt on it
Re: Top 50 shooters in the nation
Posted: October 18th, 2009, 9:15 am
by knvb141
Hold My Own wrote:Seth shot to much to be on this list...didnt surprise me he wasnt on it
Wouldn't the issue be not that he took too many shots, but the fact that he didn't make them.
Re: Top 50 shooters in the nation
Posted: October 18th, 2009, 3:36 pm
by coolhandluke
I don't think this list is very accurate because Tyler Baker IS the best shooter in the country!
Re: Top 50 shooters in the nation
Posted: October 18th, 2009, 6:50 pm
by Schfourteenteen
coolhandluke wrote:I don't think this list is very accurate because Tyler Baker IS the best shooter in the country!
Stop. One guy is enough.
Re: Top 50 shooters in the nation
Posted: October 18th, 2009, 10:08 pm
by Hold My Own
knvb141 wrote:Hold My Own wrote:Seth shot to much to be on this list...didnt surprise me he wasnt on it
Wouldn't the issue be not that he took too many shots, but the fact that he didn't make them.
Sorry, I thought the latter was a given....if he made the majority of them he would have averaged 40 a game
Re: Top 50 shooters in the nation
Posted: October 18th, 2009, 10:11 pm
by LUconn
If he shot less, they would be a better selection of shots, so yes his percentage would go up.
Re: Top 50 shooters in the nation
Posted: October 18th, 2009, 10:13 pm
by Hold My Own
Thanks Beej