- October 8th, 2014, 10:05 am
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lynchburgwildcats wrote:Yeah but just being tall doesn't mean you know how to block shots. There are guys that NEVER get their shot blocked even by 7-2 guys because they know how to use their bodies or they have a good floater. But you are right, with those long arms, standing at the rim, he will get his share of blocks. Even in the Big South, he is going to get his head mashed on a lot though if he doesn't bulk up. I am confident I would bang on his head in my daySCAR wrote:I got to watch him play with a few of the guys on the current LU team a few weeks ago. 1st of all he is EVERY BIT 7'2" tall. He was blocking every shot that came in there but James Johnson plays like a grown man and was taking it to him physically. Johnson called foul 4 or 5 straight possessions and the guys on the sideline were teasing him about it in good fun. Brendan definitely needs to gain some weight but he has solid basketball skills already. Obviously he is still raw but you can see he has potential.at 7'2", he should be blocking everything that came in there against a Big South team if he even only has an "average" vertical for a guy of his size. My educated guess is that a 7'2" basketball player, at worst, only has to jump a few inches to touch the rim.
Disclaimer: The above assessment was based on about 10 minutes of "open gym" hoops.