Sa'Vell Smalls, 6* 2020 BUCK, Seattle (Kennedy), WA (SIGNED)
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Particularly in basketball for the reason you mentioned.dnc said:
Yep, Smalls is going to be the victim of the same thing McDaniels has been victimized by - outsized expectations due to being overhyped.BeerThirty said:I think Smalls has been talked up a bit too much by certain Twitter pros. I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't make it into 4 games in 2020. The base is there though, if he works hard he could be special
In Smalls' case he'll be around long enough to live up to those expectations, if belatedly.
In McDaniels' case I wouldn't be surprised if he's disliked by most of the fanbase when he goes pro.
People don't realize they are doing these kids a disservice when they build these massive expectations.
One and done doesn't mean they are worth shit in college. It means a pro team will draft him based on potential and sit him on the bench until he grows into a man
In the salad days of college basketball (the 80's) where kids stayed for 3 or 4 years no matter how great there still weren't that many freshman impact players. Isaiah Thomas who would be the inspiration for the naming of Isiah Thomas was one and he's an all time pro players
Hakeem would have been a one and done and he was super raw as a freshman, Ewing was in the final game as a frosh. Even Mike stayed three
For all the glitter Kentucky has one title under Calipari in 2012 thanks to AD
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So you’re telling me that customized twitter videos sent to teenagers is not a good idea?dnc said:
Yep, Smalls is going to be the victim of the same thing McDaniels has been victimized by - outsized expectations due to being overhyped.BeerThirty said:I think Smalls has been talked up a bit too much by certain Twitter pros. I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't make it into 4 games in 2020. The base is there though, if he works hard he could be special
In Smalls' case he'll be around long enough to live up to those expectations, if belatedly.
In McDaniels' case I wouldn't be surprised if he's disliked by most of the fanbase when he goes pro.
People don't realize they are doing these kids a disservice when they build these massive expectations. -
I love how every year we talk about how we have these 4 stars in our class that should be 5 stars and we try and convince everyone and then we get our first 5 star since Shaq fucking Thompson and people are really out here trying to make a case that he isn't a 5 star hahahah
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I love Smalls. He’s going to be great. If it’s play one, or his sophomore year, I don’t care. He’s going to be a stud. Let Coach K coach him up. If he can make Bowman passable or better, think what he’ll do with Smalls.
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He is not likely an impact guy initially. So what? He is still gong to be a great player if he puts in the time. There are people out there that our offended if you don’t think Smalls is going to have a major impact as a true freshman.DodgyBloke said:I love how every year we talk about how we have these 4 stars in our class that should be 5 stars and we try and convince everyone and then we get our first 5 star since Shaq fucking Thompson and people are really out here trying to make a case that he isn't a 5 star hahahah
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Because he’s not?DodgyBloke said:I love how every year we talk about how we have these 4 stars in our class that should be 5 stars and we try and convince everyone and then we get our first 5 star since Shaq fucking Thompson and people are really out here trying to make a case that he isn't a 5 star hahahah
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"DE/LB Sav’Ell Smalls really underwhelmed this week. He wasn’t as athletic as advertised and he was dwarfed by many other defensive ends. He had a solid game and is an active player but is he a five-star?"DodgyBloke said:I love how every year we talk about how we have these 4 stars in our class that should be 5 stars and we try and convince everyone and then we get our first 5 star since Shaq fucking Thompson and people are really out here trying to make a case that he isn't a 5 star hahahah
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The lack of athleticism is concerning. If he was underwhelming because he was raw or because he had no pass rushing moves, that’s fixable. If he’s a mediocre athlete combined with some prima donna in him, it’s not a good combination.dtd said:
"DE/LB Sav’Ell Smalls really underwhelmed this week. He wasn’t as athletic as advertised and he was dwarfed by many other defensive ends. He had a solid game and is an active player but is he a five-star?"DodgyBloke said:I love how every year we talk about how we have these 4 stars in our class that should be 5 stars and we try and convince everyone and then we get our first 5 star since Shaq fucking Thompson and people are really out here trying to make a case that he isn't a 5 star hahahah
If he was going anywhere but UW he would be a bust. 5 star, but he’s really a mid level recruit for us. There has been nothing in two years to be especially optimistic about. -
Looks like he needs to hit the weights and he looked visibly gassed.RoadDawg55 said:
The lack of athleticism is concerning. If he was underwhelming because he was raw or because he had no pass rushing moves, that’s fixable. If he’s a mediocre athlete combined with some prima donna in him, it’s not a good combination.dtd said:
"DE/LB Sav’Ell Smalls really underwhelmed this week. He wasn’t as athletic as advertised and he was dwarfed by many other defensive ends. He had a solid game and is an active player but is he a five-star?"DodgyBloke said:I love how every year we talk about how we have these 4 stars in our class that should be 5 stars and we try and convince everyone and then we get our first 5 star since Shaq fucking Thompson and people are really out here trying to make a case that he isn't a 5 star hahahah
If he was going anywhere but UW he would be a bust. 5 star, but he’s really a mid level recruit for us. There has been nothing in two years to be especially optimistic about.
I think he has some intangibles you can’t teach.
Work ethic? Does he want it bad enough?
Can lake or other coach motivate and coddle him into a Star... dare I say a man.... an nfl prospect.
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It’s tough to judge from these games, the D seems to be at a huge disadvantage vs the O
