Does Sa look a little like Roy Hinson ?
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With the hair, the wiry frame, long arms, ripped muscles, Sa reminds me of a comic book superhero.
yes, a little. not sure if you saw that nice little (soft touch) jumper from the key vs. Molloy.
Thats awesome. I was not a fan until I went to school at Rutgers starting in 2011, so I do not know him.
I will say, Sa has the potential to be a great player for us. He has to be disciplined in his approach on the blocks. If we are up by 12, that is one thing. If we are down by 6, he is best going straight up.
It should be a ton of fun to watch the team this season. I hope to see Sa work down low, and take his perimeter shots as I know he can hit them and draw his defender out. That will make it easier for Johnson to drive and get his fouls.
I really like Sa, long, very athletic and good offensive skills for a 6'9" player. I think he is a great pickup by the staff.
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Sa is a great pickup and will do some good things, but, he is not like Hinson. Hinson was a high jumping, quick leaping shot blocker that protected the rim to the point where smaller opponents feared coming into the lane.
let me turn the table here...he had 3 blocks (and 6 bounds) in 23 mins vs. Drexel . Let's see how he defends the rim going forward.
ps. Shaq did look better last game (good to see!) ...but he will be a value on defense... he will likely not come close to providing the offense that Sa and Getty's will.
Too bad he got hurt in those Eastern Region finals in Hartford. Anyone remember the "Rajun Cajun"? Was that 1982-1983 season?
I remember the Regional Final vs the Johnnies in Hartford. A likely drunk Mullin comes out and Rutgers fans R cursing him. Gives us the finger....
I remember the Regional Final vs the Johnnies in Hartford. A likely drunk Mullin comes out and Rutgers fans R cursing him. Gives us the finger....
Hinson's teams were the biggest reason I am an RU fan to this day. My first year of season tickets was 1981, Roy's Sophomore season. Hinson, Tillman, Neiberlein, Remley, Battle, Brunson, Ellerbee, Black, etc. I really believe that if Roy was 100% healthy in Hartford against St. John's,we would have won that game and advanced to the Sweet 16. BTW, the win over SWL Rajun Cajuns, is our last NCAA win.
Absolutely. He has very lonmg arms. He has to put them to use and play smart. Great pickup by Shoes.
Sa is very good but at this point is no Hinson. Bailey & Hinson both were All Americans and both were first round draft picks. I know Hinson averaged over 17 ppg in at least one NBA season. He might have even been close to 20 ppg. He was playing great for about 6 years in the NBA until he suffered a major knee injury and was never the same again. We had Bailey for 4 years followed immediately by Hinson for 4 years. Both guys could block shots and jump like no other centers we have ever had. I think Bailey had like 140 dunks one season. We were spoiled by these 2 guys. The only other outstanding center we have had was Brent Dabbs and we only had him for one year. I think Sa will be a fan favorite for two years and that is a good thing. There are very few players like Bailey or Hinson.
Roy was taller, Bailey had more bulk but both were really athletic for big men.
I used to follow the NBA. In Bailey's rookie season with the Sonics I saw him do something I never saw before or since. He blocked a hook shot by Kareem. Not a sky hook but a baby hook. Put it in the crowd and the place went insane. Of course all it did was PO Kareem who proceeded to put 35-40 on the rookie.
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I believe that James Bailey had more dunks than any other college basketball player during his career..... Kareem probably would have been the record holder if he was able to play and dunk, but dunking was banned for much of his college career
Bailey was allowed to dunk sophomore through senior year, recording a total of 283..... Louisville, the team known as the
"doctors of dunk" were way the hell behind, in fact he had more dunks himself than their entire team...
unfortunately, no official stats were kept on dunking....many players touted for it
never had his numbers.
Roy Hinson was a late bloomer in high school
Guy could block with both hands!
Roy offense developed massively from mid junior into his senior year and his scoring ballooned up to almost 16 ppg
But he was no where what James bailey was in college offensively...or as a rebounder
Roy game kept developing however and was the better NBA player even though drafter lower in the first round than JB at number 7
Hinson would later be traded ton
Guy could block with both hands!
Roy offense developed massively from mid junior into his senior year and his scoring ballooned up to almost 16 ppg
But he was no where what James bailey was in college offensively...or as a rebounder
Roy game kept developing however and was the better NBA player even though drafter lower in the first round than JB at number 7
Hinson would later be traded ton
