Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Harrison Twins NBA Prospects!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will start off by saying yes I am a Kentucky fan, also yes I am a loyal Big Blue Nation supporter. I will also say I am fair when I evaluate players and their NBA prospects no matter what school they go to. I am addressing the Harrison twins in this rant, I think they are getting a raw deal from college basketball fans, as well as some NBA scouts. I will break down the criticism of their games, and also answer those criticisms. Then I will break down each individual player, because contrary to popular belief they are both separate players and will be seen as such by NBA scouts. Here we go: CRITICISMS: 1) The Harrison twins have bad body language, hence they are bad kids and bad teammates. 2) Andrew Harrison does not know how to run a team, he's more of a combo guard than anything else. 3) Aaron Harrison is a selfish basketball player. 4) The Harrison twins are not quick enough. 5) The Harrison twins get to the basket only by brute strength and that will not work in the NBA. 6) The Harrison twins are terrible defenders. 7) The Harrison twins can't shoot from the perimeter. 8) The Harrison twins only look out for themselves, they only look for each other on the court. 9) The Harrison twins don't listen to Coach Cal. 10) The Harrison twins are not smart young men. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE THINGS I HAVE HEARD AND SEEN IN WRITING ABOUT THE HARRISON TWINS.     ANSWERS TO THE CRITICISMS: 1) The Harrison twins have so called bad body language because they want to win so bad. Both of these kids are competitors and absolutely hate to lose. The body language can come across as negative but this is because they want to win so badly. 2) Andrew Harrison has been playing point guard his whole life, he is a good passer not a great passer. He is good at setting up his teammates. 3) Aaron Harrison is a shooting guard folks, he's supposed to shoot and fill up the scoreboard. Funny thing is look at his assist totals? They are pretty good for a shooting guard. 4) The Harrison twins are deceptively quick, they are not sprinters and what is called hellafast(Tyler Ulis comes to mind) but they don't have to be. Both play with good pace and under control which is what counts on the basketball court. 5) WHAT ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO DO NBA SCOUTS??????? Play to their weaknesses or play to their strengths? Both are jumbo size guards, I don't think they will have any problems getting to the bucket in the NBA. 6) I will admit they are below average defenders but so are a lot of guards in the NBA. Plus in Calipari's defensive schemes he does not have his guards play the passing lanes for steals. He more plays it safe. 7) Their shooting percentages might not be great, but they are not terrible either with exception of Andrew's 3 point percentage. I think that is a product of him not shooting a lot of them, and when he does shoot them it's at the end of the shot clock. This point is the same for Aaron. 8) THEY ARE TWINS FOLKS!!!!!!! They have been playing together their whole lives so it makes sense they look for each other, twins have that innate connection between each other. Andrew though looks for others as well as his brother. 9) These kids contrary to popular belief are very intelligent, they came to UK to learn and listen to Coach Cal. This also addresses Number 10. One last thing before I go into breaking down each player, a lot of the issue is they have grown up in a 2 parent home in the suburbs(which to some folks is not common in the African American community) which some take to them being soft, which is far from true. They are competitors and hungry for success. BREAKDOWNS: ANDREW HARRISON (6'6" SOPHOMORE POINT GUARD)- SHOOTING: His shot has improved and his percentages will go up this season. He might not get up a lot of shots because he has a lot of talent around him. SCORING: He can get to the hole whenever he wants, and also can finish around the basket with his size. REBOUNDING: He is good from his point guard spot but is not asked to do it too much. PASSING: He's a good but not great passer, knows how to create and throw lobs to the basket. BALL HANDLING: This is an improved area for him, he's not as loose with the basketball as he was last year. DEFENSE: He is better at this area, moving his feet more not using his hands as much as he was early last year. LEADERSHIP: He has to be more vocal and it seems like he is from what I saw in the Bahamas and the NBA Combine practice. He is more confident with experience in the system. INTANGIBLES: He needs to work on this, part of it is vocal, the other part is confidence which he looks more confident this year. AARON HARRISON(6'6" SOPHOMORE SHOOTING GUARD)-SHOOTING: He's a lot better at this than he was last year, more confident and consistent with his shot. He's looking more and more to attack with his shooting. SCORING: He's definitely a scorer, can do it from all 3 levels, 3 point shooting, midrange and getting to the basket and converting with strong moves. REBOUNDING: He does this well from his position on the floor, needs to get better boxing out his man though. PASSING: A good passer for his position, can run the team from the point in stretches. BALL HANDLING: This has improved but could get better but from what I see he's making better decisions with the ball which is helping his ball handling. DEFENSE: He is better also in this area, not using his hands as much, has the ability to shut his man down. LEADERSHIP: He has to be more vocal also but he more leads by example of his play than the vocal part. INTANGIBLES: He has this in spades, not afraid to take the big shot(NCAA Tourney as reference). The rest of the team is confident in his ability to life them to a victory. MY FINAL ANALYSIS, BOTH OF THESE KIDS WILL BE LONGTIME NBA PLAYERS, WHAT LEVEL OF PLAYER WILL BE UP TO THEM. SO FAR THEY ARE DOING THE WORK DROPPED BODY FAT FROM 11% TO 4%. THIS SHOWS THEY WANT TO WORK FOR WHAT THEY WANT IN THEIR FUTURES. ALSO BOTH SHOULD BE 1ST ROUND PICKS NO QUESTION IN MY MIND. THE NBA SCOUTS ASKED THEM TO IMPROVE THEIR BODIES AND THEY DID!!!! WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT NBA SCOUTS???????? THAT'S THE BIG QUESTION FOR ME!!!!! THIS IS MY RANT FOR TODAY!!!!!! GOD BLESS AND PEACE TO THE CREATURES!!!!!!! 

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