Nice article on Wilson, who came thru at Wisconsin when Junior was suspeneded.
http://www.adn.com/2012/03/30/239834...-to-dance.html
Nice article on Wilson, who came thru at Wisconsin when Junior was suspeneded.
http://www.adn.com/2012/03/30/239834...-to-dance.html
Good read. What bothers me is here is a kid who is in the program, knows what to expect, has to make an adjustment to D-1 and is working his tail off. Yet, most discount his ability to get better in the future simply because he is not a scorer today. Time and again, our staff works their magic to improve players but people still doubt. If he is confident he'll earn more PT and improve then we should all stand behind him.
Jordan Taylor didn't score much in his 13 minutes per game as a frosh. Averaged 1.6 points, shot 26% from the field and 19% from the three line. Took big steps in year two and year three. Hopefully Derrick can also take big steps from year 1 to year 2.
I really think he and Juan will take huge steps from year 1 to year 2.
I think Vander takes a big step next year. Has all the tools. Is poised to be a premier scorer after he spends summer working on his shot. Has the call to Mike Novak been made?
He needs some kind of shot doctor voodoo. Unfortunately, I wonder if it's so ingrained into his muscle memory that it might not be correctable. His mechanics are really poor, likely the result of years of bad habits accumulating.
If they can somehow turn him into a decent shooter, his game will take off.
If he (Vander) can improve his shot and figure out how to finish more when driving the hoop - he will be in the League.
Folks, there is hope for Vander. Just look at what he's done at the FT line. He went from brick layer to almost automatic.