Welcome Samis Calderon
Welcome Samis Calderon
got em!
Re: Welcome Samis Calderon
This feels like a type of player BDick will not like.
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KUTradition
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Re: Welcome Samis Calderon
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Calderon is a high-level athlete with exceptional length, huge hands, and a frame that is both strong and defined. He’s measured at 6-foot-8 with shoes on with a massive 7-foot-3 wingspan and 10-inch hands. His athletic testing numbers are equally impressive with a 38-inch vertical and the fasted full court sprint time in the entire OTE program. His physical tools are just as impressive within the flow of the game as he has easy bounce, covers the court, and has all the tools necessary to thrive on the defensive end of the floor.
Positional versatility should be another big asset for Calderon. He’s definitely going to be capable of defending multiple positions and thus be very switchable. Theoretically, he should also be able to thrive on that end of the floor regardless of tempo, whether that be the half-court or more aggressive run-and-jump type systems.
Offensively, he’s undoubtedly going to be at his best in an up-tempo style where he can rely on his athleticism to get easy points in the open floor. He’s not much of a ball-handler or creator at this point, and while he shows some shooting potential with a clean and high release, his shooting percentages have proven consistently unreliable to date, with some occasionally bad misses.
Calderon will turn 20 years old in December of 2024, making him about two years older than most high school seniors in the class of 2025. So, while he will be uniquely ready to play from a physical perspective as a college freshman, he’s already close to a finished product in that regard and will have untapped upside almost solely through the progression of his ball skills.
Calderon is a high-level athlete with exceptional length, huge hands, and a frame that is both strong and defined. He’s measured at 6-foot-8 with shoes on with a massive 7-foot-3 wingspan and 10-inch hands. His athletic testing numbers are equally impressive with a 38-inch vertical and the fasted full court sprint time in the entire OTE program. His physical tools are just as impressive within the flow of the game as he has easy bounce, covers the court, and has all the tools necessary to thrive on the defensive end of the floor.
Positional versatility should be another big asset for Calderon. He’s definitely going to be capable of defending multiple positions and thus be very switchable. Theoretically, he should also be able to thrive on that end of the floor regardless of tempo, whether that be the half-court or more aggressive run-and-jump type systems.
Offensively, he’s undoubtedly going to be at his best in an up-tempo style where he can rely on his athleticism to get easy points in the open floor. He’s not much of a ball-handler or creator at this point, and while he shows some shooting potential with a clean and high release, his shooting percentages have proven consistently unreliable to date, with some occasionally bad misses.
Calderon will turn 20 years old in December of 2024, making him about two years older than most high school seniors in the class of 2025. So, while he will be uniquely ready to play from a physical perspective as a college freshman, he’s already close to a finished product in that regard and will have untapped upside almost solely through the progression of his ball skills.
Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the vision to demand that which is good?
Re: Welcome Samis Calderon
that's some serious wingspan.
10 inch hands too!
And if you're wondering, I bet he does also have a Bigg...nm
10 inch hands too!
And if you're wondering, I bet he does also have a Bigg...nm
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randylahey
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Re: Welcome Samis Calderon
This kid looks like the perfect modern recruit. 6'8 elite athlete with some handle and shooting. From Brazil? He's going to shoot up the rankings
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randylahey
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Re: Welcome Samis Calderon
KJ is finally leaving, and the recruit at his position actually has length and potentially shooting. Say it isn't so
Re: Welcome Samis Calderon
Why is that mockup of a new recruit in a KU jersey always have that same pic of Self in the background where he's in the gray pullover waving but also has an expression like just realized he sharted himself? Could they really not get a better pic?
The lightning bolts are nice touch tho.
The lightning bolts are nice touch tho.