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Post by williamtsherman on Mar 22, 2023 14:58:36 GMT -6
I think he can be rotational but he he might struggle against guys his size who are quicker than he. And he’s got to develop more moves and a jumper. I agree, rotation in a P5 is as good as it gets for him. and the Big Ten is his most likely suitor because of the phsyicality of the league. Not sure how you are defining "rotation" but I am saying he will be a starter where he goes...including if it's a big 10 school. I would be willing to bet he gets > 26 minutes, which is starter minutes. |
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Post by realitycheck on Mar 22, 2023 15:08:44 GMT -6
Agree with you. He will have a very special career if he stays at BSU as this is the right D-I level for him. I'll add that when he first signed at BSU there were several posters who saw him play in H.S. and said he was at best a project & would need to red-shirt his first year. Young man was driven enough to go from 290-300 lbs. down to 240 lbs. In addition, he worked on his hoops skills and, as we know, was named MAC Freshman of the Year. Pretty good transformation/improvement in one year. I think if he goes to the right place, they will continue to skill him up this summer. I don't disagree-----his work ethic and attitude are the things that will get him PT at the next level (even though I'd rather him stay here) Sparks doesn't get enough credit for how good he really is. Yes, his motor, work ethic, attitude and brains are great intangibles but you gotta have tangibles too! Every MAC team has a big guy or a physical specimen but none of them can carry his jock. To be clear, Enrique Freeman is THE premier post guy in our league even though he's not put together like Sparks. Is he staying at Kent because I would think P5's would be drooling over him. I guess my point is P-Sparks is much more than just a hard worker who has overachieved. He's pretty freaking good and at times unstoppable in our conference. As stated, he won't dominate or probably get the same minutes at the next level but if he can develop a reasonable jumper and improve his footwork off the dribble he can become a legit starter. |
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Post by nazcard on Mar 22, 2023 16:47:35 GMT -6
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Post by bsucardinalfan on Mar 22, 2023 17:24:24 GMT -6
He’s not gonna start on a good big 10 team. He can’t play more than 8 feet from the basket and really only had success when he was bigger and stronger than the guy he was playing against.
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Post by rmcalhoun on Mar 22, 2023 17:25:53 GMT -6
I don know how good sparks is conpared to a power 5 center/forward but I doubt we get anyone better.
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Post by cardfan on Mar 22, 2023 18:40:09 GMT -6
I don know how good sparks is conpared to a power 5 center/forward but I doubt we get anyone better. That is a fact. |
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Post by williamtsherman on Mar 22, 2023 18:56:35 GMT -6
I don know how good sparks is conpared to a power 5 center/forward but I doubt we get anyone better. Yeah, but 6-9 240 guys who average 13/9 aren't what you need to win championships. Rather, I'm told, you need tough guys like what Lewis recruits. You know, like Owens-White and Cleary. It's better that we clear the roster space for the incoming tough players. |
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Post by cardfan on Mar 22, 2023 19:02:26 GMT -6
I don know how good sparks is conpared to a power 5 center/forward but I doubt we get anyone better. Yeah, but 6-9 240 guys who average 13/9 aren't what you need to win championships. Rather, I'm told, you need tough guys like what Lewis recruits. You know, like Owens-White and Cleary. It's better that we clear the roster space for the incoming tough players. Now Sherm, no one on here has ever said Sparks wasn’t tough enough or we’d be better without him. What we needed was more players like him. |
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Post by lmills72 on Mar 22, 2023 19:05:38 GMT -6
I'm not sure how anyone can state with certainty what Sparks can or cannot do unless they are a member of the BSU coaching staff. I'm sure this year he played within the framework that Lewis developed. Doesn't mean that if he's coached to play another way in another system, he can't make those adjustments. Seems like a kid who'll work hard to do whatever he is coached to do.
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Post by cardfan on Mar 22, 2023 19:07:10 GMT -6
Sparks is driven to be great. I wouldn’t doubt him.
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Post by williamtsherman on Mar 22, 2023 19:13:22 GMT -6
Yeah, but 6-9 240 guys who average 13/9 aren't what you need to win championships. Rather, I'm told, you need tough guys like what Lewis recruits. You know, like Owens-White and Cleary. It's better that we clear the roster space for the incoming tough players. Now Sherm, no one on here has ever said Sparks wasn’t tough enough or we’d be better without him. What we needed was more players like him. No Herman, I was assured multiple times that the whole problem with winning a championship this year was that Lewis was saddled with a bunch of players who weren't tough, and in fact were so weak that they wouldn't even respond to the ultimate tough coaching tactic...yelling f-bombs. And I was further assured that going forward Lewis would be bring in his own tough players and THAT'S when we could start expecting championship contention. If you had received Hans Delbruck's brain like you were supposed to, you would have picked up on this wisdom. |
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Post by cardfan on Mar 22, 2023 19:57:13 GMT -6
Now Sherm, no one on here has ever said Sparks wasn’t tough enough or we’d be better without him. What we needed was more players like him. No Herman, I was assured multiple times that the whole problem with winning a championship this year was that Lewis was saddled with a bunch of players who weren't tough, and in fact were so weak that they wouldn't even respond to the ultimate tough coaching tactic...yelling f-bombs. And I was further assured that going forward Lewis would be bring in his own tough players and THAT'S when we could start expecting championship contention. If you had received Hans Delbruck's brain like you were supposed to, you would have picked up on this wisdom. Sorry, got stuck with Abby Normal’s. The bench is where we needed help. Starters were good till they physically broke down late in the year. |
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Post by thebsukid on Mar 22, 2023 20:09:47 GMT -6
I agree with Cardfan; I mentioned before Sparks started he was going to outperform expectations and he did.
He needs to improve to start at the next level but he will work his ass off this summer and will be stronger by next Fall.
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Post by coastalcard on Mar 22, 2023 21:05:42 GMT -6
I didnt see the improvement this year over last and, since he is supposedly highly motivated and not afraid to work hard, I can only assume Lewis didnt know how to coach him to improvement.
He is big and physical but lacks, for lack of a better term, “basketball moves” that you see in other MAC centers and certainly in the bigger conference programs that I see on television.
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Post by bsu1 on Mar 23, 2023 6:12:45 GMT -6
I didnt see the improvement this year over last and, since he is supposedly highly motivated and not afraid to work hard, I can only assume Lewis didnt know how to coach him to improvement. He is big and physical but lacks, for lack of a better term, “basketball moves” that you see in other MAC centers and certainly in the bigger conference programs that I see on television. I also expected improvement this year, but did not see it. |
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