Freshman Eric Hamilton has some ups...

[_kai_]

https://twitter.com/iAM_EH25/status/616019132450934784

[mumdaddy316]

I was at the y when he did it,real kool dude an respectable young man. He imo will see alot of playing time early.

[_kai_]

Mum, were you the camera man? haha

[Shock Top]

I was at the y when he did it,real kool dude an respectable young man. He imo will see alot of playing time early.

Time will be difficult to come by this season.

[wufan]

I like what I see with Eric. I think he will need to be patient with Grady and Kelly at the PF as well as a wealth of wings that could push Wessel, Brown, or McDuffie into the 4.

[Aargh]

I don't know how to break this to you, but...

...I don't know how much vertical he sacrificed for the distance, but Shamet gets up higher than that.

[shockmonster]

I don't know how to break this to you, but...

...I don't know how much vertical he sacrificed for the distance, but Shamet gets up higher than that.

However, it's impressive to see a 6'9 230 lb. post/wing (I have a feeling that he may be able to carry 240) get up in the air quite well. I care more about his ability defend the post "big", rebound, and block shots. This is a dimension that we can always use and Shamet won't be able to so it quite as well because he will be spending more time guarding perimeter players. I don't know how much time he'll get this year because as Wufan stated, he'll have to beat out very talented players and is still a tadpole.

I'm excited about Shamet too but for different reasons.

[Aargh]

The reports I've heard indicate that Hamilton still needs work on his basic skill sets - and probably needs a healthy dose of "you ain't all that". Think about this just a bit. If a player is hitting the Y on his own time, is practicing for a dunk contest or working on skills more important? I'd rather see a boring video of his making 40 of 100 unguarded 3's than an interesting video of a dunk contest move.

His ceiling is sky high. I've changed my expectations to applying big man progression to him. He may need a couple of years before he really starts "getting it". That's not a problem because he has that time available with the current Shocker roster.

[Kel Varnsen]

The reports I've heard indicate that Hamilton still needs work on his basic skill sets - and probably needs a healthy dose of "you ain't all that". Think about this just a bit. If a player is hitting the Y on his own time, is practicing for a dunk contest or working on skills more important? I'd rather see a boring video of his making 40 of 100 unguarded 3's than an interesting video of a dunk contest move.

Or maybe he was just messing around at the end of working out and getting shots up. Unless you were actually there watching him, don't read too much into this stuff.

[im4wsu]

The reports I've heard indicate that Hamilton still needs work on his basic skill sets - and probably needs a healthy dose of "you ain't all that". Think about this just a bit. If a player is hitting the Y on his own time, is practicing for a dunk contest or working on skills more important? I'd rather see a boring video of his making 40 of 100 unguarded 3's than an interesting video of a dunk contest move.

His ceiling is sky high. I've changed my expectations to applying big man progression to him. He may need a couple of years before he really starts "getting it". That's not a problem because he has that time available with the current Shocker roster.

Better than messing around at Larry Bud's to work on his biceps.