Darius Carter- is a Shocker!

[HarpBros]

just posted by Paul

http://www.kansas.com/2013/04/09/2754299/juco-post-player-commits-to-wichita.html

[wufan]

I'm not sure what a bcs coach could say to try to convince the young man to not sign with the Shox.

DC: "Coach, the Shox are returning 3 starters from a F4 team and I can see myself replacing Carl Hall and going back to the F4. Can you do better than that ?"

bcs coach: Dan Patrick says other coaches don't like the Shockers coach so nah!

[Dave Stalwart]

I am so pumped about this guy!!!!

Coach Marshall how are you so awesome?

[wu_shizzle]

“He shoots it well,” Franklin said. “He runs really well. He’s good with his back to the basket. He can score over either shoulder.”

After I read that, the rest of the article became a blur...

[1979Shocker]

I'm not sure what a bcs coach could say to try to convince the young man to not sign with the Shox.

DC: "Coach, the Shox are returning 3 starters from a F4 team and I can see myself replacing Carl Hall and going back to the F4. Can you do better than that ?"


bcs coach: "uhhhhh.....%$#* %*$*#( "

They could say something like, "They're already over the scholarship limit.? Or, "If you go there, you'll have to pay your own way."

[The Mad Hatter]

From the video I watched of the Juco tournament, it also appears that he is willing to pass the ball from the post, which is often not the case in Junior College where there is a priority on getting shots up. I saw him both pass the ball back out to repost and pass from the post to a cutter. These are things that many Juco players don't come in used to doing, so that should help his transition to D1.

[RoyalShock]

Darius Carter highlights:

[pinstripers]

Big body, long (really long) arms.....loves to dunk and is good at it. Really can seal and score on the low block. Got a little range as well. Gonna play big minutes right away............

[forevershockerfan]

Darius Carter highlights:

WOW!!!

[Ricardo del Rio]

His off hand dribble is pretty good, when he is in the paint.

[MadaboutWu]

Even given the nature of highlight reels, that was awesome!

[Andrew_Bay]

For me that wasn't too impressive. The dunks were nice, but all I saw was a complete lack of a second move in the post. All he has is a quick turn to the inside for a hook/layup. The only time he didn't do that was when he had an open lane to the bucket. That lack of a complementary move makes me worry about him as a back-to-the-basket scorer. He does look like he could be a great high-post type especially against the obnoxious number of zones we see in the valley. He needs to get some kind of second move this offseason to become an effective low-block scorer. He won't quicker/stronger than every post he sees at this level.

[pinstripers]

that phrase is banned, not?

[The Mad Hatter]

For me that wasn't too impressive. The dunks were nice, but all I saw was a complete lack of a second move in the post. All he has is a quick turn to the inside for a hook/layup. The only time he didn't do that was when he had an open lane to the bucket. That lack of a complementary move makes me worry about him as a back-to-the-basket scorer. He does look like he could be a great high-post type especially against the obnoxious number of zones we see in the valley. He needs to get some kind of second move this offseason to become an effective low-block scorer. He won't quicker/stronger than every post he sees at this level.

If you check out the opening seconds of the video, it starts with him making one of his inside moves for the baby hook. The next play (starting at about the 8 second mark), he is facing the same defender in the same spot. He feels the guy shading him to that inside move and spins baseline instead for the layup. Will he need to do more of this at the next level? Sure, but it was there. Plus his coach has already noted that he can score over either shoulder, so along with the mid-range game that he showed and the ability to pin a defender, I think the video showed a pretty solid skill set.

[Andrew_Bay]

If you check out the opening seconds of the video, it starts with him making one of his inside moves for the baby hook. The next play (starting at about the 8 second mark), he is facing the same defender in the same spot. He feels the guy shading him to that inside move and spins baseline instead for the layup. Will he need to do more of this at the next level? Sure, but it was there. Plus his coach has already noted that he can score over either shoulder, so along with the mid-range game that he showed and the ability to pin a defender, I think the video showed a pretty solid skill set.

Yeah I guess I missed that little inside spin. That is a great complement to that move and it looked pretty polished. Hopefully it was just a matter of the video where we didn't get to see that move often because D-1 scouting will take that inside baby hook away, at least shade to that side consistently. That video did show his ability to hit that inside baby hook from either side, and if his jumper is as consistent as it looks that would be real nice.

I wonder how good of a passer he is from the post. With his ability to pin his man and seal hard he could get the ball a lot inside. If he can kick out to the opposite side to shooters he will be real dangerous in the post.