Ament will improve

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I believe during the ten days between the Illinois game and the Louisville game, and then two "practice" games the staff will have the opportunity to work on some individual skills with Nate Ament. He's not quick/explosive right now. Too deliberate. Some change of pace, pumps, etc would serve him well. But, any new moves need repetitions. He will soon enough become a better scorer. By conference season we'll start to see if it will be this year. JMO
 
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orangello said:
I believe during the ten days between the Illinois game and the Louisville game, and then two "practice" games the staff will have the opportunity to work on some individual skills with Nate Ament. He's not quick/explosive right now. Too deliberate. Some change of pace, pumps, etc would serve him well. But, any new moves need repetitions. He will soon enough become a better scorer. By conference season we'll start to see if it will be this year. JMO
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He seems to have a problem driving to the basket, He often turns the ball over or winds up having to take an awkward shot.When he pulls up for a short jumper, he is often short with his shot. That will improve with experienced when he decides to dunk the ball.
 
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VOLINVONORE said:
He beseems to have a problem driving to the basket, He often turns the ball over or winds up having to take an awkward shot.When he pulls up for a short jumper, he is often short with his shot. That will improve with experienced when he decides to dunk the ball.
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He’s easily pushed off his line. Too weak.
 
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There are certainly technical areas he needs to improve in, but alot of it is simply about playing smart, within himself, and be mentally and physically tougher
 
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SicEmSmokey33 said:
Looks over rated like most 5 stars we get, hope he proves me wrong
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He isn’t really overrated. He’s just not going to live up to expectations and won't stick around long enough to fulfill the promise in Tennessee orange. But he will have a very nice basketball career and be drafted as a lottery pick because the NBA will fall in love with his potential and skill-set the same way Rick Barnes did. You can see what hes capable of, but his lack of size will hold him back.

Cautionary tale of paying that kind of money for the flashy freshmen. Few are worth the hype because few will cash in early enough to justify the buzz and NIL cost.
 
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orangello said:
I believe during the ten days between the Illinois game and the Louisville game, and then two "practice" games the staff will have the opportunity to work on some individual skills with Nate Ament. He's not quick/explosive right now. Too deliberate. Some change of pace, pumps, etc would serve him well. But, any new moves need repetitions. He will soon enough become a better scorer. By conference season we'll start to see if it will be this year. JMO
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No offense but pump fakes and new moves ain't his problem. Kid hasn't grown into his frame yet. He's too thin and lacks the physicality and strength to really compete against teams with mature length like Illinois and some of the teams in this league. He's just not physically or mentally ready yet. And that's a problem for us.

Not sure what Barnes was thinking when he went all in on this kid instead of taking a proven entity like Gillespie's mate from Maryland. Maybe it was an ego thing? Just wanted to be associated with KD II? If we think Ament is struggling now, just wait until conference play starts and he hits that freshman wall. Heck, I expected everyone to hit the Barnes wall playing the type of defense he demands, but it doesn't look like that will be a problem for this years team. They're no where near Barne's level defensively. Not sure this bunch has that in them to be honest.
 
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cncchris33 said:
He isn’t really overrated. He’s just not going to live up to expectations and won't stick around long enough to fulfill the promise in Tennessee orange. But he will have a very nice basketball career and be drafted as a lottery pick because the NBA will fall in love with his potential and skill-set the same way Rick Barnes did. You can see what hes capable of, but his lack of size will hold him back.

Cautionary tale of paying that kind of money for the flashy freshmen. Few are worth the hype because few will cash in early enough to justify the buzz and NIL cost.
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Yes but at the same time, it’s a one year investment. Unless Ament gets hurt or just totally flames out, not like the investment is gonna be a long term issue. Of course if he does not live up the hype in dramatic fashion that hurts his draft stock, more than happy to have him back for another year lol
 
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orangello said:
I believe during the ten days between the Illinois game and the Louisville game, and then two "practice" games the staff will have the opportunity to work on some individual skills with Nate Ament. He's not quick/explosive right now. Too deliberate. Some change of pace, pumps, etc would serve him well. But, any new moves need repetitions. He will soon enough become a better scorer. By conference season we'll start to see if it will be this year. JMO
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BigOrangeFanatic said:
We wont ever get to see much of a glimpse of how good hes gonna be. Super talented but until he starts knocking down 15 footers he doesnt do you much good on offense.
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Not making shots on offense and a target on defense…. That’s just not a very good basketball player 🤷‍♂️
 
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