Max Hooper - SF - Harvard Transfer - Irvine, CA - ST. JOHN'S

^^^ On the gun i've seen him in the 90s. I know its just an open gym with no defenders in his face but that is extremely impressive imo

^^^ On the gun i've seen him in the 90s. I know its just an open gym with no defenders in his face but that is extremely impressive imo

90% when you shoot over 500 is almost too good to believe.  That is remarkable

^^^ On the gun i've seen him in the 90s. I know its just an open gym with no defenders in his face but that is extremely impressive imo

That would be an impressive FT %

@maxthehooper just tweeted
It is going to rain 3's when the Red Storm come to town

I've been waiting a long time for this to come true. Welcome to St. John's!

Tweeted this today.

90+% shooting college 3's on 500 shots is absurdly good.  I know he isn't guarded here, but that's a kid you can't leave alone on the court.  He has a high release too and I've seen him get the shot off while guarded a ton of times.  He'll help us for sure.  This is a seriously dangerous shooter.  Good passing can get him plenty of open looks.

Why wasn't he getting any playing time at Harvard?    You'd think his athleticism (or lack of). Would be less of an issue against ivy league opponents. 

Why wasn't he getting any playing time at Harvard?    You'd think his athleticism (or lack of). Would be less of an issue against ivy league opponents.

bad D according to Harvard board.

Quote from: desco80 on April 26, 2012, 07:15:56 AM

Why wasn't he getting any playing time at Harvard?    You'd think his athleticism (or lack of). Would be less of an issue against ivy league opponents.

bad D according to Harvard board.

How could he play that much bad D in 4 minutes for the entire season?  How could they possibly make that judgement?

Quote from: ras on April 26, 2012, 10:17:11 AM

Quote from: desco80 on April 26, 2012, 07:15:56 AM

Why wasn't he getting any playing time at Harvard?    You'd think his athleticism (or lack of). Would be less of an issue against ivy league opponents.

bad D according to Harvard board.

How could he play that much bad D in 4 minutes for the entire season?  How could they possibly make that judgement?

Practice

Quote from: MCNPA on April 26, 2012, 10:35:57 AM

Quote from: ras on April 26, 2012, 10:17:11 AM

Quote from: desco80 on April 26, 2012, 07:15:56 AM

Why wasn't he getting any playing time at Harvard?    You'd think his athleticism (or lack of). Would be less of an issue against ivy league opponents.

bad D according to Harvard board.

How could he play that much bad D in 4 minutes for the entire season?  How could they possibly make that judgement?

Practice

Fans on the Harvard message boards are basing this on assumptions from Harvard practices?  I know he's not quick enough to be a lockdown guy, but the sample size of info on his defense is really minute.

Quote from: ras on April 26, 2012, 10:17:11 AM

Quote from: desco80 on April 26, 2012, 07:15:56 AM

Why wasn't he getting any playing time at Harvard?    You'd think his athleticism (or lack of). Would be less of an issue against ivy league opponents.

bad D according to Harvard board.

How could he play that much bad D in 4 minutes for the entire season?  How could they possibly make that judgement?

I have no idea how they could make that assumption on 2 minutes of non exhibition action.

Quote from: paultzman on April 26, 2012, 10:44:23 AM

Quote from: MCNPA on April 26, 2012, 10:35:57 AM

Quote from: ras on April 26, 2012, 10:17:11 AM

Quote from: desco80 on April 26, 2012, 07:15:56 AM

Why wasn't he getting any playing time at Harvard?    You'd think his athleticism (or lack of). Would be less of an issue against ivy league opponents.

bad D according to Harvard board.

How could he play that much bad D in 4 minutes for the entire season?  How could they possibly make that judgement?

Practice

Fans on the Harvard message boards are basing this on assumptions from Harvard practices?  I know he's not quick enough to be a lockdown guy, but the sample size of info on his defense is really minute.

Fans on the Harvard message boards are stupid.
Yeah I said it

He gets a year to practice, right?

He gets a year to practice, right?

Yes

Quote from: desco80 on April 26, 2012, 07:15:56 AM

Why wasn't he getting any playing time at Harvard?    You'd think his athleticism (or lack of). Would be less of an issue against ivy league opponents.

bad D according to Harvard board.

did harvard play man or zone.  we can hide him in a zone

Quote from: ras on April 26, 2012, 10:17:11 AM

Quote from: desco80 on April 26, 2012, 07:15:56 AM

Why wasn't he getting any playing time at Harvard?    You'd think his athleticism (or lack of). Would be less of an issue against ivy league opponents.

bad D according to Harvard board.

did harvard play man or zone.  we can hide him in a zone

I believe man based on the complaints on their message boards

Quote from: ras on April 26, 2012, 10:17:11 AM

Quote from: desco80 on April 26, 2012, 07:15:56 AM

Why wasn't he getting any playing time at Harvard?    You'd think his athleticism (or lack of). Would be less of an issue against ivy league opponents.

bad D according to Harvard board.

did harvard play man or zone.  we can hide him in a zone

Good point.  Bottom line for me is I trust Lavin's judgment on this one, even though it seems to be counterintuitive (at least for me) to expect a player who did not get off the bench at Harvard to come to SJU next year and be a contributor, regardless of how the staff uses him.

Dream: He is the next Jon Diebler...

Cross your fingers: Next Eric Eberz...

Quote from: redslope on April 26, 2012, 11:11:13 AM

Quote from: ras on April 26, 2012, 10:17:11 AM

Quote from: desco80 on April 26, 2012, 07:15:56 AM

Why wasn't he getting any playing time at Harvard?    You'd think his athleticism (or lack of). Would be less of an issue against ivy league opponents.

bad D according to Harvard board.

did harvard play man or zone.  we can hide him in a zone

I believe man based on the complaints on their message boards

Correct.
This is a post from that board:

04-23-12 05:45 PM - Post#128665     
    In response to FlaQuaker

No doubt the kid can shoot it. And St. John's is a little more zone oriented, if I remember correctly.

If you can hide him on defense, he can be an offensive asset. But he's not going to last long on the floor if you go man, which is what Harvard predominantly runs.

http://boards.basketball-u.com/showtopic.php?tid/10941/post/127300/