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'16 CO PF Dallas Walton (Signed to COLORADO)
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HOLY ****
BehindEnemyLines
beware the habu
Really good to see.
The 2 knocks against him were the prior injuries and the size/strength. He seems to have solved one of those on his own - kudos. Time should take care of the other.
The 2 knocks against him were the prior injuries and the size/strength. He seems to have solved one of those on his own - kudos. Time should take care of the other.
CitizenKane
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30 more pounds and he won't get shoved off the block all the time. Means he is only a year away from being really ready
Dad should add some music.
Um...
GoldenSkier
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Looks like this worked out
Dallas was a stud today. He is going to be a BEAST when he gets a full season under him and he gets his game conditioning back up.
He played against two big physical guys today, one of whom is also highly skilled, and contributed.
Seeing the shape Battey is in now while still being a big physical specimen means that next year Dallas won't have to battle the big guys alone. He is showing a skill set that is going to be hard for other teams to deal with when they can't just push him around. And he is also rapidly getting bigger and stronger as well.
Josh Scott Wasn't wrong... #trustthejam
Understood. But still, a 7 footer should have more than 1 rebound. That said, he was active and was able to contest rebounds that CU came away with.
jkppkjjkp
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He's added a decent amount of weight already. I'm going to cite Bill Walton as an analyst for the first, and hopefully, only time in my life. Bill Walton repeatedly mentioned that Dallas needs to have his leg strength catch up with the rest of his body, which would make sense given the recovery from knee injuries and the addition of weight up top. I believe Bill when he talks about spiritual experiences enhanced by drugs and how 7-footers play basketball, the rest of it is alternately amusing and annoying gibberish.
Rebound thievery.
Bill also knows the issues around knee problems for a big man probably better than anyone who has played the game. Without the knee problems, he would have been right with Kareem in the GOAT discussion.
Walton had more problem with his feet than knees, but that distinction isn't really that important, you're dead on about Walton being potentially at the top without lower body injuries. Looked it up, he played 488 NBA games, and missed 680
Buffs Basketball Fan
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Dallas did contest shots when in the game.
They will leave you not in a good position to capture some rebounds.
He is still learning but Saturday was a huge step and should bolster his confidence down the road.
They will leave you not in a good position to capture some rebounds.
He is still learning but Saturday was a huge step and should bolster his confidence down the road.
Walton had more problem with his feet than knees, but that distinction isn't really that important, you're dead on about Walton being potentially at the top without lower body injuries. Looked it up, he played 488 NBA games, and missed 680
Plus, Bill has actually tasted the color purple before.
Radio announcers on KOA (I think Johnson and Wllke but could be wrong) referred multiple times to Dallas boxing out and tipping rebounds to teammates who got credit for the rebound. Tad also mentioned this in his post game. Did say that in the future Dallas needed to have bigger rebounding numbers considering the quality of the competition he was more than happy with him this game.
Buffs Basketball Fan
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Boxed out Ayton and Buffs made a high percentage of their shots (not many offensive rebounds).
best part was not backing down to future NBA lottery pick.
Now he needs to take that on the road versus Nut Punch and Welsh
best part was not backing down to future NBA lottery pick.
Now he needs to take that on the road versus Nut Punch and Welsh
