Jeffress
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He’ll be on the team next year because of his defense. But next Nike??? Not a chance unless he somehow magically finds some shooting, driving, any offensive abilities.
If his offensive skills don’t improve he won’t be much of a factor . All he really needs to do is to get a nice mid range jumper and and shoot 70% from the line and score 6-8 pts , his rebounding and defense are pluses and would’ve really helped this yr . He provides a different skill set than Nike .
Jeffress right now is a total mystery. He could remain a total bust or he could come back as an excellent player. More likely something in between. Hoping there is a big difference between a 17 year old and a 20 year old.
If it’s the guy we saw a couple years ago, he is maybe an 8th guy on a good team.
But would love to see him with that type of 6th man impact. If he improves, I can see him sparking runs as well, but with his defense.
The best we can hope for for Jeffress is to be a 3 and D guy. Hopefully he can be a very good defender and be a guy who can make open 3s. He has good shot mechanics like Santos but neither of them can make any. That said, it would not surprise me if both became good 3 point shooters.
Disagree. His shot mechanics are what is behind his shooting struggles. Brings the ball up from his side and low release point.
We have not seen him play in over a year. He may be a much different player when we see him next season.
You might add that he’s seen what makes this team better. Whether he was part to blame his only experience has been with low IQ players.
Jeffress will be a respected leader whether or not he plays big minutes or not. That kind of guy is absolutely necessary on any team.
Every team needs a guy his size who can defend and rebound. He can get put backs or kick it out. Not all 5 guys have to be offensive threats.
He had some baby giraffe in him too. Hopefully he's a full grown ass man giraffe by now.
What I've always counted on Jeffress possibly getting better and very useful is the hope that work ethic and his intelligence all comes together
I know the game has changed in the last decade to a more perimeter oriented game....but the teams that have been most successful can't only shoot from 3, but also still move without the ball, back screen, back cut, post/re-post and hit the glass hard.....and defend with vigor....
If he has defense and rebounding he'll play.
Guys like Will are needed. Glue guy off the bench who can defend and rebound. Ahead of the pecking order over Santos who doesn't seem to have a role here next year.
Will did a great job tonight. He provided valuable minutes on the defensive end. He doesn’t need to score to help the team.
Will made a solid contribution tonight. Only two points, but played outstanding defense when Florida Gulf Coast threatened to make a game of it toward the end. Seems like a really good kid, so happy for him.
He committed to Pitt at a time when things were not great. Glad he is healed and contributing. The team will need his D in conference and in March.
That's so odd because our resident "insider" says he's "useless" and "unplayable"...
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It's great to see Will impacting the team in a positive way.
He got some nice offensive rebounds and played good defense. The problem is he is a 0 on offense so its going to be really hard to play him against good teams because its like playing 4 on 5 on the offensive end. But maybe he can become like a Leaky Black.
His teammates trusted him with the last shot of the first half to extend it to 10 and he isn’t awful from the line. Not great, but closer to the average. He didn’t take any bad shots. Ish, Bub, and Hinson will carry the team scoring. We need someone to carry the D. Would you rather have hit or miss Horton out there? If you take away his late game turnovers, there is a chance it becomes a single possession game. They are not losing because of Will. And it’s not 4 on 5. They may not view him as a 3 pt threat, but he can hit mid range and have offensive plays carved out for him. He can also pass.
