He reminds me so much of a young Chevy Troutman, only with more upside.
Justin Champagnie is going to be an amazing player
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He’s taller , has more bounce , snd handies they ball well.
Chevy was a post player -
cant see much similarity to be honest
I think his game is a lot more well rounded than Chevy. He can play on the inside and outside.
A little less athletic Sam Young. About the same size. Guard/Forward tweener. Can play a lot of different positions. Can shoot some but gets points around the rim too.
Imagine him in this lineup (at least some of the time). Champagnie at the 3,
Hamilton at the 5 with Brown at the 4, and Murph, X. and Trey out front.
Bring Toney off the bench as needed.
Hamilton at the 5 with Brown at the 4, and Murph, X. and Trey out front.
Bring Toney off the bench as needed.
He positions his body for defense layups dunks and rebounds very similar, but has a face up game and can shoot.
I was thinking the same thing. He has an edge and toughness to him as well.
I have to admit, when he got hurt early, I thought it was the knee again.
I was surprised and elated to see him return so quickly.
I was surprised and elated to see him return so quickly.
He'll probably never quite be the player Chevy was on the block. Chevy had such a strong base.
However, Justin is already the better kind of player than Chevy TRIED to be as a freshman, until Howland just said the heck with it and played him at the five. That's more or less where Chevy hung his hat for the next three years.
If Justin works really, really had on his three point shot and his dribble drive, there's no saying how good he can be. Let's just say ... really good.
I think he is going to be a great player. One comparison that comes to mind, both in style and in being under-recruited, is Jared Dudley of Boston College.
I agree. And once Sam developed a 37% three point shot and his exaggerated up fake and drive, he turned into an All-Big East/All-American.
Justin is already ahead of Sam at the same stage. But very few players improve as much as Sam was able to improve.
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And an excellent comparison, too. Dudley was a little better shooter at the onset, and Justin's stronger in the paint.
Yes I agree. As I've already posted tonight I think he'd be great at the three
instead of the four. He'd be a nightmare to guard by a smaller three, and
as a three, a four would really struggle with him on the outside.
Agree ... and like I said, our best lineup by far tonight well Justin at the three, Terrell at the four, and Eric at the five.
I'll take just plain old Ricky Greer. He was a pretty darn good player.
I think we just compared him to 25% of the players in the program the last 20 years...
Yup...I've been posting that ever since the game ended.
Glad we're thinking the same about the 4 and 5.
Justin’s athleticism is outstanding. His apparent court sense and general understanding is what may set him apart over his career.
I think he is most like a taller Greer. Kinda has an old mans game. Good at positioning, very few forced or bad shots. Not a freak athlete but knows how to play.
He’s a natural basketball player
And things like that often get taken for granted but are rare
Terrell guarding the four allowed his length to defend shots while Eric was still defending the post.
After going up 27-17, KSU scored only 32 points in the final 24 minutes. The Eric and Terrell post combo were as big of a reason for that as anything.
Exactly. What I like even more, especially on the offensive end, it lets
Hamilton muck it up inside and do the dirty work (Coulibaly too) while
Brown can do his damage a little further away from the hoop. I like
his 12-15 foot jumper. All you have to do is see how smooth his
free throw shooting is. He CAN shoot.
When you see how tough it is for Pitt to get off a good shot, Brown can
help with this if we have someone else at the five.
I really like the idea of playing 6 vs our opponents 5. Someone will be left unguarded.
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I really like the idea of playing 6 vs our opponents 5. Someone will be left unguarded.
Yes, but would we pass it to him?
That is a pretty good comparison. Although Champagne is even a better athlete than him IMO.
Excellent comparison. I mentioned Chevy as someone who is ferocious on the boards. But I don't want to limit him. This is a great comparison and hopefully it pans out.
What I like most about JC is he's smooth, suave, stylish even. Kid has a chance to be the complete package.
I posted his own thread a few games ago. Kid plays with just the right amount of attitude , nastiness, and skill. Doesn't look like a freshman out there at all, in both poise and size categories. If he puts in the work he'll lose some body softness and become and absolute beast. He is by far the best Capel era recruit to date. You won't be making Terrell Brown complaints about him.
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