Chance Commanche

[Olsondogg]

With all of the focus on who's coming, who's going etc....I wanted to point out what I see as one of, if not the biggest keys to how well Arizona will be next year. Chance Commanche, and what he does this offseason in both the weightroom and the court. IMO he's the key to how good Arizona can be on both ends of the floor. I do like Ristic, and think that he can make strides on the defense that will help, but Chance's athleticism is superior.

He has a real shot to be something special.

[Chicat]

I was just thinking about Chance's recruiting class and how he might end up being the player with the most impact that we recruited in that cycle.

Crazy to think about with all the hype everyone else got.

[dirtbags]

i'm hoping for the most improvement in the offseason from dusan, but am most excited about chance. closing the size gap alone will go a long way to getting the starting spot. interested to see how phelps develops these guys.

[gumby]

Good thread. Chance has a ... what's the word? ... to be special. A bigger Bennett Davison.

[Merkin]

i'm hoping for the most improvement in the offseason from dusan,

He never took the freshman to sophomore jump, but then again he had to go up against Zeus in practice. Going up against freshmen and sophomores next year should really help restore Deuce's confidence.

[az91]

i'm hoping for the most improvement in the offseason from dusan,

He never took the freshman to sophomore jump, but then again he had to go up against Zeus in practice. Going up against freshmen and sophomores next year should really help restore Deuce's confidence.

He looked like he was going to make the jump and then disappeared toward the end of the season. He is one of the biggest mysteries of next season.

[ChooChooCat]

I was just thinking about Chance's recruiting class and how he might end up being the player with the most impact that we recruited in that cycle.

Crazy to think about with all the hype everyone else got.

Ray will have a lot to say about that, but Chance for sure will make his mark and be very important/impactful.

[Harvey Specter]

Good thread. Chance has a ... what's the word? ... to be special. A bigger Bennett Davison.

Davison was a nice player, but Chance has a significantly higher upside. If hiss eiling ends up as that of a bigger Bennet Davison, I will be disappointed.

I would have said the same thing about Justin Simon and the Reggie Geary comparisons.,. Although I don't really care as much about where his ceiling is now.

[Spaceman Spiff]

i'm hoping for the most improvement in the offseason from dusan,

He never took the freshman to sophomore jump, but then again he had to go up against Zeus in practice. Going up against freshmen and sophomores next year should really help restore Deuce's confidence.

He looked like he was going to make the jump and then disappeared toward the end of the season. He is one of the biggest mysteries of next season.

He made the jump forward then jumped back midway through the Pac season.

[Olsondogg]

Dusan is Kreal bad on defense. Every time he was in on the defensive end I'd yell at the TV screen, "He's going to drive left/right" and then he did, and scored. Sometimes with an "and 1".

[Longhorned]

Dusan is actually difficult for opposing teams to prepare for. As a backup.

[gumby]

Good thread. Chance has a ... what's the word? ... to be special. A bigger Bennett Davison.

Davison was a nice player, but Chance has a significantly higher upside. If hiss eiling ends up as that of a bigger Bennet Davison, I will be disappointed.

I would have said the same thing about Justin Simon and the Reggie Geary comparisons.,. Although I don't really care as much about where his ceiling is now.

I'm tired of "upside." Becoming less important because guys depart before reaching the ceiling. Don't believe Chance will ever be featured. Envision him like Davison. Flying around, swatting shots, getting putbacks, running the floor on perimeter-oriented teams. Works for me, and he would be valuable. Never thought Simon would exceed Geary. Has the potential but I don't think he would've ever accepted being a role player (his greatest value). He would've never been The Man with such undeveloped skills.

[Longhorned]

Good thread. Chance has a ... what's the word? ... to be special. A bigger Bennett Davison.

Davison was a nice player, but Chance has a significantly higher upside. If hiss eiling ends up as that of a bigger Bennet Davison, I will be disappointed.

I would have said the same thing about Justin Simon and the Reggie Geary comparisons.,. Although I don't really care as much about where his ceiling is now.

I'm tired of "upside." Becoming less important because guys depart before reaching the ceiling. Don't believe Chance will ever be featured. Envision him like Davison. Flying around, swatting shots, getting putbacks, running the floor on perimeter-oriented teams. Works for me, and he would be valuable. Never thought Simon would exceed Geary. Has the potential but I don't think he would've ever accepted being a role player (his greatest value). He would've never been The Man with such undeveloped skills.

Simon's NBA upside is so high, he'll never reach close enough to touch it in college and miss the NBA.

[gumby]

Some guys are five stars, because they can deliver now. Some are based on potential. I think the ranking can hurt the latter group. Gives them a mindset they must overcome. Harder to accept their limitations, when acceptance would be good for the team. If they were ranked based on what they can deliver how, they'd be more apt to work hard and "prove them wrong." More apt to fill a role needed to win.

Wouldn't have to face people saying, "You're a five-star! You should be getting more shots!"

[Merkin]

Not just their own mindset, but also of their family and posse.

Wasn't that why Garland Judkins was Millered? He has his posse telling him he was too good to be getting limited minutes and ended up being a cancer for Arizona.

Ndudi's posse was telling him he was as good as LeBron.

[rgdeuce]

Chance has the tools to be a special player in years 3 and 4... and beyond.