Emitt Holt...Better than advertised, or an aberration?

[GloryDays 5,920]

I'm impressed yet hesitant

With the luck or lack there of with bigs i cant say i blame you .

[GloryDays 5,920]

Remember when people said that if he went to that academy, top schools would swarm?

Welp...

I'm feeling swarmy all over! :D

[CampHoosier 3,697]

I think Emmitt will end up being a huge steal for us. Whether or not he has another big game is irrelevant to me and for this reason: he already shows he is aware of where he needs to be on the floor. That is huge in player development. If you have a Freshman who already understands the flow of the game and is running the floor in transition and hitting layups, that's miles ahead of anything anyone was expecting from him. If all we need to do is get him stronger and fine tune his game, he's going to be a hell of a player.  

[Hutch89 2,939]

I think Emmitt will end up being a huge steal for us. Whether or not he has another big game is irrelevant to me and for this reason: he already shows he is aware of where he needs to be on the floor. That is huge in player development. If you have a Freshman who already understands the flow of the game and is running the floor in transition and hitting layups, that's miles ahead of anything anyone was expecting from him. If all we need to do is get him stronger and fine tune his game, he's going to be a hell of a player.  

 

Yep.   but most importantly, the hair.

[CampHoosier 3,697]

A flat top is about as close to an afro as we can get these days. I miss the afro

[Hovadipo 56,528]

A flat top is about as close to an afro as we can get these days. I miss the afro

Ed Daniel from Murray State recently disagrees. (Still can't post frickin pictures)

[Class of '66 Old Fart 85,093]

I thought Hanner played with more energy when he came in for Emmitt in the 2nd half. Maybe the play of Emmitt will light a fire in Hanner. I hope so.

If it doesn't, maybe Hanner needs a firecracker enema.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 85,093]

I think this thread is way way premature. How can we have any idea if it was an aberration without a comparative game? He's had one game with significant minutes and it was great. If he has another game with significant minutes and it's terrible maybe it was an aberration, if he has a third and it's great then he might just be better than advertised. Is JBJ worse than advertised because he didn't have a great game?

Agreed that 1 game does not make a career but if we can get 10-15 quality minutes out of him as he learns the nuances of Division I basketball then we have greatly strengthened our team by bringing him on board.  I thought he appeared to have the natural instincts for how to play the game whereas it often looks like Hanner has to think rather than automatically react.   I think there was a stat posted that said he had more blocks than fouls on the AAU circuit and if that was factual then EH knows how to play the game.

[IUsafety 2,775]

Ed Daniel from Murray State recently disagrees. (Still can't post frickin pictures)

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[MartintheMopMan 7,765]

Agreed that 1 game does not make a career but if we can get 10-15 quality minutes out of him as he learns the nuances of Division I basketball then we have greatly strengthened our team by bringing him on board.  I thought he appeared to have the natural instincts for how to play the game whereas it often looks like Hanner has to think rather than automatically react.   I think there was a stat posted that said he had more blocks than fouls on the AAU circuit and if that was factual then EH knows how to play the game.

I think he is going to have been a great get even if he just were a not terrible player to occupy the post and give Hanner some breathing room. I also think he'll turn out to be more than that.

But, the post is asking if the Pitt game was an aberration, literally a deviation from the norm, it's a question that is unanswerable without the norm. 

[Hovadipo 56,528]

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Thanks buddy!

[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

Holt was a late steal-----will be better than advertised.

 

Solid this year---and stud as a junior!

[bleedhoosier 3,627]

HOLT is a player this staff needs to go all in with possibly. If he is as good as he has loomed (even with a few mins of pt) then screw the next shiny big man if we are already loaded with scholarships. Make him a gym rat.

I can only imagine what je'ney is about to do with that young man. Hit your macros Holt and sling some iron around!

[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

HOLT is a player this staff needs to go all in with possibly. If he is as good as he has loomed (even with a few mins of pt) then screw the next shiny big man if we are already loaded with scholarships. Make him a gym rat.

I can only imagine what je'ney is about to do with that young man. Hit your macros Holt and sling some iron around!

THIS x 100!

 

[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

Several good games in a row means Holt is no aberration!  He's the real deal! :ninja:

[coonhounds 9,076]

Just wish he could get more minutes

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

Just wish he could get more minutes

They will come. He's good in limited minutes so far. His physical and mental conditioning may not be there for more than 15 minutes a game. This may shock some, but I bet Crean has a good reason behind his decision to play Emmitt for fewer minutes than we all want.

[ALASKA HOOSIER 11,276]

yep

[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

I am definitely in the more minutes for Holt crowd too.

 

Love watching Holt's game so far---he seems to be in the right place at the right time and has altered a lot of shots that he has not blocked.

 

Love his fundamentals---and can you imagine his stat lines as his playing time increases? 

 

Big Time numbers are coming with seasoning!

[HoosierAloha 30,068]

I like his free throw stroke too.  Think he can knock down some jumpers after an offseason or two working on it.  I would prefer to see him playing the stretch 4 in the future but for now I like what he is giving the team.