Player Javin DeLaurier

[Devilsforlife]

Boldens have more fun

 

[torontoduke]

Positive reviews thus far about his practice play. I can't wait to see him get some run, he could be really fun to watch.

 

[StopThePumpFakesShav]

Based on how good he supposedly looks and how close we are to the season, I am expecting a foot fracture any day now.

 

[rome8180]

No, we've got enough big men that we could survive that. It will be one of our guards. Probably Allen, since that would be devastating.

 

[physicsfactor]

But Allen would still play

 

[deepdarkblue]

Allen would play in a cast and someone would trip over it. This would be the final straw, and he would withdraw from society and spend the rest of his life living as a Buddhist monk in the Himalayas.

 

[torontoduke]

I obviously wish he shot the ball better, but the performance against Elon is what I was hoping for this year. Make plays all over the court, fill the lanes, crash the boards. His activity will be a great weapon.

Keep him on the floor, K.

 

[ZackM]

Something about DeLaurier always feels off to me. Like he doesn't look like a basketball player, just a big elite athlete that happens to be on a basketball court. But he's awesome.

 

[Slap the Floor]

Something about DeLaurier always feels off to me. Like he doesn't look like a basketball player, just a big elite athlete that happens to be on a basketball court. But he's awesome.

This is fine. Good enough to be a great bench player this year, but not good enough to go pro yet, forcing him to return next year for a breakout dominant junior season.

 

[deepdarkblue]

He looks like the President of the United States.

 

[ZackM]

He looks like the President of the United States.

#NotMyPresident

 

[StopThePumpFakesShav]

I watched him chase around some little guard for like 15 seconds of a possession and frustrate the hell out of the guy. It was glorious.

 

[rome8180]

He looks like the President of the United States.

He does have that Muslim, Kenyan socialist vibe.

 

[rhfarmer]

He looks like the President of the United States.

He does have that Muslim, Kenyan socialist vibe.

I wonder if he smells like sulfur?

 

[torontoduke]

Something about DeLaurier always feels off to me. Like he doesn't look like a basketball player, just a big elite athlete that happens to be on a basketball court. But he's awesome.

Watching him on the floor, he still just doesn't seem like he knows where to be a lot of the time. He will make a good play, then immediately fuck up on the other end.

I did not get a chance to watch, only looked at box score - his positioning was pretty poor? Or was he sloppy with the ball?

 

[deepdarkblue]

I think it's mostly on offense, especially if he has the ball in his hands for more than a second. Like, if he can't immediately pass it, he seems to sort of freeze.

 

[torontoduke]

Ok thanks.

 

[deepdarkblue]

Hopefully by this time next year he'll have developed some sort of offense. It's already obvious that it doesn't exist now. Fortunately this year, we don't need it.

 

[torontoduke]

Put backs and cuts to the rim. Should be all the Devils need from JD on offence.

Nice to see him hit a 3 though

 

[rome8180]

Yeah, he should be feasting on cuts and rim runs right now. By contrast, O'Connell has already demonstrated 10 times the understanding of offensive positioning.