JBo is becoming my favorite Hawk. I think he has an underdog mentality and was told by a lot of coaches and people that he wasn't a D1 talent. And let's be honest, had Fran gotten a couple of other guys, JBo may have never gotten his shot. Well he's made the most of it and might need some new motivation because he's proven he belongs.
I think he continues to improve in terms of setting up his teammates. He is getting very good at getting the ball to guys like Cook and Pemsl at the right times/right spots and JBo's defender can't double down and leave him open for 3 allowing the posts to have more space to operate.
He'll never be the best player and D will always probably be a weakness but I just like his demeanor on the court and I love watching a shooter when he gets hot and he's just a gamer.
Great post. Every player has strengths and weaknesses. Here is what I think Jordan will improve on next year:
-Cutting down on the silly turnovers. Most of his TO are of the not thinking/dumb variety.
-Leadership. I think Jordan is a natural leader with his confidence. With Jok gone, I think Jordan is going to step up his leadership on the team
-Pull up game. I think Jordan will begin to learn how/when to take it all the way to the basket and when to pull up for a floater or jump shot. I though he did a great job getting to the rim vs SD, but then again that is a mid major program and that stuff won't go down vs B1G opponents
-Defensively he will get better as he gets stronger, and works on his lateral quickness. He will never be a plus defender, but I think he stops being a liability.
I think what will also continue to be apparent is that he simply spaces the floor having the ball in his hands. Teams can't sag like they did vs Mike, they have to guard him out to 25' and when you do that, passing lanes inside will open up. We really struggled to score down low the last 4 years, as all teams just sagged off Mike and Sapp and clogged up the lane. Now teams can't do that.
Either way, Jordan completely and totally surprised me and I'm guessing MOST of HN this year, something tells me he still has room to surprise us even more.