How about Jared Sullinger, Ohio ST almost unstoppable around basket maybe a bit taller but not quiet as strong that my pick?
Who does Trayce Jackson remind you of as other big man in the BT
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Haven't seen him against good enough competition yet to say really, but I guess his game profiles similar to DJ White...
Roy Tarpley with much, much better public morals and decision making skills.
He reminds me a little bit of Jared Jeffries with his lean frame, the way he runs, long, good rim protector, and demeanor. Even with a lean frame, JJ’s lower half was surprisingly strong and he could defend in the post and didn’t get pushed around. TJD seems stronger with his post defense than I expected but we haven’t seen him go against quality bigs yet either.
Absolutely. Carries himself the same way on the court. I mentioned this to my wife the first time I saw him play. I'll take that.
I don’t see Jeffries or Henderson. They both had mid range and could shoot 3’s. Jeffries ran some point in high school too. The DJ white comparison is pretty good. I think his game is closer to Zeller. If he develops a shot he won’t be with us long.
Eww no, TJD is FAR more athletic than Zeller.
Zeller was a straight up post up player with great foot work untill he was running up the court tripping over himself
He is a lot stronger Henderson an Jeffries not as quick as either one more refine than DJ White LOL can run the floor like Zeller but maybe he can finsh better on lower block he so strong. Roy Tarpley when he develops a better jumper he can rebound play D like Tarpley now don't know about his morals.LOL
Are you being serious? A #4 pick in the draft?
I thought of the Jared Jeffries comparison a couple weeks ago. That said, I was talking to my brother in CA the other day after the last game and he mentioned the TJ-D dunk attempt from the foul line. I told him I haven’t seen a windmill jam attempt like that at IU since the Rev Ray Tolbert.
What are you talking about. Cody could run the floor with the best of them. I also remember him as a freshman getting a steal and dribbling 3/4 length of the floor and going in for a slam. And he looked like an all-American doing it. Clumsy he was not!
We have different memories.
I remember him flopping around on the court at times like a fish outa water
Yes
TJD is like Marco Killingsworth, Lol
Except taller, alot leaner, more composed, better control, better vision, better FT shooter, way more upside: and wouldn’t get winded after Dunking on a Dookie team (ala Marco after his huge dunk over Dunk to get crowd wild disappeared rest of the game)
so yeah... TJD is nothing like Killingsworth except left handed and a sh!t ton better
Except taller, alot leaner, more composed, better control, better vision, better FT shooter, way more upside: and wouldn’t get winded after Dunking on a Dookie team (ala Marco after his huge dunk over Dunk to get crowd wild disappeared rest of the game)
so yeah... TJD is nothing like Killingsworth except left handed and a sh!t ton better
Yeah agree no way OAD, unless TJD goes off for 18/10 in B1G, wins first team All-B1G
Nonetheless good to see him kicking some a$$ even against mediocre talent.
Will be fun to see him against FSU, rest of the finally tough schedule
Never fear TJD will step his game against the rest of the BT lol i hope
You must’ve drank heavily those years. Zeller scored better than anyone in the draft combine. Scored the best in agility tests and vertical in the ten years prior.
Zeller was a very athletic big.
Killingsworth was brute strength underneath the basket with no finesse elsewhere. He was a flash in the pan, gastronomically speaking, but thank God Above we had him when we did. I’ll take Jackson-Davis over “Mr K” any ole day.
Watch a few of his full court runs in the NBA that end with a thundering dunk. He’s not tripping over himself. When he goes to the court it’s generally a flop.
Im just telling you what I saw with him at IU. Not when he was in elementary school.
Zeller was a great player. But he was also very prone to flopping around on the court
Seriously go look at Zeller’s NBA combine numbers. He’s athletic. Any flopping you saw on the court was intentional. That was about the only thing in his game I never liked. I think he started doing it in high school because refs usually let the smaller opposition beat the heck out of him. Flopping was a way to try and gets refs’ attention.
He wasn’t a gangly un athletic player at IU either. As I said he flopped far to often on fouls but it wasn’t lack of athletic ability.
Just admit you were wrong or thinking of another player....why double down on a statement so blatantly wrong? We all saw the same games. Maybe try defining what “flopping around on the court” means.
We will have to agree to disagree then I suppose as I stand firm and always will on this very subject.
He looked as of a player wearing like cowboy boots as he ran. Very tipsy topsy
How coincidental I just addressed all your wishes in my last message without reading it first....
And N O , I ABSOLUTELY STAND BEHIND MY COMMENT.
The NBA combine happens before the draft. In other words, it was while he was still at IU.
No one except you is saying he is/was not very athletic and clumsy. His athleticism is a big part of the reason he was drafted at #4. Face it, you're wrong here. I guess all college and NBA teams can give a sigh of relief that you're not on the payroll to evaluate talent.
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I watched many of his games from 5th grade through 8th grade and all his high school and college games. I never saw him running in boots.
https://syndication.bleacherreport....ance-should-reinvigorate-draft-stock.amp.html
One of Zeller's strengths while he was at IU, was running the floor. Not sure where you get the flopping around stuff.
Oh soo thats what it is. Youre taking it personal...instead of looking at it unbiased.
I got it from watchin him while at IU.
Great player, but it was definitely his biggest flaw
I am not taking it personal at all. He’s not my kid but he was a fine young man as were his brothers. You’re just wrong on this. Was the article I attached bias?
Still remember the B1G/ACC challenge against UNC. Zeller ran UNC off the floor. Being able to get out and run the floor was.one of his strongest attributes. Anyone who saw him as awkward or whatever must have been inebriated for an entire season.
Are you drunk now? Who’s talking about elementary school? Your argument isn’t even relevant.
