Tuon Gatkek's play of late and Classification

Surprising toughness for his weight. Skinny dude, but shows some athleticism

 

You might be going a little overboard. It’s likely that his butt will be on the bench next year.

 

He's played in every game we've had this year. I don't think it is surprising his minutes would increase when CC was injured and then increased more when Jitoboh got hurt.

 

He was a key piece in the Oklahoma win!

 

Maybe but will be in rotation.

 

I doubt it, but we will see.

 

With Jitoboh out, I do think that hat check will get minutes when Castleton comes back. There’s not much of a choice.

 

I think he could be a very good player as well. Instincts are there and he affects a lot of shot attempts, something stats don’t account for.

 

If you see him play in person, up close, he has a nice shot, with a shooters touch with backspin. Maybe, they should allow him to shoot it more within 15 ft. Who knows, he might even be able to hit threes with better accuracy than some others on the team. He has the attitude to do whatever coach tells him, so he plays great defense. With his increased minutes, maybe we will get a glimpse of his shooting other than ft’s.

 

"Hat Check" ?? come on Tampa, the kid is busting his tale and doing a pretty good job with his minutes.

I don't think many on the board thought he would even see the court. Add some muscle, more PT, he already has surprised and may just surprise some more!

One thing for sure, I'm glad we have him right now.

 

Sounds like you need to work on your sense of humor. I think that the kid is playing well. I am not criticizing him one bit.

 

We need to put him on my diet, he'd gain weight in no time.

 

Tuon is a player in a runners body. He is more than an annoyance on D now and has that instinct that's hard teach and develop. He's working hard in the weight room and his shooting % has gone up. I don't see a huge down side going forward because of how he looks but I've seen players with his physique do quite well.

 

He certainly can run the court

 

Reminds me a bit of Wil Yeguete as a frosh, with a little more offensive touch. Certainly raw, but could absolutely be a contributor down the road with some coaching and frequent trips to the athlete's buffet

 

Turned out to be a good pickup for us
JJ and him plus the freshmen coming in could be good inside.
If we keep our players we could be a dang good team. Hate JJ is losing this playing time. But his eyesight is way more important then ever playing again