Article: North Texas Guard Tylor Perry Visiting Gainesville This Weekend

Justin Hamilton was one of my favorite players. I can’t remember what year ( freshman or sophomore), but I thought Justin was an ace defender. His offensive game seemed to be coming around until he tore up his knee.

 

I’d add Hosie Grimsley here…

 

Yeah, I remember that injury. We were playing Georgia and I think Justin went down in the last minute or so of play. Ugh.

 

He was still a good player when he returned, but lacked that explosive burst he had pre-injury.

 

Are we interested in an any other portal guards besides Perry?

 

Now there's a name I haven't heard in awhile!

 

You absolutely made this name up.

 

You can't make up a name that good.
He was fun to watch.

 

loved that dude. I can still hear Vitale calling him a high riser…an elevator man after watching my VHS recoding of that LSU upset. Taped the game even though my roommates and I went to it…can’t find the dang thing though.

 

one of my favorite games ever as a Gator. A few of us sitting 2 rows from Vitale rubbed his bald head after the win. I remember my first impression of Shaw was how big his feet and hands were, not that he was 7'1 295 (at 17/18 years old) or that Stanley Roberts was 7'0 310 (at 19). Biggest duo ever.

 

ESPN certainly doesn't evaluate him as a 6th-man guy.
Can you please tell me what point guards we have that are better?

12. Tylor Perry, 5-11, SG, Sr., North Texas Mean Green

He's only listed at 5-foot-11, but Perry earned Conference USA Player of the Year honors and is one of the truly elite shooters in the country.
Shot 41.3% from 3 the past two seasons. Averaged 17.3 points.

 

He is a really good player. Not a true point guard by any stretch (Clayton passes and takes care of it better), but a terrific shooter who can get his own shot whenever we wants to. Hard even see exactly how we figure out roles Clayton, Kugel, and Richard, but I wouldn't complain if we had to.

 

And who is backing up whom in SEC play?
The higher-ranked senior backing up the sophomore?

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15. Walter Clayton Jr., 6-2, G, Soph., Iona Gaels
Committed to Florida
The MAAC Player of the Year opted to return home to Florida instead of following Rick Pitino to St. John's.
Averaged 16.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists this season, shooting 43.1% from 3.

12. Tylor Perry, 5-11, SG, Sr., North Texas Mean Green

He's only listed at 5-foot-11, but Perry earned Conference USA Player of the Year honors and is one of the truly elite shooters in the country.
Shot 41.3% from 3 the past two seasons. Averaged 17.3 points.

 

any chance we get him? Hope his visit went well

 

Not sure it's a zero-sum game between starting and backing up. In a rotation, I suspect all four of them (Perry, Clayton, Kugel, Richard) would play about 30 minutes. But someone would have his name called to start the game, sure.

 

I wouldn’t write off Aberdeen.

 

We can be a collection of guards instead of an alpha PG. Kugel/Richard/Lofton as a three-guard offense. Otherwise, we need a better instigator. Is Golden going to go "all in" for him? Or should I say, is he really going to go all in more than the competition?

As I see it, he is slow playing the system to get the best offer. Are we going to give it to him? I don't believe this is in our best interests. Lofton did not meet the standard. Golden would be 0-2.

 

He ain't coming. End of story.

 

If that's the "end of story," tell us why.

 

We'll know by next Tuesday (May 2nd).
Let's see what happens with Vandy's Tyrin Lawrence too.