Nunez high school sum

[jazzdelmar]

ESPN Analyst

Strengths:
Nunez is a prospect with immense talent and staggering potential on the wing. He has terrific size, length, and athleticism and is extremely smooth in everything that he does on the offensive end. From his physical movements to the release of his jump shot everything is very fluid. He shoots the three with range and can get his shot off anytime he wants thanks to his high release point, has improved his ability to get to the rim, and can get his head up to the cup when finishing. He is also a pretty good passer who sees the floor and is a willing facilitator.

Weaknesses:
His potential still far exceeds his production as Nunez has never been able to consistently utilize all of his tools to be a dominant force on the floor. The biggest knock against him is that he can be a little bit soft, physically as well as mentally, since he doesn't always play hard, tends to shy away from contact, and can be emotional on the court. On the defensive end of the floor in particular, Nunez needs to show a much more consistent effort. Offensively, the one weapon he lacks is the quick first step to break down a set defender.

Bottom Line:
Talent has never been the question when it comes to Nunez as his size, athleticism, and basketball skill are almost immediately noticeable, but he has gotten by on talent alone over the years and needs to learn to play with more intensity if he ever hopes to come close to realizing his potential.

Notes
Travel Team: NY Gauchos...UConn, Virginia Tech, Cincinnati, Providence and Arizona had offered as well...Committed to Louisville in Sept. 2010...

[kitzbuel]

Gotta hope that the staff can do for him some of what they did for Kelly O last year.

[hooter73]

if hes intelligent and a hard worker he will know why he didnt get playing time and will listen to the coaches (and other players - KO) and put in the work. a couple of misses aside, we generally dont bring lazy recruits in. If the staff likes him and he is real with himself, Im in.

[CDC84]

It's the end of the division one line for him. If he doesn't listen to the coaches, it's D-2 or NAIA ball.

[MickMick]

The concussion should be our only concern. He can't take another.

The guy is a gym rat. Attitude and coachability is the least of my worrys. The team will help mold him.

[Zag365]

Staff agrees

It's the end of the division one line for him. If he doesn't listen to the coaches, it's D-2 or NAIA ball.

Coach Lloyd made this same point (in a more positive, less blunt manner) at this year's pre-season Seattle lunch. In talking about transfers in/out, he said that transfers in can be a good thing ("we luv 'em") because they are highly motivated to play hard given their short time to prove themselves and limited options if they leave.

[Oregonzagnut]

Sounds alittle like Daye. Hopefully if we accept him he won't be as spoiled and will be more coachable. He could be a good fit. Also sounds like he needs to do some defensive work to be able to play for the Zags.

Weaknesses:
His potential still far exceeds his production as Nunez has never been able to consistently utilize all of his tools to be a dominant force on the floor. The biggest knock against him is that he can be a little bit soft, physically as well as mentally, since he doesn't always play hard, tends to shy away from contact, and can be emotional on the court.

Sounds like Daye to a tee. sans the sense of NBA entitlement. Except Daye was taller,6'11" I think. Don't get me wrong, Daye was a necessary step in the development of Few as a coach, deliberately getting a possible, one-and-doner. It was harmful to team chemistry that one single person was destined for the NBA lottery but the others still had to work that much harder both in practice and in school.

Nunez IMO is nothing like Daye as far as the reasons for his being "soft" and "avoiding contact". He can't be diving around after a major concussion like that. Do players sign a waiver stating that if they get another concussion, it isn't Few or the university's liability? Also, emotion on the court can be a good thing and a bad thing depending on the situation. Defense is a must if this program wants to get to the next level.

[sittingon50]

Not sure why you guys are down on Daye. Ask Few what he thought of his coachability.

Didn't care for his histrionics? What about Morrison.