Altman signs preferred walk-on JC SG...

woundedknees · Post by **woundedknees** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 6:38 pm

Coleton Baker, from Umpqua Community College, according to 247.

http://oregon.247sports.com/Article/Duc ... ent--70114

TheJuice · Post by **TheJuice** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 8:28 pm

Has a weird release.. you can definitely tell hes a walk on.

ducksrock · Post by **ducksrock** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:11 pm

TheJuice wrote:Has a weird release.. you can definitely tell hes a walk on.

I actually like his release....Long jumpers are released very high and at the peak of his jump....From the video, it seems as though his accuracy is decent also....

woundedknees · Post by **woundedknees** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:40 pm

3 to play 2, and no scholarship needed for a decent 6'3" backup player who apparently has a good work ethic.

Hard to argue with that.

Boom · Post by **Boom** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:40 pm

always need practice bodies

Post by **greenyellow** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 11:39 pm

Boom wrote:always need practice bodies

If he sees serious time, then you know we're in trouble. I wonder if they are cooling on Pledger to accept a player like him, although he's not taking up a scholarship. Altman still needs to find another scholarship guard and post for me to feel comfortable with the team.

uostudent · Post by **uostudent** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 11:43 pm

greenyellow wrote:
Boom wrote:always need practice bodies
If he sees serious time, then you know we're in trouble. I wonder if they are cooling on Pledger to accept a player like him, although he's not taking up a scholarship. Altman still needs to find another scholarship guard and post for me to feel comfortable with the team.

Huh? No.

Walk-ons have nothing to do with potential scholarship players. Baker is better than your average walk-on, but he won't see the court unless it's in garbage time. No offense, but it's kind of laughable to even mention Pledger in the same breathe as Baker. Pledger is an elite talent who has had some off the court issues in the past.

It is nice that the scholarship players will be competing against a decent walk-on in practice.

duckduckgoose · Post by **duckduckgoose** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:02 am

TheJuice wrote:Has a weird release.. you can definitely tell hes a walk on.

you can tell he's a walk on by his release? Ever heard of that famous walk on Jamal Wilkes?