http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/12305581/texas-freshman-myles-turner-learning-growing-amid-expectations-criticism
When he was sidelined for six months in high school with a right ankle injury, his father, David Turner, pushed him through two-a-day weightlifting sessions in the family's garage that ultimately added 25-plus pounds to his lithe frame.
Thanks for the article, TP!
I'm still a little afraid of Turner and his body. But at the same time I think he is going to be very good in a few years. His ceiling is higher than WCS's IMO.
this is not what i have been thinking. so, please tell me more so i can learn. honestly, i would like to hear your thoughts on turner versus cauley-stein.
Same here. Don't know nearly as much about Turner as WCS and the other big names.
Turner is an elite shot blocker (2.8 BPG in only 23 mins and statistically more efficient than WCS), though less athletic. He, along with Prince Ibeh when he gets minutes, is the reason that Texas leads the NCAA in shot blocking (Kentucky is second), and he's extremely impressive as a weak side defender, though his lack of strength has hurt against stronger guys like Towns, Ellis and Gathers. His height is fantastic, and he's extremely long which really helps with his shot blocking, but he lacks lift and runs strangely. Sometimes his lack of lift hurts on rebounds, but he's a very efficient defensive rebounder. He really needs to get stronger at the next level, but NBA trainers can take care of that, so I don't view that as a big problem.
He's a little raw offensively (relies too much on turnaround jumpers off of the post, needs to become a more versatile scorer down low) and honestly another year of college would do him some good, but his shooting and passing are already terrific. His three point shot is not as good as he thinks it is yet, but he's automatic on the long two and turnaround shots from the elbow, block and high post.
I thought the Lamarcus Aldridge comparison was a cop out since they're both Longhorns, but honestly, after seeing him in person around 15 times and watching all of his games, I love that comparison on offense. His ceiling is really high because of his shooting, high post potential, height, length, defensive potential, intelligence and basketball IQ, but he's an average athlete and is supposedly injury prone going back to high school, though he's never missed a game in college. Similar to early NBA Aldridge, when he bulks up I like his chances.
The way I view him is:
Basement: Bench stretch center/power forward who can come in and create spacing and play defense.
Ceiling: All star Lamarcus Aldridge type high post player, but a taller and better defender.
The way I view WCS is:
Basement: Big who can provide bench minutes of good defense
Ceiling: Elite defender and rebounder - DeAndre Jordan, Hassan Whiteside type
Just to be clear though, if I had to take one at the next level, I do think WCS is more of a sure thing to be a starting level player. But if Myles reaches his potential, he will be big time.
