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Post by epatrick on Jun 3, 2013 16:36:28 GMT -5
'86, do you have a read on Najeal?
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Post by GuyF on Jun 3, 2013 16:40:52 GMT -5
Tricky thing, for those digging for info--appears he went by Najeal McMillan at one time.
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Post by GuyF on Jun 3, 2013 16:41:35 GMT -5
'86, do you have a read on Najeal? Looks like an around-the-rim type of player, of the Dezouvre mold.
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Post by GuyF on Jun 3, 2013 16:49:47 GMT -5
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Post by imagael on Jun 3, 2013 17:21:59 GMT -5
Love lefties! They get 5-10 points the first time around before D figures it out.
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Post by iona1970 on Jun 3, 2013 17:54:12 GMT -5
so what is he doing this year?
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Post by IONA86 on Jun 3, 2013 19:19:41 GMT -5
I think Guy is correct. This kid looks like a slightly stronger and quicker version of Randy. He looks like he can use either hand equally well. Here is a review of his play two years ago I found on SLAM online:
Najeal McMillan, 6-5, SF, Wisconsin Playground Warriors Though he doesn’t have the ideal height for a power forward or the skill set you envision in a small forward, Najeal McMillan is the type of guy who every coach dreams of. At TOC, the athletic combo forward was all over the place playing whatever role Wisconsin Playground Warriors head man Ritchie Davis needed of him. The lefty defended a number of positions, was a monster on the glass, and scored from either forward position all weekend long. You aren’t going to catch him going to UNC or Duke, but Najeal is exactly the type of player who every mid-major coach needs on their roster if they hope to win games.
He put up some good points against Indian Hill (Mike Haynes old school) Indian hills features a sick lineup including:
Jameel McKay 6'9" PF ( Marquette # 3 JUCO recruit) Jelan Kendrick 6'6" SG( UNLV # 7 JUCO recruit/ Former ESPN top 50 recruit, MCDonald's All American and former Memphis commit) Dustin Hogue 6'6" SF (Iowa State #30 JUCO recruit and Yonkers native) Richard Amardi 6'9" PF (Iowa State #50 JUCO recruit and ESPN rated 88) Ronald Ross 6'4" SG (Middle Tenne #64 JUCO recruit and ESPN rated 83) Rawane Ndiaye 6'10" C (Tennessee commit) Ronnie Stevens 6'8" PF/C ( Former Hawaii Commit) Frank Williams 6'5" SG (Former Detroit Commit and rated 89 by ESPN)
NaJeal banged in 26 points and 4 rebounds in 20 minutes of play in the first game. The second game he fouled out after 12 minutes but had 16 points and 4 rebounds. These teams have a history of playing very physical with each other. Last years game saw 59 personal fouls, five technical fouls, two flagrant fouls and an ejection (Michael Haynes) so the refs might have been very touchy to keep these games from getting out of hand. Najeal goes to the hoop with conviction but that makes him a bit foul prone. When you were his size in high school people got out of the way... when you are driving against guys bigger that will not happen. He looks like a very good pickup who can play either SF or PF if needed.
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Post by Joebird on Jun 3, 2013 20:13:58 GMT -5
I really liked what I saw in that highlight tape. Strong and quick small forward type with a decent jumper.
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Post by Cjb on Jun 3, 2013 20:42:03 GMT -5
Tricky thing, for those digging for info--appears he went by Najeal McMillan at one time. The name confusion may be a good omen - the last guy we had this issue with was a kid named Mike aka Scott Machado.
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Post by epatrick on Jun 3, 2013 22:24:56 GMT -5
so what is he doing this year? The tweet has me confused too. If he has three years left, you'd think he would be with the team this year, possibly red shirting. Anyone have info?
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Post by IONA86 on Jun 3, 2013 22:40:04 GMT -5
Very strange...
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Post by resumeman on Jun 3, 2013 23:47:09 GMT -5
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Post by tiger on Jun 4, 2013 8:02:52 GMT -5
ANYONE KNOW WHAT HE WILL DO THIS UPCOMING SEASON??
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Post by GuyF on Jun 4, 2013 8:17:25 GMT -5
Why are you shouting?
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Post by tiger on Jun 4, 2013 8:20:24 GMT -5
sorry for the caps...back to the question
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