Hard to tell how good he is against some pretty weak competition- in the few videos i have seen- but he is very long on defense and seems to have a decent stroke. Needs UC 's strength program
Saw an article before us, Iowa State and Nebraska got involved...he said he wants to make his decision before his SR season starts. I'd imagine that's still true if he's setting up visits.
He's seeing some pretty significant interest so what I am seeing on video must be wrong. I like his length but for a PG doesn't seem to have excellent handles and he shoots from his chest. Again the length is great and I am probably missing something that others who know more than myself are seeing.
Maybe someone can fill me in on his main strengths besides his length?
I would prefer Tyler Harris. Although I loved and supported Troy, I don't want another "walking the ball up the court" guy. I am really looking forward to a faster paced game. Don't care for his jumper either.
The length for a PG is pretty nice. From limited clips, it looks like he has good court vision. He can also add versatility to a lineup and allow you to go small if he can defend. If he plays alongside a jitterbug type combo guard, we can have 2 different style PG capable players on the floor at the same time. I think he would be seen as a long-term prospect. Maybe even a redshirt to work on his strength, depending on how his SR year goes. If we get him, I doubt he'll be the only guard we bring in. I view him as a guy we won't know a ton about until his 3rd year in the program. The tools are there to develop. Definitely seems like a Caupain type if he's a full-time PG, which is why it'd be nice to play him with another ball handler. Again though, I'd imagine this is all a few years down the road. Not often that you get a PG who is raw like Haliburton seems to be. But anytime you can get a 6'6" PG with what looks to be legitimate upside, you gotta take a chance. Even if he is more of a project at this age. We recruit for the long run here. So he definitely fits that bill. Projecting him out over the long run is the only way to look at him imo.
If we this recruiting class consists of Haliburton and Harris, and hold the 3rd scholly for a transfer big or something. Wow. Then we just had one heck of a class. A lot of "ifs" still. Haliburton will be visiting Oct 20-22. Hopefully we get a visit from Harris in the next month as well.