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Topic:  2022 6'2" SG Devon Baker (Tulane) -- Ohio TRANSFER Commit (NT)
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  Sticky Topic - Message Not Read  2022 6'2" SG Devon Baker (Tulane) -- Ohio TRANSFER Commit (NT)
   Posted: 5/19/2022 4:40:51 PM 
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  Message Not Read  RE: 2022 6'2" SG Devon Baker (Tulane) -- Ohio TRANSFER Commit
   Posted: 5/19/2022 7:08:14 PM 
I don't know what to think about this one. He averaged 16.1, 16.5 and 13.0 points playing three seasons at UNC-Ashville, but only 6.2 points, shooting a yukky 24% on treys (after shooting 34% during his three seasons at UNC-Ashville) as a part-time player last season at Tulane. So we'll see.

We're locked and loaded in the backcourt, that's for sure!!!
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  Message Not Read  RE: 2022 6'2" SG Devon Baker (Tulane) -- Ohio TRANSFER Commit
   Posted: 5/19/2022 9:55:02 PM 
We may be locked. Loaded? TBD.
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  Message Not Read  RE: 2022 6'2" SG Devon Baker (Tulane) -- Ohio TRANSFER Commit
   Posted: 5/19/2022 10:13:32 PM 
https://twitter.com/dbaker_20/status/1242617983266103301
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  Message Not Read  RE: 2022 6'2" SG Devon Baker (Tulane) -- Ohio TRANSFER Commit
   Posted: 5/20/2022 12:10:54 AM 
ohio9704 wrote:
https://twitter.com/dbaker_20/status/1242617983266103301


Ever seen a guy miss a shot in a highlight video! That being said, this guy looks pretty good.

"It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right."

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  Message Not Read  RE: 2022 6'2" SG Devon Baker (Tulane) -- Ohio TRANSFER Commit
   Posted: 5/24/2022 10:46:35 PM 
I'm liking what I see for several reasons.

He has a nice follow through on his shot, you don't see many shooters finishing high anymore.

He has a quick crossover that gets him space.

He seems to know if he goes too deep, he's going to be in a double team trouble and can pull-up with a soft jumper.

When he does go deep against a big, looks like he has a high floater in his arsenal.

His experience will go along way in leading this team with the absence of the key players no longer with the program.

Get him in the gym with the rest of the CATS and lets play ball!
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  Message Not Read  RE: 2022 6'2" SG Devon Baker (Tulane) -- Ohio TRANSFER Commit
   Posted: 5/25/2022 10:38:41 AM 
Catsfan32 wrote:
I'm liking what I see for several reasons.

He has a nice follow through on his shot, you don't see many shooters finishing high anymore.

He has a quick crossover that gets him space.

He seems to know if he goes too deep, he's going to be in a double team trouble and can pull-up with a soft jumper.

When he does go deep against a big, looks like he has a high floater in his arsenal.

His experience will go along way in leading this team with the absence of the key players no longer with the program.

Get him in the gym with the rest of the CATS and lets play ball!


I agree with ALL of this. And he really shows along with the recruitment of Jaylin Hunter, Elmore James and AJ Brown that Boals sees what we have been lacking: athletic, quick guards. Abilene ran us off the court with its guard play and so did Kron and Kent State. Next year we enter with Hunter, Baker, Miles and Roderick as legit D-1 guards who can handle and shoot. I believe James and AJ Brown will only add to that depth.
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  Message Not Read  RE: 2022 6'2" SG Devon Baker (Tulane) -- Ohio TRANSFER Commit
   Posted: 5/25/2022 11:32:21 AM 
Bobcat1998 wrote:
Next year we enter with Hunter, Baker, Miles and Roderick as legit D-1 guards who can handle and shoot.


Haven't seen enough of Hunter and Baker. Miles and Roderick can definitely shoot the ball. The question remains, can they, or will they, make those shots?

Last Edited: 5/25/2022 11:32:40 AM by bobcatsquared
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  Message Not Read  RE: 2022 6'2" SG Devon Baker (Tulane) -- Ohio TRANSFER Commit
   Posted: 5/25/2022 4:22:41 PM 
Bobcat1998 wrote:
Catsfan32 wrote:
I'm liking what I see for several reasons.

He has a nice follow through on his shot, you don't see many shooters finishing high anymore.

He has a quick crossover that gets him space.

He seems to know if he goes too deep, he's going to be in a double team trouble and can pull-up with a soft jumper.

When he does go deep against a big, looks like he has a high floater in his arsenal.

His experience will go along way in leading this team with the absence of the key players no longer with the program.

Get him in the gym with the rest of the CATS and lets play ball!


I agree with ALL of this. And he really shows along with the recruitment of Jaylin Hunter, Elmore James and AJ Brown that Boals sees what we have been lacking: athletic, quick guards. Abilene ran us off the court with its guard play and so did Kron and Kent State. Next year we enter with Hunter, Baker, Miles and Roderick as legit D-1 guards who can handle and shoot. I believe James and AJ Brown will only add to that depth.


Agree with this except for Brod. He wasn't D-1 legit last year and has a lot to prove this coming season. If he doesn't solve the shooting yips, he won't get many minutes.


Last Edited: 5/25/2022 10:50:59 PM by FearLeon

#BleedGreen #TrentIsGOAT

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  Message Not Read  RE: 2022 6'2" SG Devon Baker (Tulane) -- Ohio TRANSFER Commit
   Posted: 5/25/2022 6:20:45 PM 
bobcatsquared wrote:
Bobcat1998 wrote:
Next year we enter with Hunter, Baker, Miles and Roderick as legit D-1 guards who can handle and shoot.


Haven't seen enough of Hunter and Baker. Miles and Roderick can definitely shoot the ball. The question remains, can they, or will they, make those shots?


Yep, a big difference between "shooters" and "makers." You can ask Alan Swank, but I was a very good shooter in our pickup basketball games. However, I was in undisputed last place in our league in the "Maker" category! ;-)

"It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right."

Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org

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  Message Not Read  RE: 2022 6'2" SG Devon Baker (Tulane) -- Ohio TRANSFER Commit
   Posted: 5/25/2022 6:54:24 PM 
I think I recall Alan saying something about you being good at taking charges in your pickup games on Saturday mornings at the Athens Middle School gymnasium. Something SBH was known for on the playgrounds of Akron.

Last Edited: 5/25/2022 6:54:38 PM by bobcatsquared
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  Message Not Read  RE: 2022 6'2" SG Devon Baker (Tulane) -- Ohio TRANSFER Commit
   Posted: 5/25/2022 11:51:44 PM 
bobcatsquared wrote:
I think I recall Alan saying something about you being good at taking charges in your pickup games on Saturday mornings at the Athens Middle School gymnasium. Something SBH was known for on the playgrounds of Akron.


Well, one day we almost had a fist fight, which I would have lost, when I called a foul on a dude twice my size who knocked me flat on my back trying to get through a pick I’d set. He wasn’t blind-sided either; he knew the pick was there and just decided to flatten me. Fortunately another guy, much bigger than the perp, intervened and pulled us apart and told the perp the foul call would stand. The perp looked angry but complied. I’m not sure if Alan was there that day to witness this dust up, but maybe SBH has the webcam footage! ;-)

"It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right."

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