2018 Bball Commit David DeJulius Spring Highlights
Heading into this Spring, Dave wasn't a huge name on the national scene. No doubt he proved himself as one of the very best PGs in the country facing elite competition. Great shooter off the bounce, but his vision/passing is extremely under-valued. He's starting to make (or on the very border) various top 100 lists, and will certainly be included in the initial Endless Motor rankings when released in within a week.
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Weems plays 16u for The Family while David plays 17u. Weems is a top 50 wing with an improving skillset, good athleticism and an elite motor. Really hoping we can land him.
End up 6-8 6-9 ish ! If true this kid will be a monster with his passing and rebound skills . He played on the block in the state title gamemve ludington ( only new haven scored atleast 50 on them
All year ) and still did decent with them undercutting him with smaller stockier guy !
because that's a pretty large distinction in my opinion. Walton was pretty much a catch and shoot guy in the half-court offense until the 2nd half of his senior campaign.
I definitely think David is more of an on-ball playmaker as opposed to Walton's role until the 2nd half this year. Do I think DeJulius is Trey Burke 2.0? No I don't, but how may people are? Those are lofty expectations indeed.
I think David is likely somewhere between those two, if that makes sense. Will be able to create off the dribble and find teammates while also being able to fill it up from deep. Don't think he'll be as good as Walton off the catch, as Derrick was elite in that regard, but definitely think David will be a better shooter off the bounce in relation to Walton's freshman-junior years.
Walton was a spotty off the catch shooter until his last season. David is more of a pure shooter, with better form.
The biggest similarity is that both are really strong kids for point guards. Neither are plus athletes, but they have enough athleticism to be effective .
I like David's game more than Derrick's at the same age. Biggest question for me is will David have the same mental fortitude as Derrick, who was a force at the end of last season because he kept working hard and getting better through the tough times.
That is pretty good competition level, and he was almost unstoppable. It would be interesting to see what his shooting numbers were, but he showed the ability to score at all 3 levels off the dribble. That is something Belein and the NBA care about greatly. He honestly reminded me of Markelle Fultz without the physical profile. But he's a scorer at all 3 levels, has a functionally impressive handle, although not super creative with it, makes the right reads consistently as it comes to passing, but isn't a flashy passer, is a good rebounder for a guard his size and is already physically built. His arms were bigger than one of the guys guarding him's legs. I like to see guys who are already built for "speed to power" and finishing around the rim, there is no projection to the NCAA level. Definitely a top-100 recruit and a guy the NBA should be looking at, in the mold of Tyler Ulis. He isn't the athlete Ulis is, but he's much bigger(height and weight) and a much better shooter at this point in their careers. Probably doesn't have the potential to be a 1st round pick, but you never know with Belein's development.
but rather good ballhandling and change of direction. Dave isn't a great athlete, but he is very skilled. He creates separation from defenders with crossovers and change of speed. That's how he gets clean looks.
He'll be a nice kid to have on the roster for 4 years
I was thinking the same thing. He looks like he will be able to contribute early, but isn't an explosive PG who will leave for the NBA after a couple seasons.
DJ Wilson was raw coming out of high school, but had really good agility and could run for a big man. He wasn't a significant contributor until he developed physically and improved his game. It finally comes together last season, we get half a good year from him and he declares for the draft, becasue he has all of this athletic potential and size. Great for the kid, but not the most effective recruit for the program.
Rocket and Romeo end up?
Looks like a heady player. Perfect fit for Michigan.
Hope he keeps improving.