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They look like twins. There's I believe three years difference in ages.

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http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bs-sp-fathers-day-sports-0619-20160617-story.html

Wanna play basketball? It helps to be part of a tall family.



The young lady in white pants (Stephanie Jones) is 6'2"!

Their father has at least a couple inches on the 6'7" son to his left.

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[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

Maryland might upset Michigan.

Don't count on it but strange things happen in NCAA football.

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Speaking of strange things Jake Layman just set an NBA rookie record.

https://youtu.be/gGvS6ZW45Mw

He hit five 3-point shots in 8 minutes. In his NBA debut Jake Layman scored 17 points.

[Wizardspride]

Speaking of strange things Jake Layman just set an NBA rookie record.

https://youtu.be/gGvS6ZW45Mw

He hit five 3-point shots in 8 minutes. In his NBA debut Jake Layman scored 17 points.

Honestly, I'm not that surprised.

I've been saying for years that I thought Jake would be a better pro player.

I just thought that his skillset/athleticism screamed "NBA".

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

Is he better than Kelly Oubre right now?

Here is a quote (the OP is posted on the Portland board):

Apparently Durant was quoted as saying:

“I thought we put together a pretty good game other than Layman getting hot there in the fourth quarter,” said 2014 NBA Most Valuable Player Kevin Durant. “Maybe he should be playing more.”

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[Ruzious]

Speaking of strange things Jake Layman just set an NBA rookie record.

https://youtu.be/gGvS6ZW45Mw

He hit five 3-point shots in 8 minutes. In his NBA debut Jake Layman scored 17 points.

Honestly, I'm not that surprised.

I've been saying for years that I thought Jake would be a better pro player.

I just thought that his skillset/athleticism screamed "NBA".

I could never figure out why he was so inconsistent with the 3 at MD. It looked like he had a feathery touch - like Beal.

[WizTom]

Of course Layman made the team and had a big first night.
Like you - and others - have said, he always looked like he'd do well in the NBA.
That actually makes me wonder about Turgeon's system, but that's sort of a different and larger topic.

Bottom line, Layman was drafted 3 picks after the Wizards' 2016 2nd round pick, which EFG already traded to move up for Oubre in 2015.
Nice, huh?

I wouldn't have minded seeing him drain 3s off the bench for the Wiz. I think he'll probably be a comparable or better version of Otto with an NBA-viable 3-point shot and better rebounding. He's already ahead of Oubre in many ways. He's older, so he should be. But he has looked like he could get NBA minutes and not embarrass himself since his sophomore year. That would have been Oubre last year. Just another example of the crappy job of talent evaluation/acquisition by the Wiz front office. And he was right under their nose for four years.


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He was All-Met and a 4 star rising prospect, but I gotta admit his stats - 10.6 PPG, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.7 assists as a junior - don't impress, and his highlights didn't wow me - and it sounds like he doesn't have a jump shot? But probably a versatile depth guard who can defend.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

Of course Layman made the team and had a big first night.
Like you - and others - have said, he always looked like he'd do well in the NBA.
That actually makes me wonder about Turgeon's system, but that's sort of a different and larger topic.

Bottom line, Layman was drafted 3 picks after the Wizards' 2016 2nd round pick, which EFG already traded to move up for Oubre in 2015.
Nice, huh?

I wouldn't have minded seeing him drain 3s off the bench for the Wiz. I think he'll probably be a comparable or better version of Otto with an NBA-viable 3-point shot and better rebounding. He's already ahead of Oubre in many ways. He's older, so he should be. But he has looked like he could get NBA minutes and not embarrass himself since his sophomore year. That would have been Oubre last year. Just another example of the crappy job of talent evaluation/acquisition by the Wiz front office. And he was right under their nose for four years.


#FireEFG

Instead of having traded away first and second round picks and adding Morris and Oubre; the Wizards could have rookie contracts on: Bobby Portis, Denzell Valentine, Jake Layman.

[Wizardspride]

http://maryland.247sports.com/Bolt/Terps-Biggest-Preseason-Surprise-Player-Out-Indefinitely--48710678

Terps' Biggest Preseason Surprise Player Out Indefinitely

Maryland redshirt sophomore forward Ivan Bender, who Mark Turgeon tabbed as the team’s biggest preseason surprise last month, fractured his non-shooting wrist last weekend in practice and will be out indefinitely. Turgeon said Bender’s injury will not require surgery, and hopes he’ll be back “sooner than later.”

Turgeon added that Bender started at power forward last Saturday in the Terps’ private scrimmage against Wake Forest in Richmond.

“Ivan was really playing well,” Turgeon said. “It’s a step back for him. I feel bad for him because he had been practicing so well and players were gaining confidence in him and he was gaining confidence.”

Bender, a 6-foot-9, 235 pound power forward, has been a marginal contributor since coming to College Park less than two years ago from Croatia. He had previously suffered two ACL injuries, which prevented him from making an immediate impact with the Terps and saw him struggle to return to his pre-injury form. The older brother of NBA lottery pick Dragan Bender, he was a member of Croatia’s under-19 team in the World Championships when he first tore his ACL in 2013. Less than a year later, he suffered the same injury while practicing.

He showed signs of promise last month in Maryland’s open scrimmage.

“He can really pass it,” Turgeon said at the time. “He’s very smart defensively, too.”

Given Bender’s unexpected emergence, Turgeon does have other options inside. He has two versatile forward options, graduate transfer L.G. Gill and freshman Justin Jackson, and could also deploy a big lineup with junior center Michal Cekovsky and Damonte Dodd. It also gives a chance for skilled 6-foot-9 freshman Joshua Tomaic to show he’s ready to contribute earlier than expected.

Turgeon will get a chance to experiment with roster combinations this Saturday in Maryland’s lone exhibition contest against D-2 Catawba.

“It’s going to open up opportunities for guys. There’s just more minutes there,” Turgeon said. “They’re all going to get a chance Saturday; I hope everybody gets a chance to play.”

[closg00]

Oof!! Coach Turgeon gets a 4-year extension, I thought the entire Terp team under-performed and he was terrible in the NCAA tournament.
http://scores.nbcsports.msnbc.com/cbk/story.asp?i=20161027125657152668308&ref=hea&tm=&src=

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Give it up for our local rivalry. The MD vs GTown game was a battle last night, Trimble did well for himself.
http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/basketball/college/maryland-rallies-behind-trimble-to-shock-georgetown/article_27e7dfd9-f0f1-5e42-9a96-46f07e01da84.html

[long suffrin' boulez fan]

Give it up for our local rivalry. The MD vs GTown game was a battle last night, Trimble did well for himself.
http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/basketball/college/maryland-rallies-behind-trimble-to-shock-georgetown/article_27e7dfd9-f0f1-5e42-9a96-46f07e01da84.html

Sloppy, but really intense and entertaining game. These teams have to play each other each year.

[long suffrin' boulez fan]

Give it up for our local rivalry. The MD vs GTown game was a battle last night, Trimble did well for himself.
http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/basketball/college/maryland-rallies-behind-trimble-to-shock-georgetown/article_27e7dfd9-f0f1-5e42-9a96-46f07e01da84.html

Sloppy, but really intense and entertaining game. These teams have to play each other each year.

[long suffrin' boulez fan]

Give it up for our local rivalry. The MD vs GTown game was a battle last night, Trimble did well for himself.
http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/basketball/college/maryland-rallies-behind-trimble-to-shock-georgetown/article_27e7dfd9-f0f1-5e42-9a96-46f07e01da84.html

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