I didn’t see a thread started about this kid, but he looks like a better version of Gerrity. ESPN’s recruit page has us and Kentucky as schools he’s considering. I read on the Kentucky forum that they probably won’t offer. It looks like he’s at Patterson. Does anybody know if we are going after him? Here are some videos I saw on youtube. He’s pretty impressive.
[URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W2Oqe9KJrU[/URL]
[URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLuMoxhKDdc[/URL]
He had been mentioned in a general recruiting thread. Anyway, here’s more…
Aseasofblue.com: No Hunter McClintock Story on A Sea of Blue? How Shameful!
Highschoolot.com: Former Northern Durham guard McClintock enrolls at prep school
Kentuckysportsradio.com: Lets Meet Hunter McClintock
Pronouncedlikethebaseballteam.com: I Present to you, Hunter McClintock
He had been mentioned in a general recruiting thread. Anyway, here's more...
Wow, dude looks at least 30. Does he have the Greg Oden syndrome?
I went to highschool with this kid, he is pretty sick, but I feel like these youtubes are missleading, read the 3rd article by run49er and judge…still better than dewhurst
He has a great first name.
Aseasofblue.com: [B][URL=http://www.aseaofblue.com/2008/5/26/536243/no-hunter-mcclintock-story]No Hunter McClintock Story on A Sea of Blue? How Shameful![/URL][/B]
Interesting analysis…
[QUOTE]Here are the things I like about McClintock:
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[]He seems to be a very good ball handler, maybe even gifted.
[]He is a good passer who appears to like to push the ball down the floor on the pass, rather than on the dribble. If this is actually the case, it is a very underrated but valuable skill. That is one of the things that makes DeAndre Liggins so desirable.
[]He has good shooting form. This is always a strength.
[]He appears to me to have a very quick release, although I have seen comments from other evaluators who actually get paid that say he has a relatively slow release. None of the shots I saw him take would qualify as a “slow release,” so I don’t know what to believe here.
[]He changes direction very well on the move. Again, this is an underrated but very valuable skill, especially in a lead guard.
[]He plays surprisingly “long” for his size.
[*]He is left-handed. That is a significant advantage in college.
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Here are the things I don’t like:
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[]Hunter isn’t really a point guard at all, but a combo guard. He is very offensive minded, and passing seems to be something he has to think about doing.
[]If McClintock is 6’2", I am 7’. He might be six feet, but he looks more likely 5’11" or so to me. He may still be growing, but he just doesn’t look that tall. He is playing with 3-A players, so one would think they wouldn’t have that many players over about 6’5", and he always looked like one of the shortest players out there.
[]The ball really sticks in his hands. He handles well, and would prefer to do the dribbling himself. Think Rajon Rondo’s second year. He has to learn to give the ball up instinctively, not reluctantly.
[]He tends to be too flashy with the dribble. In Carolina 3-A ball you can do that. In the SEC, you will be watching your defender make layups on the other end.
[*]He goes to his strong hand too much. Being left-handed in high school is a much bigger advantage even than college. High school players invariably defend poorly to the left, even left-handed ones, because most players are right-handed and go right all the time. I developed a cross-over to the left hand that, even at my advanced age, is a tremendous advantage. I have often beaten players 20+ years my junior to the left for layups 3 and 4 times in a row. In fact, in many cases it is simply indefensible because of a defender’s ingrained bias to the right.
In college, coaches will break down your game and teach you to defend left-handed players. Can McClintock overcome this? For that matter, can he go right at all?
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Here are the things we don’t know:
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[]Competition level – McClintock has been playing 3-A ball. I think you will recall a certain Kentucky player who was a legend in 3-A last year here in Kentucky named Steffphon Pettigrew. Pettigrew was a fine high school player who put up gaudy stats playing for Elizabethtown, but I think very few would agree that he should be a Wildcat right now rather than a Hilltopper. I’d want to see more of McClintock against known quality competition.
[]Can McClintock defend? There is absolutely no footage of him playing defense on these highlight reels. We already have walkons who are deadly 3-point shooters, but lack the athleticism for them to have been offered scholarships. McClintock does appear to possess good athleticism, but is it good enough?
[]Lateral quickness – Hunter is really great going North-South. He has plenty of quickness and speed there, but in the SEC, you have to be able to go East-West very quickly in order to prevent the lightning-quick point guards from getting to the rack. If McClintock is slow laterally, he will be a defensive liability, and we know that defensive liabilities get very little clock under Gillispie.
[]What do his bad plays look like? A lot can be learned about a player from his good plays, but even more from when he messes up. Does he hang his head? Does he try too hard and wind up turning one error into two? Does he play with so much “flash” that he is likely to become a turnover machine? How confident is he when he is challenged by a superior athlete? All these things figure into whether or not he is UK material. None of them are evident on the videos.
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Bottom line is we NEED a back up point guard. This guy has obvious talent and some weeknesses, but his weeknesses seem like things that can be fixed with time. The question we need to know is, is this guy good enough to carry the load of back up point guard? I think he’s more than good enough to do a hell of a lot better than Dew has done this year. Plus, we can move Dew to where he will be the biggest asset for us. The guy has very good dribbles, he can pass, he gets to the hole, and he has a nice jump shot. Good start in my opinion, let’s go after him.
Is spelling a w[B]ea[/B]kness of yours? Haha, I’m just messin’.
Is spelling a w[B]ea[/B]kness of yours? Haha, I'm just messin'.
Not usually, but sometimes it bites me in the ass. I’ll just say that I did that on purpose to see if anyone was paying attention. You passed.
[URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W2Oqe9KJrU[/URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLuMoxhKDdc
That’s pretty impressive. He’s got serious handle. He can dish the ball really well. And a pretty serious jumpshot.
Just by reading around, he seems to have a reputation of having a great, positive, never-give-up attitude. He’s got my vote.
i only got through the first vid, which may cause me to be mislead, but he reminded me of kevin love, throwing the ball 3/4’s of the court on a fast break. looked accurate to me, i’m more concerned if he’s as good in the halfcourt, that’s what we run most of our offense through.
So does anybody know if we are going after him? I’m guessing no since nobody gave me an answer.
Very intriguing.
Is he enough of a team player to take the role we’d want him to play?
He’s certainly a better option than Dewhurst, and I’d imagine better than asking Bowden to play out of position, but I’m just guessing there.
I wonder how this guy ended up at Oral Roberts…
[QUOTE=ConcordNiners;407098]I wonder how this guy ended up at Oral Roberts…[/QUOTE]
That reminds me of Clinton Hinton of Myers Park H.S., who spent one season (1984-85) as a Niner, garnered Sun Belt Freshman of the Year honors, then transferred to ORU. My recollection is that he played one season in Tulsa as well before “disappearing” into oblivion.
That reminds me of Clinton Hinton of Myers Park H.S., who spent one season (1984-85) as a Niner, garnered Sun Belt Freshman of the Year honors, then transferred to ORU. My recollection is that he played one season in Tulsa as well before "disappearing" into oblivion.
From what I remember, Mr. Hinton had off-the-court issues…He was an excellent player on a bad team for us that year though.
SF, this is the guy I was talking about in the shoutbox.
He never went to Kentucky, went to Oral Roberts and then missed his freshman year due to an injury.