Alex Caruso - Defensive Player of the Year Finalist

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I think it means he's the only guy in the NBADL playing defense!


j/k Congrats Alex!
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jml2621 said:


I think it means he's the only guy in the NBADL playing defense!


j/k Congrats Alex!



I would think there are quite a few guys in D-League busting their asses in games for pennies trying to achieve a longshot NBA dream.
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Pumpkinhead said:

jml2621 said:


I think it means he's the only guy in the NBADL playing defense!


j/k Congrats Alex!



I would think there are quite a few guys in D-League busting their asses in games for pennies trying to achieve a longshot NBA dream.
They're trying to score, mostly.

http://basketball.realgm.com/dleague/boxscore/2017-03-31/LA-D-Fenders-at-Santa-Cruz/245286


Anyway, Hope Caruso get picked up. 10 day contract nearing playoffs??
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Still think he should go to Europe, but wish him the best.
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jml2621 said:

Pumpkinhead said:

jml2621 said:


I think it means he's the only guy in the NBADL playing defense!


j/k Congrats Alex!



I would think there are quite a few guys in D-League busting their asses in games for pennies trying to achieve a longshot NBA dream.
They're trying to score, mostly.

http://basketball.realgm.com/dleague/boxscore/2017-03-31/LA-D-Fenders-at-Santa-Cruz/245286


Anyway, Hope Caruso get picked up. 10 day contract nearing playoffs??


Did he learn how to shoot? That's the only chance he'd have for a 10 day contract
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He's been shooting 40% from 3. He's evolving into a Danny Green type player, but with more athleticism and playmaking abilities
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Iced-T14 said:

He's been shooting 40% from 3. He's evolving into a Danny Green type player, but with more athleticism and playmaking abilities


Good for him, hope he can make it work
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Aston04 said:

Still think he should go to Europe, but wish him the best.


Caruso spoke about his mindset in an interview. Said that he could go overseas right now and make more money, but to give himself the best chance at an NBA contract, staying in the states and playing in the D-League was the way to go.
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Jalen also up for MVP and Rookie of the year along with Nader.

tamu.247sports.com/Bolt/Aggie-rookies-Jones-Caruso-up-for-NBA-D-League-awards-52103972
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Iced-T14 said:

He's been shooting 40% from 3. He's evolving into a Danny Green type player, but with more athleticism and playmaking abilities
This is incredible and a testament to his work ethic. At no point during his A&M career was he what anybody would call a sharpshooter haha. Good for him. Oh, he's also at 3 3-point attempts per game, so it seems that he's not only shooting better, he's become less picky as well (that was by far the most common criticism of his shooting, even when his percentages looked good).

Not sure if I agree on the "more athletic than Danny Green" comment, though. You don't effectively defend some of the NBA's best perimeter players (like Green does on a nightly basis) without a lot of athleticism of your own. Green looks unathletic on offense because his ball handling skills aren't NBA caliber.
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Alex Caruso highlights from a D-League game just a few days ago.




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Playing on ESPN U now. Having a solid game. Seems to be filling the Stat sheet.
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Just had a huge come from behind block after a missed call.
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His shot looks good. Wish that had developed more in his four years at A&M.
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Method Man said:

His shot looks good. Wish that had developed more in his four years at A&M.
I remember Alex in an interview saying that while in college, he had a shooting practice regimen that required 50,000 made shots during the summer offseason months. His shooting percentages in all areas did continually trend up while in school. Credit to him of how hard is has worked on his game.

College FG%

Freshman Season: 37.3%
Sophomore Season: 46.0%
Junior Season: 46.3%
Senior Season: 50.2%

College 3P%:

Freshman Season: 26.5%
Sophomore Season: 33.3%
Junior Season: 36.6%
Senior Season: 36.8%

College FT%:

Freshman Season: 60%
Sophomore Season: 68.5%
Junior Season: 68.5%
Senior Season: 78.5%
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He shot like a girl until his last season. He shoots like a man now.
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Thanks for listing %s.
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Method Man said:

He shot like a girl until his last season. He shoots like a man now.
Well look at that hairline. It is just about gone now and now he looks about 15 years older than he did 5 years ago.
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Pumpkinhead said:

Method Man said:

He shot like a girl until his last season. He shoots like a man now.
Well look at that hairline. It is just about gone now and now he looks about 15 years older than he did 5 years ago.
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Aggie1205 said:

Just had a huge come from behind block after a missed call.

Isaih Smollett
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Shot looks quicker and more fluid
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Anybody know what team he plays on ?
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Oklahoma City Blue
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Thanks !
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