Terrific honor, especially for a true Freshman. Hard to believe, he just turned 18. Yet, at times he looks like a man among boys on the court.
As for Falls and his passing, it looks to me that he has turned down the no look frequency and difficulty. He seems to be using the behind the back and touch passes more though. I absolutely love watching what he will do with the ball, even his blunders are kind of fun, but frustrating. Speaking of passing, Pridgett has really upped this part of his game too. His touch passes and lobs/alley oops compare with Falls. He too has had a few no look and/or behind the back passes throughout this season. He just doesn't utilize them as often as Falls. It really looks to me, Sayeed is getting more comfortable as a facilitator/distributor. He and his teammates are now in sync with one another. Timmy and Sayeed are on the verge of having passing become 2nd nature to them. That is very difficult to find these days. The GRIZ have 2 guys who make it look easy.
I really am not surprised by Falls improvement. Ball handling, passing, and distribution have always looked to be the best part of his game. However, Sayeed's passing and distributing is more surprising to me. Going from a 3 level dominant scorer to being a prominent distributor is a difficult transition. Despite his early season turnover numbers, he has really made the transition well. Trust me on this, this part of his game is upping his pro stock. If he continues to improve and show consistency, it may be enough to get him some NBA looks. To what extent, I don't know. I thought for sure, that Oguine and Rorie would get more attention than they have. Then again, at their size, maybe they didn't and have yet to show they can be consistent ball distributors. Rorie certainly takes good care of the ball, but most his efforts lead to his scoring. Meanwhile, Timmy and Sayeed or beginning to show, they can set up their teammates well. I absolutely love players who have the ability to make their teammates better, by their ballhandling and passing. Then again, Magic Johnson and Bird are the players who got me fully interested in the NBA.
Back to DCH, the kid has a super high ceiling. He is beginning to show a versatile game, more suited toward his physical make up, which is a great sign. Imagine what he can do, if he does grow another 2 to 3 inches. At his age, that is still a possibility. Anyone know what his arm span is? He blocks a lot more shots than a lot of players his height. He also makes that look pretty easy. I'm elated in his progress and happy that big schools missed out on him. Great job DCH!!!!