re: Alabama lands transfer Jordan Bruner, 6-9 PF from Yale (#9 transfer for 2020 per ESPN)

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better scorer

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absolutely not

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much better rebounder

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yes, against Ivy competition, but I'll give you this one

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better ball-handler

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odd skill to pick since they're PFs

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better shooter

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OK. Not like you really want either actually shooting

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better defender

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Again, against Ivy competition

Fulkerson, behind Richards and Perry, might've been the third best frontcourt player in the conference at the end of this season

He shat all over our frontcourt in Knoxville and I have PTSD from it

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Don't let the grad transfer hype fool you; John Fulkerson is a better player than Jordan Bruner

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He’s not. Bruner is better at literally every part of the game except scoring and even that is debatable

And you would be correct in saying that.

Bruner grades out better in the skills competition than Fulkerson, but Fulkerson is likely going to be First-Team All-SEC while Bruner won't be

Not everything in basketball can be graded in that way. Fulkerson has shown the ability to take over games at the SEC level. No one is taking Bruner over him

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But you would be incorrect in saying Jordan Bruner is a better player than Nick Richards, and if you contest, then you're clearly either not thinking straight or are a straight-up moron

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What’s your point? Nobody thinks he’s a better player

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Bruner grades out better in the skills competition than Fulkerson, but Fulkerson is likely going to be First-Team All-SEC while Bruner won't be

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Next season?

I’d say Bruner has a very good shot to be All-SEC

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Not everything in basketball can be graded in that way. Fulkerson has shown the ability to take over games at the SEC level. No one is taking Bruner over him

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Again, he had 17/15/5/4 blocks against UNC...

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That judging players on a 2k-esque skills scale is highly fallible

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So let’s judge them on the fact that Bruner is literally better at every part of the game except for post scoring.

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Bruner was never really the type to take over a game, even at Yale. Fulkerson might not have the secondary skills of Bruner but I'll take him over Bruner in a heartbeat, and I truly have no dog in this fight

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Nope. Fulkerson is a good scorer but he’s a much worse rebounder, passer, and defender.

I had a long post written out about which skills translate from the Ivy to the SEC and which don't, and which skills are even important for post players and which aren't, but it was getting long. I decided it's not worth it.

Tl;dr of that post: Bruner is a better rebounder than Fulkerson. That's a nice skill. Fulkerson has superior game-altering abilities with superior length, athleticism, and interior skill. Fulkerson is also proven at this level. While Bruner might have better secondary skills, Fulkerson is the better player because of his ability to take over a game at this level. Bruner was never a game-changer offensively, even in the Ivy.

Night!

Fulkerson averaged 15.1 points in SEC play.

Bruner averaged 9.4 points in Ivy play.

Not really sure what to tell you. Bruner is about as good of a pickup as you can get in the grad transfer market but not many are taking him over Fulkerson.