This should be interesting. It would be cool to get an interview from Kuony ahead of the release - is he excited? Nervous?
That was my big takeaway as well. Watched specifically for Deng and was shocked at how little impact he made. I expected the top rated JUCO LB to pop on film but he was rarely even around the ball let alone making a play. This very much tempered my expectations of him making an immediate impact. He's tall and athletic but still looks like a basketball player trying to play linebacker. They were clearly pretty poorly coached so I'm hoping our defensive staff can unlock the potential and he can add weight, but I'm not expecting much in at least the first half of the year.MathTeacherMike said:
Don't bother watching the show if you are looking to see Deng - he was invisible. He did not speak once on camera nor was he mentioned by name. And the few times I could find him on the field - which was almost never - he played poorly IMO.
PDXCalFan said:That was my big takeaway as well. Watched specifically for Deng and was shocked at how little impact he made. I expected the top rated JUCO LB to pop on film but he was rarely even around the ball let alone making a play. This very much tempered my expectations of him making an immediate impact. He's tall and athletic but still looks like a basketball player trying to play linebacker. They were clearly pretty poorly coached so I'm hoping our defensive staff can unlock the potential and he can add weight, but I'm not expecting much in at least the first half of the year.MathTeacherMike said:
Don't bother watching the show if you are looking to see Deng - he was invisible. He did not speak once on camera nor was he mentioned by name. And the few times I could find him on the field - which was almost never - he played poorly IMO.
PDXCalFan said:That was my big takeaway as well. Watched specifically for Deng and was shocked at how little impact he made. I expected the top rated JUCO LB to pop on film but he was rarely even around the ball let alone making a play. This very much tempered my expectations of him making an immediate impact. He's tall and athletic but still looks like a basketball player trying to play linebacker. They were clearly pretty poorly coached so I'm hoping our defensive staff can unlock the potential and he can add weight, but I'm not expecting much in at least the first half of the year.MathTeacherMike said:
Don't bother watching the show if you are looking to see Deng - he was invisible. He did not speak once on camera nor was he mentioned by name. And the few times I could find him on the field - which was almost never - he played poorly IMO.
MathTeacherMike said:
Don't bother watching the show if you are looking to see Deng - he was invisible. He did not speak once on camera nor was he mentioned by name. And the few times I could find him on the field - which was almost never - he played poorly IMO.
PDXCalFan said:That was my big takeaway as well. Watched specifically for Deng and was shocked at how little impact he made. I expected the top rated JUCO LB to pop on film but he was rarely even around the ball let alone making a play. This very much tempered my expectations of him making an immediate impact. He's tall and athletic but still looks like a basketball player trying to play linebacker. They were clearly pretty poorly coached so I'm hoping our defensive staff can unlock the potential and he can add weight, but I'm not expecting much in at least the first half of the year.MathTeacherMike said:
Don't bother watching the show if you are looking to see Deng - he was invisible. He did not speak once on camera nor was he mentioned by name. And the few times I could find him on the field - which was almost never - he played poorly IMO.
rkt88edmo said:
Good - hopefully it means that he kept his head down and did his job. I'd ove to see him and get to know more about him on netflix but even better is for him to put in the work, play hard, and not draw extracurricular media fire.
MathTeacherMike said:
What is Deng's story? Why go the Juco route?
He had 48 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss (-26 yards), 1.0 sack (-26 yards), one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and six pass breakups as a 2018 sophomore and 4 tackles and an INT in Cal's spring game.PDXCalFan said:That was my big takeaway as well. Watched specifically for Deng and was shocked at how little impact he made. I expected the top rated JUCO LB to pop on film but he was rarely even around the ball let alone making a play. This very much tempered my expectations of him making an immediate impact. He's tall and athletic but still looks like a basketball player trying to play linebacker. They were clearly pretty poorly coached so I'm hoping our defensive staff can unlock the potential and he can add weight, but I'm not expecting much in at least the first half of the year.MathTeacherMike said:
Don't bother watching the show if you are looking to see Deng - he was invisible. He did not speak once on camera nor was he mentioned by name. And the few times I could find him on the field - which was almost never - he played poorly IMO.
LACalFan said:
The switch from that chaos with that bonkers coach to Cal under Wilcox must be a welcome one for Deng.
Actually we should win 3 more than that..BearDown2o15 said:PDXCalFan said:That was my big takeaway as well. Watched specifically for Deng and was shocked at how little impact he made. I expected the top rated JUCO LB to pop on film but he was rarely even around the ball let alone making a play. This very much tempered my expectations of him making an immediate impact. He's tall and athletic but still looks like a basketball player trying to play linebacker. They were clearly pretty poorly coached so I'm hoping our defensive staff can unlock the potential and he can add weight, but I'm not expecting much in at least the first half of the year.MathTeacherMike said:
Don't bother watching the show if you are looking to see Deng - he was invisible. He did not speak once on camera nor was he mentioned by name. And the few times I could find him on the field - which was almost never - he played poorly IMO.
The team as a whole was pretty bad. I think part of it was editing to make them look like a 2-9 team.
Strykur said:
Indy had the #1 player in JUCO and aside from his segment where he committed to Georgia wasn't a big part of the show either.
... by Halloween.72CalBear said:Actually we should win 3 more than that..BearDown2o15 said:PDXCalFan said:That was my big takeaway as well. Watched specifically for Deng and was shocked at how little impact he made. I expected the top rated JUCO LB to pop on film but he was rarely even around the ball let alone making a play. This very much tempered my expectations of him making an immediate impact. He's tall and athletic but still looks like a basketball player trying to play linebacker. They were clearly pretty poorly coached so I'm hoping our defensive staff can unlock the potential and he can add weight, but I'm not expecting much in at least the first half of the year.MathTeacherMike said:
Don't bother watching the show if you are looking to see Deng - he was invisible. He did not speak once on camera nor was he mentioned by name. And the few times I could find him on the field - which was almost never - he played poorly IMO.
The team as a whole was pretty bad. I think part of it was editing to make them look like a 2-9 team.