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PF Othello Hunter (Maccabi Tel Aviv BC)

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scarletngray;1131395; said:
Hunter's style of play reminds me of Dennis Rodman (without the attitude). He's just a clutch player on the boards and a much better shooter than many people realize. He'll be a good one in the NBA.
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Especially when he dunks! He throws it down with authority and kicks those legs up!

I'll miss that! And the way he grabs the rebound like no way anyone is taking it from him!

Good luck O!
 
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It just seems that he was not here for very long time and has improved tremendously since he came here. I am sad to see him go. He was becoming one of my favorites. He was a warrior on the boards for us lately and his athletic ability was something to behold. Best of luck Othello!
 
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LitlBuck;1132114; said:
..... his athletic ability was something to behold. Best of luck Othello!
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He is a big time athlete.......I still don't know how that guy dunked on him in the beginning of the game. It looked like Othello had his hand on the ball. I think he miss-timed his jump by a split second and was on his way back down to the ground when the guy got close to the rim for the dunk.
 
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OSUBasketballJunkie;1131796; said:
I wish Othello had another year......thanks for the memories Othello and I hope you find success at the next level.
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Same here. He needs one more year of college and he'll be a monster. He took to basketball maybe a little too late to get the offensive side down, but I agree with comparisons to 'the worm' on defense. The biggest hole I've seen in Othello's game over the last month was a lack of self-confidence, and I don't know that the NBA or the D-League is going to be the place to fix that. I hope he finds a good coach who is sympathetic to his inexperience and brings him along so he can blossom into a star.

His upside is enormous if he just lands with the right team and is in a favorable situation at the next level.

It was a special two years to see him go from unknown JUCO transfer to fan favorite and dominator of the fabulous rebounding Rebels.
 
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Don't be surprised to see O playing in the NBA 5 years from now...Someone is going to take a chance on him...He can run like a deer and has great athletic ability...

He just needs more time in the gym, and if he continues to work as hard as he does now, he will make it with some team...Heck I think he still improves in every game you watch him play in...Not even close to his ceiling yet...
 
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Dispatch

Butler, Hunter in Portsmouth

Othello Hunter had 17 points and 13 rebounds last night in his first game in the Portsmouth (Va.) Invitational Tournament, where college seniors with hopes of playing professionally try to hook an invitation to the NBA pre-draft camp in Orlando, Fla., in late May. Hunter made eight of 10 shots from the field.
Jamar Butler had nine points and three assists in his first game. He made only three of 10 field-goal attempts, all of them threes.
Hunter?s team, which lost its first game, is playing in a consolation game as I write; I will update later. Butler?s team, which won its first game, does not play again until a semifinal Friday night.
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Dispatch

April 10, 2008

"O" is showin' up in Portsmouth

One of coach Thad Matta?s favorite sayings before practice and games last season was, ?Which ?O? am I going to get today?? It was one way he tried to motivate Othello Hunter, who played only two years at the Division I level, to play closer to his potential than Hunter sometimes did.
Hunter has been a killer in his first two games of the Portsmouth (Va.) Invitational Tournament, where college seniors try to impress professional scouts. He had 17 points and 13 rebounds in a loss Wednesday night and 18 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and three blocked shots in just 19 minutes of a win today. He has made 14 of 19 shots from the field.
Hunter?s next game is Saturday.
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The most consistent player of the teams that played their second this early afternoon was Ohio State's Othello Hunter. Yesterday, Hunter had 18 points on 6 of 9 shooting, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 blocks. Today, Hunter came back with another workman like performance with 17 points on 8 of 10 shooting, 13 rebounds, a block, a steal. Equally impressive has been his 7 of 8 from the free throw line considering he shot 54% during the season.

Hunter is the most impressive physical presence in the tournament, and has finished as strong as anyone. Today he rose so high that when he got undercut on a lay-up attempt he almost fell on top of his head in a scary fall. He has a great wingspan which can make up for being 6'8 at the power forward position. He has great mobility but will have to improve his ball handling and range to become more of a small forward threat.
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