I think this stud deserves his own thread. He has overcome extreme adversity his first couple of years with us:
-year 1: buried on the bench behind an NBA backcourt. A lot of top recruits in his situation would have hit the transfer portal, and it would be understandable.
-year 2: Serious foot injury derailing and ultimately ending his season.
This season, I am noticing a couple things. First, he looks fully healthy. Second, he has fully bought into the Baylor strength and conditioning program. Cryer and Flagler look noticeably stronger and have added muscle, without sacrificing speed and quickness. Once again, kudos to Charlie Melton. Cryer's added strength has helped him with his ability to penetratre, draw contact and hit mid-range jumpers and floaters. His game appears to be much more diverse than it was previously as he seemed to be trending as a Brady Haislip 3 point specialist. Like Flagler, Cryer is a scoring machine from all 3 levels.
One sequence yesterday was even more impressive than the improvement in his body and his skill set. He was guarding a UCLA player who hooked him with a chicken wing over and over again. Shoulda been an easy offensive foul call, but the dumb ref called the foul on Cryer. Cryer did not react emotionally to the player or to the ref. Anecdotally, this shows Cryer has also devleoped the intangibles and the mental fortitude of the guys who came before him....Flagler, Teague, Butler, Davion.
-year 1: buried on the bench behind an NBA backcourt. A lot of top recruits in his situation would have hit the transfer portal, and it would be understandable.
-year 2: Serious foot injury derailing and ultimately ending his season.
This season, I am noticing a couple things. First, he looks fully healthy. Second, he has fully bought into the Baylor strength and conditioning program. Cryer and Flagler look noticeably stronger and have added muscle, without sacrificing speed and quickness. Once again, kudos to Charlie Melton. Cryer's added strength has helped him with his ability to penetratre, draw contact and hit mid-range jumpers and floaters. His game appears to be much more diverse than it was previously as he seemed to be trending as a Brady Haislip 3 point specialist. Like Flagler, Cryer is a scoring machine from all 3 levels.
One sequence yesterday was even more impressive than the improvement in his body and his skill set. He was guarding a UCLA player who hooked him with a chicken wing over and over again. Shoulda been an easy offensive foul call, but the dumb ref called the foul on Cryer. Cryer did not react emotionally to the player or to the ref. Anecdotally, this shows Cryer has also devleoped the intangibles and the mental fortitude of the guys who came before him....Flagler, Teague, Butler, Davion.