Matt Derenbecker...Whats the deal on this guy?

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anybody watched him play??

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Yes.

He's complete player. Nice shot, handles the ball well, leader on his team, moves his feet pretty good on D, smart, and plays hard every min.

I think he will help us right away. Not saying he's great or will start as an Fr, but he will at least be a starter at sometime and if he continues to get better he will be a solid SEC type player.

I coached against him and in my humble opinion he's the real deal. He's not fast and not real strong, but he can handle the ball, he's long, can shoot and has solid inside moves. He needs spped and strength, but he knows how to score and he has good blood lines cause his dad was a good player. He is an inside-out threat so if LSU has a point guard and another scorer, derenbecker could be a 14-20 point a night guy

I've seen him play a couple times. I wasn't very impressed. Overall, he doesn't seem like an SEC quality player. He's not very athletic and although he has a nice shot, he is shooting over 5'11'' kids from 1A ball. I don't expect him to contribute in his freshman or sophmore season but he might develop into a nice role player for his junior and senior seasons.

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is he legit? anybody watched him play??

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He is very legit

He was All-State as a sophomore @ Ponchatoula. White guys don't make 5-A all-state unless they are legit.

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is he legit? anybody watched him play??

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I've heard mixed reviews but more good than bad.

But he better be a significant contributor from the start cause it looks as if we used a scholarship for his teammate to help in getting him and I'm worried as to whether his teammate can ever play consistently at the SEC level.

Hope I'm wrong.