WKU Basketball: Which Hilltopper Would Be The Most Exciting For IsoCam?
On Wednesday, Recode reported that Twitter will begin broadcasting NBA games, but not in the conventional way that they’ve done with the…
On Wednesday, Recode reported that Twitter will begin broadcasting NBA games, but not in the conventional way that they’ve done with the NFL and MLB in the past. Or, for that matter, in the conventional way that any basketball game has been broadcast before.
Supposedly, Twitter’s broadcast will pick up in the second half of the action and it will follow one player.
That’s right. I’ll let Recode explain the rest.
During the first half of the game — the half you can’t watch on Twitter — users on the social network can vote at the @NBAonTNT Twitter account on which player they want the camera to focus on in the second half — the half you can watch on Twitter.
Whichever player “wins” will be the sole focus of the second-half live stream, which the NBA is calling “iso-cam.” If that player goes to the bench or fouls out, Twitter users will see the regular game, but from a camera located behind one of the backboards instead of from the typical mid-court angle.
While there was some backlash of this idea, I actually don’t hate it. I think it’s fun. I mean, iso-cam’s are great to watch in replay after a big play, and it’s very clearly meant to be a second-screen experience, not the primary way to take in a basketball game.
With all of that out of the way, it got me thinking — if that service were available for the Hilltoppers when they took the hardwood, who would be the most fun to watch?
I really shouldn’t be surprised with the results and I’m not. Although, I am simultaneously a little shocked Charles Bassey got as much of the vote as he did and that he wasn’t closer to Josh Anderson.
But, Anderson really is the right choice here. He has a storied history of making grown men look like fools, is WKU’s spark plug and, when he’s feeling it, can make anything he wants happen, especially on the offensive end.
Bassey, although a big man, is just as exciting, and not just when he’s dunking without leaving the floor giving his best Shaq impression as he attacks the rim. The Hilltopper offense runs smoothest when the ball runs through him, whether or not he touches it — if he gets touches down low, excellent, but it’s just as good when he’s coming to the top of the key to set screens and get involved off the ball.
In a couple of years, hell maybe even next year, I’d put Dalano Banton in contention for that title as well. Once he gets more comfortable with running a college offense and becomes a more crisp decision maker, the sky is the limit for both him and Stansbury’s squad.