basically my favorite channel now, wish this stuff was around when i was younger

SFA alum here: Walkup was a joy to watch for my last few years on campus. I remember a few times where Underwood would play him as stretch 4 because he could rebound and play a little post. He could legit play 1-5 in their system and made them a hard team to guard. That era of SFA basketball was so special 🥹

Just to give some more context on Walkup. He's played in Europe for the past six years and has really been an elite defender in Ludwigsburg, Žalgiris and Olympiacos with the two latter being Euroleague teams and I guess he's the best defensive guard there is in the Euroleague. Many players have also said that Walkup is the worst defender to play against cause he's just so good. He does have a major shortcoming which is shooting. This season he has averaged a little over 27% on threes in the Euroleague and practically everyone goes under on him on screens. Quite often he hesitates to shoot making it pretty obvious that he is going to miss rather often. If you haven't watched Olympiacos play, I highly suggest you to do so, especially now that you're in Finland (I'm south of you, in Estonia) and the games are on at a good time (I don't know if any Finnish channels cover Euroleague, but I'm sure you could get a Euroleague TV pass). They play a very-very team-based game that's focused on ball movement, off the ball movement and agressive defense. In a system like this it's essential for Walkup to start making threes because otherwise he gives the opponents a chance compress inside the perimeter and thus take away some space that Olympiacos so badly needs. To be honest, I think it would be very interesting if you could do some deep dives on high level European games. There are plenty of full games available on KZfaq either from the Greek finals last season or the ABA League finals between two Euroleague teams who play in front of absolutely crazy audiences. I subscribed and binge-watched plenty of your content. I hope everything goes well in your career as you seem like a really nice guy and from the stats in Finland you're a pretty capable basketball player too. And even though it's very far from being a top European league, you got to start somewhere, right? And I always like to remember that Ricky Hickman once also played in Finland and within three years he was in the Euroleague where he even won a championship and was a really solid players for many seasons. May you find success, just like Ricky!

Good video bro, you should do a film analysis of him in Olympiacos, the Euroleague team he is playing for, he is amazing as a poing guard

Great vid thanks for the breakdown

Love your videos! I’m a division 3 player and have used your videos to help me get through tough times mentally and physically. I’ve learned so much from these, keep going man we appreciate you!

I am suprised how I haven't found your channel yet, I love it when players work hard and stays active off the ball. A little combination of tony allen and dalledova for sure. Great stuff!

Great analysis and breakdown. Videos like this will help your channel grow. Best part about the video is how you explain many times to the viewer that you are learning too. Question. Between playing collegiately exclusively in the NCAA tournament and professional basketball which is more intense?

Keep up the good vids i like watching this kind of stuff before a practice or game helps lock in

People who really love college basketball already knew about walkup those 2012-2016 ncaa tournaments were something special and also love the breakdown on the vid great channel💪

Amazing breakdown bro thanks for going so in-depth!!

Great video! I attended SFA from 2012-2014 some great basketball to watch

brooo ur so underratedddd congrats on getting past 1k

Loved watching this guy in college and was always impressive in March Madness. It’s a shame he never got a shot in the NBA, the trend of taking athleticism size and “potential” has cut opportunities for less athletic high IQ players

nice breakdown I had already watched him play in the Euroleage but I never picked up on all these details

Nice work and good luck in your pro career. Another smart player from around that time you might like is Grant Gibbs from Creighton

This is a great analysis of a great player.

Love these detailed film breakdowns, helps me tremendously with my game aswell as what I look for when studying other film.

This is incredible analysis

Awesome vid! Walkup has become a naturalized Greek citizen, and is a big help for us!

Hey man, my sister goes to colgate and im gonna be applying there next year. I’ve been watching you play for the last 2 years, and I gotta say you were AMAZING. Sucks to see you go, but we got a few guys im hopeful about

I was a sophomore in college and had a few classes with Walkup’s younger brother during this spring semester. Ended up sticking around campus spring break week so I could watch the Southland conference tourney with him. Then our teacher let us watch some of the tourney games in class while he was off watching his brother play.

Im sixteen and I know you for some 2 weeks ago, then this channel is something, I mean like really something because your vids really good for my mental or even how my brain goes in the middle of the game

Walkup went to my high school when he was younger. Basically he is seen as a role model for how we should play now. Dude was a beast in high school too😅

I remember Walkup! I thought he was like a 6’7 SF/PF after this game. Then in the 2nd round I realized he’s a guard on a smaller team playing big.

he is legend in our team Olympiakos right now. a great player, sacrifices himself and he will see his jersey retired at some point at the top of our stadium

Thomas Walkup = Robocop

Love this breakdown. Love that player

You have to make a video about him in Olympiacos. He is exceptional. I have no words to describe him.

It was dope watching him through those 4 years. He’s SFA HOF for sure

Fire content 🔥🔥🔥

I went to school with him for 4 years he was so down to earth and it translates to the court. He was really fucking good

This is truly basketball sicko content.

Thx from Puerto Rico 🔥🇵🇷

A became a Walkup during the tournament. Never heard of him before the tourny, didn't follow him after the tourny, but I was a fan during the tourny.

It's no surprise that the guy now plays for Olimpiacos, a huge, historical club and probably the best European team right now appart from Real Madrid. And the guy won the Best Defender award in the EuroLeague (the biggest competition in Europe) this season plus is 2x Best Defender in the Greek League (a VERY competitive league).

i remember this dude going crazy in march madness. on my life

I played in the Southland at HBU and played Thomas several a times as we were in the same side of the conference. He was incredibly strong to say the least

I hope you have the courage to ask him out soon! 🤣

I was at the game. We called him Wakka Wakka!

he was killing it for greece in the fiba world cup. looked great running that team

Love watching teachers of the game. So many think they know the game but are novices. Two video ideas nobody else has done in regards to the nba. Not sure if you will make nba videos but if you do these are videos I’d like to see. 1. What is clutch? I’ve asked KZfaqrs to discuss this but they don’t bite. My opinion is that anyone can make a game winning shot when the game is tied but show me a player that gets a bucket down 1, 2, or 3 points. You can see it in their decision process. They might chunk up something wild if the game is tied but if they are down one they will make the safer play. You can have 20 game winners and not be as clutch as the guy that takes shots when no one else wants to. 2. A video about Klay Thompson and how much Jordan Poole truly affected the warriors offense. In my opinion Poole stifled their offense. He killed both player and ball movement. Watching the warriors this season when they actually have ball movement Klay plays great but if it becomes stagnant and heavily dependent on the PnR Klays game struggles. Love the analysis. College basketball is still my favorite. Could you discuss the speed of the game compared to high school and nba? To me high school is chaos. It’s fast but fast for no reason. Is it the size of the court that makes high school seem faster. I know it isn’t but the skill makes it (college) look slower.

top tier stuff

Haven’t touched basketball in like 1 years but love to watch. Now I can watch like cp3 and see the chess match

The box out at 4:08! Enjoyed Him JUST boxing out! 👍

I seldom watch college - much more an NBA watcher - but I remember seeing him in a tournament game and he seemed to be doing everything

I’m more of a Sensodyne guy but the Colgate / Crest rivalry is always a banger

Ax'em Jacks!

Hey tucker, how do you create videos like this? I wanted to do something similar but with strength and conditioning examples while having a bubble in the video to explain what I’m breaking down like you have.

Those SFA teams were fun to watch! Pressure man defense, and great high post offense. Underwood should never have left. Although SFA has a good one now in Kyke Keller

Dude went nuts in the tourney his senior year

He's like Filipino Scottie Thompson. Small but is a top rebounder and passer.

He would be even better if he had a higher percentage of finishing those shots that he gets fouled on. In most of the highlights he misses them pretty badly. He does play like some kid from the movie Hoosiers. That's a compliment.

dope

Solid, you should check out Tennessee Defense

Walkup still gives me nightmares

I've seen when he was in Germany and still now in the Euroleage

I was at the game. He was amazing!

Oh trust me, us euroleague fans know him very well. Btw more college ball fans should watch the euroleague. Euroleague basketball is what college ball fans think ncaa ball is

I remember his brother Nathan playing for A&M

Did you play with David Maynard? Played ball with him in high school

THOMAAAAAAS 🔴⚪️

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Doppppeeee

Yo did you play Arkansas in March madness a couple years ago

Now he is the best defender in europe playing for olympiacos

Real hoopers been knew

It wasn't much of an upset 8th placed team vs 14...happens often. They lost the very next game. But he's nothing near what the title of this video claims. However excellent job hyping it up. On May 20, 2020, following the discovery of an administrative error in certifying eligibility for student-athletes, Stephen F. Austin reached an agreement with the NCAA to vacate hundreds of wins across multiple sports from 2013 to 2019, including all 117 men's basketball wins from the 2014-15 to 2018-19 seasons

Would you ever consider coming and playing in Australia?

Btw I coached Jordan Robertson from Colgate

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Seems like this guard is physical, so vs NBA "bigs" he would be...fouled out since he's not a superstar. Speaking as somebody who does not watch b-ball.

Nowadays he is even greater in Olympiacos! He is probably the foundation of this team! Here are the comments that the opposing team's coach of Olympiacos made about their loss at the Euroleague Final 4 semifinals: "In the post-game press conference, Monaco's head coach Sasa Obradovic first wanted to highlight the effort Thomas Walkup did on the court. Walkup didn't score a single point but dished out 7 assists. Even though he finished the game with just 6 PIR points, his plus-minus stat was the second-best on the entire Olympiacos team with +19. "The real justice is when you see the player who scored zero points and dominated the game. Zero points," he said. "There was a leader there. He took the ball, he took responsibility, he played people on the spot. He destroyed it defensively." " Here is the 3rd quarter in which Olympiacos scored 27 points, whilst Monaco only 2 and that was primarily due to Walkup! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qtGHo6iCmsWdc6c.htmlsi=xJnXg3X4D2ZdRrmV

Unskilled college players 🙃🙃

Torn a mint?

You mean Thomucolous Walkupolous? Love him, but he shouldn't play for Greece

Had to stop watching. Cut out all the unnecessary talk, especially repeating the same thing. Make talk a minimum and you will do better

I would watch but I'm annoyed at how many times he has to swallow his spit inbetween sentences