Jalen Jackson

Jackson is either going to be a huge negative, or one of the more outstanding players ever to come through Little Rock. That is my prediction. If you look at his history, red flags pop up as to "Why?" Why didn't he sign with a higher level program out of high school, since a good list of them were recruiting him? Why did he leave UCA after a decent freshman season and go to juco? After the outstanding season he had last year and the level of his initial recruiting, why could he not sign at a higher level this year than the Sun Belt? Fairly or not, these are the sort of things that whisper doubts in the back of your mind. I have absolutely no idea as to the answers to any of those questions and there may be entirely logical reasons for all of them. Regardless, all of that is in the past, and if whatever issues there may or may not have been are now gone, Jackson is a prodigious talent. He has a size/skill combination to play probably three positions if needed. He can put up points in a hurry. He has good hands and instincts on defense. He is big enough and athletic enough to give lots of help on the boards. Absent any off-court issues, Jalen Jackson will be very hard to keep off the court this season.