When did someone score over us/Jones last year? Hankins did alter shots, I'll give you that.
And why would you sacrifice every other facet of the game because a guy can block a shot or two? I'll take the well rounded players over the big who can only shot block and is tall.
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04-24-2019, 04:10 PM #41
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04-24-2019, 04:53 PM #43
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04-24-2019, 11:25 PM #44
Players from Nova and even other teams were shooting over Jones and other post players not named Hankins. Not saying it happened often, but when it did, Hankins (with his 6’11 frame and long wing span) caused those opponents to alter their approach on offense.
Why would X be sacrificing every other facet. You haven’t even seen the kid play at X yet. I certainly think X gained more than it sacrificed when Hankins was in there swatting away shots in the paint.Last edited by IM4X; 04-24-2019 at 11:27 PM.
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04-24-2019, 11:41 PM #45
He does appear to be at least 6’’11.”
I stood next to Freemantle after one of his final games. I would say he is closer to 6’8. Freemantle should prove to be a very solid player with a nice stroke from outside, but again, having a 6’11 guy available to use next year would indeed be nice, should his size and blocking ability prove to be more effective in certain situations.Last edited by IM4X; 04-24-2019 at 11:43 PM.
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04-24-2019, 11:49 PM #46
A "one in a decade" type guy.....not relevant here. Nova has nothing like him.
Someone pointed out that all their incoming are rated higher than ANY of our guys, but after the top 10 or so it's all a wash. I like Tandy, Bishop and BIG Z better than anything they have coming in........but I am somewhat bias.Last edited by Xuperman; 04-24-2019 at 11:53 PM.
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04-25-2019, 12:10 AM #47
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04-25-2019, 12:19 AM #48
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04-25-2019, 01:02 AM #49
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Hey Xuperman, great question on all BE. Not sure we do. Bey was all rookie, so perhaps him or Samuels depending on how much they improve. Perhaps one of the frosh..
Swider is interesting, he was starting to get more time just as he broke his hand / thumb. He is a little slow so he did get burned on D occasionally but rebounds well. Had a really good game against providence last year. Waiting on his development over the offseason. He and Antoine and Gillespie will be the vest pure shooters.
You are right, Dixon is a beast. He will be fun to watch the next few years. Jay has a lot of talent at the 3/4.... a lot of talent for limited minutes. Wouldn't be surprised with someone redshirting.
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04-25-2019, 01:08 PM #50
I don't agree with the after the Top 10 it's a wash point at all.. Using 247; Nova has the 14th, 15th, 48th, and 63rd overall recruit. For comparison our best is Tandy at 88th, then Dahmir at 115, and Freemantle at 127; so applying this data:
2018 - Keldon Johnson was 13th overall, Darius Garland was 14th (only played in 5 games due to injury but looked good), Tre Jones from Duke 15th, AJ Reeves 48th. Keldon Johnson is a projected lottery pick, Darius Garland is projected 15th or so (with only playing 5 games), and Tre Jones could have declared but decided to stay.
In comparison, Pete Nance was 88th, played 23 games before injury but not that amazing (definitely not one and done), Matt Bradley was 115, not bad by any means, but not on any draft mocks, and Elias Valtonen was 127th.. which if you have any idea who that is, congratulations.
2017 - Brandon McCoy 14th overall prospect, one and done, averaged a double double, PJ Washington was 15th at Kentucky, obviously pretty damn solid, and 43rd was Jeremiah Tilmon who is pretty solid as well for Mizzou (dropped 23 on us this year)
Jordan Nwora was 88th (pretty damn good for Loserville no matter how I feel about them), 115th was Aamir Simms (still in college, solid for Clemson as well), 127th was Deng Gak (uhhh??)
There's an obvious difference between the top 30-40 recruits and the 80-140 region, and though yes, guys like Tandy whom I'm high on too have ridiculous amounts of potential, Freshman DO play solid roles because of how college basketball is shaped these days, and though rankings are a crap shoot, they still are a DECENT guideline into what you can expect.
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