Well I hope we can find a big man since Amani is leaving otherwise bigs are gonna eat against us again, yet worse.
If he is Fred Van Vliet we’re in great shape. I question you watched him in high school at Auburn cause he was special. And obviously Wichita state he was great SMH!I was never really that impressed watching Kylan
Boswell this year, however, I think Fred VanVleet
is a good comparable. I watched Fred in high school and followed his career at Wichita State. He never impressed me that much either. Fred makes a lot of winning plays and rarely ever turns the ball over. The proof is in the pudding, as they say, and Fred has won at every level. I think Kylan could follow a similar path and he's bigger.
Travis Branham with the crystal ball for Oumar Ballo to Indiana…
Man, if the crystal balls all come true they’re probably looking at a starting 5 of Kanaan Carlyle-Myles Rice-Mgbako-Reneau-Ballo, with Galloway off the bench.
Those guys may have won in the paint, but which team won most of those games?So I agree playing 5-out is the way. It's modern ball and a huge reason why we were so succesful on offense this year. But to be fair we got punked by a lot of bigs aside from Edey & Clingan... Julian Reece, Oso Ighodaro, Vlad Goldin, Tarris Reed, Malik Reneau, Qudus Wahab, Pharrel Payne, Tyler Wahl all won in the paint against us. I get those guys are good, but it became crystal clear we struggled against pretty much any big who had an offensive game. I really think the staff believed Coleman could hold his own against those guys but oh well. Having a true big who can defend the interior is valuable
Great info. Appreciative. I almost would rather have Conwell. Is that crazy talk?I would not say that we are out on Maddox ... The race is just much closer than it was even a couple days ago ... Sean is feeling confident ... But we're going to get a chance to lock it down before he does ... I do think that Maddox wants to be here but is the role going to be better here than what he is going to get at Xavier ? Because he'll start there and easily get 30+ minutes a game ... NIL is essentially the same ... So I think it really is going to be a tough decision for the young man ...
If we do lose out on Maddox ... Couple names to watch: Ryan Conwell, Jordan Pope, Duke Miles and Selton Miguel ...
I think we might be surprised what Amani can do against big 5's after 6 more months with Fletch. He looked very strong in the games he played in.I'm not really asking for post scoring to clog up the lane. I'm just looking for a defensive big that can play a reserve role and match up with opposing bigs. We didn't just struggle against Edey we struggled against almost every decent big such as:
Yep, I am an Auburn Grad.If he is Fred Van Vliet we’re in great shape. I question you watched him in high school at Auburn cause he was special. And obviously Wichita state he was great SMH!
Great info. Appreciative. I almost would rather have Conwell. Is that crazy talk?
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so what ??.............still got Woodson as their coach ................they really really do.................
I've been enjoying the Masters today , with the wind kicking up big time.......One of the announcers said they had sand in their teeth from the wind and the bunker sand.......wow......
Love enjoying the beautiful landscaping at the Masters......signals spring is at hand for me.......
WE play a 5-out. Hawkins was our 5 this year and he shot from the outside quite a bit. With a 5-out, you ideally want all five guys on the floor to be a threat from 3-point range.Didn’t Booth publicly say the main reason he’s leaving Notre Dame was he sees himself as a stretch 4 and doesn’t like playing the 5?
Yeah… Notre Dame plays 5 out too. And Booth publicly said he didn’t like playing the 5WE play a 5-out. Hawkins was our 5 this year and he shot from the outside quite a bit. With a 5-out, you ideally want all five guys on the floor to be a threat from 3-point range.
True, but I have heard a few times that Coleman would have much preferred to play a 4, and I wonder if Booth is saying something similar. I think if you're going to have a "stretch 4" serve as your big and have him defend 5s, it really helps to have someone that really embraces that challenge of defending larger 5s as a part of that role.Those guys may have won in the paint, but which team won most of those games?
I like Maddox as a dog, but honestly prefer Conwell anyway. If legit, would love that to go with BoswellI would not say that we are out on Maddox ... The race is just much closer than it was even a couple days ago ... Sean is feeling confident ... But we're going to get a chance to lock it down before he does ... I do think that Maddox wants to be here but is the role going to be better here than what he is going to get at Xavier ? Because he'll start there and easily get 30+ minutes a game ... NIL is essentially the same ... So I think it really is going to be a tough decision for the young man ...
If we do lose out on Maddox ... Couple names to watch: Ryan Conwell, Jordan Pope, Duke Miles and Selton Miguel ...
I think I'd prefer Amos over BoothMy expectation is that they get one of Booth or Amos. The center is still tbd-they are looking at a few different guys
He does have the ceiling to get drafted in this weak draft albeit not a first rounder.Nah ... Going to go through the draft process and come back ...
Potential portal kid ... But Ben thinks he's coming back ...
I hope so, but he may be out of play now. Already seeing crystal ball predictions for him to Oklahoma.Oweh