t7nich
- Central IL
I just don’t see the reason for significantly lower expectations for Giorgi as compared to Kane or Higgs.
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I just don’t see the reason for significantly lower expectations for Giorgi as compared to Kane or Higgs.
Pros on the tape
Dancing
Cons on tape
Basketball
What about skill set? Ever see Carl Lewis shoot a free throw or throw a pitch? Who were our best guards ever? Were they all the most athletic? Who's our all time scorer? Was he an uber athlete? I want skill too.ATHLETICISM
What about skill set? Ever see Carl Lewis shoot a free throw or throw a pitch? Who were our best guards ever? Were they all the most athletic? Who's our all time scorer? Was he an uber athlete? I want skill too.
We know we’re not getting an electric athlete. Did you see anything on the tape that reflects on his ability to read the game? Were you able to draw conclusions about his help defense? How about his understanding of space and angles? Ability to stick to a game plan and scouting report?
What about skill set? Ever see Carl Lewis shoot a free throw or throw a pitch? Who were our best guards ever? Were they all the most athletic? Who's our all time scorer? Was he an uber athlete? I want skill too.
The roster turnover is due to a clash of styles. Coaches build teams to match their personalities—and according to a certain WVU coach, the previous roster was "as soft as baby s***".
Flip the page to last season, when we bring in one of the toughest, most demanding coaches in the NCAA. He wants to build a roster that fits his style, which couldn't be further from what he inherited. As the season progresses, players realize this isn't what they signed up for under the previous regime and look to move on.
Does BU beg them to stay? Heck no.
What's the result of replacing a soft coach with a really demanding one? A complete roster overhaul.
Sidenote: It makes me chuckle how much some people get fired up about losing players that were a part of one of the worst stretches in the last half-century of Illinois basketball.
He also has very good hand eye coordination. He is ambidexterous. Those are athletic traits too. Bez it appears to have better handles, is a better passer and can out shoot Kane. It appears in part due to those traits often that are overlooked in favor of a few inches of vertical jumping ability. I would rather him jump like he does any be able to use both hands and shoot better. So many Michigan players have killed us doing just thatAll 3 have skill. Kane also has great athleticism for a 7 footer. Higgs has a nice combination skill and athleticism.
But athleticism is the answer when you compare him to the other 2. I'm specifically looking at leaping ability and quickness on the floor.. things that will hurt him on the glass and on defense. I tell you what though, Giorgi will have a leg up since he's been here working out and learning the system.
I never saw Carl Lewis do any of those things, but on the other hand, I never saw Mike Finke block a shot, either.
It's probably a good idea to get big men who can play both offense and defense, but in the modern game if you have to choose one or the other you'd be wise to choose D. That takes length and athleticism as well as skill, and if you don't have the first two things the third don't matter all that much.
(Note: hate to bag on Finke as he seems to be a good kid, but the point stands that he was not an adequate B1G post defender.)
How do we think he compares to Mav M? Seems more similar to him but skill set equivalent to Mav as a Jr. ? Athletically +/-?
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A senior Mav Morgan or Mike Tisdale would be better than any bigs on the team. Neither are what I would call athletic.
Why does everyone look at Giorgi as the weak link of this incoming class? Has anyone actually seen him, Kane or Higgs play in an actual game?
A senior Mav Morgan or Mike Tisdale would be better than any bigs on the team. Neither are what I would call athletic.
Being playable as a lightly recruited true freshman big brought in late in the process. Elite at that, in fact.
Most likely from reading experts analysis after they watched him play.
A senior Mav Morgan or Mike Tisdale would be better than any bigs on the team. Neither are what I would call athletic.
And continuing with the Mr. Obvious theme, a senior Frankie Williams would be better than a Frosh Ayo. Not that there is any point.
I actually think that Giorgi's videos, including some with his team are quite impressive. He looks very coordinated and quite aggressive. He has a smooth stoke as well. I think pure athleticism is sometimes overrated. Larry Bird wasn't usually the best athlete on the court but he was one of the better basketball players of all time. (I'm not trying to compare Giorgi to Larry Bird, just making a point about basketball skills and athleticism.)
We took Bill Cole over Robbie Hummel. :tsk:
Mistake, Cole was a legacy I believe. Dad played FB. Not taking Cardinal when Dad was the trainer was plain dumb.