Agree. My recollection is that BBV had more of an outside game that an inside game when he first got to Champaign.
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are you talking like outdoors here?
To be honest I though BBV this past season > Omar this past season.
Hard for Omar to be impactful when he couldn't stay on the floor. Verdonk gives a much more rounded game with obviously less athleticism than Omar. And I remember watching the guy in warmups his freshman year and he was a 3 point machine. He's gotten bigger/stronger since then, but you'd have to think that shooting stroke is still in there.
Two things he has to do:
Improve three point shot
Realize that he's either taller or quicker than 90% of the dudes guarding him. Either rise up, post up, or blow by.
I'm not expecting a Johnny Davis like jump but I am kind of expecting something like 13 and 7.
The thing I like, given that he isn’t that tall is his solid build in the legs and hips to withstand physicality. AC struggled with the blatant hip checks and would spend too much time telling the unsympathetic refs.
kinda like coleman hawkins?
Kofi, Dain, CoHawk, Goode, RJ, Ty, Podz, Harris, Epps, Skyy.
That’s 10 deep…(with an assumption we get Skyy and Kofi stays).
Still have BBV and Lieb on the roster.
That’s 12 of the 13…..
We know that TSJ is a high priority. That’s 13.
That can only occur if Grandi and/or Hutch do not return.
The 3 incoming aren’t likely to re-open their recruiting.
All this talk about bringing in another big…..to fill whose scholly?
With the current “likelihood” of whose staying and who’s already committed, we have perhaps one spot after Skyy.
Brad also isn’t playing 11, 12, or 13 deep next year.
These guys aren’t entering the portal to be number 11, 12, or 13 on the depth chart.
I for one will be thrilled to have this top 11 Kofi, Dain, CoHawk, Goode, RJ, Ty, Podz, Harris, Epps, Sky and TSJ.
Truthfully, I think it’s a BT Championship caliber team with a shot at a long run in the tourney.
That’s 10 deep…(with an assumption we get Skyy and Kofi stays).
Still have BBV and Lieb on the roster.
That’s 12 of the 13…..
We know that TSJ is a high priority. That’s 13.
That can only occur if Grandi and/or Hutch do not return.
The 3 incoming aren’t likely to re-open their recruiting.
All this talk about bringing in another big…..to fill whose scholly?
With the current “likelihood” of whose staying and who’s already committed, we have perhaps one spot after Skyy.
Brad also isn’t playing 11, 12, or 13 deep next year.
These guys aren’t entering the portal to be number 11, 12, or 13 on the depth chart.
I for one will be thrilled to have this top 11 Kofi, Dain, CoHawk, Goode, RJ, Ty, Podz, Harris, Epps, Sky and TSJ.
Truthfully, I think it’s a BT Championship caliber team with a shot at a long run in the tourney.
Joel Goodson
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minor quibble: a legit shot
Does Dirk have eligibility or Joker have a brother?....we all miss Giorgi too.
...but I love Dainja's potential
When you recruit two players at same position two classes apart — the older a high 3 star and the younger a mid to low 3* — and two years after the latter arrived they turn out to be 2 of your top 3 players, that has little to do with roster management and plenty to do with player assessment and development.
If this is how the roster shakes out; I’d expect us to lose more to the portal. Just not enough playing time to go around.
Coleman Hawkins attempted 60 3 pg shots in 2022 or ~ 2 per game. He hit on 28%.
Roger Powell shot 39% from 3 his senior year (only 1.3 attempts per game)
Jack Ingram shot 39% from 3 his senior year (only 0.6 attempts per game).
DaMonte shot 33% from three in 2022, 55 % in 2021
Grandison shot 42% and 41% from 3
It's definitely one area he needs to improve on. These days, you need a 4 that is a solid outside shooter.
skyIdub
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Yeah....as a sophomore. What's your point?
I like the potential of the roster next season, but I wonder about less experienced guard play. Maybe by the end of the year, they’ll have it.
No. We never recruited him until a few months ago.....hence why it has to look like he is considering other schools....
I like Hawk, but don’t see him first team All-BIG next year. If he sticks around the next year, he could make an All-BIG team of some sort. Hope I’m wrong and am rooting for him. Now RJ on the other hand.
I think the need for Hawkins to vastly improve his outside shot is a bit over-blown. Houston was daring him to shoot, but he was on the court with DMW, Kofi, and Curbelo quite a bit in that game. None of those dudes wanted to shoot. If he is out there with some combination of RJ, Goode, Podz, TSJ, & freshman PG to be named the ball will find a shooter before the defense can recover from the Kofi double/triple team.
That said, if he wants to get to the NBA the three is absolutely imperative. I think he can be an effective player at this level w/o making a huge leap outside.
Nappy I_L_L
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Thank you
Are we still expecting another domino (transfer or return announcement) this week?
As others have mentioned, Segu is hiring an agent and ending his collegiate career:
Bye, Ronaldo! We hardly knew ye!!
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