.... They have their first decent year in years and now we are back to shoehorning them up in the rankings just on brand-name alone.How old are the guys playing in the ABA top league. Iām assuming there are grown men in that league that he wouldnāt be facing in college. It might make more sense to average those for the expected college result, which would put him at 34.5%. Iād take that from a PF.
Maybe a OV is in the cards
Dame Sarr is heading to the United States without Barcelona's permission and could enter the upcoming NBA Draft
Barcelona's turbulent season was only missing an episode of rebellion. It was staged by the promising youth player Dame Sarr, who will not be in Sunday's Clasico after having gonewww.marca.com
Latest mocks have will in the top 20/top 15 range.......it would be a disservice to the kid to try to pressure him to come back IMO.
I'd be surprised if they tied up resources in another major big at this point. With both Ivisii, Mirk, JJ, plus Ty being able to swap in for PF, that's already 5 scholarships going to the 4 and 5 position, of which 3 in Tomi, Z, and Mirk project to get big minutes while Ty will get most of his at guard. Just doesn't make sense to me while you still need an additional 4 W/G (2 starters, 2 backups) to fill out the roster.
Eh, NCAA basketball is also full of grown men these days.
Yes. Mirkovic will likely start. He is averaging 11 points and 6 rebounds on the same team Tomi averaged 8 points and 4 rebounds the previous year. David does play a bit more. Their per minute production is pretty similar. This is a very good basketball player.
It's a top 10 professional league. Most guys are too old for college. (Has a teammate who is 36) He isn't the only teenager on the squad, but he is the only one who plays regularly, and he plays starter minutes.
FYI, these stats are not from his ABA play, but from Euroleague Next Gen, which is a U18 competition. In this U18 competition, i.e. against other players aged 18 and younger, his 3pt% was 26.3%, including 23.5% in the most recent season (2023-2024). I wouldn't read too much into this, given that there's been 1-2 years development between these games and now, but it doesn't do a great job easing my concerns about whether his shooting will translate either.
www.euroleaguebasketball.net
My O&B-tinted glasses are showing me a 6ā9ā Marcus Domask, albeit a younger version.
I agree. This kid doesn't look much more different then Ben H. I don't know why were suddenly moving away from high flying athletes like TSJ and physical freaks like Kofi and moving towards players you would normally see playing on Iowa. It will be interesting to see how this pivot plays out.
I'm with you. These Europeans are really skilled, but I don't know how well it translates to the college game. The athletic and physical teams seem to do the best year by year.
Exactly right.
I'd be more willing to believe that the phony account is being run by a Michigan fan taking shots than an Illinois kid couldn't get in. Particularly since he didn't need to finish classes before he could transfer (what held up TSJ).
Correct but we also have TSJ as a real-life example.
I don't think I ever would have really placed importance on Illinois's standing in the academic world based on athletic admissions. If we were sending basketball players out to develop cancer therapies or revolutionary aircraft or something, then sure. But we aren't, so I want the best team money can buy.
