Class of 2016 C Cheickna Dembele (PA) to UNLV

[EastCoast2]

G was 57% in 2014-2015

 

[Francis03]

Cooney - 81%
Lydon - 77%
Mali - 72%
Gbinije - 66%
DaJuan - 66%
Roberson - 58%
Frankie - 50%

Dembele would literally be the best FT shooter on our team

Would be curious to know what % did BMK shoot back in the postseason of 2013? I remember he went from basically being in the 50% or lower range to suddenly hitting everything like GMac during that stretch. There was a time during that period where I felt more confident in him shooting the free throws down the stretch than anybody else lol.

 

[NYCorange]

Would be curious to know what % did BMK shoot back in the postseason of 2013? I remember he went from basically being in the 50% or lower range to suddenly hitting everything like GMac during that stretch. There was a time during that period where I felt more confident in him shooting the free throws down the stretch than anybody else lol.

It was similar to how Roby made everything this tourney. I remember during the MTSU game when Roby when like 4-4 in a 5 minute stretch thinking that this might be a really good tourney for us.

 

[EastCoast2]

Would be curious to know what % did BMK shoot back in the postseason of 2013? I remember he went from basically being in the 50% or lower range to suddenly hitting everything like GMac during that stretch. There was a time during that period where I felt more confident in him shooting the free throws down the stretch than anybody else lol.

Baye was a career 58% shooter, and starting with his 7-7 performance against Gtown in the 2013 BET, he shot 21-28, or 75% over 7 postseason games.

 

[pearl31]

Baye was a career 58% shooter, and starting with his 7-7 performance against Gtown in the 2013 BET, he shot 21-28, or 75% over 7 postseason games.

he was awesome in that g'town game, and really for the whole run to the f4

 

[Francis03]

Baye was a career 58% shooter, and starting with his 7-7 performance against Gtown in the 2013 BET, he shot 21-28, or 75% over 7 postseason games.

Thanks.

 

[reedny]

Here's an interesting tidbit from the SU Athletics site ... it's the whole year, not just post-season. But it's a good stat for 'clutch FT shooting' (scroll down to page 5):

2013-14 SU Free Throw Shooting In Last 5 Minutes, OT 34 games No. Player 5:00-2:00 1:59-1:00 :59-0:00 Total Pct. OT 2013-14 Pct. 3 Grant 10-12 3-4 10-10 23-26 .885 2-2 120-178 .674 11 Ennis 10-12 8-9 29-34 47-55 .855 5-6 114-149 .765 5 Fair 9-14 9-14 18-28 .643 1-2 103-142 .725 10 Cooney 5-6 4-4 12-14 21-24 .875 53-63 .841 25 Christmas 6-8 3-4 9-12 .750 2-2 45-62 .726 00 Gbinije 2-4 3-6 1-3 6-13 .462 31-48 646 32 Coleman 2-3 0-2 2-5 .400 14-28 .500 21 Roberson 1-2 1-2 .500 15-22 .682 12 Keita 10-18 .556 34 Patterson 0-2 0-2 .000 0-3 .000 4 Hart 1-2 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 Totals 45-61 18-25 65-83 128-169 .757 10-12 506-715 .708

http://cuse.com/documents/2014/5/14//FINAL2014.pdf?id=8330

 

[EastCoast2]

he was awesome in that g'town game, and really for the whole run to the f4

I remember he made the first 2-2 and everyone just threw up their hands are was like okay we'll take it. Then he kept banging them and he was almost laughing about it. Good times. Then Gtown lost to FGCU lol.

 

[EastCoast2]

Here's an interesting tidbit from the SU Athletics site ... it's the whole year, not just post-season. But still interesting (scroll down to page 5):

2013-14 SU Free Throw Shooting In Last 5 Minutes, OT 34 games No. Player 5:00-2:00 1:59-1:00 :59-0:00 Total Pct. OT 2013-14 Pct. 3 Grant 10-12 3-4 10-10 23-26 .885 2-2 120-178 .674 11 Ennis 10-12 8-9 29-34 47-55 .855 5-6 114-149 .765 5 Fair 9-14 9-14 18-28 .643 1-2 103-142 .725 10 Cooney 5-6 4-4 12-14 21-24 .875 53-63 .841 25 Christmas 6-8 3-4 9-12 .750 2-2 45-62 .726 00 Gbinije 2-4 3-6 1-3 6-13 .462 31-48 646 32 Coleman 2-3 0-2 2-5 .400 14-28 .500 21 Roberson 1-2 1-2 .500 15-22 .682 12 Keita 10-18 .556 34 Patterson 0-2 0-2 .000 0-3 .000 4 Hart 1-2 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 Totals 45-61 18-25 65-83 128-169 .757 10-12 506-715 .708

http://cuse.com/documents/2014/5/14//FINAL2014.pdf?id=8330

Found a typo on page 8:

An announced attendance of 35,446 for the Syracuse-Duke game on Feb. 1 in the Carrie Dome represented the largest on-campus crowd in college basketball history.

 

[reedny]

Found a typo on page 8:

An announced attendance of 35,446 for the Syracuse-Duke game on Feb. 1 in the Carrie Dome represented the largest on-campus crowd in college basketball history.

Yes I've seen some in there also. Obviously, SU doesn't realize how obsessed we are.

 

[Czar]

He reminds me a lot of Embiid, just less further along than Embiid was as a HS Senior.

 

[Jasoncuse]

He reminds me a lot of Embiid, just less further along than Embiid was as a HS Senior.

I think Embiid is bigger and was a lot more athletic. This kid does not look 6'10" or 6'11". He looks more 6'8". He looks to have solid skills for where he's at in his development and enough athleticism to be an impact player for SU. I'd happily take him on as a project considering our lack of interior options after next season...

 

[reedny]

I think Embiid is bigger and was a lot more athletic. This kid does not look 6'10" or 6'11". He looks more 6'8". He looks to have solid skills for where he's at in his development and enough athleticism to be an impact player for SU. I'd happily take him on as a project considering our lack of interior options after next season...

I think Francis said he looks to be about 6'10". Have you seen him in person? I don't want to stress over this too much .. or else the thread will get twisted into whether he's wearing socks or sneakers, etc.. But i wondered what you were basing that on.

 

[Jasoncuse]

I am basing it just on videos, but he didn't look much bigger than some of the other kids out there. Unless they were all 6'7" or 6'8", my eye doesn't see 6'11". I'm also including the idea that EVERY player is shorter than his listed height in every basketball program in history!

Either way, 6'8" or 6'11", a kid that moves well, looks to have some offensive skills to develop and could really help us down the line is worth going after.

 

[orangefog]

I am basing it just on videos, but he didn't look much bigger than some of the other kids out there. Unless they were all 6'7" or 6'8", my eye doesn't see 6'11". I'm also including the idea that EVERY player is shorter than his listed height in every basketball program in history!

Either way, 6'8" or 6'11", a kid that moves well, looks to have some offensive skills to develop and could really help us down the line is worth going after.

In the first video posted, the guy he was going up against (#15) is listed at 7'-0".

 

[Francis03]

In the first video posted, the guy he was going up against (#15) is listed at 7'-0".

That's where I was making my guess of his height from. If that kid is a legit 7'0, then Dembele was at least an inch or two shorter. It didn't look that much of a difference from my viewing.

 

[orangefog]

That's where I was making my guess of his height from. If that kid is a legit 7'0, then Dembele was at least an inch or two shorter. It didn't look that much of a difference from my viewing.

Yeah, when I first watched the video, I didn't think any of them were that tall. Then I checked out the rosters.

 

[reedny]

6'10, 6'11 .. whatever. I just hope he makes up his mind.

By Edit: After that Hopkins tweet I think something's up. If he tweets a second time about the center position, I'm going to need an emergency pod.

 

[pearl31]

hmm, where's Rosthstein when you need him?

 

[tee1222]

hmm, where's Rosthstein when you need him?

Don't worry. He's here in spirit. Either that or lurking.

 

[reedny]

Don't worry. He's here in spirit. Either that or lurking.

I think we need some positive energy:

https://youtu.be/V8lT1o0sDwI

 

[reedny]

-Don't screw around. They're serious.
-Take it easy, l'm in prelaw.

-Thought you're premed?

-What's the difference?

Ladies and gentlemen, l'll be brief.

[What do you think he's up to?]

The issue here is not whether we broke a few rules or...took a few liberties with our female party guests.

We did.

But you can't hold a whole fraternity responsible for the behavior of a few sick, perverted individuals.

If you do... shouldn't we blame the whole fraternity system?

And if the whole fraternity system is guilty...then isn't this an indictment of our educational institutions in general?

(Deltas cheering)

I put it to you, Greg. Isn't this an indictment of our entire America.n society?

Well... you can do what you want to us... but we won't sit here ... and listen to you badmouth the United States of America!

Gentlemen!

GREG: Order!

WORMER: You're not walking out

on this one, mister.

 

[tee1222]

I think we need some positive energy:

How's 4,000 likes for positive energy? Bam!

 

[reedny]

How's 4,000 likes for positive energy? Bam!

Another 34K and I'm right there ... !!

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

6'10, 6'11 .. whatever. I just hope he makes up his mind.

By Edit: After that Hopkins tweet I think something's up. If he tweets a second time about the center position, I'm going to need an emergency pod.

Frank Howard and Tyus Battle. Next.