Yeah, that's it. He could very well follow that path. He even is shooting from the outside like Fab. I hope that is who our coaches are comparing him to. Letting him know, we have had centers like him, and we were very successful with those centers. And, when capable, we utilized them offensively and defensively.
How to play against the speed and size of D1 players. Hard to find at the high school level. That's why so many go to prep schools or places like Montverde or IMG. But, staying home in high school is important to this young man, so we won't get to see him against comparable size (lets face it, there aren't many his size) until the AAU circuit. That is when he will likely blow up even more.
JB has been quoted as saying he would start for us this year
There will be a lot of people eating crow half way through the AAU season. He obviously works hard and our coaches, especially JB, saw not just his size, but his skill first hand and offered him quickly. First, if I’m not mistaken. I hope he pick Syracuse, because he is physically ready to contribute day one. Sometimes it takes a bit to catch up to the speed of D1, but I trust he is aware of that and will make the adjustments quickly.
You seem to be bothered by a few posters opinions. Don't be. It is the reason we have so many different flavors of ice cream. The proof will be in the pudding. Every big man plays against smaller guys at times in high school. I hope the kid chooses Syracuse. I think we could have a great 2022 class. one thing we know for sure, we have a coach that can take us far if we have the talent.
I think the thing most of us have learned over the past few years, if we didn’t know already, everyone has an opinion. And that’s ok. What I hope everyone remembers is, this young man is a junior in high school. He is developing. He is going to continue to improve. Basketball skills like vision and passing are instinctive and he has those skills already. There is maybe one guy in each class that combines his size with those skills. One program will be lucky enough to get him, I hope it’s us. Because, you surround him with the kind of athletes and shooters that we’re accumulating and that would be sick. The new Dome will be ROCKING!
The 3 teams that made it to the title game, had a space eater, 1987, Rony, 1996, Otis Hill, 2003, Forth, and McNeal.
They all had a dynamic forward as well. DC, Wallace, Melo.
And, think about how good we were with Fab Melo.
High school coach used to refer to that habit as “that damn dribble”.
And I think we have another final four appearance if Arinze doesn't get hurt.
And you had Rick Jackson with him. Notice how almost all the good teams had real size with players who could bang inside.
**championship**
I don’t think that’s true. It may be, as I don’t know the Clingans. But, we’ve been recruiting him a long time and I think they probably value that. A hall-of-fame coach recognized his talent early, that has to factor in.
Although it will be tough to get him, I believe we have a good chance. The coaching staff talks go him and his dad regularly. That is a great sign. The communication is flowing consistently. Alot depends on that damn transfer portal too. Alot of temptation for coaches. Recruits respond to the choices made by ciaches.
