I agree with some of this. He isnt starting and maybe we still have a good chance at mac. But for you to say trust me hes not seeing significant minutes is a stretch. Sidibe is foul prone/injury prone. Jesse ended up seeing some decent minutes last season and no one would of imagined that. Who knows what this kid brings to the table yet...one thing for sure is he is definitely a more "athletic" type of big then we have have lately so how that translates will be interesting. Maybe he doesnt see the court much at all...maybe he redshirts? Or maybe he outplays most of our big rotation and his athletic qualities combined with his outrageous wingspan will be a force in the center of the zone for defensive purposes to help sidibe with minutes. Maybe jesse dominates him in practice and hes buried on the bench? I'm not sure anyone knows this until he hits campus and starts playing with the boys and the coaches get a look. Unless u know this kid personally then the, "trust me" hes not seeing significant minutes is kinda a moot point. But it's all opinion based anyways which is why we have this forum to talk about this stuff and keep things interesting. Appreciate your take on it though...I just see Frank as being much more athletically gifted then most of our bigs. Not sure how that will translate on the court but I think he might surprise. If not then that's not necessarily a bad thing that just means sidibe and Jesse have made improvements and that's great for us to keep talent stockpiled. JBA is the unknown kicker in all of this anyways. I'm kinda high on him and think he will be a suprise.
I would venture to guess that Marek will be our crunch time 5.
Contending for what exactly?
Rubbing elbows with the big dogs. Good for you! Well it will be fun to land him and then see how it all shakes out. It's a good problem to have that's for sure! Hopefully we get him then we can actually see what goes down and how the playing time gets distributed. Its interesting that your saying this is coming from (obviously someone close to staff or on staff) but this kid was a mugh higher profile recruit and recruited by almost all the high D1 programs yet hes not even cracking our roster the way it sits now...
and yes i realize he dropped significantly in rankings once he reclassed...but he also didnt get to show his skills at prolific with that team and then totally missed out on AAU summer which would in my opinion have only made him more desirable to programs. Staff must feel real good with our current rotation. (Not saying that negatively) just find it interesting i guess...considering how hard we have pursued bigs this cycle. Appreciate the info though. Makes for good convo!
BTW the same thing was said about Christmas before his freshmen year...Rubbing elbows with the big dogs. Good for you! Well it will be fun to land him and then see how it all shakes out. It's a good problem to have that's for sure! Hopefully we get him then we can actually see what goes down and how the playing time gets distributed. Its interesting that your saying this is coming from (obviously someone close to staff or on staff) but this kid was a mugh higher profile recruit and recruited by almost all the high D1 programs yet hes not even cracking our roster the way it sits now...
bigs develop different...at least the ones we get seem to. We land burger boys that dont become what we think they will be until their junior year. (Xmas) other teams land some freshman burger boys that are lights out the minute they step foot on campus. It will be nice just to add frank...then let the playing time sort itself out on the court. It's all fun talking about it on here. Adding another big considering the foul issues we had last year will be nice. But good point...u just dont know until they hit the court
Our system (The Zone) takes time to learn especially the center spot. It is easier on centers if the opponent plays big because they are playing a lot of man to man in the middle but when the wings spread out to cover the shoots it is very hard on the center, he has to worry about backdoor cuts, drives and has rotation responsibilities.
Agreed...that's where his quickness/athletic abilities and wingspan will help him in my opinion of "possibly" getting some minutes as a freshman. IF he can learn the zone well enough. I just think hes more of an athlete then our current bigs. Quicker feet etc which I think will translate to him being decent in the middle of the zone. This is all fun to talk about but we gotta land the kid first lol. Let's hope we do that and then have these convos for real!
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JIMMY will most definitely start Sid but if Sid doesn't perform he will be benched just like Carey was. Jim only has a few years left and he is going to play to win even more so than he always has.
Appreciate it. I don't pretend to have inside info/rub elbows/have tee off time with anyone "in the know" but i do follow recruiting (basketball side) pretty close and come across some good stuff from time to time. Most of the time I'm just talking out my arse though so it's all fun! Theres definitely lots on here with connections and it's always nice getting good info. This forum is great...it has its moments like all forums but there are lots of great posters on here that share good info and out of all the forums I've searched and checked out I think ours is by FAR the best. Very active and knowledgeable info. I've enjoyed this forum very much the past few years.
You forgot Marek. We have four established starters returning.
If Griffin gets a waiver, it’ll be interesting to see if Newton redshirts. 80/20 he doesn’t just because it’s hard to convince a top level high schooler that they’re not physically ready. And maybe he shows things in preseason practice that are intriguing enough to roll with. My guess would be that if Braswell is healthy and Woody is not an upgrade there as a backup forward, that the coaches have a conversation. Feels like a BJ Johnson situation, where he’s not likely to see meaningful minutes, but hopefully he has the chance to show the coaches what he’s got, and then has the maturity to trust their advice.
I’m not sure a redshirt is wise. Hopefully, Williams comes next year and he could possibly fall farther down the roster. None of these players expect to be in college for five years, so the extra year means nothing.
As a matter of fact yes, I would love a cookie. What kind do you have?
A great way to get a kid to work hard in the off season is throw him to the wolves, so he sees what he needs to do to be ready next year.
