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Message: [QUOTE="Dollar Dog, post: 3365229, member: 7597"] OK, I [I]literally[/I] was just about to hit send on the below message before Cusesky's "Koval Committed" post. Oh well, here it is -- judge for yourself if SU missed out on anything good... Good luck to him at UNCG. __________________________________ Koval is the next center on Cusesky's list that really intrigues me. Clips of him reminded me of a mid-major Matt Haarms -- tall, lanky, OK rebounder, superior shot blocker with pick-and-pop 3-point skill. It was tough to evaluate Tchewa from Texas Tech because he's hardly played. Medley-Bacon's played a lot, but against MEAC talent. Fortunately, Koval's game logs offer plenty of looks against quality programs. The past three seasons, Central Arkansas played 11 times against P5 schools and 14 times against other major & high mid-major basketball conference teams. Here are his averages, broken down by competition: [B]Against P5[/B] (Baylor 2x, UCLA, Cal, Oregon, Missou, Pitt, L'ville, Indiana, OK St., Duke) 9.8p / 4.8r / 1.5blk / 3.2fouls [B]Against major basketball-onlies & high mid-major conference or teams[/B] (Tulsa, Stephen . Austin 7x [in-conference], St. Louis, New Mexico, G'town, Wichita St., Utah, Marquette) 5.7p / 5.7r / 2.3blk / 3.0fouls [B]Against ACC-only[/B] (Pitt, L'ville, Duke) 7.0p / 5.3r / 2.3blk / 3.33fouls [I]Comparison to incumbent SU center - Sidibe vs. ACC - 21 games, 2019-20[/I] 6.0p / 7.2r / 1.4blk / 4.33fouls Please note, Koval averaged close to 30 minutes per game the past 3 seasons, so these numbers are based on starter's minutes, not a smaller sample size. His stats hold up well against P5. The points per game against other major/mid-major is kind of an outlier because SFA held him to 2 points total in three games his freshman year. It was fairly consistent elsewhere. Blocks are low against P5 but better in ACC, so not sure what to make of that, but his shot-blocking skill overall is still evident. He fouled out in 4 of the 25 games examined but generally knows how to defend without fouling. Rebounding probably should be better, but it's not bad. He might not be Haarms, but a certainly worthy alternative that would be superior for SU in at least one key area. [/QUOTE]

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