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Message: [QUOTE="Francis03, post: 875274, member: 195"] Watched both of the full games posted recently of Diagne and Silva. I'll break down my thoughts on both in this post. Diagne-Real tough to get a good read on him in this one, as he was just basically a body out there while his team got abused by HS Coaching Kingpin Bob Hurley Sr. When I saw Diagne last season he impressed me with how active he was on both ends of the floor and the way that he knew how to post up and carve out space down low in the post for somebody that's new to the game. While I'm happy to say that he still knows how to operate down low, his effort overall such as the motor was quite lacking. Was disappointed to see that he was basically the last man going up and down the court pretty much just coasting along. I guess since his team was getting blown out possibly the passion was just not there for whatever reason in this game. Despite being the biggest player on the court he didn't dominate the glass or block/alter many shots in the middle. On the positive, his post skills are probably the best out of all the bigs we're currently recruiting. He faced a double team every time he got the ball down low and specifically in the 2nd half he did a great job making quick decisions hitting the open man for threes. With Shooters like BJ, Lydon, and Malachi The Gifted One all expected to be around down the line that asset of his game will be very useful. Overall it's one game so I don't want anyone to think that Diagne stinks now or we shouldn't go after him anymore because he's still a good prospect with plenty of potential, but obvious work and patience will be needed for him to reach his full upside. Silva-Let me first say this kid has always been like Big Foot to me since last spring. Meaning I've always heard his name and people talk about his upside and potential but I've never been able to see any film or highlights on him until recently lol anyway I digress. Even though he didn't light up the scoreboard finishing with only 7pts, I was actually quite impress with him and what he could be down the line. Silva's motor was not lacking in this one as he ran the floor on each end like a 400m runner. He showed off his athleticism jumping really high for numerous grown man rebounds in traffic, even starting the break handling the rock a few times with mixed results haha. He's not as comfortable as Diagne operating in the post, as his HS coach noted recently that the post moves are the last stage of the game he needs to work on. With that said he did score a few times in the post and was able to draw a couple of fouls to get to the line. Surprisingly he's more comfortable shooting jumpers out on the perimeter. He knocked down a nice mid-range shot and even shot a few threes that didn't miss too badly. He's definitely a work in progress as well but I love how active he was rebounding, protecting the paint, and running the floor on both ends. I think out of all the bigs we're recruiting he's the most athletic and has the best versatility to play the 4 and 5. Overall-Personally I don't think we can go wrong with any of the following from Bryant/Diagne/Silva. I still think because of the close local connection and with how much time he has already spent around SU and the coaching staff that Bryant would be the best and most important get. His size and length is superior currently to both Diagne and Silva. Unfortunately I think he'll drag out the process for some time and I could see somebody like Diagne accepting the offer first. [/QUOTE]

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