Class of 2020 Patrick Tapé / Columbia Grad Transfer

[jr4750]

If we land him I will have a celebratory glass of scotch.

If we don't, will you have two glasses?

 

[littlereg]

Carey is probably in a weird position because he’s not the modern nba big he’s a traditional. He’s projected late first round but unless he develops his outside shot and suddenly moves better he’s never going to fit into what NBA teams want.

 

[Sherman20]

We’d probably redshirt Edwards and JBA would get no PT. But Sidibe and Tape would be gone next year while JBA and Edwards will be sophomores

Edwards has an incredibly high ceiling. Looking forward to seeing what he can do once he bulks up and learns to play the center position in the zone.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

Carey is probably in a weird position because he’s not the modern nba big he’s a traditional. He’s projected late first round but unless he develops his outside shot and suddenly moves better he’s never going to fit into what NBA teams want.

Rudy Gobert was the 27th pick in the draft. It's all about working hard.

 

[Sherman20]

I’d be stoked if we got Tape, but learning the zone is always tricky for a player in his first year in the system (remember Andrew White and John Gillon), and the center spot is the hardest position to learn. Will he be able to overcome that learning curve? Does Columbia play any 2-3 zone? It def helps that Autry and Griffin coached him on that tour last summer, so they should have a good idea if he can make the transition, but I’m cautious on that point. Also excited to see what Sidibe can do as a senior considering how well he played his last 5 games.

 

[walsh2012]

any idea what time he's committing?

 

[OrangeYaGladi]

 

[EastCoast2]

Rudy Gobert was the 27th pick in the draft. It's all about working hard.

27th in the draft, 1st with COVID-19.

 

[HOFCeluck]

Part of me is psyched and part of me wishes that these guys would just chill and let a kid have his moment.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

27th in the draft, 1st with COVID-19.

Fortunately because of him many people started taking it seriously, otherwise who knows how many would have been affected if sports weren't cancelled. I tried working Patrick Tape into that sentence but at least we know he wasn't affected.

 

[RF2044]

We’d probably redshirt Edwards and JBA would get no PT. But Sidibe and Tape would be gone next year while JBA and Edwards will be sophomores

Also -- heaven forbid -- but sometimes injuries happen unexpectedly. We've gotten bit by that bug [Chukwu, Coleman, Sidibe, Braswell, etc.] in recent years.

Not suggesting that something WILL occur, but you never know. And because of that, having qualified / experienced depth is a good thing.

 

[W'boro'Cuse315]

This slow peel is killing me, just wish he’d rip it right off & then stick with his decision.

 

[upperdeck]

Best thing if we get Tape is that we can keep Quincy and Marek at the forwards and still have a center with Size. Edwards can RS like he needs to and we still have a 3rd center and wont have to push Marek back to center cause we have no options.

 

[OrangeYaGladi]

Is the idea of Edwards redshirting a pipe dream? Seems rare for a player to dress as a freshman but then redshirt as a healthy sophomore.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

so all those kids are now gonna go someplace if they drop out of classes..

Ivy is just so dumb about some of this stuff.. Not letting the fball kids play playoff games being the dumbest

It's almost as if sports is seen as only a part of the ivy academic experience, rather than athletics being the lead dog.

 

[Cuse1055]

He’s messing with us...

Yeah I see nothing on twitter about it or from McCallister himself.

 

[DilemaCuse]

April fools extends to the 3rd for some folks on here

 

[upperdeck]

Still the RS kid is gonna be a better backup center option than Edwards who was not ready was.

 

[20plus]

orange79 can these types of troll posts get banned?

Someone text me From Mike

then text back he was misinformed my apologies

I do not troll and do understand frustration as I am pissed but happy untrue

 

[chugg21]

Is the idea of Edwards redshirting a pipe dream? Seems rare for a player to dress as a freshman but then redshirt as a healthy sophomore.

Yes.

 

[dasher]

Someone text me From Mike

then text back he was misinformed my apologies

I do not troll and do understand frustration as I am pissed but happy untrue

20plus, what is your post in reference to?

 

[hoopsupstate]

Edwards could be our best big next year. Twenty more pounds can make a big difference.

 

[jdubs30]

Someone text me From Mike

then text back he was misinformed my apologies

I do not troll and do understand frustration as I am pissed but happy untrue

If he’s announcing today there’s no way he’s recommitting to Duke

 

[jdubs30]

20plus, what is your post in reference to?

He posted something earlier saying McAllister was reporting Tape was recommitting to Duke

 

[orangefog]

Edwards could be our best big next year. Twenty more pounds can make a big difference.

I agree. He could probably add 5-10 lbs by just not cutting his hair or finger and toe nails.