Class of 2024 - PF Donnie Freeman (MD / IMG) COMMITTED & SIGNED TO SYRACUSE (5/11/23) | Page 52 | Syracusefan.com

Class of 2024 PF Donnie Freeman (MD / IMG) COMMITTED & SIGNED TO SYRACUSE (5/11/23)

Bulldog04 said:
Red will continue to get the players. Everyone just needs a touch of patience
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Patience only goes so far after the last 8 years.

I get what you're saying, however the proof is in the pudding.

Freeman & Moore is a good start.
 
Cuse2023 said:
Luhi over IMG 83-81 in overtime. No surprise VJ Edgecombe and Darius Acuff stole the show. Donnie had a decent game. Picked up two early fouls in the first quarter and sat for a while. Followed it with a big 3rd quarter. Knocked down two triples in the game, stroke looks good from outside. Nearly had a poster in transition but missed the dunk. He struggled a bit on the glass vs 6-11 Alier Maluk who had some size on him. Nigel James and Kiyan were both really unimpressive. Kiyan barely played and didn't get any run down the strech. Refs were absolutely horrendous all night. Missed a basket interference in OT which gave Luhi 2 points and also gave them two timeouts while the ball was loose.
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Kiyan had a better game Saturday. He comes off the bench because he's behind the number 4 player in next years class in VJ edgecombe. He's still 4th in scoring on that team shooting 40% from 3.
 
Cusefan0307 said:
Kiyan had a better game Saturday. He comes off the bench because he's behind the number 4 player in next years class in VJ edgecombe. He's still 4th in scoring on that team shooting 40% from 3.
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I'm well aware, I referenced Edgecombe in my post. Kiyan played poorly in only 12 minutes of action in an overtime game against IMG. Veritas, who they played Saturday, is one of the bottom tear teams in the league and have been blown out against all the contenders.
 
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Unfortunately I no longer have access to the private stat databases to provide more value to you guys in terms of high school stats, but fortunately, Elijah, Donnie, and Kiyan all play in leagues that official stat tracking so I can still sum it up for you.

In EYBL Scholastic, Donnie Freeman is averaging:
  • 28.3 minutes
  • 14.8 points
  • 2.1 assists
  • 7.4 rebounds
  • 1.2 steals
  • 0.8 blocks
  • 63/28/74 shooting splits (2PT/3PT/FT) for a pretty good TS% of 58.5%.
  • On the year, he's attempted 36 3 pointers compared to 64 2 pointers and 31 free throws. His 3 point attempt rate of 36.0% is close to guys like JJ Starling and Benny Williams this year. Would definitely like to see him improve his shooting if he's going to shoot 3's that much. His free throw rate of 31% is alright, a little higher than Maliq Brown this season.
  • Per 40 minutes, his points/assists/rebounds/steals/blocks jumps up to 20.9/3.0/10.5/1.7/1.1. Really nice numbers.
  • Among the 87 players with at least 100 minutes in EYBL Scholastic this season, Donnie is 13th in rebounds per 40 minutes, 22nd in points per 40, and 24th in blocks per 40. His assists and steals are both in the top half of the league as well.
 
Melancer46 said:
Unfortunately I no longer have access to the private stat databases to provide more value to you guys in terms of high school stats, but fortunately, Elijah, Donnie, and Kiyan all play in leagues that official stat tracking so I can still sum it up for you.

In EYBL Scholastic, Donnie Freeman is averaging:
  • 28.3 minutes
  • 14.8 points
  • 2.1 assists
  • 7.4 rebounds
  • 1.2 steals
  • 0.8 blocks
  • 63/28/74 shooting splits (2PT/3PT/FT) for a pretty good TS% of 58.5%.
  • On the year, he's attempted 36 3 pointers compared to 64 2 pointers and 31 free throws. His 3 point attempt rate of 36.0% is close to guys like JJ Starling and Benny Williams this year. Would definitely like to see him improve his shooting if he's going to shoot 3's that much. His free throw rate of 31% is alright, a little higher than Maliq Brown this season.
  • Per 40 minutes, his points/assists/rebounds/steals/blocks jumps up to 20.9/3.0/10.5/1.7/1.1. Really nice numbers.
  • Among the 87 players with at least 100 minutes in EYBL Scholastic this season, Donnie is 13th in rebounds per 40 minutes, 22nd in points per 40, and 24th in blocks per 40. His assists and steals are both in the top half of the league as well.
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What site are you using? Those stats don’t match to what is on thecircuit.com.
 
Cusefan0307 said:

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www.thecircuithoops.com www.thecircuithoops.com
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Yeah I'm not really sure what to make of The Circuit's stats. Even on that page, they have Donnie listed as playing in 13 games in one table, 16 games in the next, 15 games in the 3rd, and 14 games in the Misc. table lol. And I don't think any of the numbers in the scoring table match the numbers you get if you just look at their scoring leaders for the EYBL here: https://www.thecircuithoops.com/sta...b=division_instance_player_stats&tool=5411586

I'm going to stick with EYBL's official stats since I have no idea what is and isn't being included in The Circuit's numbers.
 
Melancer46 said:
63/28/74 shooting splits (2PT/3PT/FT)
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RUT ROH!

Let's hope we either don't need him to be a 3pt threat next season or he improves his shooting over the offseason.
 
ssbriefcase said:
There isn't a world where we need him to hit 3's next season, no matter the roster makeup. He'll have his hands full learning the physicality underneath, rebounding and defense.
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Freeman looks really good for a 6'9"guy handling the ball. We had high hopes for Benny Williams, but Freeman had a couple highlights dribbling that make Williams' best dribbling moves look awkward.

If Freeman winds up guarded by a guy like NC State's Burns, we want Burns to play up on him to guard the three, so Freeman can go around him and dunk.

I know this is Freeman's upside, he might not be able to do it next year... He just keeps getting better and better, though.

EDIT: I just watched some more recent highlights. One was a whole game where IMG was beating up on a badly overmatched opponent, so quality of competition warning.

Freeman has a true jump shot out to three point range. It's slow, but he's actually getting up a bit and has a pretty high release, so he should be able to get it off when he's open.

He also did a couple nice looking Euro step drives to finish at the rim. He doesn't usually seem to try to drive in the half court yet, but will dribble in transition, all the way to the basket if you let him.

He also had a couple sweet outlet passes.
 
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Niastri said:
Freeman looks really good for a 6'9"guy handling the ball. We had high hopes for Benny Williams, but Freeman had a couple highlights dribbling that make Williams' best dribbling moves look awkward.

If Freeman winds up guarded by a guy like NC State's Burns, we want Burns to play up on him to guard the three, so Freeman can go around him and dunk.

I know this is Freeman's upside, he might not be able to do it next year... He just keeps getting better and better, though.
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His handle does look good. I'm just saying that, him learning the game inside then out, is to his benefit and ours, imo. See Benny for the latest example of bigs wanting to be Steph Curry, and not working out at all.
 
ssbriefcase said:
His handle does look good. I'm just saying that, him learning the game inside then out, is to his benefit and ours, imo. See Benny for the latest example of bigs wanting to be Steph Curry, and not working out at all.
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Williams shooting open threes was not a problem. He hit 40% last year.

This year, who knows what he was thinking...
 
Not sure people are giving Red the full credit for how massive of a pick up Donnie is for us.

He’s a potential one and done prospect that will help day 1 and could help lead the way and show other elite hs prospects that they can come play at Cuse too.

For this to be Reds first commitment and to bring in Elijah Moore as well, is a huge first recruiting class and really puts us back squarely in the mix for top recruits, where we were accustomed to for many years.
 
Windyfly said:
Not sure people are giving Red the full credit for how massive of a pick up Donnie is for us.

He’s a potential one and done prospect that will help day 1 and could help lead the way and show other elite hs prospects that they can come play at Cuse too.

For this to be Reds first commitment and to bring in Elijah Moore as well, is a huge first recruiting class and really puts us back squarely in the mix for top recruits, where we were accustomed to for many years.
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Moreover - we were 100% OUT on Donnie while JAB was still the coach.

It was literally only after he retired got shown the door, that Donnie's interest ticked up again.
Red and crew closed that.

Choppa seems like he was more committed to Syracuse than JAB or Red, but it's certainly great that we've kept him onboard. Will bring some much-needed shooting and scoring punch off the bench in year 1, and probably be a starter in year 2.
 
Windyfly said:
Not sure people are giving Red the full credit for how massive of a pick up Donnie is for us.

He’s a potential one and done prospect that will help day 1 and could help lead the way and show other elite hs prospects that they can come play at Cuse too.

For this to be Reds first commitment and to bring in Elijah Moore as well, is a huge first recruiting class and really puts us back squarely in the mix for top recruits, where we were accustomed to for many years.
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This is why I'm scoping out the offseason portal. Making the tourney and having a good showing next season is the needed step to continue successful recruiting. BIG BIG offseason for Red. Keep who we need to keep, say goodbye where we need to and add the missing pieces.
 
Melancer46 said:
Unfortunately I no longer have access to the private stat databases to provide more value to you guys in terms of high school stats, but fortunately, Elijah, Donnie, and Kiyan all play in leagues that official stat tracking so I can still sum it up for you.

In EYBL Scholastic, Donnie Freeman is averaging:
  • 28.3 minutes
  • 14.8 points
  • 2.1 assists
  • 7.4 rebounds
  • 1.2 steals
  • 0.8 blocks
  • 63/28/74 shooting splits (2PT/3PT/FT) for a pretty good TS% of 58.5%.
  • On the year, he's attempted 36 3 pointers compared to 64 2 pointers and 31 free throws. His 3 point attempt rate of 36.0% is close to guys like JJ Starling and Benny Williams this year. Would definitely like to see him improve his shooting if he's going to shoot 3's that much. His free throw rate of 31% is alright, a little higher than Maliq Brown this season.
  • Per 40 minutes, his points/assists/rebounds/steals/blocks jumps up to 20.9/3.0/10.5/1.7/1.1. Really nice numbers.
  • Among the 87 players with at least 100 minutes in EYBL Scholastic this season, Donnie is 13th in rebounds per 40 minutes, 22nd in points per 40, and 24th in blocks per 40. His assists and steals are both in the top half of the league as well.
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Stats are stats. Here are some highlights from IMG this year. He's not just a PF.

 

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