Absolutely, we have great athletes. The very best know how to play, but after that, it's a crap shoot. Eventually, people will value good basketball over the one on one BS and they will start teaching fundamentals and valuing team basketball. Until then, we are stuck with what we see now. Good coaches teach guys how to play, the bad ones just march their athletes out and let them figure it out.
Yeah, that Best 5 on court sucks. Freeman is the best shooter by a LONG way. And, who knows if he can do it at this level. Portal is where it's at. Your "Best 5 on court" is the baseline, we can't settle for that. We need some upperclassmen for leadership.
Donnie Freeman? A better shooter than Bell and Starling? By a "LONG" way?!!?!
Better than JJ, at this point…without a doubt. Not better than Bell, I missed that. JJ can be a lot better than he is right now, but he has that hitch.
Regardless of the hitch, JJ is shooting 36% from 3 in conference play. Donnie is shooting 28% from 3 in league play. Right now Bell and Starling are way better shooters than Donnie and its not even close. Some of you guys need to temper expectations for Donnie. With that being said, he does have massive potential but he still needs work. If Maliq is back and playing the four Donnie is 100% coming off the bench.
How many you trying to get from the portal?
I want 2 from the portal.
JJ’s shot is thankfully dropping at 36% in conference play at a low volume. His shot was much better in high school. Hopefully, he gets it fixed. Donnie has a nice looking shot. Hopefully, he doesn’t lose it.
What are you talking about? JJ is averaging over 5 attempts a game. Just because Donnie's shot looks better doesn't mean he's a better shooter.
I think you mean Choppa Moore, not Freeman, who’s known as a great shooter in high school.
Choppa is a great shooter. Freeman is a good shooter and he’s getting better. We drastically need both of them. They will be freshmen though, so we’ll see how they transition.
JJ shoots just over 4 per game and makes under 1.5 per game. I don’t consider that volume.
I'm talking about conference play where he makes about 2 a game on around 5 attempts. How can you argue that somebody that shoots 28% at the high school level is a better shooter than somebody who is shooting 36% in the ACC.
I’m not going to even try to cherry pick a 17 game stretch of Donnie’s games to see if it exceeds 36%. Because it doesn’t matter. JJ is improving, that’s great. But, his shot is nowhere near as good as it was. Hopefully he gets rid of the hitch before next season. His numbers will definitely improve.
Hitch, no hitch, he can shoot the ball underhand... if he's shooting 36% he's a better shooter than a 28% shooter in high school. Donnie's improving his outside shot, but he's made 10 threes in 9 league games. The fact that you say he's a better shooter than JJ by a long way is absurd. Doesn't matter what his shot looks like.
Why would you move Brown from where he is successful? He is really good at the 5. As his confidence grows in his outside shot, he will be able to drag bigs out of the paint. He could become a decent pick and pop center.
If he leaves, which I doubt, we will replace with Moore and a bunch of 2025 kids. I doubt Red will bring in an underclass man and seniors or grad transfers expect to start.
That team struggles to rebound equally as much as we do right now. If we bring in a starting quality center you move Maliq back to his actual position. He only plays the 5 because we literally don’t have anyone else that can. How can you make the case of Freeman over Maliq at the 4? Maliq is the best defender on the team, does everything on the floor, and is going to be a junior with a ton of experience. Plus telling Maliq he’s coming off the bench risks the chance of losing him to the portal.
He is a really good interior defender. Not sure he can guard from 15’ -20’ and in. (Not saying he can’t, just to be seen.)
Yeah you completely lost me with Brown at the 2.
For the 4th most popular school in Philly? When he would play in front of more fans in one game in the dome than he did the entire season at St Joes? Not sure he's a lock to stay in this day and age.
