EasyEd
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Post by EasyEd on May 13, 2004 15:14:23 GMT -5
With Garcia and McAlarney now verbaling elsewhere, where does that leave us? From earlier posts I have us still going after Galinda, C.J. Anderson and Matthew Thomas for 2004, and the following for 2005:
Lee Bynum (scholarship offered)
Eric Boateng (scholarship offered by CE)
K.C. Rivers
Rashad Chace
Lawrence Hill
Taj Gibson
Josh Thorton
Alfred Aboya
DeAndre Bell
Andray Blatche
Harvey Hale
Nick Welsh
Tyrell Biggs
Aaron Pettway
Andre McGee
Theo Davis
Brandon Costner
Marcus Williams
Leo Criswell
Any word on the status of any of these?
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Post by SFHoya99 on May 13, 2004 16:49:40 GMT -5
It's Galind-O, so ya know.
Matt Thomas signed with SDSU.
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Post by SFHoya99 on May 14, 2004 12:18:36 GMT -5
I think we can throw out the pre-3 targets, until JTIII is mentioned in connection with them.
My guesses as to the targets:
'04
Alex Galindo
CE Anderson (maybe)
'05
Lee Bynum
Lawrence Hill
Josh Thorton
Tyrell Biggs (?)
Paul Johnson
Looks like DeAndre Bell is on the radar, too.
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Post by EasyEd on May 14, 2004 13:05:17 GMT -5
SF:
What about K.C. Rivers and Rashad Chace? You think they are off the radar? And Alfred Aboya?
Is Paul Johnson the one from Gonzaga HS?
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Post by SFHoya99 on May 14, 2004 13:10:04 GMT -5
I don't have any inside info, but I never got the feeling we were really in it for Rivers. I really like the idea of an elite shooter, but we never seemed all that high there. I dunno.
Chase keeps getting mentioned, but same as above.
The fact that we have heard nothing from Aboya, plus his injury, since his decommital, makes me think that 3 may take someone before Alfred gets a chance to prove his worth.
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Post by RDF on May 14, 2004 14:05:13 GMT -5
I don't have any inside info, but I never got the feeling we were really in it for Rivers. I really like the idea of an elite shooter, but we never seemed all that high there. I dunno. Chase keeps getting mentioned, but same as above. The fact that we have heard nothing from Aboya, plus his injury, since his decommital, makes me think that 3 may take someone before Alfred gets a chance to prove his worth. I think Aboya is completely off the radar. He's the typical Esh "overkill" recruit that caused transfers. You can't have 10 players for 3 spots on the floor. Aboya is an interior player and we have signed 2 kids who'll play his spot--Green and Guibunda, not to mention having Bowman, Owens, and possibly Galindo and or Anderson who can move to SF position if needed. Tyler Crawford can do this as well. We have Hibbert at Center and are targeting a different type of Center with JT III's system. So Aboya doesn't fit. JT III has also stated that his goal is to make people "remember Georgetown" and that isn't going to happen unless you go after big names and those who fit into what you are doing. It's about recruiting to system, not getting highly ranked players no matter if they fit or not. That was Esherick's failure and biggest difference/reason I feel hope for JT III. People need roles and that translates into confidence. When you focus on your role, it's amazing how much better a team plays, and wins. When you don't know what the goal/system is, it's chaotic and frustrating (sums up the Esherick Tenure). |
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Post by PushyGuyFanClub on May 14, 2004 15:41:41 GMT -5
I don't want to jinx anything, but are we working on a logjam of 3/4's? Bowman, Owens, Green, Diz. People were voting that Diz would benefit from the new system, but even if the PrincetonO accommodates 3 6'6"ish shooters, he's still pine.
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Post by TrueHoyaBlue on May 17, 2004 12:26:29 GMT -5
I see your point, but I think Owens is definitely more of a 2/3, rather than falling into this category. I think Sead would fall on the depth chart behind Brandon, and Jeff (if he qualifies), but I don't see DJ taking any "Diz minutes." Also, I'd be fine bulking up at that spot, since at most, Brandon will be playing 20 minutes at the 3 and 15 at the four, and probably not quite that, if we're running a really up-tempo game.
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Post by SFHoya99 on May 17, 2004 12:34:55 GMT -5
I don't want to jinx anything, but are we working on a logjam of 3/4's? Bowman, Owens, Green, Diz. People were voting that Diz would benefit from the new system, but even if the PrincetonO accommodates 3 6'6"ish shooters, he's still pine. My impression of the Princeton is that you have, on the floor, a Center who can pass and four interchangeable guys. We won't really have that, for several reasons. One, finding 6'5" + PG who can bring it up in the BE and guard BE guards are very hard to find, and Two, each of these guys has to play D and rebound versus traditional teams. What I see is more like this: C All-around player PF/SF Inside out-PF type. Sweetney would play in the Princeton PF/SF/SG Brandon is all but perfect SF/SG Keeping the size up SG/PG Combo guards welcome here, but true points as well. But Bethel and Cook would've probably done better with JT than CE. |
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Post by PushyGuyFanClub on May 17, 2004 12:58:17 GMT -5
Correction: Cook will do better. I hope. Given your outline of the P.O., you think the rotation might break down as follows? 5. Guibundia/Hibbert 4. Green/Guibundia/Bowman/Diz 3. Bowman/Green/Owens/Recruit? 2. Owens/Cook/Reed/Crawford 1. Cook/Causey/Reed If we don't get a recruit and Green qualifies, I think the first column are out starters. I think we need size. The way NBA teams run the P.O., the players are typically sized for their positions, but are asked to do things on offense that other positions would do, e.g., center needs to pass and dribble, guards need to play around the basket. The good news is there is only one senior in the batch. If we get a recruit or two to really solidify our depth, I see not this year, but 05-06 as the year we could go undefeated at home.  |
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Post by SFHoya99 on May 17, 2004 13:17:29 GMT -5
Correction: Cook will do better. I hope. Given your outline of the P.O., you think the rotation might break down as follows? 5. Guibundia/Hibbert 4. Green/Guibundia/Bowman/Diz 3. Bowman/Green/Owens/Recruit? 2. Owens/Cook/Reed/Crawford 1. Cook/Causey/Reed If we don't get a recruit and Green qualifies, I think the first column are out starters. I think we need size. The way NBA teams run the P.O., the players are typically sized for their positions, but are asked to do things on offense that other positions would do, e.g., center needs to pass and dribble, guards need to play around the basket. The good news is there is only one senior in the batch. If we get a recruit or two to really solidify our depth, I see not this year, but 05-06 as the year we could go undefeated at home. That seems about right, though I think Causey will challenge for a starting role. I don't think we saw the real Matt Causey for most of last year. Either way, though, I think we'll have a rotation of three main guys for the two guard spots, Bowman continuing to play close to forty minutes at the three and four with DJ relieving and the three frosh plus Bowman playing at the 4/5. (Sead is the wildcard -- numerous experts thought he'd be good by junior year; is he ahead of schedule?) Even with the new guys, expect this lineup a lot next year: Causey Cook Owens Bowman Freshman playing C It's gonna take some time for the big men to get accustomed to BE speed. There will be foul trouble and times when they are overmatched. If Jeff doesn't qualify, this could be the starting lineup. |
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Post by PushyGuyFanClub on May 17, 2004 13:22:06 GMT -5
What about Crawford? Anyone think he's a factor? He's really flown under the radar even after helping his team win a state title.
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Post by SFHoya99 on May 17, 2004 13:25:52 GMT -5
What about Crawford? Anyone think he's a factor? He's really flown under the radar even after helping his team win a state title. Obivously, with Crawford, if he's good enough, he could grab a spot. I don't think there is enough talent there to guarantee anyone to start (though Brandon is as close to a lock as anyone). I try not to get my expectations up with freshman anymore. The only reason I think we'll have freshman at the four and five is we have absolutely no returning size. AKD is a decent walk-on, but if he starts... As for Crawford, I'm not expecting him to beat out Cook or Owens for the 2. But he could. |
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Post by SFHoya99 on May 17, 2004 13:55:46 GMT -5
2004 2005 2006 2007
Center
Guibunda Guibunda Guibunda Guibunda
Hibbert Hibbert Hibbert Hibbert
Power Forward
DizdarevicDizdarevicDizdarevic
Green Green Green Green
Guibunda Guibunda Guibunda Guibunda
Small Forward
Bowman Bowman
DizdarevicDizdarevicDizdarevic
Green Green Green Green
Owens Owens
Shooting Guard
Cook Cook
Crawford Crawford Crawford Crawford
Owens Owens
Reed Reed Reed
Point Guard
Causey Causey Causey
Cook Cook
Reed Reed Reed
Looking at the above, our real need isn't a big man, at least not next year.
I think we're in a "Take the best player" situation in that if we can get a Top 50 or Top 75 type guy, we take him.
But if we do consider position, I'd go PG first, then swingman - a G/SF type (like Galindo, sigh).
C.J. Anderson, positionally, would be a great fit.
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Post by SFHoya99 on May 17, 2004 16:26:58 GMT -5
Anyone know how to use the table function?
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Post by kchoya on May 17, 2004 18:12:59 GMT -5
Something like this??? | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | | Hibbert | Hibbert | Hibbert | Hibbert | | Guibundia | Guibundia | Guibundia | Guibundia | |
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | | Green | Green | Green | Green | | Guibindia | Guibindia | Guibindia | Guibindia | | Dizdarevic | Dizdarevic | Dizdarevic | Dizdarevic |
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