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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2014 12:39:48 GMT -5
Think Paul is more skilled than Otto was as a Freshman but Otto has that dog in him. His motor was on 110% all game. Paul has had many games where he looked like he could do more imo. Also Otto has more of a scorers mentality…Paul more of a variety of guard skills and a way better left... Glad to hear 3 plans on using Paul in the backcourt at both SG and PG spots.. Thoughts of a 6’8 PG makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside Wait, III said this? In the BE Media day interview he mentioned he would play in the backcourt. Also backed up by some player quotes provided by Michael Bohlin (Hoyas247)… Like everything else though, we’ll see
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Post by hoyabinx on Oct 27, 2014 12:54:05 GMT -5
In the BE Media day interview he mentioned he would play in the backcourt. Also backed up by some player quotes provided by Michael Bohlin (Hoyas247)… Like everything else though, we’ll see Great!
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Post by Talos on Oct 27, 2014 13:31:19 GMT -5
In the BE Media day interview he mentioned he would play in the backcourt. Also backed up by some player quotes provided by Michael Bohlin (Hoyas247)… Like everything else though, we’ll see Very interesting. Watching him play last year, I think he can definitely handle some secondary ball handling duties. While he doesn't have a dynamic, break-you-down handle, it is very solid and under control. I think he'll be great in helping break the press.
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Oct 27, 2014 13:57:56 GMT -5
I must have missed that, too. It makes sense though.
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Post by blueandgray on Oct 27, 2014 14:03:55 GMT -5
In the BE Media day interview he mentioned he would play in the backcourt. Also backed up by some player quotes provided by Michael Bohlin (Hoyas247)… Like everything else though, we’ll see Very interesting. Watching him play last year, I think he can definitely handle some secondary ball handling duties. While he doesn't have a dynamic, break-you-down handle, it is very solid and under control. I think he'll be great in helping break the press. If Whittington could do it, White can as well.
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Post by MCIGuy on Oct 27, 2014 19:10:11 GMT -5
III told HR over the weekend that White could be moved into the GU backcourt right now without question. This didn't surprise me. What surprised me was that it seems as if III just came to this revelation. Surely he caught some of White's high school games. I say this because I recall III telling the CBS reporter a few weeks ago that the guys he will rely on for ballhandling were DSR, Jabril, LJ and Tre. He didn't mention Paul at all. Until now. Paul White's playmaking abilities have always been obvious as far as I'm concerned.
By the way in a report from Hoyas 247 Mikael described White as being a point guard.
The Copeland/Otto comparisons have always been an act of lazy journalism. Even if their hoops IQ are identical that is still a bad comparison. They are at such opposite ends of the athletic spectrum it's silly. Not that Otto is a bad athlete, just not elite. Copeland may never be the basketball player Otto is but he will always an athletic edge. If Copeland has Otto's hoops acumen and skills to go along with his ridiculous physical tools then, well, watch out, world!
Speaking of bad comparisons...if Paul White had Copeland's athleticism he would be the second coming of Scottie Pippen.He looks like he can do so many things on the court. Otto is the better person to judge White by. The height, the mid-range shot, the bball IQ. Otto was definitely more aggressive coming out of high school because he had to be the man for his team. Had the edge as a rebounder and probably had a better postup game as well. White has the edge when it comes to handling the rock and perhaps as a passer too.
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Post by michaelgrahmstylie on Oct 27, 2014 19:19:12 GMT -5
Don't forget, also, that Otto's mid-range jumper was sure money. It was the dagger in the heart of Syracuse.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Oct 27, 2014 21:26:28 GMT -5
III told HR over the weekend that White could be moved into the GU backcourt right now without question. This didn't surprise me. What surprised me was that it seems as if III just came to this revelation. Surely he caught some of White's high school games. I say this because I recall III telling the CBS reporter a few weeks ago that the guys he will rely on for ballhandling were DSR, Jabril, LJ and Tre. He didn't mention Paul at all. Until now. Paul White's playmaking abilities have always been obvious as far as I'm concerned. I have no problem with White playing in the backcourt as long as he is effective in that role. I know there was always a lot of love for Greg Whittington on this board. While having him as shooting guard was a huge benefit on defense, I think that's also one of the reasons our offense struggled at times. Whittington was never a terribly efficient shooter, and I think that sometimes caused our offense to sputter when Otto Porter wasn't on. That said, I'm sure White is his own man, and he may be better equipped in this role, especially since his handle is apparently quite good for somebody of his size. Still, with DSR, Trawick (especially if he plays like he did post-injury), and Peak, I don't see why you would play White as a shooting guard in most instances. Now, the following season (2015-2016) when we are lighter on guards, it might be different.
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Post by MCIGuy on Oct 27, 2014 22:34:37 GMT -5
III told HR over the weekend that White could be moved into the GU backcourt right now without question. This didn't surprise me. What surprised me was that it seems as if III just came to this revelation. Surely he caught some of White's high school games. I say this because I recall III telling the CBS reporter a few weeks ago that the guys he will rely on for ballhandling were DSR, Jabril, LJ and Tre. He didn't mention Paul at all. Until now. Paul White's playmaking abilities have always been obvious as far as I'm concerned. I have no problem with White playing in the backcourt as long as he is effective in that role. I know there was always a lot of love for Greg Whittington on this board. While having him as shooting guard was a huge benefit on defense, I think that's also one of the reasons our offense struggled at times. Whittington was never a terribly efficient shooter, and I think that sometimes caused our offense to sputter when Otto Porter wasn't on. A month ago I was watching a game I had recorded. It was Gtown vs Pitt in the BET a few years back, when Whittington was a freshman. During the broadcast one of the ESPN commentators mentioned that while Whitt had been a terrible three-point shooter in the early part of the season he ended up shooting 40% from three during Big East play. People look at Whitt's numbers that season and dismiss him as a terrible shooter without remembering his remarkable improvement as the season progressed. Of course people will counter that his second season percentage wasn't great either. My response to that is that the whole team looked bad on the scoring/shooting front at the early part of that season. Unfortunately for Whitt he didn't get to play much further and thereby get the chance to improve his percentage as his fellow teammates were able to do. I don't know if Whitt would have ever become a reliable jumpshooter but I can say that with his form and length and considering how well he shot in the BE during his first season, he clearly had the potential to get to that point. But even if he had ended up failing to get to that level, is it all that important? Not every effective basketball player has to be a reliable shooter. If Whitt was a guy who had developed a more consistent game of driving to the hoop I would have been fine with that. Anyway that being said I never viewed Whittington as a true guard. Same goes for White too. I see White as a natural SF who has the ability to handle point guard responsibilities when called upon (Like Pippen and Grant Hill).
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Post by hoyainspirit on Oct 28, 2014 11:33:59 GMT -5
I always thought the team itself was better when Whit was at the 3.
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