DFW HOYA
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Post by DFW HOYA on Jan 16, 2019 12:08:51 GMT -5
Impressive memory, DFW! I might move up Aw and Dia up to "Solid Contributors," but a minor quibble with a great listing. They both started by the end of their careers and earned solid minutes. Good points on each. That bottom tier revisits the question that Chris Sodom may have been the least productive scholarship player Georgetown has ever had. He went from the opportunity to learn under Patrick Ewing to being bounced by Georgetown, quitting GW after three months, and now has enrolled in Iowa Western Community College.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2019 12:09:11 GMT -5
Did Moses develop? Not really. I just kinda threw out that comparison to be rhetorically funny, but also use it to explain that the African import strategy has really worked for the Hoyas in some cases and not so much in others. Boubacar, Joe Tuomou, Ya-Ya, others? We've had some decent success. Hope Tim-Iggy is da man. The import list has been a very mixed bag. Impact Players: Mutombo Solid Contributors: Boumtje-Boumtje Contributors: Agau, Aw, Dia, Samnick Not As Much: Micoud, Touomou Never developed: Ayegba, Dizdarevic, Bosanac, Mescheriakov, Owinje Nothing At All: Fleury, Guibunda, Sodom What about Victor Shomnick?
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Post by bostonfan on Jan 16, 2019 12:30:17 GMT -5
Tim I. should be able to add a physical presence to the Hoya front line next year. Yurt is a good sized big man also so I think they will be a more "physical" team on the boards next year. Aside from Jessie, (who is a big, strong guy, but not the most mobile) the rest of this years' teams bigs are not the biggest/strongest guys and do get outmuscled sometimes for big rebounds. Add Tim and Yurt next year and add some weight/muscle to LeBlanc and Carter and hopefully they start coming away with more of the those tough rebounds in big late game situations.
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Post by SirSaxa on Jan 16, 2019 22:57:30 GMT -5
Impressive memory, DFW! I might move up Aw and Dia up to "Solid Contributors," but a minor quibble with a great listing. Aw was a 3-year starter on some very good teams and scored double digits as a senior and was strong defensively. Also, ranked #70 on the list of All-Time Hoyas. Dia ended up starting his senior season on an NCAA tournament team (the sophomore Victor Page squad) and made a very nice contribution of 8 pts/10 Reb/2+ blocks game. Agree Ranch. Boubacar was an important contributor for several years, and was AI's "bodyguard" on the court. Ya Ya surprised everyone with his progress over his time at GU and was a significant force as a senior big man. Otherwise, Yes - I think DFW has it right. Someone pointed out the omission of Victor Samnick (Shomnick!) Good one, I had not noticed his omission until it was pointed out. Let's hope Omer and Tim turn into important contributors too - with more foreign players to follow. Maybe Pat should send his buddy Dikembe on an unofficial recruiting trip!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2019 12:14:12 GMT -5
TIMOTHY IGHOEFE (2000, CENTER, NIGERIA) Rather no skill but picked the basketball as late as three years ago and possess basically Deandre Jordan type of profile, maybe only without such a huge bounce. Anyway he stole the show past summer during G League invitational after being measured 6’10 with 242 pounds and enormous 7’7 wingspan. Imposing body and very good mobility helps as far as getting up & down the court quickly for a big or offering rim protection and can even provide in time substantial amount of perimeter defense. However skill level is likely to remain low. While watching the warm up, mid range form looked very inconsistent, flat with some bad misses (also below 40% FT shooter) which however was sporadically followed by 2 makes in a row. Those hands may not be great but if you grind every day can definitely reduce amount of stiffness to utilizable level. In games situations he is dependent on having great point guard in the line up but has all the tools to become high level finisher. Few times he converted super basic hooks close to the hoop over defenses thanks to great extension he gets while putting those longish arms in the air. Timothy committed to Georgetown last November and probably it’s hard to find someone else who can help him as much as Patrick Ewing. Needs a huge work as far as footwork, fundamentals, tactical knowledge and whatnot but NBA dream is not out of his mind blowing reach with further development and committment to work. eurospects.com/?p=15327
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Post by dense on Jan 17, 2019 21:27:05 GMT -5
TIMOTHY IGHOEFE (2000, CENTER, NIGERIA) Rather no skill but picked the basketball as late as three years ago and possess basically Deandre Jordan type of profile, maybe only without such a huge bounce. Anyway he stole the show past summer during G League invitational after being measured 6’10 with 242 pounds and enormous 7’7 wingspan. Imposing body and very good mobility helps as far as getting up & down the court quickly for a big or offering rim protection and can even provide in time substantial amount of perimeter defense. However skill level is likely to remain low. While watching the warm up, mid range form looked very inconsistent, flat with some bad misses (also below 40% FT shooter) which however was sporadically followed by 2 makes in a row. Those hands may not be great but if you grind every day can definitely reduce amount of stiffness to utilizable level. In games situations he is dependent on having great point guard in the line up but has all the tools to become high level finisher. Few times he converted super basic hooks close to the hoop over defenses thanks to great extension he gets while putting those longish arms in the air. Timothy committed to Georgetown last November and probably it’s hard to find someone else who can help him as much as Patrick Ewing. Needs a huge work as far as footwork, fundamentals, tactical knowledge and whatnot but NBA dream is not out of his mind blowing reach with further development and committment to work. eurospects.com/?p=15327Sounds like Biyombo.
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Post by SaxaCD on Jan 18, 2019 2:15:26 GMT -5
TIMOTHY IGHOEFE (2000, CENTER, NIGERIA) Rather no skill but picked the basketball as late as three years ago and possess basically Deandre Jordan type of profile, maybe only without such a huge bounce. Anyway he stole the show past summer during G League invitational after being measured 6’10 with 242 pounds and enormous 7’7 wingspan. Imposing body and very good mobility helps as far as getting up & down the court quickly for a big or offering rim protection and can even provide in time substantial amount of perimeter defense. However skill level is likely to remain low. While watching the warm up, mid range form looked very inconsistent, flat with some bad misses (also below 40% FT shooter) which however was sporadically followed by 2 makes in a row. Those hands may not be great but if you grind every day can definitely reduce amount of stiffness to utilizable level. In games situations he is dependent on having great point guard in the line up but has all the tools to become high level finisher. Few times he converted super basic hooks close to the hoop over defenses thanks to great extension he gets while putting those longish arms in the air. Timothy committed to Georgetown last November and probably it’s hard to find someone else who can help him as much as Patrick Ewing. Needs a huge work as far as footwork, fundamentals, tactical knowledge and whatnot but NBA dream is not out of his mind blowing reach with further development and committment to work. eurospects.com/?p=15327Sounds like Biyombo. I agree he needs a lot of work, but not sure what they are talking about with footwork. In the clips I've seen, that seems to be above average already.
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Post by dchoya72 on Jan 18, 2019 8:35:34 GMT -5
Impressive memory, DFW! I might move up Aw and Dia up to "Solid Contributors," but a minor quibble with a great listing. Aw was a 3-year starter on some very good teams and scored double digits as a senior and was strong defensively. Also, ranked #70 on the list of All-Time Hoyas. Dia ended up starting his senior season on an NCAA tournament team (the sophomore Victor Page squad) and made a very nice contribution of 8 pts/10 Reb/2+ blocks game. Agree Ranch. Boubacar was an important contributor for several years, and was AI's "bodyguard" on the court.[br Ya Ya surprised everyone with his progress over his time at GU and was a significant force as a senior big man. Otherwise, Yes - I think DFW has it right. Someone pointed out the omission of Victor Samnick (Shomnick!) Good one, I had not noticed his omission until it was pointed out. Let's hope Omer and Tim turn into important contributors too - with more foreign players to follow. Maybe Pat should send his buddy Dikembe on an unofficial recruiting trip! [br[ The idea about Dikembe as a recruiter is a great idea. He may perhaps be the reason why Tim Ighoefe came to us. He's probably always looking out for Hoyas...please don't restrict to big men!
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Post by LCPolo18 on Jan 18, 2019 10:59:59 GMT -5
Agree Ranch. Boubacar was an important contributor for several years, and was AI's "bodyguard" on the court.[br Ya Ya surprised everyone with his progress over his time at GU and was a significant force as a senior big man. Otherwise, Yes - I think DFW has it right. Someone pointed out the omission of Victor Samnick (Shomnick!) Good one, I had not noticed his omission until it was pointed out. Let's hope Omer and Tim turn into important contributors too - with more foreign players to follow. Maybe Pat should send his buddy Dikembe on an unofficial recruiting trip! [br[ The idea about Dikembe as a recruiter is a great idea. He may perhaps be the reason why Tim Ighoefe came to us. He's probably always looking out for Hoyas...please don't restrict to big men! Or perhaps because Joe Touomou is Timothy Ighoefe's coach.
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Post by dchoya72 on Jan 18, 2019 14:00:12 GMT -5
[br[ The idea about Dikembe as a recruiter is a great idea. He may perhaps be the reason why Tim Ighoefe came to us. He's probably always looking out for Hoyas...please don't restrict to big men! Or perhaps because Joe Touomou is Timothy Ighoefe's coach. Yes, that too. I don't neglect that. Our former players are helping us. Thankfully!
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Post by Elvado on Jan 18, 2019 14:03:40 GMT -5
[br[ The idea about Dikembe as a recruiter is a great idea. He may perhaps be the reason why Tim Ighoefe came to us. He's probably always looking out for Hoyas...please don't restrict to big men! Or perhaps because Joe Touomou is Timothy Ighoefe's coach. Nice that Joe might finally contribute... Other than excessive clapping and gesticulating that is...
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Post by hoyainla on Jan 19, 2019 0:16:20 GMT -5
All this Dikembe talk has me wondering how we didn't even offer Mfiondu Kabengele. Maybe the coaching fiasco had something to do with it. I really don't recall. That being said he's exactly what this team needs. He's a bigger stronger Josh, which he should be since he's older.
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Post by hoyas4lyfe on Jan 27, 2019 23:22:46 GMT -5
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Post by MCIGuy on Jan 27, 2019 23:51:04 GMT -5
Finish that dunk, big guy.
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dense
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Post by dense on Jan 28, 2019 1:02:27 GMT -5
If thats a project, sign me up. Dude is chisled and has ridiculous measurables.
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Post by mfk24 on Jan 28, 2019 8:18:47 GMT -5
Good grief. That’s a grown man right there.
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Post by AshantiCooksBurner on Jan 28, 2019 8:46:06 GMT -5
Wow is he ready physically. Not sure about a skill set right now, but he will certainly have an impact on the glass and at the rim right off the bat.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2019 8:48:59 GMT -5
We'll certainly have the most imposing bench in the Big East.
Can't remember 3 guys this big (tall) on a roster since Zo, Deke, Pascal Fleury. Probably missing a trio there...
Add Qudus and we're going to run out of aqua & white fabric for all the unis.
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Post by Ranch Dressing on Jan 28, 2019 12:37:44 GMT -5
Tim-Iggy has a MONSTER frame already - a weight program could make him look like Karl Malone.
Does the skill set follow...?
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Post by SFHoya99 on Jan 28, 2019 12:42:45 GMT -5
I like how he had to come down from his jump to block that one shot.
If he has the work ethic, he's going to be an NBA player with Patrick as his coach.
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