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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2018 13:00:06 GMT -5
People may not be too jazzed on certain guys, and that's understandable, but you have to look at it in the context of roster construction. If you look at it in those terms it makes much more sense. These are more chess than checkers moves imo. I'll explain...
Wilson gives you no offense, but he probably becomes the best pure defensive big soon after he gets on Campus. Once he matures, he gives coach a nice piece to play when you need a late game stop. When you're getting killed in PnR, or just giving up too many easy layups and need more rim protection. Whenever coach needs to shake things up on D, other team is hot/making a run etc, he can put Wilson in to give them a different look.
Baugh gives you a kid who can lock folks down on the perimeter, play make a little, and also would be part of that need a stop lineup. McClung/Akinjo are great, but they are smallish guards. Baugh adds to your length on the perimeter, gives you a future stopper, and adds rebounding at the position. There's some overlap, but a lot of what both these guys do well is not currently on the roster.
The best part is for the most part I'm speaking strictly about their floors. Both kids are hard working, very athletic, and have a lot of potential to be much more. These appear to be moves to round out the roster with quality, high upside kids.
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Post by Elvado on Sept 29, 2018 13:17:35 GMT -5
People may not be too jazzed on certain guys, and that's understandable, but you have to look at it in the context of roster construction. If you look at it in those terms it makes much more sense. These are more chess, than checkers moves imo. I'll explain... Wilson gives you no offense, but he probably becomes the best pure defensive big soon after he gets on Campus. Once he matures, he gives coach a nice piece to play when you need a late game stop. When you're getting killed in PnR, or just giving up too many easy layups and need more rim protection. Whenever coach needs to shake things up on D, other team is hot/making a run etc, he can put Wilson in to give them a different look. Baugh gives you a kid who can lock folks down on the perimeter, play make a little, and also would be part of that need a stop lineup. McClung/Akinjo are great, but they are smallish guards. Baugh adds to your length on the perimeter, gives you a future stopper, and adds rebounding at the position. There's some overlap, but a lot of what both these guys do well is not currently on the roster. The best part is for the most part I'm speaking strictly about their floors. Both kids are hard working, very athletic, and have a lot of potential to be much more. These appear to be moves to round out the roster with quality, high upside kids. Well said. On the Wilson front, Ed Spriggs would never have wowed anyone (and in fact never did) but Pat certainly knows what value Eddie brought to those teams. The same is absolutely true of Don Reid. On the Baugh front, who wouldn’t love to have another Eric Smith or Bobby Winston. As Yaboy said, these are pieces that fill out a deep talented roster.
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Post by dense on Sept 29, 2018 13:24:03 GMT -5
People may not be too jazzed on certain guys, and that's understandable, but you have to look at it in the context of roster construction. If you look at it in those terms it makes much more sense. These are more chess, than checkers moves imo. I'll explain... Wilson gives you no offense, but he probably becomes the best pure defensive big soon after he gets on Campus. Once he matures, he gives coach a nice piece to play when you need a late game stop. When you're getting killed in PnR, or just giving up too many easy layups and need more rim protection. Whenever coach needs to shake things up on D, other team is hot/making a run etc, he can put Wilson in to give them a different look. Baugh gives you a kid who can lock folks down on the perimeter, play make a little, and also would be part of that need a stop lineup. McClung/Akinjo are great, but they are smallish guards. Baugh adds to your length on the perimeter, gives you a future stopper, and adds rebounding at the position. There's some overlap, but a lot of what both these guys do well is not currently on the roster. The best part is for the most part I'm speaking strictly about their floors. Both kids are hard working, very athletic, and have a lot of potential to be much more. These appear to be moves to round out the roster with quality, high upside kids. Yes, I also think people are getting too worried about schollies left. There is as ridiculous as it seems a chance that someone like Pickett might go. Not saying he should but nowadays you never know. I want to get guys who are athletic and can do multiple things but also take pride in defense. When you have 2 alphas and 3 swiss army guys you get a very dangerous team.
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Post by calhoya on Sept 29, 2018 13:54:46 GMT -5
I trust the coaches to know what pieces they need, but at some point soon I hope that this team addresses perimeter shooting. The loss of Derrickson and the uncertainty as to how quickly and to what extent Blair and Pickett can become more consistent from deep leaves some huge question marks for this season. McClung and Akinjo are smallish and still complete unknowns in terms of their shooting from the perimeter in college. I believe that the team needs at least two players on the floor who present a real threat from the outside. Otherwise we will continue to see a lot of opponents packing it in and daring the Hoyas to shoot.
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Post by hoyafan23 on Sept 29, 2018 14:05:56 GMT -5
People may not be too jazzed on certain guys, and that's understandable, but you have to look at it in the context of roster construction. If you look at it in those terms it makes much more sense. These are more chess, than checkers moves imo. I'll explain... Wilson gives you no offense, but he probably becomes the best pure defensive big soon after he gets on Campus. Once he matures, he gives coach a nice piece to play when you need a late game stop. When you're getting killed in PnR, or just giving up too many easy layups and need more rim protection. Whenever coach needs to shake things up on D, other team is hot/making a run etc, he can put Wilson in to give them a different look. Baugh gives you a kid who can lock folks down on the perimeter, play make a little, and also would be part of that need a stop lineup. McClung/Akinjo are great, but they are smallish guards. Baugh adds to your length on the perimeter, gives you a future stopper, and adds rebounding at the position. There's some overlap, but a lot of what both these guys do well is not currently on the roster. The best part is for the most part I'm speaking strictly about their floors. Both kids are hard working, very athletic, and have a lot of potential to be much more. These appear to be moves to round out the roster with quality, high upside kids. Thank you. Yes. Butler final four runs were built through this. Lets work hard, be gritty, and play smart disciplined ball. We will be back in no time... trust the process!
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Post by centercourt400s on Sept 29, 2018 15:40:47 GMT -5
I trust the coaches to know what pieces they need, but at some point soon I hope that this team addresses perimeter shooting. The loss of Derrickson and the uncertainty as to how quickly and to what extent Blair and Pickett can become more consistent from deep leaves some huge question marks for this season. McClung and Akinjo are smallish and still complete unknowns in terms of their shooting from the perimeter in college. I believe that the team needs at least two players on the floor who present a real threat from the outside. Otherwise we will continue to see a lot of opponents packing it in and daring the Hoyas to shoot. Ummm... any high school player we are going to sign is going to be the same "complete unknown in terms of their shooting from the perimeter in college." Not saying we couldn't use more but I've got a feeling Ewing believes that he's already got perimeter shooters in place.
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Post by dchoya72 on Sept 29, 2018 18:58:33 GMT -5
I'm happy with the recruiting process. I too hope that we can land a couple of prolific scorers, guys who can really shoot the ball.
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Post by EtomicB on Sept 30, 2018 18:11:03 GMT -5
Interesting that we haven't heard about an official offer to Baugh from his camp...
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Post by blazers44 on Sept 30, 2018 18:24:51 GMT -5
We'll probably hear something tomorrow when he gets back home.
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Post by dense on Sept 30, 2018 18:31:23 GMT -5
Interesting that we haven't heard about an official offer to Baugh from his camp... An official visit seems weird without a commitable offer.
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Sept 30, 2018 18:36:32 GMT -5
Is it worth taking a guard that limited offensively? You need guards that can bury an open shot and a threat from three. Don’t want defenses sagging and daring a guard to shoot.
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Post by dense on Sept 30, 2018 19:41:31 GMT -5
Is it worth taking a guard that limited offensively? You need guards that can bury an open shot and a threat from three. Don’t want defenses sagging and daring a guard to shoot. You also need guards that can actually guard. He isnt Ray reed shooting, his FT% shows he maybe can become a better 3 point shooter.
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Sept 30, 2018 19:54:01 GMT -5
He will be great on the break, but will have trouble scoring in a set offense. Just look at last year where they dared our guards to shoot and sagged on our bigs. Wilson is also a “defensive specialist”
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Post by EtomicB on Sept 30, 2018 19:56:47 GMT -5
We'll probably hear something tomorrow when he gets back home. If he can post on Instagram about being in DC, I don't see why he can't announce an offer from Gtown if given...
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Post by hoyalove4ever on Oct 1, 2018 5:10:00 GMT -5
Is it worth taking a guard that limited offensively? You need guards that can bury an open shot and a threat from three. Don’t want defenses sagging and daring a guard to shoot. You also need guards that can actually guard. He isnt Ray reed shooting, his FT% shows he maybe can become a better 3 point shooter. I would take a Ray Reed clone assuming he could play the same type of defense.
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Post by EtomicB on Oct 2, 2018 18:03:09 GMT -5
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Post by LCPolo18 on Oct 2, 2018 18:07:40 GMT -5
Not sure how much it matters, but TCU just got a commitment from Francisco Farbello (6'1" PG), in addition to previous commitments from PJ Fuller (6'4" SG) and Diante Smith (6'6" SF). I wonder if that takes them out of contention for Baugh and Gultekin. It also looks like they're theoretically out of scholarships to offer as well.
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Post by blazers44 on Oct 2, 2018 18:17:48 GMT -5
Who's in baugh top 5?
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Post by eastcoastteddy58 on Oct 2, 2018 18:37:07 GMT -5
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Post by blazers44 on Oct 2, 2018 18:51:44 GMT -5
Maybe not lol saw some other schools on his list like Florida and Texas. The loaded at guard spot already.
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