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Post by wponds on May 3, 2022 21:19:44 GMT -5
Don't even need him to be great, just play good D, hit open shots, and make some good cuts. Assume we'll pursue another forward that'll take some of the load off him too
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Post by bluegray79 on May 4, 2022 7:35:02 GMT -5
Maybe I missed it, but how did he and UConn come to part ways? Is he damaged goods in their eyes? It doesn't seem to be an issue of playing time. Maybe he came away from the 2 games against us last year and thought, "I want to play there!"
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2022 8:16:13 GMT -5
Maybe I missed it, but how did he and UConn come to part ways? Is he damaged goods in their eyes? It doesn't seem to be an issue of playing time. Maybe he came away from the 2 games against us last year and thought, "I want to play there!" Pure speculation here... I'd guess he was pretty disappointed with the way his playing time remained low this year after his recovery from the Achilles injury. It was a pretty full/ experienced frontcourt to be sure... but it included a few guys he had seemingly been ahead of before the injury. UConn fans/blogs were even asking mid-season why AA wasn't getting more minutes. Gotta think that may have frayed his relationship w/ Hurley & staff a bit.
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on May 4, 2022 10:07:12 GMT -5
Akok will have an abundance of playing time here, if healthy.
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Post by OldHoyafan on May 4, 2022 21:15:31 GMT -5
Had not followed him too closely just seemed to be an athletic big man but after watching his highlights on YouTube this is a great get for Patrick. As others have said another athletic 4 or 5 will round the roster out. I am hoping for a big jump next year by Mutombo if not it will be hard for him to keep up with the speed the Hoyas now can put on the court
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Post by EtomicB on Nov 9, 2022 9:56:42 GMT -5
He was a beast last night, team might be better off playing him more at the 5 spot...
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Post by hoyaboya on Nov 9, 2022 10:00:57 GMT -5
He was a beast last night, team might be better off playing him more at the 5 spot... He can get away with playing the 5 against small teams like Coppin State. But how will that work against the bigger schools? Have you looked at his legs? Also, we trade out Wahab for what - more Bristol? No thank you.
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Post by TrueHoyaBlue on Nov 9, 2022 10:08:07 GMT -5
Would be interesting to see if Akok was the planned backup at the 5, or if Ezewiro would have seen much of that time at the 5 (barring wisdom teeth).
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Post by Lethal_Interjection on Nov 9, 2022 10:15:40 GMT -5
Ryan only seen 2 mins on the floor. Hopefully we can see some improvement from him going forward.
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Post by EtomicB on Nov 9, 2022 10:15:54 GMT -5
He was a beast last night, team might be better off playing him more at the 5 spot... He can get away with playing the 5 against small teams like Coppin State. But how will that work against the bigger schools? Have you looked at his legs? Also, we trade out Wahab for what - more Bristol? No thank you. What BE teams outside of Uconn should we worry about him being manhandled? I'd much rather have the ability to switch everything and stretch the floor...
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Post by hoyaboya on Nov 9, 2022 10:16:57 GMT -5
Would be interesting to see if Akok was the planned backup at the 5, or if Ezewiro would have seen much of that time at the 5 (barring wisdom teeth). Not a dentist, but - can't the removal of wisdom teeth be planned for the 8-month offseason rather than when we're actually playing real games?
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Post by hoyaboya on Nov 9, 2022 10:17:34 GMT -5
He can get away with playing the 5 against small teams like Coppin State. But how will that work against the bigger schools? Have you looked at his legs? Also, we trade out Wahab for what - more Bristol? No thank you. What BE teams outside of Uconn should we worry about him being manhandled? I'd much rather have the ability to switch everything and stretch the floor... So you'd rather play Bristol than Wahab?
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Nov 9, 2022 10:27:49 GMT -5
Would be interesting to see if Akok was the planned backup at the 5, or if Ezewiro would have seen much of that time at the 5 (barring wisdom teeth). Not a dentist, but - can't the removal of wisdom teeth be planned for the 8-month offseason rather than when we're actually playing real games? Yes, our head of basketball operation Ronny Thompson worked on this one. Check mate! Good work Ron. Sorry, this has nothing to do with Akok who is my new favorite player on the hoyas. The guy can tie his shoes standing up. We need versatile defenders like him all over the court. Guys like Q are gonna get abused by switches.
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Post by EtomicB on Nov 9, 2022 10:31:02 GMT -5
What BE teams outside of Uconn should we worry about him being manhandled? I'd much rather have the ability to switch everything and stretch the floor... So you'd rather play Bristol than Wahab? No, not at all... What I'm saying is I'd prefer to see Akok man the 5 in crunch time over Wahab... For the record I'd like to see more Riley and hope to see Ezewiro soon too
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Post by hoyaboya on Nov 9, 2022 10:35:14 GMT -5
So you'd rather play Bristol than Wahab? No, not at all... What I'm saying is I'd prefer to see Akok man the 5 in crunch time over Wahab... For the record I'd like to see more Riley and hope to see Ezewiro soon too Riley looked good defensively in the very short stretch of action he got - he played 4 minutes compared to Bristol's 29. Obviously the coaches know much more than we do about the players, and what we do know is that Riley can't do anything offensively in the halfcourt - can't dribble, can't shoot, can't even pass very well. Riley can be electric in the open court and I didn't see much from Bristol to suggest he should be playing anywhere near 29 minutes. Personally, I'd give some of the minutes that went to Bristol to Anglin instead. But you have to play 5 guys on the floor, so if you don't want Wahab in, who do you play along with: Spears Murray Mozone Akok My vote is Wahab because he can get you garbage points inside that nobody else can get for you and he can be a presence defensively assuming the other team doesn't have a center that can shoot 3s.
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Post by bostonfan on Nov 9, 2022 10:48:58 GMT -5
He was a beast last night, team might be better off playing him more at the 5 spot... Akok was great last night. Great energy and it was nice to see a Georgetown big man that had the mobility to allow him to cover players on the perimeter and still get back and protect the rim. He never forced anything on offense but was still able to have a big night on the offensive end. Would like to see Q take the same approach.
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Post by EtomicB on Nov 9, 2022 11:10:17 GMT -5
No, not at all... What I'm saying is I'd prefer to see Akok man the 5 in crunch time over Wahab... For the record I'd like to see more Riley and hope to see Ezewiro soon too Riley looked good defensively in the very short stretch of action he got - he played 4 minutes compared to Bristol's 29. Obviously the coaches know much more than we do about the players, and what we do know is that Riley can't do anything offensively in the halfcourt - can't dribble, can't shoot, can't even pass very well. Riley can be electric in the open court and I didn't see much from Bristol to suggest he should be playing anywhere near 29 minutes. Personally, I'd give some of the minutes that went to Bristol to Anglin instead. But you have to play 5 guys on the floor, so if you don't want Wahab in, who do you play along with: Spears Murray Mozone Akok My vote is Wahab because he can get you garbage points inside that nobody else can get for you and he can be a presence defensively assuming the other team doesn't have a center that can shoot 3s. Although I heard Ezewiro was terrible defensively over the summer, I'd give him a shot too. I just know Wahab's game is very limiting to the team in my view... What if Heath becomes available?
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Post by hoyaboya on Nov 9, 2022 11:18:10 GMT -5
Riley looked good defensively in the very short stretch of action he got - he played 4 minutes compared to Bristol's 29. Obviously the coaches know much more than we do about the players, and what we do know is that Riley can't do anything offensively in the halfcourt - can't dribble, can't shoot, can't even pass very well. Riley can be electric in the open court and I didn't see much from Bristol to suggest he should be playing anywhere near 29 minutes. Personally, I'd give some of the minutes that went to Bristol to Anglin instead. But you have to play 5 guys on the floor, so if you don't want Wahab in, who do you play along with: Spears Murray Mozone Akok My vote is Wahab because he can get you garbage points inside that nobody else can get for you and he can be a presence defensively assuming the other team doesn't have a center that can shoot 3s. Although I heard Ezewiro was terrible defensively over the summer, I'd give him a shot too. I just know Wahab's game is very limiting to the team in my view... What if Heath becomes available? Heath obviously is expected to be a difference maker so he'd slot in and get a lot of minutes if he's declared eligible. I'd be much more excited about playing him at the 2, shifting Murray and Mozone to the 3 and 4 respectively, and playing Akok at the 5 if you're going small ball. That's a much better lineup than the one with Bristol in there, who provided very little in 29 minutes. That said, that lineup is now "small" pretty much at every position. Mozone at the 4 has a chance of getting eaten alive on the boards. But I guess you take your chances with that lineup if you want to switch everything and cover the three point arc more effectively. Re: Ezewiro, I'd be surprised if he gives you much more perimeter coverage than Wahab - he's a lumbering big, by most accounts, though perhaps slightly more athletic laterally than Wahab.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Nov 9, 2022 11:31:12 GMT -5
We are going to need to throw some junk D's out there. By all accounts the press was hot garbage. What about a 1/3/1 half court or match up zone every once in awhile just to keep the other teams off guard.
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