SDHoya
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Post by SDHoya on Jul 25, 2024 14:47:38 GMT -5
Any indication on time table? Assume can't be long given school starts in a few weeks.
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dense
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Post by dense on Jul 25, 2024 17:09:13 GMT -5
If you check Trillys Twitter, he seems to be saying this is going to happen. On3 has him ranked 70th in 2024 now that he has reclassed.
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nbhoya
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Post by nbhoya on Jul 25, 2024 17:26:50 GMT -5
That could change the outlook for this season
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Post by jwp91 on Jul 25, 2024 17:58:21 GMT -5
That could change the outlook for this season Tap the brakes a bit. Highlights I have watched haven't even included defense. Freshman struggle to contribute in major college basketball....high school seniors even more. I think he would have a bigger impact over multiple years. Of course, more depth at 5 would help this year.
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Post by nbhoya on Jul 25, 2024 18:10:06 GMT -5
That could change the outlook for this season Tap the brakes a bit. Highlights I have watched haven't even included defense. Freshman struggle to contribute in major college basketball....high school seniors even more. I think he would have a bigger impact over multiple years. Of course, more depth at 5 would help this year. I’m simply saying we can’t be worse for having a 4* 7 footer on the roster
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Post by concord on Jul 25, 2024 18:19:19 GMT -5
A 7 foot Kiwi would go a long way to easing the pain of a summer with no Kenner League.
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EtomicB
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Post by EtomicB on Jul 25, 2024 18:25:40 GMT -5
If you check Trillys Twitter, he seems to be saying this is going to happen. On3 has him ranked 70th in 2024 now that he has reclassed. Trilly has lost a lot of steam since he went the commodification route, having said that I love what the clips of his game show us. The kid looks to be a modern day big which is the direction the staff should have been going since the start of the off-season Imho. The reactions from folks about this kid & the Diouf kid answers rhw485 question of whether or not the fan base would have been happy landing the Christ(or someone similar) kid PC pulled 2 months ago.
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jwp91
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Post by jwp91 on Jul 25, 2024 22:15:00 GMT -5
If you check Trillys Twitter, he seems to be saying this is going to happen. On3 has him ranked 70th in 2024 now that he has reclassed. Trilly has lost a lot of steam since he went the commodification route, having said that I love what the clips of his game show us. The kid looks to be a modern day big which is the direction the staff should have been going since the start of the off-season Imho. The reactions from folks about this kid & the Diouf kid answers rhw485 question of whether or not the fan base would have been happy landing the Christ(or someone similar) kid PC pulled 2 months ago. Christ would have likely started. Diouf will not likely see the floor. Halaifonua is a depth big at best. I am not sure how you see these as comparable. I like that we are potentially adding these two players. I don’t think they raise the ceiling of next year’s tea.
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dense
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Post by dense on Jul 26, 2024 0:44:43 GMT -5
If you check Trillys Twitter, he seems to be saying this is going to happen. On3 has him ranked 70th in 2024 now that he has reclassed. Trilly has lost a lot of steam since he went the commodification route, having said that I love what the clips of his game show us. The kid looks to be a modern day big which is the direction the staff should have been going since the start of the off-season Imho. The reactions from folks about this kid & the Diouf kid answers rhw485 question of whether or not the fan base would have been happy landing the Christ(or someone similar) kid PC pulled 2 months ago. True, but he says these are coming from a UNC source not a Hoya one. That he is coming here
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dense
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Post by dense on Jul 26, 2024 0:47:31 GMT -5
Trilly has lost a lot of steam since he went the commodification route, having said that I love what the clips of his game show us. The kid looks to be a modern day big which is the direction the staff should have been going since the start of the off-season Imho. The reactions from folks about this kid & the Diouf kid answers rhw485 question of whether or not the fan base would have been happy landing the Christ(or someone similar) kid PC pulled 2 months ago. Christ would have likely started. Diouf will not likely see the floor. Halaifonua is a depth big at best. I am not sure how you see these as comparable. I like that we are potentially adding these two players. I don’t think they raise the ceiling of next year’s tea. To be fair he is ranked 70 this year but was rated as the #3 Center for 2025. I think how he just performed at the NBA International Combine sparked the reclass. He is definitely an offensive big. Cooley solved alot of depth problems for this year and next year in this period and should be given some props. If he closes on McKenney I expect Jctnhoya will be back apologizing again lol
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jul 26, 2024 3:11:55 GMT -5
Trilly has lost a lot of steam since he went the commodification route, having said that I love what the clips of his game show us. The kid looks to be a modern day big which is the direction the staff should have been going since the start of the off-season Imho. The reactions from folks about this kid & the Diouf kid answers rhw485 question of whether or not the fan base would have been happy landing the Christ(or someone similar) kid PC pulled 2 months ago. Christ would have likely started. Diouf will not likely see the floor. Halaifonua is a depth big at best. I am not sure how you see these as comparable. I like that we are potentially adding these two players. I don’t think they raise the ceiling of next year’s tea. I did not read Etomic as saying they were comparable, although I could have misread it. I took him to say that since we are overall pretty happy about Diouf and possibly even Halaifonua, we can assume we would have been even happier with Christ.
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Post by jwp91 on Jul 26, 2024 6:43:08 GMT -5
Christ would have likely started. Diouf will not likely see the floor. Halaifonua is a depth big at best. I am not sure how you see these as comparable. I like that we are potentially adding these two players. I don’t think they raise the ceiling of next year’s tea. To be fair he is ranked 70 this year but was rated as the #3 Center for 2025. I think how he just performed at the NBA International Combine sparked the reclass. He is definitely an offensive big. Cooley solved alot of depth problems for this year and next year in this period and should be given some props. If he closes on McKenney I expect Jctnhoya will be back apologizing again lol Agree. He is a good player and is a creative solution to our depth problem among dwindling options. Adding Diouf, Hanaikouna, and McKenny would be a great start to the class.
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Post by rhw485 on Jul 26, 2024 6:54:13 GMT -5
If you check Trillys Twitter, he seems to be saying this is going to happen. On3 has him ranked 70th in 2024 now that he has reclassed. Trilly has lost a lot of steam since he went the commodification route, having said that I love what the clips of his game show us. The kid looks to be a modern day big which is the direction the staff should have been going since the start of the off-season Imho. The reactions from folks about this kid & the Diouf kid answers rhw485 question of whether or not the fan base would have been happy landing the Christ(or someone similar) kid PC pulled 2 months ago. Totally fair. I do think part of the excitement is the limited options at this point. My argument was people would've been upset about Christ when Cliff O was still out there. But probably lesson learned we'll get excited about anyone (which is totally fine, we're fans!). Hoya Saxa
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dense
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Post by dense on Jul 26, 2024 7:09:28 GMT -5
Trilly has lost a lot of steam since he went the commodification route, having said that I love what the clips of his game show us. The kid looks to be a modern day big which is the direction the staff should have been going since the start of the off-season Imho. The reactions from folks about this kid & the Diouf kid answers rhw485 question of whether or not the fan base would have been happy landing the Christ(or someone similar) kid PC pulled 2 months ago. Totally fair. I do think part of the excitement is the limited options at this point. My argument was people would've been upset about Christ when Cliff O was still out there. But probably lesson learned we'll get excited about anyone (which is totally fine, we're fans!). Hoya Saxa If Julius does come, he is really good a the PnR. That also happens to be what Mack excles at, if you watch the interview with Iguadola and Evan Turner they both say how he is making advanced reads on those actions that are impressive as a college freshman.
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dense
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Post by dense on Jul 26, 2024 8:16:56 GMT -5
Jamie Shaw put the crystal ball in for Julius to Georgetown
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Post by EtomicB on Jul 26, 2024 8:24:27 GMT -5
Trilly has lost a lot of steam since he went the commodification route, having said that I love what the clips of his game show us. The kid looks to be a modern day big which is the direction the staff should have been going since the start of the off-season Imho. The reactions from folks about this kid & the Diouf kid answers rhw485 question of whether or not the fan base would have been happy landing the Christ(or someone similar) kid PC pulled 2 months ago. Christ would have likely started. Diouf will not likely see the floor. Halaifonua is a depth big at best. I am not sure how you see these as comparable. I like that we are potentially adding these two players. I don’t think they raise the ceiling of next year’s tea. I'm not comparing their games, I'm comparing how gettable they are or were. Take a look at some of the solid bigs that landed @ other BE programs this offseason while Gtown waited for CO to make a decision.
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Post by thedragon on Jul 26, 2024 9:03:22 GMT -5
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Post by SFHoya99 on Jul 26, 2024 9:15:40 GMT -5
That could change the outlook for this season Tap the brakes a bit. Highlights I have watched haven't even included defense. Freshman struggle to contribute in major college basketball....high school seniors even more. I think he would have a bigger impact over multiple years. Of course, more depth at 5 would help this year. Watching the highlights, I see a lot to like. He's pretty ground bound, like a lot of seven footers. But he moves pretty well -- he's already more fluid and takes less time to get going than someone like Edey was. Obviously, I'm not saying he's that good offensively, but rather than his quickness does not seem clearly problematic. His bulk makes him an asset -- yes, it's probably not as muscled as you want but he can get in the way, and given our lack of size, that's more of a plus than people are making out. Add in the height and needing to shoot over it, and he's going to bring something to the table. Offensively, I also think that adding someone with low post skills is actually potentially a very big add. Neither Sorber nor Fielder seem to have a strong post up game -- and while they are both skilled enough to develop one, having another 6 fouls where you can add a dimension to the offense is actually kind of big. Resilient and robust offenses have a lot of ways to score -- adding some post play and probably another offensive rebounder changes the dynamic. Also looks like he's not a Wahab -- he can pass and seems somewhat willing. He also has range -- that shot looks good. I don't think he suddenly transforms the team if he comes here, but I do think he looks better than say, a Ryan Mutombo or an Inghoefe. He's more skilled, for sure, and he looks more mobile. He's not explosive, but he's not a guy who takes an extra second to move, either.
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Post by SFHoya99 on Jul 26, 2024 9:25:36 GMT -5
That could change the outlook for this season Agree. I think there's a real question on defense and whether this helps. But merely having another player with height and some ability (and he seems to have more ability offensively than even some) is a big upgrade. Injuries are a potentially disastrous issue for us at the big position, as well as foul trouble, etc. I don't think he transforms the defense or anything. I think depth reduces our downside on one of our major weaknesses for next year. I also think this dude is a lot better than maybe people are giving credit. It's tough to tell how he will handle stronger, rougher, taller opposition. But he clearly understands the game well, has good posts moves, good mobility, and can both pick and roll and pick and pop. At worst, doesn't think seem like we are doubling Drew Fielder?
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dense
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Post by dense on Jul 26, 2024 9:27:40 GMT -5
Tap the brakes a bit. Highlights I have watched haven't even included defense. Freshman struggle to contribute in major college basketball....high school seniors even more. I think he would have a bigger impact over multiple years. Of course, more depth at 5 would help this year. Watching the highlights, I see a lot to like. He's pretty ground bound, like a lot of seven footers. But he moves pretty well -- he's already more fluid and takes less time to get going than someone like Edey was. Obviously, I'm not saying he's that good offensively, but rather than his quickness does not seem clearly problematic. His bulk makes him an asset -- yes, it's probably not as muscled as you want but he can get in the way, and given our lack of size, that's more of a plus than people are making out. Add in the height and needing to shoot over it, and he's going to bring something to the table. Offensively, I also think that adding someone with low post skills is actually potentially a very big add. Neither Sorber nor Fielder seem to have a strong post up game -- and while they are both skilled enough to develop one, having another 6 fouls where you can add a dimension to the offense is actually kind of big. Resilient and robust offenses have a lot of ways to score -- adding some post play and probably another offensive rebounder changes the dynamic. Also looks like he's not a Wahab -- he can pass and seems somewhat willing. He also has range -- that shot looks good. I don't think he suddenly transforms the team if he comes here, but I do think he looks better than say, a Ryan Mutombo or an Inghoefe. He's more skilled, for sure, and he looks more mobile. He's not explosive, but he's not a guy who takes an extra second to move, either. I'd push back on the Sorber not having a post game. I'd say that his best asset besides his ability to run the floor and run the floor hard and passing. I think whether Julius raises this team has more to do with how he adjusts to US basketball. If he does, I like the potential of him and Mack running a great pick and roll.
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