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Post by bornhoya on Oct 4, 2020 17:23:01 GMT -5
Kid has a old man game plays hard and straps up on D. If it’s for one year then so be it. Kid plays winning basketball
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Post by 95hoya on Oct 4, 2020 17:37:13 GMT -5
I'd love to get a talent like his. And I'm critical of Ewing's recruiting but I won't be too critical if we don't land him.
Of course you take him, he's extremely talented. He plays hard and fills up the box score. And if he gets drafted high, that's something Ewing can sell to recruits.
Their plan is for him to be showcased and jump after a year, and those sometimes don't always work. For a team like Villanova, there may be too much downside so they aren't going to bang down his door but for us and where we need to go.
It's not really criticism of the kid, he wants to play in the NBA and the freedom that Ewing gives his players makes this a perfect fit for him in my opinion.
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Post by blueandgray on Oct 5, 2020 0:13:35 GMT -5
He's very talented and we are in no position to turn away guys with his talent given our recruiting struggles. But he strikes me as the kid who comes in and and just looks to get his, puts up an inefficient 15 and 5 and bounces. We end up no better or worse with him. Has the same handler as Zion Harmon. The top programs aren't really pushing for these guys and they don't really want to be a cog either. They are looking at opportunities to showcase and dip as soon as possible. How are you coming to such conclusions about "getting his" and being "inefficient"? He has a rep for playing hard and giving it his all. I don't know of anything in his past that paints him as someone who isn't a team player. I don't see anything that would suggest he is some sort of diva considering he doesn't look for the spotlight via social media. (this may not be fair but his relative quietness on his recruitment is preferable in my eyes in comparison to a certain legacy recruit who by the way talks about going to every place OTHER than Georgetown). I haven't noticed anything about his game that suggests a flashy-for-the-sake-of-being-flashy guy who just jacks up shots in order to get his numbers. If he is looking for one season of college hoops so be it. Ewing would be dumb to look at him as, well, the next Patrick Ewing, a player that stays in college for multiple seasons and leads his team to numerous Final Fours. Its 2020 not 1981. I would think Ewing would view him as like a one-year transfusion of needed talent/ability. If I were Ewing getting Aminu would serve three potential primary purposes: A)Demonstrating the ability to attract TOP TIER talent to the Georgetown program which could pay further dividends by being a signal to other highly regarded recruits that Georgetown is indeed a legit destination choice again. Someone HAS to be first. B)If he lives up to his recruit clippings Aminu could be the type of player to lead to a big run in the NCAA tourney. He may not be a Zion type that automatically makes a team a Final Four favorite, but he could be good enough, strong enough, to at least get the Hoyas over the top and give them a shot for a nice NCAA seed. After that anything is possible once the madness begins. It would be one thing if he was the only good player on the team but with the bigs that came in last year, the sleepers that may be in this incoming class and the talented trio that already is coming in for 2021, he won't have to shoulder the load alone. C)If he has a successful year and bolts and makes it to the NBA as a first round pick, that could arguably be more important than the two examples listed above. That would mean the Hoyas had sent a guard to the NBA for the first time since Iverson (sorry, I'm not counting Chris Wright's handful of games as an undrafted player). That would be a huge development that would bode well for Ewing's program because it would show that the program was capable of putting perimeter players in The League. And that would give recruits a major reason to pull the trigger for the Hoyas if Ewing recruited them. Additionally getting a recruit like Aminu would be a big encouragement for the staff itself. These guys are only human after all and to keep striking out for the big guns every time out could be deflating. MCI...if you take two minutes and read some of this guys post...you quickly realize that this guy is either a troll or one of the more negative and unhappy people to come across this site I’m a while/. Don’t waste your breath.
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Post by dchoya72 on Oct 5, 2020 2:38:32 GMT -5
Without him, we have more than enough talent to do well over the next three years.
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Post by MCIGuy on Oct 5, 2020 4:21:30 GMT -5
Without him, we have more than enough talent to do well over the next three years. Same could be said about Mutombo.
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Post by dchoya72 on Oct 5, 2020 7:06:34 GMT -5
Let's play ball!!
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Post by bornhoya on Oct 5, 2020 10:04:42 GMT -5
Without him, we have more than enough talent to do well over the next three years. Same could be said about Mutombo. Did Georgetown basketball need Mutombo maybe/maybe not but did Ewing need to get Mutombo definitely
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Post by DudeSlade on Oct 5, 2020 11:37:31 GMT -5
What I like about Aminu’s recruitment? Riley & Mutombo have said they are going to be trying to bring him in. I’m sure others are trying too, but in the articles about their own commitments, our 2 biggest commits said immediately they are going after him. He’s gotta be feeling the love and I've got to think that means there’s discussion and cohesion in our recruiting right now for both guys to say it.
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Post by professorhoya on Oct 5, 2020 11:45:48 GMT -5
What I like about Aminu’s recruitment? Riley & Mutombo have said they are going to be trying to bring him in. I’m sure others are trying too, but in the articles about their own commitments, our 2 biggest commits said immediately they are going after him. He’s gotta be feeling the love and I've got to think that means there’s discussion and cohesion in our recruiting right now for both guys to say it. that's basically how we got two McD's. Freeman and Chris Wright lobbied to get each other on the Hoyas. And then Julian Vaughn followed.
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Post by trotters10 on Oct 5, 2020 14:48:38 GMT -5
I think this is the guy to take Georgetown to the "next" level. As good as this 2021 class already is, Aminu is a bonified 5 star prospect who can do a whole lot for the Hoyas --- both on the court and in future recruiting. This guy is the real deal, and is a perfect fit for the style Ewing has been aiming for.
His guardian Shawn Harmon has a HUGE say in where Aminu goes (he may even have the entire say based on what I've read). Georgetown ticks off every box in terms of academics (which Harmon has stressed), building better people/basketball players (as evidenced by the outpouring of love for the late Coach Thompson as a lifetime mentor, not just basketball coach). Harmon mentioned Ewing has the same characteristics about him. And finally the chance to step in and be "the guy", but also have a solid supporting cast in Qudus, Sibley, Mutombo, Riley and Beard (mainly). Harmon also seems to be very outspoken about social justice, well Coach Thompson and Georgetown were fighting this fight in the 80's, and not too many players experienced as much hardships as Patrick Ewing did.
I do think Hoyas basketball is still a special legacy program. I'm a hockey obsessed Canadian, but when I first started following college basketball in the mid 90's, Georgetown was the team that caught my eye. Mainly because Allen Iverson was probably the most exciting player of that era. I'm very hopeful we can land Aminu, and Georgetown basketball can return to it's glory.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2020 14:59:03 GMT -5
I think this is the guy to take Georgetown to the "next" level. As good as this 2021 class already is, Aminu is a bonified 5 star prospect who can do a whole lot for the Hoyas --- both on the court and in future recruiting. This guy is the real deal, and is a perfect fit for the style Ewing has been aiming for. His guardian Shawn Harmon has a HUGE say in where Aminu goes (he may even have the entire say based on what I've read). Georgetown ticks off every box in terms of academics (which Harmon has stressed), building better people/basketball players (as evidenced by the outpouring of love for the late Coach Thompson as a lifetime mentor, not just basketball coach). Harmon mentioned Ewing has the same characteristics about him. And finally the chance to step in and be "the guy", but also have a solid supporting cast in Qudus, Sibley, Mutombo, Riley and Beard (mainly). Harmon also seems to be very outspoken about social justice, well Coach Thompson and Georgetown were fighting this fight in the 80's, and not too many players experienced as much hardships as Patrick Ewing did. I do think Hoyas basketball is still a special legacy program. I'm a hockey obsessed Canadian, but when I first started following college basketball in the mid 90's, Georgetown was the team that caught my eye. Mainly because Allen Iverson was probably the most exciting player of that era. I'm very hopeful we can land Aminu, and Georgetown basketball can return to it's glory. (Rick Flair) Whoooooo!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2020 15:03:41 GMT -5
My question is this.....if we can get Aminu and apparently it seems we can, who on the team now with a scholarship can afford to walk on so that they can forfeit their scholarship for a year or two depending upon how long Aminu stays in the program? Also, how many seasons will Aminu play? I really don't want to see anyone of our players leave and I am hoping someone can walk on to make room for a scholarship for Aminu.
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Post by trotters10 on Oct 5, 2020 15:09:45 GMT -5
Good question. As many people say, the scholarships work themselves out. It is still highly likely someone transfers out. But in terms of NOT seeing anyone leave --- then there's the chance that Mutombo might be a candidate for a walk on (as financially Dikembe could pay his way). Though I don't like saying that. Also, it could be that Donald Carey only stays a year and not 2. Or Qudus takes the huge step and develops into a serious NBA Draft prospect like some think he can. More likely he won't develop that quickly, and will be here until his Junior year, but you never know.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2020 15:21:56 GMT -5
Good question. As many people say, the scholarships work themselves out. It is still highly likely someone transfers out. But in terms of NOT seeing anyone leave --- then there's the chance that Mutombo might be a candidate for a walk on (as financially Dikembe could pay his way). Though I don't like saying that. Also, it could be that Donald Carey only stays a year and not 2. Or Qudus takes the huge step and develops into a serious NBA Draft prospect like some think he can. More likely he won't develop that quickly, and will be here until his Junior year, but you never know. Thanks!
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Post by vv83 on Oct 5, 2020 16:37:10 GMT -5
My question is this.....if we can get Aminu and apparently it seems we can, who on the team now with a scholarship can afford to walk on so that they can forfeit their scholarship for a year or two depending upon how long Aminu stays in the program? Also, how many seasons will Aminu play? I really don't want to see anyone of our players leave and I am hoping someone can walk on to make room for a scholarship for Aminu. TJ Berger was going to go to Penn before switching his commitment to Georgetown. There are no athletic scholarships in the Ivy, and given the fact that Berger's family is pretty well off - he may not have qualified for financial aid at Penn. It seems that he may have been prepared to play at Penn as a tuition-paying student. He never had an official campus visit at Georgetown, which I think is one factor in whether someone can be a non-scholarship player. Perhaps Berger is in a position to switch to non-scholarship status if the program scholarship situation suggests this kind of change. This is all pure speculation, no idea if this analysis is remotely accurate. Just trying to put together a couple of pieces to figure out where a scholarship for Mohammed might come from.
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Post by augustusfinknottle on Oct 5, 2020 16:37:21 GMT -5
Good question. As many people say, the scholarships work themselves out. It is still highly likely someone transfers out. But in terms of NOT seeing anyone leave --- then there's the chance that Mutombo might be a candidate for a walk on (as financially Dikembe could pay his way). Though I don't like saying that. Also, it could be that Donald Carey only stays a year and not 2. Or Qudus takes the huge step and develops into a serious NBA Draft prospect like some think he can. More likely he won't develop that quickly, and will be here until his Junior year, but you never know. We learned, I think, that if someone is recruited, and an official visit would certainly constitute being recruited, they are considered “counters”; meaning they “count” against the scholarship limit notwithstanding whether or not they receive aid.
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Post by dense on Oct 5, 2020 19:32:01 GMT -5
Good question. As many people say, the scholarships work themselves out. It is still highly likely someone transfers out. But in terms of NOT seeing anyone leave --- then there's the chance that Mutombo might be a candidate for a walk on (as financially Dikembe could pay his way). Though I don't like saying that. Also, it could be that Donald Carey only stays a year and not 2. Or Qudus takes the huge step and develops into a serious NBA Draft prospect like some think he can. More likely he won't develop that quickly, and will be here until his Junior year, but you never know. We learned, I think, that if someone is recruited, and an official visit would certainly constitute being recruited, they are considered “counters”; meaning they “count” against the scholarship limit notwithstanding whether or not they receive aid. There is one that didn't take a visit at all and on the team whose dad is wealthy also.
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Post by hoyas315 on Oct 7, 2020 19:15:50 GMT -5
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Anyone??
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Post by wponds on Oct 7, 2020 19:57:37 GMT -5
I don't have access, but I've seen on Twitter that "very massive update" is quite the hyperbole
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Post by trillesthoya on Oct 7, 2020 19:59:20 GMT -5
All he said is he talks to Tom Crean daily and spoke to Georgetown the last two days including with Ewing one of those days. Apparently Indiana is looking to schedule a zoom too. The timetable update is the exact same December-January timeline we already knew. Basically nothing any of us wouldn’t just have assumed happened, this stockrisers stuff is straight up fraudulent.
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