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Post by professorhoya on Sept 20, 2023 13:32:57 GMT -5
Eric Dixon at 6-8 256 Kalk Brenner 7-1 252 Donovan Clingon 7-2 280 Will dominate him on the block and score at will with post moves, dunks and one’s. Freshman Fielder can be effective at the 4 this year. If he has to play five it’s not going to work. Remember when we went up against Colorado in the NCAA tournament and Qudus Wahab absolutely dominated Colorado inside? Are you taking about 235 lbs Qudus Wahab, What’s your point? |
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Post by jackofjoy on Sept 20, 2023 13:45:17 GMT -5
“This is the best shooting team I’ve ever had.”Of all the remarks of the pros and (mostly) cons of the Hoyas of this upcoming season, this quote by Colley from “The Almanac”, the college basketball preview put out by the guys behind the 3MW – Three Man Weave, may be the item that stands out the most of the Georgetown coverage done by Rob Dauster. Its key that Cooley wasn’t hedging his bets by saying “I ‘think’ this may be the best shooting team I’ve ever had”. Nope he goes all in with “THIS IS the best shooting team I’ve ever had.” Interestingly enough I was thinking just a few weeks back about how the main weakness of Cooley’s best Providence teams was the lack of enough consistent outside shooting threats. Even looking at entire old games on YouTube of his best teams, its evident that scoring becomes an issue when opposing teams don’t turn the ball over and play good halfcourt defense. That lack of outside shooting didn’t necessarily hurt the Friars’ big men because Cooley never had one that was really a go-to guy in the paint, particularly when the game was on the line. Nonetheless subpar outside shooting gummed up the works for the wing players and forwards as it let little room for drives and allowed defenders to rotate over without worrying over leaving other Friar players open beyond the three-point line. Also around that same time a few weeks back I was thinking just how much Cooley was bringing in shooters like Massoud, Brumbaugh and Fielder while inheriting a guy like Heath. It is my opinion that Drew McKenna is a superior shooter than any forward Cooley brought in from high school to Providence. Even Thomas Sorber appears to have much more perimeter shooting capability than any center Cooley had in Friartown. It made me wonder why Cooley didn’t at least “luck out” bringing in more shooters to his program, but then again Hoya fans used to always ask that about Big John. Cooley left a lot of talent for Kim English at Providence but he doesn’t appear to have deposited any shooters into English’s lap. Just like with Blue Ribbon, I can’t share all the info in this extensive writeup but I’ll probably throw in a few more tidbits soon. Until then here is one more: “Drew Fielder will be another interesting name to keep an eye on for the Hoyas. A 6-10 freshman, he weighs just 218 pounds and is 18 years old, but the potential is there for him. He has the shooting ability to be a floor-spacer and the athleticism to be a lob target. He’s also a freshman that will likely make freshman mistakes. It may take time, but if he is playing like a sophomore by the end of his freshman season, he will be a major difference-maker for the Hoyas.”
Should be noted that Fielder was one of the Hoya players mentioned in the writeup that could give BE defenders problems because of his shooting potential. Does best ever mean good or even solid in games? Heath is a legit good shooter, the numbers bear it out in both attempts & percentages. I'm in a wait and see mode for Massoud. In the two seasons he played 22 mpg & took over 100 threes he shot 33.6/33.3 from 3. In his other two years, he played 16 mpg, and took 83 & 91 threes for percentages of 39.8/41.8 from 3. Makes me wonder how effective he'll be playing 25+ this season in a much more prominent role. www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/ismael-massoud-1.htmlNot sure, but if Kim English had the same quote, folks on here would probably take it as gospel. And why not - he’s had great success in P5 basketball. |
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Post by TC on Sept 20, 2023 13:56:50 GMT -5
Are you taking about 235 lbs Qudus Wahab, What’s your point? 6'8" 210 pound Jabari Walker |
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Post by professorhoya on Sept 20, 2023 15:44:42 GMT -5
Are you taking about 235 lbs Qudus Wahab, What’s your point? 6'8" 210 pound Jabari Walker 6-9 215 lbs cubuffs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jabari-walker/15382Do you really think 40-65lb of muscle difference between an elite athlete with experience (Dixon, Kalk Brenner, Clingan) and a freshman 80 rank Fielder is the same as a 20 lbs difference between Walker and Q? |
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Post by sweetness on Sept 20, 2023 16:30:13 GMT -5
Regardless of how Fielder will be able to bang with the big boys from Day 1, it will be great experience for him and really pay dividends for us in the future. Maybe it motivates him to work even harder in the weight room and pack on more lbs heading into next year. Either way I'm good with it.
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Post by prhoya on Sept 20, 2023 21:08:02 GMT -5
6'8" 210 pound Jabari Walker 6-9 215 lbs cubuffs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jabari-walker/15382Do you really think 40-65lb of muscle difference between an elite athlete with experience (Dixon, Kalk Brenner, Clingan) and a freshman 80 rank Fielder is the same as a 20 lbs difference between Walker and Q? Regardless of weight and experience, Ryan, Drew, Cook and Ish will play a lot this year. There’s no way around it because there are no other options at 4 and 5, unless Cooley wants to go with 4 guards and Bristol playing the 4 in that lineup. Also, in one of his latest interviews, Cooley mentioned that he could see Cook playing some PF. The only way that happens is if Ryan is at the 5. Having the only 2 5s on the roster playing at the same time could be risky re: fouls and our thin front court. |
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Sept 21, 2023 11:19:31 GMT -5
Regardless of weight and experience, Ryan, Drew, Cook and Ish will play a lot this year. There’s no way around it because there are no other options at 4 and 5, unless Cooley wants to go with 4 guards and Bristol playing the 4 in that lineup. Also, in one of his latest interviews, Cooley mentioned that he could see Cook playing some PF. The only way that happens is if Ryan is at the 5. Having the only 2 5s on the roster playing at the same time could be risky re: fouls and our thin front court. Exactly. I really think people are obsessing too much over specific details like weight at this point. It really doesn't matter if guys are 210, 220, or 230 at this point. It's not like we can snap our fingers and get someone different. We are going to just have to make the best with the frontcourt we have. My hope--perhaps far fetched--is that someone really improves a ton and surprises all of us. Like Mutombo being a lot better than expected, for example. And I still think some of the front court concerns still revolve around thinking that the center should have a bigger role than is really allotted in 2023 to that position. For all the concerns about the front court, I would add that even some JT3 teams had pretty good teams that didn't have super talented bigs. The 2013 team (2 seed, 25-7, 14-4 in the Big East) for example, had Mikael Hopkins soaking up the most minutes at the 5, with Moses Ayegba getting a little time, and Lubick getting most of the time at the 4. Granted, that team really excelled (except against FGCU) on the basis of Otto Porter, who had a special season. But, my only point is that a team can be good without having a great frontcourt. Hopkins was horrible on offense (though pretty good defensively), Lubick never took shots, and Moses was never much of factor in any season he played. Same with 2015. That team had Josh Smith, Hopkins, and Bradley Hayes. While we don't have anybody on our roster who is nearly as good on offense as Josh Smith was, we also don't have anybody who is the liability that Smith constituted on defense. Arguably a better front court than in 2015, but again, not elite level or even very good. Yet, that team was pretty good -- 12-6 in the Big East, a 4 seed, and the last Georgetown team to win an NCAA tournament game. I truly think we can be better than expected with the exact front court we have now, even with limited scholarship players (assuming no bad injuries), if either one or more of the bigs is better than expected, if the guards step up and also excel beyond expectations, and if we play defense. To be clear, I am not saying this will all happen. It's not even likely. But it's possible. |
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Post by HometownHoya on Sept 21, 2023 11:26:50 GMT -5
A mismatch on one end of the court can often lead to a mismatch on the other end. I'm sure Cooley will take advantage.
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Post by MCIGuy on Sept 21, 2023 13:59:32 GMT -5
A mismatch on one end of the court can often lead to a mismatch on the other end. I'm sure Cooley will take advantage. That was the gist of the part of the writeup regarding how good the shooting can be for this team : make those bigger guys run around and out to the perimeter to guard the Hoya shooters. Let me take it a step further. A couple of months ago I made a similar point in regards to Fielder. I wrote that if his shot is falling he could be a matchup problem for defenders on that side of the ball. |
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Post by hoyarooter on Sept 21, 2023 17:58:31 GMT -5
Regardless of weight and experience, Ryan, Drew, Cook and Ish will play a lot this year. There’s no way around it because there are no other options at 4 and 5, unless Cooley wants to go with 4 guards and Bristol playing the 4 in that lineup. Also, in one of his latest interviews, Cooley mentioned that he could see Cook playing some PF. The only way that happens is if Ryan is at the 5. Having the only 2 5s on the roster playing at the same time could be risky re: fouls and our thin front court. Exactly. I really think people are obsessing too much over specific details like weight at this point. It really doesn't matter if guys are 210, 220, or 230 at this point. It's not like we can snap our fingers and get someone different. We are going to just have to make the best with the frontcourt we have. My hope--perhaps far fetched--is that someone really improves a ton and surprises all of us. Like Mutombo being a lot better than expected, for example. And I still think some of the front court concerns still revolve around thinking that the center should have a bigger role than is really allotted in 2023 to that position. For all the concerns about the front court, I would add that even some JT3 teams had pretty good teams that didn't have super talented bigs. The 2013 team (2 seed, 25-7, 14-4 in the Big East) for example, had Mikael Hopkins soaking up the most minutes at the 5, with Moses Ayegba getting a little time, and Lubick getting most of the time at the 4. Granted, that team really excelled (except against FGCU) on the basis of Otto Porter, who had a special season. But, my only point is that a team can be good without having a great frontcourt. Hopkins was horrible on offense (though pretty good defensively), Lubick never took shots, and Moses was never much of factor in any season he played. Same with 2015. That team had Josh Smith, Hopkins, and Bradley Hayes. While we don't have anybody on our roster who is nearly as good on offense as Josh Smith was, we also don't have anybody who is the liability that Smith constituted on defense. Arguably a better front court than in 2015, but again, not elite level or even very good. Yet, that team was pretty good -- 12-6 in the Big East, a 4 seed, and the last Georgetown team to win an NCAA tournament game. I truly think we can be better than expected with the exact front court we have now, even with limited scholarship players (assuming no bad injuries), if either one or more of the bigs is better than expected, if the guards step up and also excel beyond expectations, and if we play defense. To be clear, I am not saying this will all happen. It's not even likely. But it's possible. I love your enthusiasm. Accentuate the positive, and keep your fingers crossed. Isn't it time some things break our way? |
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Post by prhoya on Sept 25, 2023 12:21:30 GMT -5
For those who think having just 9 scholarship players is not a big deal: “Q. How do you envision their platoon working? A. "We kind of have three guys (in the post). Arda (freshman Arda Ozdogan), our young Turkish big guy – if not in the games, he’ll definitely help in practice. He gets a chance to play with two older guys, gets a chance to bang, and he’s a skilled European big. This is a change for our rotation. Now I’m not playing just two big guys in every practice and them wearing each other down. That’s what happened last year. Having more bodies, that’s only going to help us.”” www.app.com/story/sports/college/2023/09/25/seton-hall-basketball-shaheen-holloway-preseason-qa-2023-24/70928840007/It’s not about the game rotation. |
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Sept 25, 2023 16:25:26 GMT -5
For those who think having just 9 scholarship players is not a big deal: “Q. How do you envision their platoon working? A. "We kind of have three guys (in the post). Arda (freshman Arda Ozdogan), our young Turkish big guy – if not in the games, he’ll definitely help in practice. He gets a chance to play with two older guys, gets a chance to bang, and he’s a skilled European big. This is a change for our rotation. Now I’m not playing just two big guys in every practice and them wearing each other down. That’s what happened last year. Having more bodies, that’s only going to help us.”” www.app.com/story/sports/college/2023/09/25/seton-hall-basketball-shaheen-holloway-preseason-qa-2023-24/70928840007/It’s not about the game rotation. We will definitely need the walk-ons in practice, no doubt. |
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Post by prhoya on Sept 26, 2023 7:47:07 GMT -5
For those who think having just 9 scholarship players is not a big deal: “Q. How do you envision their platoon working? A. "We kind of have three guys (in the post). Arda (freshman Arda Ozdogan), our young Turkish big guy – if not in the games, he’ll definitely help in practice. He gets a chance to play with two older guys, gets a chance to bang, and he’s a skilled European big. This is a change for our rotation. Now I’m not playing just two big guys in every practice and them wearing each other down. That’s what happened last year. Having more bodies, that’s only going to help us.”” www.app.com/story/sports/college/2023/09/25/seton-hall-basketball-shaheen-holloway-preseason-qa-2023-24/70928840007/It’s not about the game rotation. We will definitely need the walk-ons in practice, no doubt. Not enough for good practice and not wearing out your four players for 2 front court positions… Holloway was referring to the center position only. We have the same problem in two positions, but it is what it is… maybe Hibbert can help… |
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Sept 26, 2023 9:58:33 GMT -5
We will definitely need the walk-ons in practice, no doubt. Not enough for good practice and not wearing out your four players for 2 front court positions… Holloway was referring to the center position only. We have the same problem in two positions, but it is what it is… maybe Hibbert can help… Yes, it's definitely not ideal, but hopefully Cooley can work with what he has. I am so used to getting less than the sum of the parts with Ewing, that it's hard to remember what it was like to have a coach that enhanced the roster. |
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Post by smokeyjack on Sept 26, 2023 10:12:26 GMT -5
A mismatch on one end of the court can often lead to a mismatch on the other end. I'm sure Cooley will take advantage. That was the gist of the part of the writeup regarding how good the shooting can be for this team : make those bigger guys run around and out to the perimeter to guard the Hoya shooters. Let me take it a step further. A couple of months ago I made a similar point in regards to Fielder. I wrote that if his shot is falling he could be a matchup problem for defenders on that side of the ball. Look, only the insane would expect a huge leap in YR 1 with 9 scholarship players and the lion's share of talent being underclassmen. But isn't it going to be fantastic to watch a team compete defensively and play 4-out offense like its no longer 1985? I'd be in heaven if we didn't have one back-to-the-basket hoop all season. |
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Post by EtomicB on Sept 26, 2023 10:57:04 GMT -5
That was the gist of the part of the writeup regarding how good the shooting can be for this team : make those bigger guys run around and out to the perimeter to guard the Hoya shooters. Let me take it a step further. A couple of months ago I made a similar point in regards to Fielder. I wrote that if his shot is falling he could be a matchup problem for defenders on that side of the ball. Look, only the insane would expect a huge leap in YR 1 with 9 scholarship players and the lion's share of talent being underclassmen. But isn't it going to be fantastic to watch a team compete defensively and play 4-out offense like its no longer 1985? I'd be in heaven if we didn't have one back-to-the-basket hoop all season. I agree with your point about the defense but you might want to temper your expectations for the offense. It'll be better than what Ewing ran but looking for an open, free flowing offense from the staff is setting a high bar... |
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Post by bluegray79 on Sept 26, 2023 11:06:39 GMT -5
That was the gist of the part of the writeup regarding how good the shooting can be for this team : make those bigger guys run around and out to the perimeter to guard the Hoya shooters. Let me take it a step further. A couple of months ago I made a similar point in regards to Fielder. I wrote that if his shot is falling he could be a matchup problem for defenders on that side of the ball. Look, only the insane would expect a huge leap in YR 1 with 9 scholarship players and the lion's share of talent being underclassmen. But isn't it going to be fantastic to watch a team compete defensively and play 4-out offense like its no longer 1985? I'd be in heaven if we didn't have one back-to-the-basket hoop all season. Agreed with one additional thought: if Qudus, for example, had the three-point shooters that we appear to have this year AND imagine that Qudus knew how to back to the basket, have the defense collapse in on him, and throw it back to the perimeter consistently for 3's, then a back-to-the-basket configuration would have made sense. However, he didn't mature/develop enough as a player to present that type of threat. Of course, you're not thinking of such a basket as a back-to-the-basket hoop. Move away from 1985, of course, but having a Supreme, a Ryan, even a Fielder (hell, even a Mauresan)with an established presence with their back to the basket and the smarts to pass back out to an open sharpshooter would be one of a number of strategic offensive sets that gives us one more option, esp. in close games. |
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Post by prhoya on Sept 26, 2023 12:15:16 GMT -5
Look, only the insane would expect a huge leap in YR 1 with 9 scholarship players and the lion's share of talent being underclassmen. But isn't it going to be fantastic to watch a team compete defensively and play 4-out offense like its no longer 1985? I'd be in heaven if we didn't have one back-to-the-basket hoop all season. Agreed with one additional thought: if Qudus, for example, had the three-point shooters that we appear to have this year AND imagine that Qudus knew how to back to the basket, have the defense collapse in on him, and throw it back to the perimeter consistently for 3's, then a back-to-the-basket configuration would have made sense. However, he didn't mature/develop enough as a player to present that type of threat. Of course, you're not thinking of such a basket as a back-to-the-basket hoop. Move away from 1985, of course, but having a Supreme, a Ryan, even a Fielder (hell, even a Mauresan)with an established presence with their back to the basket and the smarts to pass back out to an open sharpshooter would be one of a number of strategic offensive sets that gives us one more option, esp. in close games. Qudus had the shooters. He just didn’t pass it out. Who knows why, but the ball bounces the right way for Ryan. He’s the anti-Hopkins. Last year, while getting minimal minutes from Pat, Ryan had a 75%FG!! He will play as much as he can. The question is: can he play more than 11.8 mpg without getting into foul trouble while defending the post a lot harder than what he has shown? I’m looking forward to watching Ryan under the new administration. |
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Sept 26, 2023 13:25:16 GMT -5
Agreed with one additional thought: if Qudus, for example, had the three-point shooters that we appear to have this year AND imagine that Qudus knew how to back to the basket, have the defense collapse in on him, and throw it back to the perimeter consistently for 3's, then a back-to-the-basket configuration would have made sense. However, he didn't mature/develop enough as a player to present that type of threat. Of course, you're not thinking of such a basket as a back-to-the-basket hoop. Move away from 1985, of course, but having a Supreme, a Ryan, even a Fielder (hell, even a Mauresan)with an established presence with their back to the basket and the smarts to pass back out to an open sharpshooter would be one of a number of strategic offensive sets that gives us one more option, esp. in close games. Qudus had the shooters. He just didn’t pass it out. Who knows why, but the ball bounces the right way for Ryan. He’s the anti-Hopkins. Last year, while getting minimal minutes from Pat, Ryan had a 75%FG!! He will play as much as he can. The question is: can he play more than 11.8 mpg without getting into foul trouble while defending the post a lot harder than what he has shown? I’m looking forward to watching Ryan under the new administration. I agree. I do not fully understand why so many people are down on Mutombo, or are not more optimistic. No, I do not expect him to become the next Roy Hibbert, but I also think he has the potential to be a lot better than people think. After getting some time as a freshman, Ewing basically kept him bolted to the bench last year, even when the likes of Malcom Wilson were getting minutes over him (and that's not meant to throw shade at Wilson at all, who was a trooper--but by all accounts, Mutombo is more talented and even Ewing pushed Wilson off the team until a scholarship opened up). I don't know what Ewing's problem with Mutombo was last year. Perhaps it was something real, a personality clash, or something else, who knows. But, here is what I like about Ryan Mutombo: 1. He's 7'2. While Ryan is on the slender side, 7'2 is rare and takes up a lot of space. I am not going to go cliche and call him a rim protector, but Ryan does have athleticism and could potentially become a useful defender, and certainly rebounder, if he's employed right and puts on some muscle with the new staff. 2. Ryan's Shooting. In his limited playing time (and granted, small sample size, so take the following numbers with that in mind), Ryan Mutombo has actually been quite efficient. As a freshman, his O rating was 111.1, and last year 135.6. As prhoya noted, he shot 75% from two last year, 12-16. The year before, he played a lot more and shot 50.5% from two over 109 shots. Of course, he's not going to shoot 75% over the long-run, but I think something in the 55%-58% range from two would be very good and would greatly help our team. To be clear, I am NOT looking for back to the basket post play, but rather high efficiency close to the basket shots. Think the way Creighton uses Kalkbrenner. While I hate the mid-range and long twos that Ewing seemed to specialize in allowing his players to take, the high efficiency close to the basket twos are among the best shots in basketball. 3. Very low turnover rate. Mutombo's turnover rate is very low for a big man. My biggest concern is fouling and defense. Last year he fouled at a rate of 5.5 per 40 minutes, as a freshman 4.6 per 40 minutes. While that's not great, big men typically get better with time on fouls, and Mutomobo will actually have a staff that knows what it's doing this year. As for defense, big guys like Mutombo have often faded because they cannot defend the pick and roll. He'd probably do better in a zone defense, but hopefully he can be effective man-to-man too. I just think a lot of people are selling Ryan Mutombo short. To put it in a different manner, if Cooley went out and got a transfer like Mutombo, I think people would be pleased (though perhaps a bit skeptical given his lack of playing time). And we have him. I really think the key with our shorter roster is going to be avoiding injuries and avoiding fouls. |
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Post by dense on Sept 26, 2023 14:46:40 GMT -5
Qudus had the shooters. He just didn’t pass it out. Who knows why, but the ball bounces the right way for Ryan. He’s the anti-Hopkins. Last year, while getting minimal minutes from Pat, Ryan had a 75%FG!! He will play as much as he can. The question is: can he play more than 11.8 mpg without getting into foul trouble while defending the post a lot harder than what he has shown? I’m looking forward to watching Ryan under the new administration. I agree. I do not fully understand why so many people are down on Mutombo, or are not more optimistic. No, I do not expect him to become the next Roy Hibbert, but I also think he has the potential to be a lot better than people think. After getting some time as a freshman, Ewing basically kept him bolted to the bench last year, even when the likes of Malcom Wilson were getting minutes over him (and that's not meant to throw shade at Wilson at all, who was a trooper--but by all accounts, Mutombo is more talented and even Ewing pushed Wilson off the team until a scholarship opened up). I don't know what Ewing's problem with Mutombo was last year. Perhaps it was something real, a personality clash, or something else, who knows. But, here is what I like about Ryan Mutombo: 1. He's 7'2. While Ryan is on the slender side, 7'2 is rare and takes up a lot of space. I am not going to go cliche and call him a rim protector, but Ryan does have athleticism and could potentially become a useful defender, and certainly rebounder, if he's employed right and puts on some muscle with the new staff. 2. Ryan's Shooting. In his limited playing time (and granted, small sample size, so take the following numbers with that in mind), Ryan Mutombo has actually been quite efficient. As a freshman, his O rating was 111.1, and last year 135.6. As prhoya noted, he shot 75% from two last year, 12-16. The year before, he played a lot more and shot 50.5% from two over 109 shots. Of course, he's not going to shoot 75% over the long-run, but I think something in the 55%-58% range from two would be very good and would greatly help our team. To be clear, I am NOT looking for back to the basket post play, but rather high efficiency close to the basket shots. Think the way Creighton uses Kalkbrenner. While I hate the mid-range and long twos that Ewing seemed to specialize in allowing his players to take, the high efficiency close to the basket twos are among the best shots in basketball. 3. Very low turnover rate. Mutombo's turnover rate is very low for a big man. My biggest concern is fouling and defense. Last year he fouled at a rate of 5.5 per 40 minutes, as a freshman 4.6 per 40 minutes. While that's not great, big men typically get better with time on fouls, and Mutomobo will actually have a staff that knows what it's doing this year. As for defense, big guys like Mutombo have often faded because they cannot defend the pick and roll. He'd probably do better in a zone defense, but hopefully he can be effective man-to-man too. I just think a lot of people are selling Ryan Mutombo short. To put it in a different manner, if Cooley went out and got a transfer like Mutombo, I think people would be pleased (though perhaps a bit skeptical given his lack of playing time). And we have him. I really think the key with our shorter roster is going to be avoiding injuries and avoiding fouls. More encouraged by how different he will look with an actual S&C team. Even Cooley said his body has changed the most so he is interested in how he adapts to it. |
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