Thomas Sorber '24 commits to Georgetown

[hoyaboya]

Jul 6, 2023 19:29:52 GMT -5 MCIGuy said:

Jul 6, 2023 19:20:54 GMT -5 prhoya said:

By August, we will know what Thomas and his family think is best for him.

By August if he hasn't put in the school work and time, he will not be able to reclassify. Reports have claimed McKenna is working his tail off taking courses this summer to make sure he can make that jump. The only bball game activities for him are nearby on the weekends at Kenner. Meanwhile Sorber is travelling the country to play in week-long activities on his AAU or even high school squad. I'm beginning to think people are failing to understand that a lot of work goes into reclassifying. One can't just declare it and make it so.

It’s been reported ever since Sorber committed that he might reclassify. Obviously he has the capability to do so or people wouldn’t be talking about it:

“Sorber is currently apart of the 2024 class, where he sits with fellow four-star commitment Kayvaun Mulready, who recently flipped his commitment from Providence to Georgetown when Ed Cooley changed jobs.

However, there is a solid chance that Sorber will reclassify, joining the 2023 class and be apart of the Hoyas program this fall. A public decision regarding this will likely be made after the conclusion of EYBL’s Peach Jam, which ends in early July.”

www.on3.com/college/georgetown-hoyas/news/georgetown-basketball-ed-cooley-land-commitment-thomas-sorber/

[MCIGuy]

Jul 6, 2023 21:14:49 GMT -5 seaweed said:

Jul 6, 2023 19:23:21 GMT -5 MCIGuy said:

If he and his family thought that would be best for him they would have taken that opportunity. What part of that is hard to understand? Are you saying you know better than them?

The rumor was out to bed by people from his HS, who may or may not know what’s in his heart or head. I don’t recall him specifically saying no way, but if he did then he did. I thought there was still a non-zero chance he reclassed. As for course work, he may be all done already.

Well in the same token there has never been any official or public acknowledgment that the Hoyas coaching staff ever tried to convince Sorber to jump a school year either. So whoever put out that rumor may be equally unaware of what was in Cooley's heart or head.


But playing devil's advocate...the sources on HR that tend to be spot on came out and claimed that Sorber was not reclassifying. I mentioned this because I was skeptical as heck when the same sources posted that McKenna WAS going to reclassify. Sure enough that was surprisingly exactly what McKenna did and it came out of the blue. Not to say the sources over there bat 1.000 necessarily but they get these things right most times. Also there has been zero talk about this from gurus on social media once Sorber's high school coach shot all of this down. You think Sorber and his family would be okay with the high school coach speaking for Sorber's intentions like that if they were still deciding? Remember how well McClung and his team took it when Ewing told the media that McClung was definitely returning to college for his junior season? Sorber's coach was vocal about no reclassification, McKenna's coach on the other hand remained silent when word/rumors first appeared about Drew's future plans. This suggests two different approaches from the respective families at least.

Anyhow I still can't quite put a finger on what people on this board really think of Sorber. You have a guy or two who think it would be better for Gtown's chances for keeping Sorber if he moved up a class/ year and joined the team now. But some of these same people think he is Othella Harrington redux which if so you can rest assure those Big Blue Blood programs are not going to pony up money to take a guy like that because those schools will be hoping for something better. Some people here look at him as a four year guy while others (okay, one dude) have this idea of getting him to Georgetown faster so he can get to the NBA quicker. The way I look at it is if Hunter had signed with the House neither the Hoyas' coaching staff or Hoyas' fans would have been thinking of Sorber jumping a year ahead. So this has always been more about the various reasons why this would be good for the program rather than what is best for Sorber.

[MCIGuy]

Jul 6, 2023 21:30:49 GMT -5 hoyaboya said:

Jul 6, 2023 19:29:52 GMT -5 MCIGuy said:

By August if he hasn't put in the school work and time, he will not be able to reclassify. Reports have claimed McKenna is working his tail off taking courses this summer to make sure he can make that jump. The only bball game activities for him are nearby on the weekends at Kenner. Meanwhile Sorber is travelling the country to play in week-long activities on his AAU or even high school squad. I'm beginning to think people are failing to understand that a lot of work goes into reclassifying. One can't just declare it and make it so.

It’s been reported ever since Sorber committed that he might reclassify. Obviously he has the capability to do so or people wouldn’t be talking about it:

“Sorber is currently apart of the 2024 class, where he sits with fellow four-star commitment Kayvaun Mulready, who recently flipped his commitment from Providence to Georgetown when Ed Cooley changed jobs.

However, there is a solid chance that Sorber will reclassify, joining the 2023 class and be apart of the Hoyas program this fall. A public decision regarding this will likely be made after the conclusion of EYBL’s Peach Jam, which ends in early July.”

www.on3.com/college/georgetown-hoyas/news/georgetown-basketball-ed-cooley-land-commitment-thomas-sorber/

You are actually quoting those old remarks as if they are something no one here weren't already aware of? It was those very same words that directly led to the high school coach coming out publicly to shoot this speculation down and not a peep about reclassifying has come up again from any sources since. Next.

[EtomicB]

Jul 6, 2023 13:30:09 GMT -5 bostonfan said:

Jul 6, 2023 11:48:36 GMT -5 thedragon said:

And thus why the comp I made...not overly athletic but highly skilled.

Sounds like another past Hoya, Jessie Govan!!!

Jessie was a very good college player

He's not Govan imo, I'd compare him to Sweetney.

Highly skilled on the blocks but can also play out of the high post effectively.

Luka Garza is another comparison I like..

[hoyasaxa2003]

On the reclassification, I don't expect it to happen, but let's wait and see what happens. If he did decide to reclassify, I welcome him with open arms. If not, I welcome him with open arms next year, and hope he has a great final year of high school. I really don't know enough about him to comment on what's best for him personally, so I leave that to him and his family.

Either way, it's great he's had a good Peach Jam so far. I am looking forward to him being a Hoya.

[78HOYA78]

What a Henry Sims - nice pro career who flew under the radar for many years.

[MCIGuy]

I suspect he will be the first Thomas Sorber and leave it at that.

[hoyaboya]

Jul 6, 2023 23:52:47 GMT -5 MCIGuy said:

Jul 6, 2023 21:14:49 GMT -5 seaweed said:

The rumor was out to bed by people from his HS, who may or may not know what’s in his heart or head. I don’t recall him specifically saying no way, but if he did then he did. I thought there was still a non-zero chance he reclassed. As for course work, he may be all done already.

Well in the same token there has never been any official or public acknowledgment that the Hoyas coaching staff ever tried to convince Sorber to jump a school year either. So whoever put out that rumor may be equally unaware of what was in Cooley's heart or head.


But playing devil's advocate...the sources on HR that tend to be spot on came out and claimed that Sorber was not reclassifying. I mentioned this because I was skeptical as heck when the same sources posted that McKenna WAS going to reclassify. Sure enough that was surprisingly exactly what McKenna did and it came out of the blue. Not to say the sources over there bat 1.000 necessarily but they get these things right most times. Also there has been zero talk about this from gurus on social media once Sorber's high school coach shot all of this down. You think Sorber and his family would be okay with the high school coach speaking for Sorber's intentions like that if they were still deciding? Remember how well McClung and his team took it when Ewing told the media that McClung was definitely returning to college for his junior season? Sorber's coach was vocal about no reclassification, McKenna's coach on the other hand remained silent when word/rumors first appeared about Drew's future plans. This suggests two different approaches from the respective families at least.

Anyhow I still can't quite put a finger on what people on this board really think of Sorber. You have a guy or two who think it would be better for Gtown's chances for keeping Sorber if he moved up a class/ year and joined the team now. But some of these same people think he is Othella Harrington redux which if so you can rest assure those Big Blue Blood programs are not going to pony up money to take a guy like that because those schools will be hoping for something better. Some people here look at him as a four year guy while others (okay, one dude) have this idea of getting him to Georgetown faster so he can get to the NBA quicker. The way I look at it is if Hunter had signed with the House neither the Hoyas' coaching staff or Hoyas' fans would have been thinking of Sorber jumping a year ahead. So this has always been more about the various reasons why this would be good for the program rather than what is best for Sorber.

MCIGuy, you are changing your argument for why you don't think Sorber will reclassify. Your original argument was (paraphrasing) that the kid wasn't able to do it from an academic standpoint, implying that he didn't have the credits and/or couldn't take classes that would allow him to be college-eligible in 2023-2024. Evidence has always refuted that, so now your argument is you don't think he's going to do it because people at "HR" (I assume Hoya Report?) said he's not going to reclassify.

While I have no doubt people have said that, you recognize that it can be a fluid situation, right? For example, the kid and the Hoyas may have wanted to see how he continued to play in the spring/summer AAU seasons after committing to Georgetown in May. By all accounts, he's had a great summer and his updated rankings have reflected that (other Hoyas commits can't say the same). Additionally, we now know on July 7 that the Hoyas still have a scholarship available and do not have a particularly strong post on the 2023-2024 roster, so there is a spot for Sorber to play. It's not like he would come in and sit on the bench, which might have happened if we had landed some of the transfers we were recruiting. We didn't bring in the Dickinsons, Spencers and Dingles of the transfer portal that would have required significant NIL $, so we have that in our pockets still to use. Finally, from an academic standpoint, there are these things nowadays called "online classes" that people can take from anywhere, including during AAU tournaments, in case Sorber needed to/wanted to advance academically to reclassify.

My take is it's clearly in the best interest of most parties for Sorber to reclassify and join the 2023-2024 Hoyas roster. The people that don't benefit are Sorber's coach at Archbishop Ryan and any other colleges that might want to raise the bidding and try to get him to decommit over the next year. The people that do benefit are Sorber's family, as he develops faster and makes a lot more money sooner, and the Hoyas program who can use him this season and develop him in our system, rather than Archbishop Ryan's. As a worst case scenario, who wouldn't like to have $500K to invest at age 18, compared to $0 at age 18 and $500K at age 19? Time value of money and all...

[EtomicB]

Jul 7, 2023 12:26:03 GMT -5 hoyaboya said:

Jul 6, 2023 23:52:47 GMT -5 MCIGuy said:

Well in the same token there has never been any official or public acknowledgment that the Hoyas coaching staff ever tried to convince Sorber to jump a school year either. So whoever put out that rumor may be equally unaware of what was in Cooley's heart or head.


But playing devil's advocate...the sources on HR that tend to be spot on came out and claimed that Sorber was not reclassifying. I mentioned this because I was skeptical as heck when the same sources posted that McKenna WAS going to reclassify. Sure enough that was surprisingly exactly what McKenna did and it came out of the blue. Not to say the sources over there bat 1.000 necessarily but they get these things right most times. Also there has been zero talk about this from gurus on social media once Sorber's high school coach shot all of this down. You think Sorber and his family would be okay with the high school coach speaking for Sorber's intentions like that if they were still deciding? Remember how well McClung and his team took it when Ewing told the media that McClung was definitely returning to college for his junior season? Sorber's coach was vocal about no reclassification, McKenna's coach on the other hand remained silent when word/rumors first appeared about Drew's future plans. This suggests two different approaches from the respective families at least.

Anyhow I still can't quite put a finger on what people on this board really think of Sorber. You have a guy or two who think it would be better for Gtown's chances for keeping Sorber if he moved up a class/ year and joined the team now. But some of these same people think he is Othella Harrington redux which if so you can rest assure those Big Blue Blood programs are not going to pony up money to take a guy like that because those schools will be hoping for something better. Some people here look at him as a four year guy while others (okay, one dude) have this idea of getting him to Georgetown faster so he can get to the NBA quicker. The way I look at it is if Hunter had signed with the House neither the Hoyas' coaching staff or Hoyas' fans would have been thinking of Sorber jumping a year ahead. So this has always been more about the various reasons why this would be good for the program rather than what is best for Sorber.

MCIGuy, you are changing your argument for why you don't think Sorber will reclassify. Your original argument was (paraphrasing) that the kid wasn't able to do it from an academic standpoint, implying that he didn't have the credits and/or couldn't take classes that would allow him to be college-eligible in 2023-2024. Evidence has always refuted that, so now your argument is you don't think he's going to do it because people at "HR" (I assume Hoya Report?) said he's not going to reclassify.

While I have no doubt people have said that, you recognize that it can be a fluid situation, right? For example, the kid and the Hoyas may have wanted to see how he continued to play in the spring/summer AAU seasons after committing to Georgetown in May. By all accounts, he's had a great summer and his updated rankings have reflected that (other Hoyas commits can't say the same). Additionally, we now know on July 7 that the Hoyas still have a scholarship available and do not have a particularly strong post on the 2023-2024 roster, so there is a spot for Sorber to play. It's not like he would come in and sit on the bench, which might have happened if we had landed some of the transfers we were recruiting. We didn't bring in the Dickinsons, Spencers and Dingles of the transfer portal that would have required significant NIL $, so we have that in our pockets still to use. Finally, from an academic standpoint, there are these things nowadays called "online classes" that people can take from anywhere, including during AAU tournaments, in case Sorber needed to/wanted to advance academically to reclassify.

My take is it's clearly in the best interest of most parties for Sorber to reclassify and join the 2023-2024 Hoyas roster. The people that don't benefit are Sorber's coach at Archbishop Ryan and any other colleges that might want to raise the bidding and try to get him to decommit over the next year. The people that do benefit are Sorber's family, as he develops faster and makes a lot more money sooner, and the Hoyas program who can use him this season and develop him in our system, rather than Archbishop Ryan's. As a worst case scenario, who wouldn't like to have $500K to invest at age 18, compared to $0 at age 18 and $500K at age 19? Time value of money and all...

Seems to me if he were going to reclass he'd have done it already(see McKenna) missing the summer workouts would be a big disadvantage for the youngster

[hoyaboya]

Jul 7, 2023 14:04:47 GMT -5 EtomicB said:

Jul 7, 2023 12:26:03 GMT -5 hoyaboya said:

MCIGuy, you are changing your argument for why you don't think Sorber will reclassify. Your original argument was (paraphrasing) that the kid wasn't able to do it from an academic standpoint, implying that he didn't have the credits and/or couldn't take classes that would allow him to be college-eligible in 2023-2024. Evidence has always refuted that, so now your argument is you don't think he's going to do it because people at "HR" (I assume Hoya Report?) said he's not going to reclassify.

While I have no doubt people have said that, you recognize that it can be a fluid situation, right? For example, the kid and the Hoyas may have wanted to see how he continued to play in the spring/summer AAU seasons after committing to Georgetown in May. By all accounts, he's had a great summer and his updated rankings have reflected that (other Hoyas commits can't say the same). Additionally, we now know on July 7 that the Hoyas still have a scholarship available and do not have a particularly strong post on the 2023-2024 roster, so there is a spot for Sorber to play. It's not like he would come in and sit on the bench, which might have happened if we had landed some of the transfers we were recruiting. We didn't bring in the Dickinsons, Spencers and Dingles of the transfer portal that would have required significant NIL $, so we have that in our pockets still to use. Finally, from an academic standpoint, there are these things nowadays called "online classes" that people can take from anywhere, including during AAU tournaments, in case Sorber needed to/wanted to advance academically to reclassify.

My take is it's clearly in the best interest of most parties for Sorber to reclassify and join the 2023-2024 Hoyas roster. The people that don't benefit are Sorber's coach at Archbishop Ryan and any other colleges that might want to raise the bidding and try to get him to decommit over the next year. The people that do benefit are Sorber's family, as he develops faster and makes a lot more money sooner, and the Hoyas program who can use him this season and develop him in our system, rather than Archbishop Ryan's. As a worst case scenario, who wouldn't like to have $500K to invest at age 18, compared to $0 at age 18 and $500K at age 19? Time value of money and all...

Seems to me if he were going to reclass he'd have done it already(see McKenna) missing the summer workouts would be a big disadvantage for the youngster

The reports at the time he committed all said if reclassifying, he'd do it after the Peach Jam. There can be any number of reasons for that - needed to do additional classwork, wanted to play his last AAU season with his buddies/a loaded Team Final roster, Coach Cooley & Co. may have wanted to see him play against top AAU competition to see if he was ready for the college game, etc.

[MCIGuy]

Jul 7, 2023 12:26:03 GMT -5 hoyaboya said:

Jul 6, 2023 23:52:47 GMT -5 MCIGuy said:

Well in the same token there has never been any official or public acknowledgment that the Hoyas coaching staff ever tried to convince Sorber to jump a school year either. So whoever put out that rumor may be equally unaware of what was in Cooley's heart or head.


But playing devil's advocate...the sources on HR that tend to be spot on came out and claimed that Sorber was not reclassifying. I mentioned this because I was skeptical as heck when the same sources posted that McKenna WAS going to reclassify. Sure enough that was surprisingly exactly what McKenna did and it came out of the blue. Not to say the sources over there bat 1.000 necessarily but they get these things right most times. Also there has been zero talk about this from gurus on social media once Sorber's high school coach shot all of this down. You think Sorber and his family would be okay with the high school coach speaking for Sorber's intentions like that if they were still deciding? Remember how well McClung and his team took it when Ewing told the media that McClung was definitely returning to college for his junior season? Sorber's coach was vocal about no reclassification, McKenna's coach on the other hand remained silent when word/rumors first appeared about Drew's future plans. This suggests two different approaches from the respective families at least.

Anyhow I still can't quite put a finger on what people on this board really think of Sorber. You have a guy or two who think it would be better for Gtown's chances for keeping Sorber if he moved up a class/ year and joined the team now. But some of these same people think he is Othella Harrington redux which if so you can rest assure those Big Blue Blood programs are not going to pony up money to take a guy like that because those schools will be hoping for something better. Some people here look at him as a four year guy while others (okay, one dude) have this idea of getting him to Georgetown faster so he can get to the NBA quicker. The way I look at it is if Hunter had signed with the House neither the Hoyas' coaching staff or Hoyas' fans would have been thinking of Sorber jumping a year ahead. So this has always been more about the various reasons why this would be good for the program rather than what is best for Sorber.

MCIGuy, you are changing your argument for why you don't think Sorber will reclassify. Your original argument was (paraphrasing) that the kid wasn't able to do it from an academic standpoint, implying that he didn't have the credits and/or couldn't take classes that would allow him to be college-eligible in 2023-2024. Evidence has always refuted that, so now your argument is you don't think he's going to do it because people at "HR" (I assume Hoya Report?) said he's not going to reclassify.

While I have no doubt people have said that, you recognize that it can be a fluid situation, right? For example, the kid and the Hoyas may have wanted to see how he continued to play in the spring/summer AAU seasons after committing to Georgetown in May. By all accounts, he's had a great summer and his updated rankings have reflected that (other Hoyas commits can't say the same). Additionally, we now know on July 7 that the Hoyas still have a scholarship available and do not have a particularly strong post on the 2023-2024 roster, so there is a spot for Sorber to play. It's not like he would come in and sit on the bench, which might have happened if we had landed some of the transfers we were recruiting. We didn't bring in the Dickinsons, Spencers and Dingles of the transfer portal that would have required significant NIL $, so we have that in our pockets still to use. Finally, from an academic standpoint, there are these things nowadays called "online classes" that people can take from anywhere, including during AAU tournaments, in case Sorber needed to/wanted to advance academically to reclassify.

My take is it's clearly in the best interest of most parties for Sorber to reclassify and join the 2023-2024 Hoyas roster. The people that don't benefit are Sorber's coach at Archbishop Ryan and any other colleges that might want to raise the bidding and try to get him to decommit over the next year. The people that do benefit are Sorber's family, as he develops faster and makes a lot more money sooner, and the Hoyas program who can use him this season and develop him in our system, rather than Archbishop Ryan's. As a worst case scenario, who wouldn't like to have $500K to invest at age 18, compared to $0 at age 18 and $500K at age 19? Time value of money and all...

What the heck?

First of all I have not changed my argument regarding Sorber. My so-called "argument" from the beginning is that I thought it would be best for him to stay and finish out his senior year. I had no inside info or any knowledge how he or his family felt about the situation. I merely added my two cents by claiming I felt he would be better off doing what the vast, vast majority of all students and student/athletes have done before heading to college: getting to experience their senior year at high school. Even as a diehard Hoya fan who cares more about the program than individuals, I can at least step back far enough to grasp that rushing a student athlete into a certain position ahead of schedule, that causing him to lose a vital growth experience such as a high school senior year that he can never get back, may not ultimately be the best option or even a healthy one. As a result I tend to stick to the norm of allowing these young people to have that final year before the spotlight (and all the pressure that comes with it) grows larger. That was pretty much my stance on both McKenna and Sorber when this issue arose around a month ago.

You appear to have twisted everything. You claim my argument has changed because I went from claiming he couldn’t handle the academic load to having to rely on rumors from Hoya Report, blah, blah, blah. First of all neither of those can be classified as actual arguments of mine. Second of all these posts you refer to appeared on the board just minutes after one another. Who knew one could change their viewpoint in a flash like that. Worst of all you definitely mischaracterized what I wrote anyway. I responded to a post by another guy that if Sorber and his family are still in the process of deciding by August then they better get a move on because the college year is just around the corner, starting that same month. Its not about Sorber being unable to handle any academic load, it’s the fact that such a window of reclassifying is about to close, if it hasn’t already. Some of you folks seem to presume reclassifying is as easy as stealing candy from a baby. That anyone can just go ahead and get roughly a year or half a year of academic course work done with a snap of a finger. Nope. One huge reason why reclassifying has remained extremely rare is because it requires a lot of work to do in such a limited amount of time. Its not easy. And that difficulty isn’t made any better by barnstorming around the country practicing with your teams in order to play high stake games (at times more than one a day) in front of coaches and crowds. Bringing a laptop along for the ride to do take your studies may not help much with all the frequent flyer miles and distractions of new locations thrown in. Is that how you got through school?

By the way I didn’t base my assumption on what Sorber was going to do because of what I have read on HR. Instead I used what I got from there to bolster my stance on how I think the scenario is playing out. Even if I took the HR guys out of consideration, I would still feel that there is no smoke when it comes to Sorber’s intentions.

You persist in suggesting what you believe Sorber might be thinking and what the Hoyas’ coaches might be thinking. But you don’t have any inside scoop either. There is zero evidence that such talks are even being had. There has been no confirmation ever that it was an actual suggestion. All there is are unconfirmed rumors and speculation. You throw in your two cents that the Hoyas are lacking a strong inside presence on the roster right now that Sorber can fill. How do you know this? Have you seen Cook play, can you predict the future? Oh, wait. Let me guess. You looked up his stats from last year, weighed it against the conference he played in and decided he wasn’t up for the task. Hey, you could be right. But even if that was the case how can you be certain that a kid who was supposed to be a high school senior can come in an automatically fill that void in one of the most brutal conferences in college basketball?

You persist in making everything about money. The Hoyas loss out on all those potential free agents? No problem, the money can now be thrown at Sorber. But for all you know Sorber may not be in any rush to cash his checks just yet, especially if he feels confident that money will be waiting him whenever he gets to college.

Additionally you live in a state of perpetual fear that Sorber is going to be pulled away to some higher bidder. We have seen few examples of this type of stuff happening but for some reason you seem convinced that Sorber is going to be THAT GUY that all the bluebloods are going to come after. The majority of the top ten bigs for the ’24 class have not even committed to teams yet. Based upon those rankings that you hold dear, there are bigger fishes to fry still left out there. Why wouldn’t the schools do the easier thing by going after the guys who are still wide open? And why do you think the Hoyas won’t have the cash to counter if any school tried stealing Sorber away? Georgetown can afford it. Sorber isn’t Cooper Flagg for god’s sakes. Yet you go on and on and on. I almost hope that Cooley never successfully recruit a top ten or a top five guy. You would be insufferable as you flooded all threads declaring national emergencies, screaming how the Hoyas haven’t offered the recruit quick enough all the prime real estate on Capitol Hill!

Worst of all you keep making statements about what you think is best for Sorber and his family. I’ll be perfectly blunt. I do not think you waste five seconds even contemplating what is truly best for them. All you appear to care about is for a potentially good player to rush to adulthood by skipping a year to play for the program that you like to take a **** on every day of the week. Be honest at least.

[hoyaboya]

Final Stat Line for Peach Jam: 10.2 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 2.2 bpg, 55 fg%, 68% ft%

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Put up more pedestrian stat lines in Team Final's last couple of games, matched up against taller/more athletic competition.

[wolveribe]

He essentially held serve with John bol, a borderline top 25 guy. And played well in the previous against a dude averaging 20/12

[hoyaboya]

"Summer Scouting Series: Best of the EYBL's 2024 Bigs

Breaking down the games of the best rising senior big men in the EYBL, including John Bol, Patrick Ngongba, Aiden Sherrell, Morez Johnson, and Thomas Sorber...

Thomas Sorber came up the ranks as a wide-bodied big man, but took his game to new levels by changing his body and expanding his skill set.

He’s still naturally broad, able to establish deep seals in the post, and very difficult to move or get around, but now better able to keep up with the pace of play.

He has excellent hands that allow him to come up with tough catches and also serve him well on the glass (8 rebounds in 21.9 minutes per game in the EYBL regular season). He can turn both shoulders when deep enough in the post and is just beginning to extend his shooting range out to the arc, albeit with a still relatively hard-ball.

It remains to be seen if he can be more than a drop coverage defender, but he’s a deceptively good rim protector for someone who isn't overly bouncy (1.9 blocks)."

247sports.com/college/basketball/recruiting/longformarticle/scouting-john-bol-patrick-ngongba-aiden-sherrell-morez-johnson-t-212641010/#2194560

[hoyaboya]

[BeantownHoya]

Jul 11, 2023 9:07:59 GMT -5 hoyaboya said:

I have not been this excited about a Gtown recruit in a long time...

[Bigs"R"Us]

Jul 11, 2023 9:18:24 GMT -5 BeantownHoya said:

Jul 11, 2023 9:07:59 GMT -5 hoyaboya said:

I have not been this excited about a Gtown recruit in a long time...

I was excited about Murray, it just didn’t work out.

[Ranch Dressing]

Elton Brand comes to mind.

[HoyaRejuveNation85]

He looks so comfortable using either hand and moves well on the block. Excited to see him play.

[Just Cos]

So pumped about this guy being a Hoya