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Post by bluechi on Jul 23, 2024 8:31:06 GMT -5
True. He has a pretty good handle and could play small-ball center for sure.
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Post by SFHoya99 on Jul 23, 2024 8:32:44 GMT -5
Let the speculation begin on the reclass. I will say that he is much more of a PF than a center. He played center for Vegas Elite because he was the best and strongest big they had….but he is more of a true power forward. What specifically do you mean by this? I find the whole center/PF thing somewhat of an overwrought distinction. What's his game like?
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Post by hoyariv71 on Jul 23, 2024 8:41:01 GMT -5
Nice!!! Practicing and learning with Sorber will instantly make his offensive development better. We are bouncy, Sorber and Fielder aren’t great leaders but Burke and seal are. Excited
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Post by hibernatinghoyafan on Jul 23, 2024 8:51:54 GMT -5
I don’t know anything about him. Always tough to rank these international guys because they don’t get the same exposure so Lot worried about ranking. I’d love a reclass and redshirt option. Our frontcourt looks to be in very good shape moving forward.
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Post by bluechi on Jul 23, 2024 9:25:11 GMT -5
Nice!!! Practicing and learning with Sorber will instantly make his offensive development better. We are bouncy, Sorber and Fielder aren’t great leaders but Burke and seal are. Excited true, but his offensive game is not bad in the least; not great like sorber. i'd venture to say that sorber and fielder certainly are great leaders. sorber with his play. he willed his team via his play last year.
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Post by blueandgray on Jul 23, 2024 9:29:49 GMT -5
So let me start by saying that I know a lot about his game.
For Georgetown….it all started when a an NBA scout with connections to Cooley, saw him play in a game and immediately called Cooley about him. In the scouts words, this kid has the potential to get to the league. He is explosive, strong, a very good athlete, has good footwork, is very much quick twitch, and can motor once he gets going. He can be crafty in the paint, has an incredibly fast baseline spin move which he usually finished with a powerful two handed dunk, and he’s got really nice form on his shot but needs to get much more consistent with it.
He needs work on conditioning, really having a go to move that doesn’t involve bullying his defender, and positioning himself on the glass to be a higher level rebounder. In section 7, he was grabbing double digit rebounds regularly….but he could be a big time rebounder with better fundamentals. He is a good passer but also needs to cut down on his turnovers. While he has a tremendous ceiling…there is quite a bit of work to do.
Both Cooley and Diouf are ready to put in the work to get him there. This kid will be a big time power forward in the big east. He’s also super likable….will be a great addition.
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Post by Lethal_Interjection on Jul 23, 2024 10:03:13 GMT -5
Good get for Cooley.
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Post by Lethal_Interjection on Jul 23, 2024 10:07:23 GMT -5
So let me start by saying that I know a lot about his game. For Georgetown….it all started when a an NBA scout with connections to Cooley, saw him play in a game and immediately called Cooley about him. In the scouts words, this kid has the potential to get to the league. He is explosive, strong, a very good athlete, has good footwork, is very much quick twitch, and can motor once he gets going. He can be crafty in the paint, has an incredibly fast baseline spin move which he usually finished with a powerful two handed dunk, and he’s got really nice form on his shot but needs to get much more consistent with it. He needs work on conditioning, really having a go to move that doesn’t involve bullying his defender, and positioning himself on the glass to be a higher level rebounder. In section 7, he was grabbing double digit rebounds regularly….but he could be a big time rebounder with better fundamentals. He is a good passer but also needs to cut down on his turnovers. While he has a tremendous ceiling…there is quite a bit of work to do. Both Cooley and Diouf are ready to put in the work to get him there. This kid will be a big time power forward in the big east. He’s also super likable….will be a great addition. Well, Cooley has his S&C guy so, I'm sure he'll get him prepped up and getting ready to put in work.
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Post by BeantownHoya on Jul 23, 2024 10:09:20 GMT -5
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Post by bostonfan on Jul 23, 2024 10:19:26 GMT -5
He looks to have really good quickness and be very active around the rim. Two things you have not been able to say about Georgetown big men in the recent past. I hope it is a great fit for the young man and the Hoyas.
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Post by thedragon on Jul 23, 2024 10:22:38 GMT -5
Welcome aboard. And while I'm out of the prediction game - sounds like another big may be in the mix too.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jul 23, 2024 10:41:10 GMT -5
Welcome to the Hilltop young man, can't wait to see you in blue and gray.
Now get to work!!
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Post by bluechi on Jul 23, 2024 10:53:16 GMT -5
Welcome aboard. And while I'm out of the prediction game - sounds like another big may be in the mix too. Yes. 🙏
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Post by aleutianhoya on Jul 23, 2024 10:55:12 GMT -5
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Post by thedragon on Jul 23, 2024 11:14:58 GMT -5
Correct. Although in last hour it appears some believe UNC is the leader. Hopefully staff can close.
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Post by seaweed on Jul 23, 2024 11:22:19 GMT -5
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Post by SSHoya on Jul 23, 2024 11:57:05 GMT -5
Finally some good news!
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Post by RBHoya on Jul 23, 2024 13:34:51 GMT -5
Seems like the high school Diouf was at last year was a very very low level, I don't imagine there's any way he goes back there another year. So I'd think that the options would be
1. Funnel him to a prep school where he gets better coaching and an opportunity to play with and against much better competition for his senior year
2. Have him reclass and come to Georgetown this fall to redshirt so that he gets a year of high major practice and coaching before suiting up next year as scheduled (aka the Drew McKenna route)
3. Have him reclass and don't redshirt him, same benefits as above but he can also get some playing time as a deeper rotation guy
Interesting arguments can be made for each. My guess is that he's not really ready to be much of a contributor right now. We obviously wanted another big in the portal and pursued several, but you don't necessarily fix your "promising but very young" front court by reclassing up a guy who was a junior in a very weak high school league last year--the talent gap between the guys Diouf was matching up against last year and the guys he'd be matching up against next year would be tremendous. Still, you can argue that with only 2 big guys on the team, if we have foul issues or injuries just having another somewhat competent big body to throw out there might help us avert disaster. Interested to see how it goes. My gut is that perhaps the comments today were intentionally vague on the subject of reclassing as Georgetown may still be assessing options to get one more big guy in the mix. If they can successfully find someone who is more ready than Diouf in the near future, you can send him to a hs coach you trust for a season of development. If they can't, you try to get him on campus this fall and make a decision on redshirting him once you see how he does in practice (ie is he dramatically overmatched against the likes of Fielder or Sorber, or can he hang with them a bit?) and whether a major need pops up.
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Post by seaweed on Jul 23, 2024 13:59:39 GMT -5
Welcome aboard kid, Hoya Saxa! Good luck and get to work!
Sounds like most who have seen him play against higher level EYBL-type competition believe he can be useful now. Active, strong and an above average passer. I like it, get him on campus and see what happens. We don’t have to decide on a redshirt until November at the earliest, so coach him up and see if he can contribute.
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bluechi
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Post by bluechi on Jul 23, 2024 14:53:01 GMT -5
True. He has a pretty good handle and could play small-ball center for sure. he's mature smart and level headed whatever is decided won't be an issue. He's not one to get overwhelmed because he is aware. To me his style of play as a banger could give GU game flexibility this season. But I ain't the coach.
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