Nothing official, but he was expected to announce today or Saturday. Take that with a grain of salt as these things always seem to drag out longer than expected.
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I know Nader's game was outside/in and Smith's appears to be opposite. Nader came from a mid major and was in Ames for his third year before he blossomed as a wing. Smith comes from a P5 where he appears to be a league average PF. This board likes to equate players to past players to predict their success or demise. Truth is regardless who you compare their game to doesn't have any affect on how they'll perform here.
He started on a 20 win, Big 10 NCAA tourney team, averaging 30 minutes a game, but would would come off the bench for a 12 win team? I don’t get it.
That’s more CycloneReport.
So profound.
Back on topic, Nadar would be a good goal for him. Similar building blocks. Nadar didn’t just have poor percentages until his senior season, he had poor percentages while shooting a lot. Nader also attempted to create or handle more.
I’m pretty sure Smith could put up Nader’s NIU and junior year numbers if given similar opportunity. Nader improved a lot going into his senior year, and it sounds like Smith is looking for a coach that will facilitate something similar.
I don't think he's overvalued at all. How I see him anyway is a solid post player who kind of came into his own this season and didn't try to be something he wasn't. His SO/1st JR years, and especially SO, I felt he was trying to force himself to becoming a small ball 4 and the results were meager because he didn't have the skill set. This year, he was more of a classic 5 and seemed to do really well. He lacks the athleticism that some of the conference's better post players possess, guys like Tschiebwe and Culver at WVU, but he's strong, defends fairly well, and can move people. He has developed a good back to the basket game too imo. He's not gonna be an all conference guy, but I don't think many expect that of him. If he's our leading scorer next year, it was a terrible year. But if he's 3rd or 4th I think that's reasonable.
Probably not anymore than we overvalue all newcomers.
Young was close to playing at an All Conference level at the end of last year.
I think it would translate well, as Smith is not a standstill player. He can get up and down and, honestly, a faster pace team may unlock some offensive opportunities for him. He’s long and would fit nicely in a rotation when Prohm wants to go bigger without losing the ability to move the pace.
Here’s a new development...
@RyanJamesMN Utah guard transfer Both Gach has had virtual visits or has set upcoming virtual visits with the following programs:
Auburn, Nevada, Texas Tech, Arkansas, Depaul, BYU, Minnesota, Creighton, Iowa State, Maryland, Texas A&M, and Georgetown
@RyanJamesMN Utah guard transfer Both Gach has had virtual visits or has set upcoming virtual visits with the following programs:
Auburn, Nevada, Texas Tech, Arkansas, Depaul, BYU, Minnesota, Creighton, Iowa State, Maryland, Texas A&M, and Georgetown
I’d take him either way. Harris waiver isn’t a sure thing and we have more 3-5 than anything. We need more 1-3.
Of course I'd take him, but sometimes these guys back off when someone else commits.
Harris, JCL, Smith, and Gach would be ******* amazing.
I wasn’t trying to come off as against Smith either, just asking the question of how he fits based on what I’ve read here and Twitter.
