Man I wish he could have redshirted so we had another year here. Imagine him with Allen and White.
DG is a good reminder that sometimes the "system" really does matter. DG worked very hard to improve his game, and that, combined with hoiberg's more open offense, worked wonders for DG.
People are going to start saying the same thing about Chris Allen when he's averaging 20ppg for us this year....
DG is a good reminder that sometimes the "system" really does matter. DG worked very hard to improve his game, and that, combined with hoiberg's more open offense, worked wonders for DG.
People are going to start saying the same thing about Chris Allen when he's averaging 20ppg for us this year....
I agree. I was actually talking to a lower level college coach the other day and I think they go down to Ames every year just to watch and gain knowledge or drills, or whatever. He said when they were down there, the offense was just something different than what he had seen. They just rolled the ball out there and let them play. Diante thrived in that system. He has all the physical gifts. One on one, no one stopped him all year.
Agree. The plan was to redshirt him, but Mike Taylor decided to do something stupid so he had to play. Damn shame too. Although if Mike Taylor stayed who knows how it would have worked out.
I have no idea why anyone is surprised by DG getting drafted. If you watched any games this year he was the best player on the floor almost ever night. NBA game written all over him. 6'4 guard, quick as lightening, can run all day, unreal ball handling skills. You think the Mavericks would like to have DG right now instead of Barea? Yup.
You think the Mavericks would like to have DG right now instead of Barea? Yup.
Agree. The plan was to redshirt him, but Mike Taylor decided to do something stupid so he had to play. Damn shame too. Although if Mike Taylor stayed who knows how it would have worked out.
I have no idea why anyone is surprised by DG getting drafted. If you watched any games this year he was the best player on the floor almost ever night. NBA game written all over him. 6'4 guard, quick as lightening, can run all day, unreal ball handling skills. You think the Mavericks would like to have DG right now instead of Barea? Yup.
The end of this post is like a car crash; I just can't look away.
DG is a good reminder that sometimes the "system" really does matter. DG worked very hard to improve his game, and that, combined with hoiberg's more open offense, worked wonders for DG.
People are going to start saying the same thing about Chris Allen when he's averaging 20ppg for us this year....
I'm going to guess that it doesn't mean much because that draft has Kanter going #1, which I think has an extremely small chance of happening. Especially because Kanter might be available at #4.
I asked them why they are keeping DG out of their draft and why they think he has such limited potential and this is how they replied:
"I gave him a 7 in potential, but Aran edited it [to a 6]. To be fair, Garrett didn't really get that much better though. He upped his numbers because he was allowed to dominate the ball and he had to score (which he clearly doesn't like to do much, despite his big scoring numbers as a Sr.) because Iowa State lacked talent. When he played with guys like Brackins and Gilstrap on his team, he looked to get them shots and didn't look to score that much. He was still a generally inefficient scorer throughout his career, even as a Sr. when he had to score more, and he still struggles with his jump shot. He's made marginal improvements, but he's not a guy with huge upside by any stretch."
meh I think they are underestimating his heart and how hard he is working.
I asked them why they are keeping DG out of their draft and why they think he has such limited potential and this is how they replied:
"I gave him a 7 in potential, but Aran edited it [to a 6]. To be fair, Garrett didn't really get that much better though. He upped his numbers because he was allowed to dominate the ball and he had to score (which he clearly doesn't like to do much, despite his big scoring numbers as a Sr.) because Iowa State lacked talent. When he played with guys like Brackins and Gilstrap on his team, he looked to get them shots and didn't look to score that much. He was still a generally inefficient scorer throughout his career, even as a Sr. when he had to score more, and he still struggles with his jump shot. He's made marginal improvements, but he's not a guy with huge upside by any stretch."
meh I think they are underestimating his heart and how hard he is working.