Anyone have video or stat sheets for the incoming jucos? I know the names and positions, but really have no clue what any of them are capable of.
Excited about next year's team?
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Dorsey-Walker is going to surprise the heck out of you all. Witnessed him during the Capital City league and I can't wait for this kid to shine. Needs to put on more muscle though..he's too skinny. Good ball handler, has amazing reach & good jump shot. Very smooth. I'd compare him to a shorter Clyburn.
The Capital City league is usually where we can start to get an idea of who these incoming JUCO's will be and what kind of a role they will carve out. Will also let guys like Naz Long, Okoro and Gibson improve.
The Capital City league is usually where we can start to get an idea of who these incoming JUCO's will be and what kind of a role they will carve out. Will also let guys like Naz Long, Okoro and Gibson improve.
Niang almost never brings the ball up the court. Just because whoever is running point hands him the ball at the top of the key does not mean he is a point forward. He is a skilled big man who can take big guys off the dribble, but you don't want him handling the ball in the open court.
If you go to youtube there is a highlight clip of Hogue. Looks decent. Seen him described as one of the best wing scorers in JUCO, and a solid defender. Not much out there for Amardi. There is one clip of him with an impressive oop dunk. Looks like he's got some springs. Sorry, can't link right now.
I think the Big 12 might be a whole new level of bad next year. Might mean we would need to be 1 of the top 3 teams of the Big 12 next year to get into the tourney.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't SDW tweet something a couple months ago about how he has gained like 20 lbs of muscle since he came to ISU? If my memory is right and SDW has put on some muscle, you can all stop complaining about how skinny he is. If he is a good player and he is a bit skinny, he will still play. Player skill outweighs player weight (pun intended).
Ladies and gentlemen, there is a difference between having a point forward and running your offense through a forward in the elbow area. Niang is not a point forward type, however he has a lot of skills that we can utilize to initiate our offense and force defenses to do things they don't want to do.
Hogue is very athletic but not refined. Same can probably be said for Amardi. I won't be shocked if one or both of these guys thrive in our system, with the tutelage of Fred and company.
Even though their numbers won't knock your socks off in Juco, they may well fit within our system better.
Hopefully both can be very good defenders and rebounders. You don't have to be refined for that. I see us playing a more defensive style of b-ball next year out of necessity, and they could go a long way towards our success if that is the case.
Even though their numbers won't knock your socks off in Juco, they may well fit within our system better.
Hopefully both can be very good defenders and rebounders. You don't have to be refined for that. I see us playing a more defensive style of b-ball next year out of necessity, and they could go a long way towards our success if that is the case.
Not true.
If there is a POINT guard, then why can't there be a POINT forward?
The point designation is usually reserved for the guard that brings the ball up the court and initiates the offense. It's more or less quarterbacking the offense.
If you have a post player that does that, he's called a point forward and Royce was not the first, nor will he be the last.
Point forward - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I would argue that KG is more the Niang to to LeBron's Royce than a true point forward. He was always a great passer, but you wouldn't say he "ran" the offense any more than you would say that about any team whose best player was their big man.
He definitely played point forward for the Twolves for a significant amount of time one season, he was a primary ball handler.
The three is between SDW and Hogue. Okoro could be a darkhorse. This team will not struggle to score points at all, and has the potential to be better on defense. The rest of the Big12 also loses a lot. We may be young, but we still have a shot at even winning the Big12. Might not be likely, but we are likely to be experienceing March Madness for the third year in a row.
There is a reason several teams including NBA teams want Fred.
There is a reason several teams including NBA teams want Fred.
I think the last week or so a lot of people have became believers in Morris, I know I have. He's starting day one. He's more of a lock than Thomas IMO. Thomas has to beat out SDW, unless we go three guard in which case all three start.
