I saw this guy at the West Virginia game. Certainly looked taller than 6'7".
Sound Off piece on 2019 target Issa Samake
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Great to hear.
He already has great length, but if he grows some more and demonstrates at least some skill in the summer he’ll have a lot of offers. Good thing Prohm was in early.
I'm being pedantic, but students who go to Central Academy also go to classes at Valley. For instance, there's no need to go to Central to take Calc II. Shared course-load between what the student wants and needs.
Got to watch him play tonight against my HS team, Kuemper Catholic. Just for reference, the two main guys who guarded him were 6'2 and 6'3, average athleticism. The obvious things were obvious, he's really long and super athletic in warmups, but he scored just 9 points and fouled out with maybe one or two blocks. The raw talent is there, but he definitely has a long way to go before being a Big 12 caliber player IMO. To be fair, though, they didn't seem to run many plays for or through him at all. As for his shooting, he didn't take a shot outside of 10 feet, and went 1-6 from the free throw line IIRC, all misses being short. Knights broke GVC's 45 game win streak with a 67-66 upset win.
Anyone else watch GVC at state today. Thoughts on Samake? I was in and out watching the stream and from what I saw he is really raw but his potential is through the roof. He fouled out with 10 points, 3 rebounds and 3 blocks but his length is crazy and he runs like a deer.
I think he's worth taking a shot on. I know he hasn't been playing the game that long, so he's only going to get better as he matures. His athleticism is fantastic.
I saw Matthew Bain is at the State Tourney and was tweeting about Samake. (he had a couple short videos you can see on his twitter page too)
@MatthewBain2019 PF Issa Samake (Grand View Christian) slams home an alley oop in the 1A quarters. Again, he holds offers from Iowa State and Tulsa. #iahsbkb
@MatthewBain Issa Samake isn’t all flash, though. He’s quite raw, but he’s smart and does the little things to make his team better when he’s out there. Here he is blocking a shot then running the floor to create space for a teammate’s open 3. #iahsbkb
@MatthewBain2019 Iowa State target Issa Samake (Grand View Christian) displays his soft mid-range touch in the 1A state quarterfinals. (He followed this with a put-back dunk, by the way.) #iahsbkb
@MatthewBain_ Issa Samake fouled out with 10 points, 3 rebounds and 3 blocks. He needs plenty of refinement, but there's a whole lot to be excited about with the 2019 prospect. #iahsbkb
@MatthewBain2019 PF Issa Samake (Grand View Christian) slams home an alley oop in the 1A quarters. Again, he holds offers from Iowa State and Tulsa. #iahsbkb
@MatthewBain Issa Samake isn’t all flash, though. He’s quite raw, but he’s smart and does the little things to make his team better when he’s out there. Here he is blocking a shot then running the floor to create space for a teammate’s open 3. #iahsbkb
@MatthewBain2019 Iowa State target Issa Samake (Grand View Christian) displays his soft mid-range touch in the 1A state quarterfinals. (He followed this with a put-back dunk, by the way.) #iahsbkb
@MatthewBain_ Issa Samake fouled out with 10 points, 3 rebounds and 3 blocks. He needs plenty of refinement, but there's a whole lot to be excited about with the 2019 prospect. #iahsbkb
He is extremely raw for 2019 recruit. He would benefit from another 1-2years in prep school or JUCO, then the Clones could take another look at him.
I wish he could have got with Dowling or Valley. A couple coaches that are more big time. Averaging 8 points in a game in 1A normally would scare me. However, most 1A coaches are the next step up from being a dad coach. Sometimes not even that. Not sure about his high school coach. I have heard the guy recruits his butt off.
I question whether ISU has really offered this kid.
His learning curve is almost straight up at this point - I'm sure we'll see a huge improvement in the next year and even more after that.
I do too. I can't imagine us offering a kid that averages 10-11 ppg and fouls out of Class 1A games in Iowa.
That is the level of competition you would face in intramurals in a lot of places.
I can't imagine that translating well to P5 competition.
I'm willing to guess that "interest was shown" by ISU, and everyone involved is just running with it.
There are a lot of great coaches in the lower classes. Sure, there are some bad ones, but that's a rarity. Just like any other class. Some people just like smaller communities.
You are absolutely correct! Many coaches have an established winning tradition whether it be in 1A or a larger class and are comfortable where they are at. BIGGER isn't always better, folks.
