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Post by sdsuball on Mar 30, 2020 18:58:04 GMT -8
We got K.Leonard because we recruited him early before other schools were interested - he told the coaches that he would come here- then kept true to word and signed with the Aztecs . UCLA , USC , others tried to get him to change his mind but he said he was not going to go back on his word . Think his father was killed while he was HS . Was shot at the car wash he owned Malik went on recruiting trip to Kansas but they selected another recruit that played his position . He decided after missing his junior and or senior year of HS that he felt comfortable with the Aztec coaches as they kept recruiting as others dropped off their recruitment Think we also kept recruiting Tim Shelton even though he had injury problems . All due respect to Fisher, but I think Pope could have shown us a lot more under Dutcher's offensive scheme. I don't think that either coach used Pope to his full potential. But then again, that's the issue with Pope - you can't just hand him the ball behind the arc and tell him to go to work - and he wasn't physically dominant to the point where he was moving 5's out of the way on the block. Can he shoot the 3? Sure, but his set shot 3 that he used as a freshmen was more accurate then the jumper 3 that he shot as a senior. I also thought that it was a mistake to start Pope at the 5 over the grad transfer from Cal, that dude was a rebounding machine and a physical presence inside. Pope should have started at the 4 with Rooks at the 5, Rooks should have gotten 20-25 minutes a game. I think that he did it to make the offense more explosive, and to give Pope more opportunities to get offense in pick and rolls, but it really hurt us on the defensive end (where Pope was not at all effective as a shot blocker). Case in point, that final drive by Man Bun against Houston where Pope couldn't alter his shot, winning them the game. Frankly, that SDSU team was way, way too talented to be an 11 or 12 seed that year - we should have been a 4 or 5 seed.
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Post by sdsuball on Mar 30, 2020 19:07:48 GMT -8
I believe we got Kawhi, Tapley and Pope because we stayed with them in spite of significant injuries. Would love it if he's anywhere these three. I'm hoping at least better than Chase and Malik, although Taps was good over a long period of time. Honestly Tapley was a pretty good shooting guard. High percentage 3 point shooter, solid defender, solid second option driving and kicking the ball out. I would Love to have another Chase Tapley come to the Mesa. Pope was a disappointment because his college career was besieged by injuries, and because he never became the dominant player that it looked like he could become, talent wise (he has the 'potential' to be dominant... but maybe not the right mindset?) It makes me want to look at Pope's high school stats before he got injured. I like that our incoming freshmen are guys who put up 20-30 in a night, if you can't do that in high school I don't care how talented or physically gifted you are, you don't have the mindset to do that in college. That being said, Pope was still a solid player for our team, and an Aztec For Life.
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Post by sdcoug on Mar 31, 2020 8:43:40 GMT -8
All due respect to Fisher, but I think Pope could have shown us a lot more under Dutcher's offensive scheme. I don't think that either coach used Pope to his full potential. But then again, that's the issue with Pope - you can't just hand him the ball behind the arc and tell him to go to work - and he wasn't physically dominant to the point where he was moving 5's out of the way on the block. Can he shoot the 3? Sure, but his set shot 3 that he used as a freshmen was more accurate then the jumper 3 that he shot as a senior. I also thought that it was a mistake to start Pope at the 5 over the grad transfer from Cal, that dude was a rebounding machine and a physical presence inside. Pope should have started at the 4 with Rooks at the 5, Rooks should have gotten 20-25 minutes a game. I think that he did it to make the offense more explosive, and to give Pope more opportunities to get offense in pick and rolls, but it really hurt us on the defensive end (where Pope was not at all effective as a shot blocker). Case in point, that final drive by Man Bun against Houston where Pope couldn't alter his shot, winning them the game. Frankly, that SDSU team was way, way too talented to be an 11 or 12 seed that year - we should have been a 4 or 5 seed. McDaniels was too good to keep on the bench. He & Pope worked very well together, and Rooks was terrific playing spot minutes against key matchups. The '18 team was terrific, and would have been a much higher seed if Kell (& Pope & others) doesn't get hurt multiple times. We never had the same top 7 practicing from week to week, and we lost at least 3 games we would have won had Kell not went down. WSU & Cal being primary examples. BTW, Pope ranked 181st nationally in block shot % at 5%.
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Post by sdsuball on Mar 31, 2020 13:22:43 GMT -8
Rk Player BLK% WS/40 1 Kameron Rooks 7.9 .170 2 Malik Pope 5.1 .169 3 Jalen McDaniels 2.7 .218 4 M. Gill-Caesar 1.5 .057 5 Nolan Narain 1.4 .163 6 Max Montana 1.1 .142 7 Matt Mitchell 1.1 .133 8 Trey Kell 0.9 .142 9 Jordan Schakel 0.8 .112 10 Jeremy Hemsley 0.8 .082 11 Devin Watson 0.0 .138 12 M. Sohikish 0.0 .016
Kam had a PER of 18.9, the second highest Win Shares per 40 minutes (behind McDaniels and in front of Pope at #3), a better shot blocking percentage, and a better rebounding percentage then either McDaniels or Pope. We should have started Kam at the 5, Pope at the 4, McDaniels at the 3, Kell at the 2 and Watson at the 1.
There were multiple games that season that were close that I would argue that we would have won had we gone with a bigger lineup. Or, alternatively, if we had given Kam 20 minutes off of the bench every game (backing up McDaniels and Pope) instead of the 11 minutes per game that he averaged.
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Post by sdcoug on Apr 1, 2020 12:11:07 GMT -8
Rk Player BLK% WS/40 1 Kameron Rooks 7.9 .170 2 Malik Pope 5.1 .169 3 Jalen McDaniels 2.7 .218 4 M. Gill-Caesar 1.5 .057 5 Nolan Narain 1.4 .163 6 Max Montana 1.1 .142 7 Matt Mitchell 1.1 .133 8 Trey Kell 0.9 .142 9 Jordan Schakel 0.8 .112 10 Jeremy Hemsley 0.8 .082 11 Devin Watson 0.0 .138 12 M. Sohikish 0.0 .016 Kam had a PER of 18.9, the second highest Win Shares per 40 minutes (behind McDaniels and in front of Pope at #3), a better shot blocking percentage, and a better rebounding percentage then either McDaniels or Pope. We should have started Kam at the 5, Pope at the 4, McDaniels at the 3, Kell at the 2 and Watson at the 1. There were multiple games that season that were close that I would argue that we would have won had we gone with a bigger lineup. Or, alternatively, if we had given Kam 20 minutes off of the bench every game (backing up McDaniels and Pope) instead of the 11 minutes per game that he averaged. So you're basically saying bench Mitchell for Kam, and go extremely big? I think the problem with that is the lack of a perimeter game, plus certain match-ups on D. I was a big Kam fan - I'd have loved to have seen him play more. Thought the 4 game stretch near the end - UNR at home up to NM in MWCT title game was about right - 15 minutes per game. But in several games he was simply a bad match-up. McD had the highest Win share/40; Pope was virtually identical to Kam (.169 v .170), but Pope allows you to spread the court and in this case having Mitchell out there does the same to even a greater degree. But the 3 together - Kam/Pope/McD - just don't see it. IMO with Kam on the floor you need a Mitchell, Schakel or even Montana also on the floor for spacing purposes. But agree overall - more Kam would have been nice.
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Post by fisherville on Apr 1, 2020 18:54:44 GMT -8
Tapley was an amazing role player. If Che has a career like tapley I’d be more than thrilled
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Post by fastaztec on Apr 1, 2020 19:51:04 GMT -8
Tapley was an amazing role player. If Che has a career like tapley I’d be more than thrilled
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Post by fastaztec on Apr 1, 2020 19:51:20 GMT -8
Tapley was an amazing role player. If Che has a career like tapley I’d be more than thrilled
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Post by Gundo on Apr 6, 2020 1:07:21 GMT -8
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Post by Gundo on Apr 6, 2020 12:21:10 GMT -8
Here is the link to the podcast on Instagram. Che' is the first 10 minute segment of three interviews. http://instagr.am/p/B-oidmnhttn Highlights: - Great relationship with Acker, would follow him anywhere - Committed to improving his game - Humbled by the injury, didnt play but a quarter as a Senior in HS - Looking to play on the wing and score (like Jason Tatum) - Building a relationship with LaMont and Keith, incoming roomates - Malachi was his shadow, when he visited SDSU - Excited about coming west and reloading
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Post by standiego on Apr 6, 2020 15:19:11 GMT -8
Maybe he has some contacts that he might lead us to other recruits in the area
Do hope we can keep Acker as a coach
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Post by azteccc on Apr 16, 2020 16:07:26 GMT -8
So Che was offered six figures to play in the G League or in Spain. When he gets here, we’ll definitely know he wants to be here.
Also - Let’s F’in Go.
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Post by Gundo on Apr 16, 2020 18:13:03 GMT -8
Looks like the G-League is poaching a ton of HS recruits, Che' is not the only one getting professional offers.
BTW, is this the additional scholarship that we're fishing transfers with?
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Post by jdaztec on Apr 16, 2020 18:46:44 GMT -8
I could understand going for the green but having live 2/3 of my life and looking back there are a lot of things more important.His college experience and playing in front of sold out Viejas he would never forget.
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Post by 84aztec96 on Apr 16, 2020 18:54:00 GMT -8
I could understand going for the green but having live 2/3 of my life and looking back there are a lot of things more important.His college experience and playing in front of sold out Viejas he would never forget. Yeah, there is something to be said about playing in front of great crowds. Aztec players are lucky to get that experience. But if it is for real money, it's tough to pass up, esp. if you have injury concerns. I really think it depends on what type of money is actually being offered, if it is guaranteed, etc. Hope the best for him.
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Post by Gundo on Apr 16, 2020 18:57:50 GMT -8
“There are a lot of different paths to becoming a professional basketball player,” ESPN draft guru Jonathan Givony told NJ Advance Media. “You can go to the G League, you can play professionally overseas, you can go to college.”
Which path will Che take? The average G League salary is $35,000. He is guaranteed six figures.
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Post by azteccc on Apr 16, 2020 19:19:25 GMT -8
Dangle $100k in salary and a full ride scholarship in front of me at 18 years old and there aren’t a lot of places I wouldn’t have gone.
Not BYU... but they’re not asking that soooo
I’ll be very excited if he wants to be here so much he turns down a grown man paycheck.
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Post by Gundo on Apr 16, 2020 19:31:29 GMT -8
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Post by soccer94 on Apr 16, 2020 19:37:41 GMT -8
Great find Gundo. I hope that source is right.
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Post by Gundo on Apr 17, 2020 14:11:02 GMT -8
Great find Gundo. I hope that source is right. G-League offering a "handful of the elite"
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