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Post by Gundo on May 21, 2023 19:40:29 GMT -8
11 Players, assuming Butler & LeDee return. It may be nice to pick off another big, maybe a Red Shirt transfer to bring us to 12 and have the 13th for Spring transfers. I am likely our size/length for this year's team. However, given the fact that Trammell and Butler are gone after the 23/24 season, perhaps we should look at a Combo guard red shirt? PG/CG: Trammell (5'10"), Butler (6'2"), Davis (6'1") SG/Wing: Dixon-Waters (6'5"), Byrd (6'7") SF/Wing: Parrish (6'6"), Pal (6'9") PF/Post: LeDee (6'9"), Saunders (6'8"), Johnson (6'10"), Heide (6'10") With this group, Johnson and Heide may be the odd men out on a 9 guy rotation. Trammell, 5th-year senior, age 22Butler, 4th-year senior, age 20, 21 in June Davis, Freshman, age 18 Dixon-Waters, 3rd-year junior, age 20 Byrd, 2nd-year soph, age 18 Parrish, 4th-year senior, age 22Pal, 5th-year senior/GTR, age 23LeDee, 5th-year GTR, age 23Saunders, 2nd-year soph, age 19 Johnson, 3rd-year RS soph, age 19 or 20 Heide, Freshman, age 18
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Post by Gundo on May 21, 2023 19:53:27 GMT -8
FYI - Ibrahima Diallo is a phenomenal rim protector. He helped SJSU rank top 10 nationwide in rebound margin.
Total Career per 40 Minutes Rebounds/40: 13.6 Blocks/40: 3.5 Points/40: 13.6 PF/40: 5.9 To/40: 3.2 Steal/40: 1.0
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Post by standiego on May 22, 2023 7:55:44 GMT -8
So both I. Diallo and A. D are both 7 Footers from Senegal
Diallo has played 4 years would be a 2 time transfer - any chance he is a Grad Transfer ? 1 of the years with the Buckeyes he only played was it 5 -8 games due to injury - could he apply for an additional season - besides the Covid season he gets
A. D . has played 1 season at WSU was a highly rated HS player in Arizona - would have 3 seasons to play- could also red shirt if HE wants to
Bottom has either expressed any interest in SDSU
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Post by sdcoug on May 22, 2023 9:45:55 GMT -8
Diallo would be a great fit IF he's willing to take a minor role, and is not seeking 30+ minutes as a starter. He'd easily be my pick among this group. Diongue has upside, but he is easily pushed out of position in the paint. If people think we're seeking a big so we can match up with bigger teams then Diongue isn't the answer. He gets abused by bigger players, at least currently. He could be useful in 2025 though, but if that's the plan you'd think Shay would have been led to believe they were seeking to replace him & jumped in the portal. He hasn't for a reason.
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Post by sdcoug on May 22, 2023 10:50:23 GMT -8
That’s odd. Quite the step down, that’s one of the worst teams in D1. Guess we aren’t missing much with him if he’s going that direction. Or he's simply seeking a bigger role than he could have had at SDSU, or most places. A team like W Michigan will showcase him, giving him 28+ minutes. Something he had no shot at if he came here. Plus, closer to home. Wouldn't surprise me to see him play a year at WM, take on a bigger role & show out, graduate & transfer out for his final year.
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Post by dirtball on May 22, 2023 13:23:36 GMT -8
I'm curious about how much SDSU liked him. There wasn't much tape, and getting him here allowed the staff to really see how good he was. I'm sure they put him through some workouts. It seemed like an odd recruitment from the start.
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Post by standiego on May 22, 2023 14:33:42 GMT -8
Javonte is gone - so it is what it is - rear view window
As for Diallo would it be that bad if the Aztecs started him at the 5 , Ladee at the 4 - Jay pal at the 3 and had Micah and Waters play some at the 3 and even the 2 position .
Yes A.D is slender but could he put on some muscle or be a 5 that is more of athletic 5 then a muscle 5 - think he could still rebound and defend - again see if he is willing to come for a visit and see how he plays in person -
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Post by Gundo on May 22, 2023 18:50:49 GMT -8
11 Players, assuming Butler & LeDee return. It may be nice to pick off another big, maybe a Red Shirt transfer to bring us to 12 and have the 13th for Spring transfers. I am likely our size/length for this year's team. However, given the fact that Trammell and Butler are gone after the 23/24 season, perhaps we should look at a Combo guard red shirt? PG/CG: Trammell (5'10"), Butler (6'2"), Davis (6'1") SG/Wing: Dixon-Waters (6'5"), Byrd (6'7") SF/Wing: Parrish (6'6"), Pal (6'9") PF/Post: LeDee (6'9"), Saunders (6'8"), Johnson (6'10"), Heide (6'10") With this group, Johnson and Heide may be the odd men out on a 9 guy rotation. Trammell, 5th-year senior, age 22Butler, 4th-year senior, age 20, 21 in June Davis, Freshman, age 18 Dixon-Waters, 3rd-year junior, age 20 Byrd, 2nd-year soph, age 18 Parrish, 4th-year senior, age 22Pal, 5th-year senior/GTR, age 23LeDee, 5th-year GTR, age 23Saunders, 2nd-year soph, age 19 Johnson, 3rd-year RS soph, age 19 or 20 Heide, Freshman, age 18
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Post by standiego on May 23, 2023 8:18:41 GMT -8
Appreciate that the coaches are still trying to recruit players - as they should - as for PT - a lot will be come more evident after May 31 when Lamont and Ledee could be making some decisions
As for PT - not that easy to predict until you get the players together and start looking at how they work together as a unit on the floor on both ends of the court
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Post by onions on May 24, 2023 14:27:29 GMT -8
Diallo would be a great fit IF he's willing to take a minor role, and is not seeking 30+ minutes as a starter. He'd easily be my pick among this group. Diongue has upside, but he is easily pushed out of position in the paint. If people think we're seeking a big so we can match up with bigger teams then Diongue isn't the answer. He gets abused by bigger players, at least currently. He could be useful in 2025 though, but if that's the plan you'd think Shay would have been led to believe they were seeking to replace him & jumped in the portal. He hasn't for a reason. It looks like Diallo only avg 16.8 mins at SJSU last year, I would think we’d be thrilled to offer 20-25 mins to him. I’m still hoping he’s the final piece.
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Post by ramrodd23 on May 24, 2023 15:49:23 GMT -8
Diallo would be a great fit IF he's willing to take a minor role, and is not seeking 30+ minutes as a starter. He'd easily be my pick among this group. Diongue has upside, but he is easily pushed out of position in the paint. If people think we're seeking a big so we can match up with bigger teams then Diongue isn't the answer. He gets abused by bigger players, at least currently. He could be useful in 2025 though, but if that's the plan you'd think Shay would have been led to believe they were seeking to replace him & jumped in the portal. He hasn't for a reason. It looks like Diallo only avg 16.8 mins at SJSU last year, I would think we’d be thrilled to offer 20-25 mins to him. I’m still hoping he’s the final piece. He would have had more minutes at SJSU last year. He had a foot injury in December and missed 18 games.
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Post by Gundo on May 24, 2023 15:56:55 GMT -8
Adrame Diongue just posted some '23 highlights in-feed.
This is from UNLV Fans online: 2 scholarships left for 2023. Targets for it are Adrame Diongue and Dedan Thomas. Dedan has not signed an NLI yet because he is deciding on playing this year or next season in the '24 class. He could wind up @ UNLV.
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Post by 🥸 Hopeless Aztec on May 24, 2023 16:18:59 GMT -8
Adrame Diongue just posted some '23 highlights in-feed. This is from UNLV Fans online: 2 scholarships left for 2023. Targets for it are Adrame Diongue and Dedan Thomas. Dedan has not signed an NLI yet because he is deciding on playing this year or next season in the '24 class. He could wind up @ UNLV. Yet, not a single shot that wasn't a dunk, alley oop or put back. It looks like he is a player that gets his own shots through rebounds or looks for the oop. He might fit in pretty good here. However, He better play defense and block/alter shot if he wants playing time. Big step up in competition from WAZZU to State. 😉 He better tighten the laces a bit tighter because he will be battling with the big boys here.
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Post by jdaztec on May 24, 2023 18:59:04 GMT -8
Funny, seems like regardless of the coach or the year UNLV draws highly rated players and yet we seem to regularly beat them. I would think (except for the $ maybe) choosing SDSU would be a no brainer.
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Post by Gundo on May 24, 2023 20:03:12 GMT -8
Funny, seems like regardless of the coach or the year UNLV draws highly rated players and yet we seem to regularly beat them. I would think (except for the $ maybe) choosing SDSU would be a no brainer. Neither SDSU nor UNLV are listed, however, the local fan base and writers seem to have inside info.
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Post by Gundo on May 24, 2023 22:01:10 GMT -8
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Post by jp92grad on May 24, 2023 23:55:29 GMT -8
Even if these 2 come back SDSU has 2 more scholarships left UNLESS he knows something we don't!
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Post by standiego on May 25, 2023 7:06:45 GMT -8
would guess that the writer may know that Dutcher likes to use at most 12 scholarships right away in case a transfer or late bloomer opens up similar to Matt M
As for Diallo - while listed by some as a decent transfer - has played for 4 seasons - but some reports show him as very injury and foul prone -
Adrame - yes is still a work in progress on offense but in HS and parts of last year playing in the PAC - against some decent teams - UCLA - USC ... he got rebounds and has a 7 ft 5" wing span - In addition has only played basketball for only 4 seasons - so think he could be worth a call -
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Post by sdcoug on May 25, 2023 11:40:45 GMT -8
Diallo would be a great fit IF he's willing to take a minor role, and is not seeking 30+ minutes as a starter. He'd easily be my pick among this group. Diongue has upside, but he is easily pushed out of position in the paint. If people think we're seeking a big so we can match up with bigger teams then Diongue isn't the answer. He gets abused by bigger players, at least currently. He could be useful in 2025 though, but if that's the plan you'd think Shay would have been led to believe they were seeking to replace him & jumped in the portal. He hasn't for a reason. It looks like Diallo only avg 16.8 mins at SJSU last year, I would think we’d be thrilled to offer 20-25 mins to him. I’m still hoping he’s the final piece. Very true, and he was healthy all year at SJSU playing in & starting in all 34 games. But he also had a higher usage rate, and got more shots than he'd get here. Nate only played 20-24 minutes, with a low (role player) usage rate. Part of that is due to Nate being passive at times, and in theory RDW won't have the usage rate of Bradley so opportunities will arise (although Parrish's should increase). But with Ledee taking on a larger role.... If he's willing to take 20-25 in a lesser role to win, great. But it's his final year. Usually guys want to play big minutes in their final year. He'd be a fantastic get IMO, but I also think the sales job required to get him would be even bigger. We'll see. Maybe Ledee can help recruit him, given they're both former buckeyes who found greener pastures?
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Post by standiego on May 25, 2023 13:10:34 GMT -8
Would guess as you point out that Diallo will first see if there is a team that might a for sure starter at the 5 position - if not then maybe he may double back - who knows
As for Diallo some of the Transfer so called experts say Diallo would be a decent to good addition for a team BUT that he is injury prone and also commits a lot of fouls that take him out of a half or a game
Again the key for any transfer to come means they have to want to come to a school - Aztec coaches do seem to make a very good presentation for transfers to show how they would fit in
As you did say Adrame could be a development project for his offense but seems to have some defensive skills and the 7ft 5" wingspan that really helps - correct with only 4 years of playing basketball is still learning but could also be valuable as he learns with 3 seasons to play or even red shirt
Shay is- a big not knowing enough about his development but the coaches have had him for 2 seasons he also knows the system - something that new players can have a hrad time getting down correctly
Would guess the coaches keep working the Portal as best they can but the players have all the leverage as to where they want to visit and then what school they select
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