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Post by Boise Aztec on May 6, 2021 20:51:15 GMT -8
Love the add, but not sure I'd be so quick to deem him a starter quite yet. If he was a 2-year starter & an upper classmen, maybe, but he's still relatively raw. I think the only set starters are Trey, Bradley & Nate, with Keshad having a big edge for the 4th spot. The 5th could be anyone from Seiko, AG (assuming he can stay healthy for multiple weeks), Baker, Diabate & I wouldn't count out Butler, Dinwiddie or Evans. Do love how Baker is the son of a BB coach and has a high IQ! I'm assuming we're done, unless someone feels threatened & pops into the portal. Baker is a lot better than Keshad. Likely, at least he has done way more at the college level.
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Post by laaztec on May 6, 2021 21:07:12 GMT -8
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Post by azteccc on May 6, 2021 21:37:02 GMT -8
Gonna light Viejas on fire. Crowd favorite in waiting
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Post by johneaztec on May 6, 2021 21:43:50 GMT -8
Here's a very telling bit: "Baker was attractive to SDSU for less tangible reasons, too. He’s a gym rat, as most SDSU players are. He’s an overlooked, under-the-radar kid with the proverbial chip on his shoulder. And he has a high basketball IQ as the son of a coach." Nice!!!
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Post by wolfstartec on May 6, 2021 22:22:20 GMT -8
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Post by NYCaztec on May 6, 2021 22:24:52 GMT -8
LFGooooooooo. Extremely high on the 2021-22 Aztecs Pulliam/Butler Bradley/Dinwiddie/Seiko Baker/Johnson/Evans Diabate/Johnson/Arop Mensah/Tomiac/Demarshay It would not shock me in any way if we had someone enter the portal. My only worry is SDSU's tendency to play older players over young ones even if the talent says otherwise. Butler needs high teens MPG at the least. Dinwiddie and Evans needs teens minutes. I'm sure Keshad is looking for 20+. Arop is a 15-20 guy if he's healthy. We're LOADED. Yes. LFGooooo! What an offseason
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Post by sdcoug on May 6, 2021 22:40:27 GMT -8
Love the add, but not sure I'd be so quick to deem him a starter quite yet. If he was a 2-year starter & an upper classmen, maybe, but he's still relatively raw. I think the only set starters are Trey, Bradley & Nate, with Keshad having a big edge for the 4th spot. The 5th could be anyone from Seiko, AG (assuming he can stay healthy for multiple weeks), Baker, Diabate & I wouldn't count out Butler, Dinwiddie or Evans. Do love how Baker is the son of a BB coach and has a high IQ! I'm assuming we're done, unless someone feels threatened & pops into the portal. Kenpom rated him better than all our players except Jordan last season. He rated his offensive efficiency higher than our regulars, given opponents played and given his role within their offense. His rating doesn't mean he's a better player. Dinwiddie had a much higher offensive rating than anyone else on our team or Baker. He wasn't our best player by any means. He's a good shooter and is efficient, and had some good and bad games. He's a good add but far from a lock to start.
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Post by moctezumaii on May 7, 2021 4:33:00 GMT -8
Judging by Ziegler’s article we still might land the BC transfer. That would be unbelievable. That would be great! But how do we accommodate so many players with only one ball? What would be the roster implications, would we suddenly see a couple enter the transfer portal? Maybe SDCOUG could shed some light.
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Post by longtimebooster on May 7, 2021 5:52:59 GMT -8
The great thing about Baker from what limited info I have is that he's more versatile than Schakel. He can do a lot more than just be a 40%+ catch-and-shoot three-point guy. Looks like he can run the floor, slam with authority, ally-oop and drive the lane. A lot of dangerous options on offense. Thrilled about this guy. Just wish his first name were Chet instead of Chad.
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Post by couldashoulda on May 7, 2021 6:53:18 GMT -8
I don't know if he's better than anybody, because I'm not a college basketball talent evaluator. But, to my eyes from those highlights above, he has skills as a freshman (albeit an older freshman), that few of our guys had last year, except maybe Mitchell. He can create, elevate, score at all 3 levels. IMO, he has room to grow physically and skill wise. That's something to look forward to!
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Post by missiontrails on May 7, 2021 7:27:48 GMT -8
I guess it didn't hurt us to miss the 2020 NCAA tournament like some say We actually won the 2020 NCAA Tournament. People forget that I know.....I partied so hard afterward, I've completely wiped it from my memory!
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Post by sdsu2000 on May 7, 2021 7:59:46 GMT -8
Baker was a great addition. It allows Bradley to play the 2 spot which was a weakness for us last year. We know what we have with Mensah and Tomiac at the 5. Pulliam and Butler can give us solid minutes at PG. The big question mark is the 4 spot. You can't depend on Arop. Can Johnson finally step up? Will Diabate win the job? It'll be interesting if we land Steffon Mitchell. A guy who could easily be around a double double for the season in the MW, a really good offensive rebounder, a guy who can create for others and a veteran from a good conference. I think landing Mitchell could give us a really special season next year.
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Post by survalli on May 7, 2021 8:04:11 GMT -8
he plays like Jalen. a more polished, shorter version. looks like a pro to me.
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Post by sdcoug on May 7, 2021 9:21:39 GMT -8
Judging by Ziegler’s article we still might land the BC transfer. That would be unbelievable. That would be great! But how do we accommodate so many players with only one ball? What would be the roster implications, would we suddenly see a couple enter the transfer portal? Maybe SDCOUG could shed some light. It's going to be interesting! Signing Bradley obviously took potential PT away from all 3 of our 2021 FR, but it was expected and needed. None of those 3 were going to carry Mitchell's burden, so really the signing of Bradley didn't impact them much if at all. Same with LeDee & Diabate - neither "threatened" the FR, and Keshad still had a clear path to major minutes. Signing Baker threatens all 4 guys, albeit Butler less so than the others w/ Trey moving on after this year. How they react to that is anyone's guess?? Hopefully Dinwiddie & Evans see Bradley moving on (potentially) after this year as still having opportunity, and Keshad's comfortable knowing how highly the coaching staff think of him. I'd be shocked if Dutch & crew didn't have talks with all the underclassman well before Baker committed. What we know: - Trey, Matt & Nate are probably rock solid as starters - D Johnson & LeDee will most likely not see the floor this year & will RS (leaving 12 scholarship players) - Butler is probably best as a PG, and Dinwiddie as a 2G, but every other player will play multiple positions & gives Dutch a ton of flexibility - Given that, we could see any combination of Diabate, Johnson, Baker, Seiko, AG, Evans & Tomiac on the floor as well - "position-less" Who stays & who goes is anyone's guess, but hopefully Dutch has given them all hope and reason to stick around! That said, I wouldn't be surprised to see 1 of the guard/wing types looking for greener pastures. Players have basically 50-ish days to do so while maintaining eligibility for next year.
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Post by sdcoug on May 7, 2021 9:26:56 GMT -8
Love the add, but not sure I'd be so quick to deem him a starter quite yet. If he was a 2-year starter & an upper classmen, maybe, but he's still relatively raw. I think the only set starters are Trey, Bradley & Nate, with Keshad having a big edge for the 4th spot. The 5th could be anyone from Seiko, AG (assuming he can stay healthy for multiple weeks), Baker, Diabate & I wouldn't count out Butler, Dinwiddie or Evans. Do love how Baker is the son of a BB coach and has a high IQ! I'm assuming we're done, unless someone feels threatened & pops into the portal. Baker is a lot better than Keshad. Time will tell. Think they're different players, and believe Keshad's a much better rebounder, defender & athlete. Baker was the 4th option at Duquesne, and a role player who got regular minutes after the 1st month. He was basically Schakel as a soph/junior, with others driving the bus. Love what he brings, but I also love what Keshad brings. I can definitely see both starting together, with several others in the mix as well. They'll definitely push each other.
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Post by dunksalot on May 7, 2021 10:19:04 GMT -8
We graduated 38.4 ppg in righties and recruited 42.9 ppg in lefties (all 4 commits are southpaws). Throw in the improvements of our existing team and it's safe to assume we won't endure long scoring droughts like last season.
Baker is a huge addition. He is the type of player Baylor typically rosters - long, athletic, and can shoot from anywhere.
21-22 is going to be a really fun season! We had depth but now we really have depth.
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Post by Den60 on May 7, 2021 18:29:11 GMT -8
Videos look good offensively. Hopefully he can be as good defensively. Needs to bulk up a bit but that is normal for a kid his age. Really happy we got this guy. Right now, I think we are, once again, the best team in our conference and we can be extremely good should these guys mesh well early. Thank you Dutch and staff.
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Post by Gundo on May 20, 2021 11:17:23 GMT -8
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Post by jdaztec on May 20, 2021 11:46:39 GMT -8
Landing Mitchell would create an extremely talented but also very full roster. Obviously Dutch knows this and has plans on how to manage it.
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Post by sdcoug on May 20, 2021 13:10:28 GMT -8
Rothstein's interview with him is 2 weeks old, before Baker committed, and this one is a week old. It's my understanding we're no longer in the hunt for him & that door closed when Baker stepped through. If Mitchell came begging it's possible that changes, but I tend to believe those who say it's not happening. I'm sure Boise will add his $0.02.
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