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Post by Gundo on Apr 5, 2022 22:42:12 GMT -8
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Post by aztecdan8 on Apr 6, 2022 4:34:20 GMT -8
Who’s next?
Would love another skilled big, even better if they are a stretch big who shoots a high FT%
Also a long G or Wing that can shoot/score and play good D
Then Mensah comes back and we are cooking with gas!
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Post by aztecdan8 on Apr 6, 2022 4:38:34 GMT -8
This article is a great look into his make up- what he is a d what he does and how he does it. You can glean he is smart, tough, driven, and is on a mission. He’s a winner. He will be a great fit with us in many ways. He will be a fantastic Aztec. I’m psyched to see him in Red & Black Who’s next?!
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Post by gigglyforshrigley on Apr 6, 2022 5:33:27 GMT -8
Big upgrade at the PG spot. This is a guy who can use the screen up top to get a shot or create for a teammate. You know our coaches favorite offensive play. He'll make Bradley a better player and I could easily see Bradley average another 2-4 points a game. He went to the FT line 195 times this year. Pulliam/Butler/Seiko went a combined 190 times. Bradley went 145 times. We need guys who can draw fouls. I'm excited for a starting group that consists of Trammell, Bradley and LeDee. Need a center and then another scoring option to come off the bench. The free throw stat is a huge one. Also shoots them at 82%. We sorely missed more guys who could get to the foul line last year... Bradley was the only one
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Post by docmm on Apr 6, 2022 5:53:31 GMT -8
This article is a great look into his make up- what he is a d what he does and how he does it. You can glean he is smart, tough, driven, and is on a mission. He’s a winner. He will be a great fit with us in many ways. He will be a fantastic Aztec. I’m psyched to see him in Red & Black Who’s next?! Agree. I love that he's a gym rat and understands and welcomes the importance of defense. I hope Butler learns from him on how to draw a foul instead of getting stuffed. DT had 50 more FTs than Bradley 86 more FTs than Butler and Pulliam combined. 13 more FTs than Butler, Pulliam and KJ combined. And at 82%, that's a lot of extra points. Seeing that it was down to us, USC and Texas Tech makes him look a lot better too. And I love that he says he's really more of a PG than a scorer but had to do so out of necessity last year. I'm stoked!
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Post by longtimebooster on Apr 6, 2022 6:04:58 GMT -8
. But if we're going to go with a 5'-10" PG, we're going to have to find a 6'5" 2G dead-eye shooter to complement. How about a 6’4” SG named Bradley? A couple things: 1) Bradley's actually not that tall. 6'3" maybe. 2) He's not really a tall, catch-and-shoot, three-point guy that you simply can't leave alone from the outside like Schakel, and who spreads the defense because of it, and who can also shoot over the outstretched arms of defenders. (Yes, Bradley can create a shot off a dribble and his fallaway jumper enables him to shoot over guys, but that's a different animal altogether.) 3) I think of Bradley as more of a 3, a la Matt Mitchell, and who would benefit tremendously from a solid PG, and an outside-shooting 2G.
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Post by eduaztec05 on Apr 6, 2022 6:13:20 GMT -8
So what does our scholarship number look like, depending on if Nate and AG returns, with this addition?
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Post by couldashoulda on Apr 6, 2022 6:22:43 GMT -8
I am not one to knock height because you can't measure the heart of a lion/champion. However, I feel we need bigger guards to compete in the NCAA tournament. The schools seem to shoot right over the guards on the shorter side. I thought we had learned our lesson but I guess we will have a second opportunity to find out. I really hope this young man comes in and crushes it but I am a little concerned. I trust Dutch and the staff and don't typically question these types of things. However, unless he is the second coming of Kemba Walker, I can't remember the last guard under 6' tall to have a stand out season. I know they are probably out there but I can't think of one off the top of my head. Remy Martin is listed at 6', which probably means he's a bit shorter than that. Transferred from Arizona State to Kansas to lead them to a NC. He went from 19 pts a game with ASU to 8 pts a game with Kansas, but was instrumental in KU's success this year. That's all we need, but my gut tells me we will get that and more. With Seiko, Bradley, Butler and Trammell, we now have an experienced back court with some versatility. I like this pick up tremendously!
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Post by ignoranus on Apr 6, 2022 6:47:02 GMT -8
Seems to play bigger than his actual size. Love the high arc on his shots. Along with the alert defensive play.
And, anytime that you can get a guy that went to the same JC as OJ, ya just gotta take him!
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Post by panammaniac on Apr 6, 2022 6:59:28 GMT -8
I watched him play in person as I happened to be back in Las Cruces earlier this year when NMSU played Seattle. He’s not 5’10” - probably an inch or two shorter than that. Quick, excellent dribbler, gets a lot of steals. He’s not a particularly good shooter - he throws up a lot of bad shots and some of them just happen to go in. His biggest weapon, other than his steals, is he draws a lot of fouls and he’s deadly from the FT line. He can’t effectively drive to the hoop against a tough defense though. NMSU’s defense stuffed him quite a bit. He was pretty much Seattle’s only reason for success this year. That team’s record was way better than it should have been. The better teams contained him and they had nothing else left to fill in behind him. Could be an interesting player but I don’t feel like he’ll be quite as successful in a stronger conference against tougher defenses.
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Post by laaztec on Apr 6, 2022 7:27:13 GMT -8
He chose SDSU over Texas Tech and USC so I am sure he's going to make an impact.
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Post by dunksalot on Apr 6, 2022 7:31:45 GMT -8
I watched him play in person as I happened to be back in Las Cruces earlier this year when NMSU played Seattle. He’s not 5’10” - probably an inch or two shorter than that. Quick, excellent dribbler, gets a lot of steals. He’s not a particularly good shooter - he throws up a lot of bad shots and some of them just happen to go in. His biggest weapon, other than his steals, is he draws a lot of fouls and he’s deadly from the FT line. He can’t effectively drive to the hoop against a tough defense though. NMSU’s defense stuffed him quite a bit. He was pretty much Seattle’s only reason for success this year. That team’s record was way better than it should have been. The better teams contained him and they had nothing else left to fill in behind him. Could be an interesting player but I don’t feel like he’ll be quite as successful in a stronger conference against tougher defenses.
Thanks for sharing since all we see are highlight reels. I see Lamont Butler stepping into the lead PG role and Trammell earning his minutes the SDSU way. Butler was just about to take off when he broke his wrist on a monster dunk in traffic. That type of injury hurts the rest of the season.
Trammell's style hopefully helps Butler learn there's more to the college game than brute force drives to the hoop i.e. stop/pop from FT line or driving all the way through the key and reset while keeping the defense confused (a la Steve Nash)...and Trammell will set him up for open threes better than Pulliam who was too hesitant for that.
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Post by Gundo on Apr 6, 2022 11:04:19 GMT -8
So what does our scholarship number look like, depending on if Nate and AG returns, with this addition? We have one additional spot if Nate and AG return. Current Scholarships1. Matt Bradley - SG 6'4" 2. Adam Sieko - SG 6'3" 3. Jaedon LeeDee - PF 6'9" 4. Keshad Johnson - PF 6'7" 5. Lamont Butler - PG 6'2" 6. Chad Baker Mazara - SF 6'7" 7. Demarshy Johnson, Jr - C 6'10" In-coming HS players8. Miles Byrd - SF 6'6" 9. Elijah Saunders - PF 6'8" In-coming Transfers10. Darrion Trammell - PG 5'10" TBD11. Aguek Arop - PF 6'6" 12. Nathan Mensah - C 6'10"
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Post by standiego on Apr 6, 2022 11:06:14 GMT -8
Some Games Darrion played this past year
Opponent
WSU MIN 29 ---- FG 3/13 ----- 3PT 0 /2 ... Assists 7 .... TO 2 ...... TOTAL POINTS 11
VMI MIN 32 ------ FG- 7/17 ... Three 6/13 .... ASSISTS 0 ... TO 2 .....TOTAL POINTS 20
UNLV MIN 34 ..... FG 3/12 .... THREES 0/5 .... ASSISTS 6 .... TO 3 ... TOTAL POINTS 6
HUSKIES MIN 36 .... FG 7/17 .... THREES 0/3 ... ASSISTS 3 .... TO 5 ... TOTAL POINTS 18
UTAH VALLEY-1ST GAME MIN 34 ... FG 5/13 .... THREES 2/7.... ASSISTS 7 .... TO 1 .... TOTAL POINTS 20
NM STATE MIN 37 .... FG 8/16.... THREES 3/8 ..... ASSISTS 3 ... TO 3 .... TOTAL POINTS 26 ......... UTAH VALLEY GAME 2 MIN 36... FG 3/19 .... THREES 2/11 ... ASSISTS 3 .... TO 1 .... TOTAL POINTS 11
WAC T lost to Abilene Christian in the quarter final game : played 32 minutes 10/21 FG 2/7 on Threes 39 points
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Post by mactec on Apr 6, 2022 15:07:39 GMT -8
This article is a great look into his make up- what he is a d what he does and how he does it. You can glean he is smart, tough, driven, and is on a mission. He’s a winner. He will be a great fit with us in many ways. He will be a fantastic Aztec. I’m psyched to see him in Red & Black Who’s next?! Agree. I love that he's a gym rat and understands and welcomes the importance of defense. I hope Butler learns from him on how to draw a foul instead of getting stuffed. DT had 50 more FTs than Bradley 86 more FTs than Butler and Pulliam combined. 13 more FTs than Butler, Pulliam and KJ combined. And at 82%, that's a lot of extra points. Seeing that it was down to us, USC and Texas Tech makes him look a lot better too. And I love that he says he's really more of a PG than a scorer but had to do so out of necessity last year. I'm stoked! After seeing Terrell Gomez go from shooting 120 ft/year at CSUN and then just 17 at SDSU as a senior I don't get too optimistic about his free throw rate. My opinion is that small guards do not get calls in the MWC. Still stoked we are getting him, I just don't think he will have the same sort of scoring/free throw volume as he does now.
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Post by docmm on Apr 6, 2022 16:01:41 GMT -8
Agree. I love that he's a gym rat and understands and welcomes the importance of defense. I hope Butler learns from him on how to draw a foul instead of getting stuffed. DT had 50 more FTs than Bradley 86 more FTs than Butler and Pulliam combined. 13 more FTs than Butler, Pulliam and KJ combined. And at 82%, that's a lot of extra points. Seeing that it was down to us, USC and Texas Tech makes him look a lot better too. And I love that he says he's really more of a PG than a scorer but had to do so out of necessity last year. I'm stoked! After seeing Terrell Gomez go from shooting 120 ft/year at CSUN and then just 17 at SDSU as a senior I don't get too optimistic about his free throw rate. My opinion is that small guards do not get calls in the MWC. Still stoked we are getting him, I just don't think he will have the same sort of scoring/free throw volume as he does now. I'm hoping he doesn't. His offensive usage rate was so high at Seattle because there weren't any other options. With Bradley, CB-M and maybe Leedee, he won't have to score as much.
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Post by Gundo on Apr 6, 2022 16:13:46 GMT -8
After seeing Terrell Gomez go from shooting 120 ft/year at CSUN and then just 17 at SDSU as a senior I don't get too optimistic about his free throw rate. My opinion is that small guards do not get calls in the MWC. Still stoked we are getting him, I just don't think he will have the same sort of scoring/free throw volume as he does now. I'm hoping he doesn't. His offensive usage rate was so high at Seattle because there weren't any other options. With Bradley, CB-M and maybe Leedee, he won't have to score as much. I see his role between KJ Feagin and Devin Watson, played once they got here. Both guys scored 17-20 PPG and less here. Bradley needs a little more help, the Aztecs need shooting behind the three, and a true drive a kick PG. I still think we're looking for an additional wing shooter, and possible post player (Warren Washington.)
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Post by standiego on Apr 6, 2022 16:16:33 GMT -8
Some very good points by the gentleman who watched him play against New Mexico State - he did score 26 points on 16 shots - had 2 steals in the game against NM State - he led the conference in steals had 3 assists and 3 TO's in that game .
Darrion 's Stat's in his games against WSU , VMI , UNLV and Huskies -- 34 % FG and 26% on Threes ( he had zero made Threes against WSU , Huskies and UNLV
UNLV held him to 6 points
Would also say , as mentioned -the memory of T-Go is still there on both offense and defense
Yes the Aztecs do try for steals/ pressing and doubling on guys but even more important is being able to make switches - "helps" on defense.... - What happens when some taller guards take him down low ?
Like the FT % but even Matt had problems in clutch situations with big crowds .
MW also has some good guys down low that know how to defend -
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Post by Cwag on Apr 6, 2022 16:25:51 GMT -8
Some very good points by the gentleman who watched him play against New Mexico State - he did score 26 points on 16 shots - had 2 steals in the game against NM State - he led the conference in steals had 3 assists and 3 TO's in that game . Darrion 's Stat's in his games against WSU , VMI , UNLV and Huskies -- 34 % FG and 26% on Threes ( he had zero made Threes against WSU , Huskies and UNLV UNLV held him to 6 points Would also say , as mentioned -the memory of T-Go is still there on both offense and defense Yes the Aztecs do try for steals/ pressing and doubling on guys but even more important is being able to make switches - "helps" on defense.... - What happens when some taller guards take him down low ? Like the FT % but even Matt had problems in clutch situations with big crowds . MW also has some good guys down low that know how to defend - Damn I was excited before but now feel like writing off next season completely.
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Post by standiego on Apr 6, 2022 16:46:02 GMT -8
Darrion could end up being a good addition to the team but when you consider that there are maybe close to 300 guards in the Portal ?
I do realize that the highly rated guards are first going to look at one of the top schools to see if there is a fit for them
Also realize that maybe the Aztecs wanted someone who wanted them and willing to sign now but had hoped for a little better
Do not know until he is actually there working out but also when you play top talent it is a different game . Especially If we are talking about MM
We are not there and know when the Aztecs reached out to other players if the possible transfer said they were interested .
We see articles that say player X Y or Z has heard from SDSU but it does not say If the player responded back that they were interested or if we were more likely a Plan B
So do you take a possibly good player when you can or try for one that is even better
Yes read that the coaches are also talking to others but - now the Aztecs have at least 3 or 4 guards - If you have Matt at the 2 .
Correct you want guys that want to compete for a job but if they are also looking at other schools that do not have that many do they jump on that offer
Not easy for the coaches - and they try as best they can but being in the MW does not help .
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