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Post by sdcoug on Mar 3, 2023 15:07:35 GMT -8
appreciate the update - so do the coaches even ask if he has any interest or just take a pass or do the coaches have confidence in the improvement of Shay Johnson Have you any idea if the Coaches see Heide as more of a 5 or 4 In addition any thoughts on who of the seniors might come back next season Keshad , Ledee , DT Lets just say you learn a lot about what drives a player during the recruiting process and some raise red flags. If someone doesn't handle themselves well, they may not handle themselves when adversity hits them when they're on your team. I think some teams look the other way to get their quota of 4*'s. Shay & Heide or both 5's. I won't know if they think Heide can flex to a 4 until he's here & facing our players. It's my understanding they like Shay. Doesn't mean you don't look around, but finding a 5 to come here is going to be tough with Ledee, Shay & Heide already in the fold. Attracting a 3 or 4 will be a lot easier. They have Bradley's minutes/production to sell, and if Keshad leaves I'm sure that'll be a main target to help Saunders. If Keshad stays, then a younger 4 who can share PT with Saunders behind him might be possible.
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Post by fisherville on Mar 4, 2023 9:27:41 GMT -8
San diego state would absolutely take evans if he wanted to be here and heide/shay would take 0 minutes from evans. Don’t kid yourself.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2023 9:32:17 GMT -8
appreciate the update - so do the coaches even ask if he has any interest or just take a pass or do the coaches have confidence in the improvement of Shay Johnson Have you any idea if the Coaches see Heide as more of a 5 or 4 In addition any thoughts on who of the seniors might come back next season Keshad , Ledee , DT Lets just say you learn a lot about what drives a player during the recruiting process and some raise red flags. If someone doesn't handle themselves well, they may not handle themselves when adversity hits them when they're on your team. I think some teams look the other way to get their quota of 4*'s. Shay & Heide or both 5's. I won't know if they think Heide can flex to a 4 until he's here & facing our players. It's my understanding they like Shay. Doesn't mean you don't look around, but finding a 5 to come here is going to be tough with Ledee, Shay & Heide already in the fold. Attracting a 3 or 4 will be a lot easier. They have Bradley's minutes/production to sell, and if Keshad leaves I'm sure that'll be a main target to help Saunders. If Keshad stays, then a younger 4 who can share PT with Saunders behind him might be possible. I really don't think so. Heide doesn't have the bulk for the 5. I think he's more of a Josh Davis kind of player.
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Post by jp92grad on Mar 4, 2023 11:59:16 GMT -8
Lets just say you learn a lot about what drives a player during the recruiting process and some raise red flags. If someone doesn't handle themselves well, they may not handle themselves when adversity hits them when they're on your team. I think some teams look the other way to get their quota of 4*'s. Shay & Heide or both 5's. I won't know if they think Heide can flex to a 4 until he's here & facing our players. It's my understanding they like Shay. Doesn't mean you don't look around, but finding a 5 to come here is going to be tough with Ledee, Shay & Heide already in the fold. Attracting a 3 or 4 will be a lot easier. They have Bradley's minutes/production to sell, and if Keshad leaves I'm sure that'll be a main target to help Saunders. If Keshad stays, then a younger 4 who can share PT with Saunders behind him might be possible. I really don't think so. Heide doesn't have the bulk for the 5. I think he's more of a Josh Davis kind of player. Bring it on, this is what SDSU needs! ! !
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Post by standiego on Mar 4, 2023 12:38:03 GMT -8
Josh Davis is about 6'8" 215-220 lbs. who knew what he was good at rebounding , defending and , scoring down low -
Had the attitude that he was going to get every rebound - so he worked on positioning himself to do it
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2023 7:01:49 GMT -8
Thank you Mr. Obvious
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Post by standiego on Mar 5, 2023 9:38:47 GMT -8
AG has shown that while it is helpful to have a strong physical presence it also helps to have the mind set to want to rebound - making it a priority . Most guys can enamored with their outside shooting - some guys can score as many points by putting up offensive rebounds for points . Keshad is very athletic but could add to his points per game by being a very strong presence on the offensive glass and around the basket . I do not know enough about Heide to make any judgement but hope he is a player that can be a force down low as well as having a decent short jumper near the basket .
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Post by aztecfred on Mar 5, 2023 16:13:39 GMT -8
AG has shown that while it is helpful to have a strong physical presence it also helps to have the mind set to want to rebound - making it a priority . Most guys can enamored with their outside shooting - some guys can score as many points by putting up offensive rebounds for points . Keshad is very athletic but could add to his points per game by being a very strong presence on the offensive glass and around the basket . I do not know enough about Heide to make any judgement but hope he is a player that can be a force down low as well as having a decent short jumper near the basket . See LeDee last night.
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Post by mc08066 on Mar 6, 2023 6:43:21 GMT -8
Evans would be a plug in type of guy that you just put him in every night at the five. He would be the starter in his freshman year and as long as he stays here. What we have now are just okay options although unfortunately I do not think DJ is the long term option. If DJ was, you would see him on the floor for more then a minute in a game. I think it comes down to an Evans or a portal transfer at the five.
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Post by hoobs on Mar 6, 2023 7:07:57 GMT -8
I think LeDee is our starter at the 5 next season. Evans would back him up and LeDee could play some mins at the 4 with Evans at the 5. Expecting Evans to walk in as a true frosh and start.... might be a little over-optimistic.
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Post by sdcoug on Mar 6, 2023 8:46:47 GMT -8
Lets just say you learn a lot about what drives a player during the recruiting process and some raise red flags. If someone doesn't handle themselves well, they may not handle themselves when adversity hits them when they're on your team. I think some teams look the other way to get their quota of 4*'s. Shay & Heide or both 5's. I won't know if they think Heide can flex to a 4 until he's here & facing our players. It's my understanding they like Shay. Doesn't mean you don't look around, but finding a 5 to come here is going to be tough with Ledee, Shay & Heide already in the fold. Attracting a 3 or 4 will be a lot easier. They have Bradley's minutes/production to sell, and if Keshad leaves I'm sure that'll be a main target to help Saunders. If Keshad stays, then a younger 4 who can share PT with Saunders behind him might be possible. I really don't think so. Heide doesn't have the bulk for the 5. I think he's more of a Josh Davis kind of player. Heide's expected to be 6'10, 240 by the time he arrives on campus. He never even took a jump shot in a game until last summer. He's definitely a 5, and that's where they see him playing the majority of the time.
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Post by sdcoug on Mar 6, 2023 8:52:00 GMT -8
Evans would be a plug in type of guy that you just put him in every night at the five. He would be the starter in his freshman year and as long as he stays here. What we have now are just okay options although unfortunately I do not think DJ is the long term option. If DJ was, you would see him on the floor for more then a minute in a game. I think it comes down to an Evans or a portal transfer at the five. Evans isn't coming here, and wouldn't be a plug n' play. You could use him defensively, but his offensive game is going to take a couple years to round into form. Plus, he needs to add bulk/muscle. Hopefully it works out for him at Florida St or tCU. My guess is he'll be the guy who transfers after a year or two. We'll hit the portal, but the odds of landing a 5 with them knowing we have Ledee, Shay & Heide already in the fold...unlikely.
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Post by hoobs on Mar 6, 2023 11:37:33 GMT -8
Ah.... I thought Heide was more a PF. That's great he's a 5 instead (since that's a harder-to-fill role vs. a good PF/4).
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Post by azteccc on Mar 6, 2023 11:50:20 GMT -8
Evans would be a plug in type of guy that you just put him in every night at the five. He would be the starter in his freshman year and as long as he stays here. What we have now are just okay options although unfortunately I do not think DJ is the long term option. If DJ was, you would see him on the floor for more then a minute in a game. I think it comes down to an Evans or a portal transfer at the five. DJ is a massive unknown to us but his PT so far has a lot to do with his age and Nathan coming back. He was 17 when he got to campus and is now the age a lot of freshman are. I agree we need a big transfer. Evans likely isn’t interested anymore from the looks of media reports, but would be our highest ranked recruit in history by about 30 spots. Clear day one starter and I continue to expect him to be a one and done, starter for a P5. I could see us going the Green, Izundu, Rooks route and taking a guy with size that isn’t asked to do too much besides defend well and gobble boards, taking up time at the 5 allowing Ledee to stay at the 4 where he is most useful/his natural position.
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Post by MarshallU on Mar 6, 2023 11:54:34 GMT -8
Evans is NOT the guy. Going to be a major bust in college.
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Post by Den60 on Mar 6, 2023 12:02:49 GMT -8
I think LeDee is our starter at the 5 next season. Evans would back him up and LeDee could play some mins at the 4 with Evans at the 5. Expecting Evans to walk in as a true frosh and start.... might be a little over-optimistic. I think the 4 would be the position LeDee would prefer to have a shot at the NBA.
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Post by hoobs on Mar 6, 2023 12:10:42 GMT -8
I think LeDee is our starter at the 5 next season. Evans would back him up and LeDee could play some mins at the 4 with Evans at the 5. Expecting Evans to walk in as a true frosh and start.... might be a little over-optimistic. I think the 4 would be the position LeDee would prefer to have a shot at the NBA. Maybe, but how often has he played the 4 for us this season, vs playing the 5 ?? At least in the limited sample size I saw, he was usually on the floor *instead of* Mensah, not *alongside* him.
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Post by azteccc on Mar 6, 2023 12:21:13 GMT -8
I think the 4 would be the position LeDee would prefer to have a shot at the NBA. Maybe, but how often has he played the 4 for us this season, vs playing the 5 ?? At least in the limited sample size I saw, he was usually on the floor *instead of* Mensah, not *alongside* him. On the offensive side, AG was playing a lot of 5 beside LeDee. On defense, he’d guard the 5 a lot and he’d get cooked a lot, too. If we have Ledee play 25+ MPG at the five, our defensive ratings are going to plummet unless we fundamentally change our scheme.
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Post by standiego on Mar 6, 2023 14:12:03 GMT -8
Coug appreciate your update about Heide and think he would be very helpful at the 5 - do the coaches think Shay Johnson could help the team - even as primarily a defender at the 5
Also agree that this is where communication comes in with the staff about where Ledee would prefer to play - so the Aztecs can keep him -
as I remember Aztecs lost a PF to either ASU or Arizona because he did not want to play the 5 - he wanted to showcase his skills for the NBA and did not want to play the 5 - so he left and played his final season there
would guess that Ledee would want to play more at the 4
Elijah hopefully will be in the mix also
As for Evans yes a learning curve - so the coaches could at least ask then move on if he says not at this time
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2023 9:40:40 GMT -8
Ah.... I thought Heide was more a PF. That's great he's a 5 instead (since that's a harder-to-fill role vs. a good PF/4). ...and you were correct. Heide is a Josh Davis type player. Doesn't have the bulk OR FRAME for the 5. He'd get pushed around by every 5 he'd face. He has a lean body type.
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