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Post by onions on Jun 4, 2023 21:17:14 GMT -8
Would Shay start for Georgetown in the Big East? No. Georgetown got Fairfield center Supreme Cook. He was third team all MAAC. His last year at G’Town they went 6-25 and didn’t win a single game in big east conference play. Yeah, Shay probably could’ve done similar?
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Post by Gundo on Jun 5, 2023 12:08:33 GMT -8
Spent a good deal of time going through the 180 Centers in the portal, out of the total 1,768 players who entered. Most guys who play "the 5" have been snatched up and are committed, it's slim pickings, but if we are after a backup postman we're in better shape than looking for a starter. Decent Back-Up "Fives"Adrame Diongue 7'1 195 WSU Wilhelm Breidenbach 6'11 225 Nebraska (Mater Dei, CA) Mac Etienne 6'10 235 UCLA John Bol Ajak 6'10 215 Syracuse Mouhamadou Cissé 6'10 210 St. Louis Carlos Curry 6'11 240 GA Southern David Muoka 6'10 235 UNLV Davion Bradford 7'0 265 Wake Forest Tim Ighoefe 7'0 235 CAL Baptist Sam Freeman 6'10 240 UoP John Ojiako 6'10 245 Geo Mason D.J. Basey 6'10 230 Coastal Carolina Isaiah Miranda 7'1 205 NC State Best Starter "Fives" Grant Nelson 6'11 235 ND State Malcolm Dandridge 6'9" 250 Memphis Connor Vanover 7'5 227 Oral Roberts Connor Vanover to Mizzou. Vanover, a native of Little Rock, Arkansas contributes much of the reason for his choosing Missouri to Tigers’ assistant David Nutt, along with head coach Dennis Gates. “Coach Nutt and I had a good connection from our first phone call with his ties with Little Rock. Coach Gates is one of the hottest coaches in America. I believe they can help me reach more of my potential than I have before.”
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Post by Gundo on Jun 5, 2023 12:30:53 GMT -8
No. Georgetown got Fairfield center Supreme Cook. He was third team all MAAC. His last year at G’Town they went 6-25 and didn’t win a single game in big east conference play. Yeah, Shay probably could’ve done similar? I don't know who is better, or if Tim Ighoefe is even considered. However, his 4-year stats at Georgetown and Cal Baptist are not terrible when he is able to play a full season. If we're looking for a guy to get 15-20 minutes, a big body, a rim protector, he check's ALL those boxes. Just a simple statement of work.
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Post by sdcoug on Jun 5, 2023 12:55:09 GMT -8
His last year at G’Town they went 6-25 and didn’t win a single game in big east conference play. Yeah, Shay probably could’ve done similar? I don't know who is better, or if Tim Ighoefe is even considered. However, his 4-year stats at Georgetown and Cal Baptist are not terrible when he is able to play a full season. If we're looking for a guy to get 15-20 minutes, a big body, a rim protector, he check's ALL those boxes. Just a simple statement of work. I mentioned Ighoefe as a good candidate 2 months ago (early April). Miya rates him as the 19th best player still available in the portal, 3rd best center, and 2nd best defensive big. He was a top 60 4/5 overall in the portal from the get go, and a top 30-35 center. He's a terrific player who would be a great 1-year bridge to Johnson, which is exactly what they're looking for. Miya rates him higher than W Washington. Muoka also made sense to me back then as well, and may be less of a gamble. The fact both are good players, made perfect sense a month ago (once Allick said no), yet haven't been linked to us tells me they either reached out & didn't have mutual interest or our coaches didn't like them. Whether based on personality traits or skill levels. With both, neither would be guaranteed more than 20-24 minutes and they'd likely be backups, so they're probably looking for more usage than that. I think people keep discounting the fact we already have Ledee, Shay & Heide, and that matters to any incoming "5" recruit. IMO Shay's ceiling is higher than both of them, but they've been tested more at this point in time and provide more certainty, given their experience. Tough call, in that if you run with Shay now you may have more uncertainty but it advances him faster than if you get a 1-year bridge player. I don't think there's a wrong answer. But IMO the top guys would be Dandridge, Ighoefe & Muoka, but not sure any of those 3 would accept a 20-minute role at this stage of their careers.
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Post by Gundo on Jun 5, 2023 13:04:01 GMT -8
Our current options: 1) sign a post player as a GTR, transfer, or RS transfer, or 2) focus on the 2024 recruiting class for "bigs."
*Kesean Shillingford 7'0" & plays the 5 and is from Middle Village, NY. He attends The Newman School in Boston, MA. High major interest, Aztec interest, no official offer. *Pape Ndiaye 7'0" & plays the 5 from Las Vegas and is under the radar, and has less than 10 years of organized BB. *Miles Goodman 6'10" & plays the 5, from Seattle, going to prep school at the So Cal Academy in Northern LA. Picking up major interest with AAU stats this summer. *Sebastian Rancik, 6'10 & plays a stretch 4 living in So Cal and attending JSerra HS Leaning toward UCLA, USC & Colorado. Almost certainly will go to a high-profile program, and is being courted by them. *Pharaoh Compton, 6'8 & plays the 4, from Las Vegas, and recent offers include UNLV & Iowa. Raw talent plays in beast mode and will get more offers as summer extends.
I agree with the short list of Dandridge, Ighoefe & Muoka, but all of them have 4 years of NCAA ball, and may not want to be limited to backup minutes.
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Post by sdcoug on Jun 5, 2023 13:22:56 GMT -8
Our current options: 1) sign a post player as a GTR, transfer, or RS transfer, or 2) focus on the 2024 recruiting class for "bigs." *Kesean Shillingford 7'0" & plays the 5 and is from Middle Village, NY. He attends The Newman School in Boston, MA. High major interest. *Pape Ndiaye 7'0" & plays the 5 from Las Vegas and is under the radar, and has less than 10 years of organized BB. *Miles Goodman 6'10" & plays the 5, from Seattle, going to prep school at the So Cal Academy in Northern LA. Picking up major interest with AAU stats this summer. *Sebastian Rancik, 6'10 plays a stretch 4 living in So Cal and attending JSerra HS Leaning toward UCLA, USC & Colorado. Almost certainly will go to a high-profile program, and is being courted by them. *Pharaoh Compton, 6'8 & plays the 4, from Las Vegas, and recent offers include UNLV & Iowa. Raw talent plays in beast mode and will get more offers as summer extends. I agree with the short list of Dandridge, Ighoefe & Muoka, but all of them have 4 years of NCAA ball, and may not want to be limited to backup minutes. I don't think that's an "or". Should be an "and". #2 is happening no matter what, which is another reason they're looking for a 1-year type player in the portal. And I'm sure they'll continue to look for a #1 if the right one appears. I do have a feeling the post player we get from the portal ends up more like a Tomiac (rarely saw the floor at Maryland) or Diabate (didn't play prior year) than a Wetzel (played 14-18 minutes per), Rooks or Izundu.
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Post by Gundo on Jun 5, 2023 14:56:05 GMT -8
BSU announced that Sadraque NgaNga, a freshman, has entered the transfer portal after spending one year with the team. Despite being a highly-regarded player at 6'10" and 220 pounds, he only appeared in 17 games during the 22-23 season, averaging 7 minutes, 2.0 PPG, and 1.5 RPG. While he was considered to be a top-100 prospect in the class of 2022 by both 247Sports and ESPN, but did see much floor time in MWC games.
NgaNga's 247Sports recruiting profile shows that he received offers from many prestigious schools such as Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, Kansas, Maryland, Oklahoma, St. Mary's, TCU, Kentucky, Memphis, and UCLA. It is expected that he will once again garner national interest now that he has entered the transfer portal.
Not hearing anything about his transfer status these days from anyone, let alone SDSU.
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Post by sdcoug on Jun 5, 2023 16:02:39 GMT -8
BSU announced that Sadraque NgaNga, a freshman, has entered the transfer portal after spending one year with the team. Despite being a highly-regarded player at 6'10" and 220 pounds, he only appeared in 17 games during the 22-23 season, averaging 7 minutes, 2.0 PPG, and 1.5 RPG. While he was considered to be a top-100 prospect in the class of 2022 by both 247Sports and ESPN, but did see much floor time in MWC games. NgaNga's 247Sports recruiting profile shows that he received offers from many prestigious schools such as Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, Kansas, Maryland, Oklahoma, St. Mary's, TCU, Kentucky, Memphis, and UCLA. It is expected that he will once again garner national interest now that he has entered the transfer portal. Not hearing anything about his transfer status these days from anyone, let alone SDSU. He entered the portal in March. He definitely doesn't fit our profile - not an experienced big, and he had zero blocks in around 100 minutes last year. We have 1 young project we've already invested in. We don't need another. I am a little surprised he hasn't been picked up by someone, but would expect it to be a lower mid-major seeking bigger minutes, or a bigger school seeking a redshirt year.
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Post by coloradoaztec on Jun 5, 2023 17:16:23 GMT -8
No one ever mentions this... I'd much prefer to play the season with what we've got at this point. Do we always have to have a limited offensive center that blocks a few shots? Let's have another 9+ deep team w a ton of athletic guys that can play multiple positions and run, run and run some more. I'm not worried if we get beat inside a few times each games if it means we score more out-running the other team..
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Post by dunksalot on Jun 5, 2023 18:54:34 GMT -8
No one ever mentions this... I'd much prefer to play the season with what we've got at this point. Do we always have to have a limited offensive center that blocks a few shots? Let's have another 9+ deep team w a ton of athletic guys that can play multiple positions and run, run and run some more. I'm not worried if we get beat inside a few times each games if it means we score more out-running the other team.. Seemed to work for Florida Atlantic last year.
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Post by onions on Jun 5, 2023 20:19:19 GMT -8
Houston likely starts 6’7 230 forward with 4 guards. Villanova likely starts 6’8 250 forward with 4 guards. Butler, Parrish, Dixon -Waters, Byrd all have length. 4 guards around Ledee is our best lineup.
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Post by Gundo on Jun 5, 2023 20:36:14 GMT -8
Houston likely starts a 6’7 230 forward with 4 guards. Villanova likely starts a 6’8 250 forward with 4 guards. Butler, Parrish, Dixon -Waters, and Byrd all have length. 4 guards around Ledee is our best lineup. So after 4 years of College Basketball. 1 Juco + 2 years in Seattle, 56 games & 49 starts + 1 year at SDSU 38 games & 37 starts, we should bench Trammell over Parrish, RDW, or Byrd. Hmmm
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Post by dirtball on Jun 5, 2023 20:50:44 GMT -8
I don't know who is better, or if Tim Ighoefe is even considered. However, his 4-year stats at Georgetown and Cal Baptist are not terrible when he is able to play a full season. If we're looking for a guy to get 15-20 minutes, a big body, a rim protector, he check's ALL those boxes. Just a simple statement of work. I mentioned Ighoefe as a good candidate 2 months ago (early April). Miya rates him as the 19th best player still available in the portal, 3rd best center, and 2nd best defensive big. He was a top 60 4/5 overall in the portal from the get go, and a top 30-35 center. He's a terrific player who would be a great 1-year bridge to Johnson, which is exactly what they're looking for. Miya rates him higher than W Washington. Muoka also made sense to me back then as well, and may be less of a gamble. The fact both are good players, made perfect sense a month ago (once Allick said no), yet haven't been linked to us tells me they either reached out & didn't have mutual interest or our coaches didn't like them. Whether based on personality traits or skill levels. With both, neither would be guaranteed more than 20-24 minutes and they'd likely be backups, so they're probably looking for more usage than that. I think people keep discounting the fact we already have Ledee, Shay & Heide, and that matters to any incoming "5" recruit. IMO Shay's ceiling is higher than both of them, but they've been tested more at this point in time and provide more certainty, given their experience. Tough call, in that if you run with Shay now you may have more uncertainty but it advances him faster than if you get a 1-year bridge player. I don't think there's a wrong answer. But IMO the top guys would be Dandridge, Ighoefe & Muoka, but not sure any of those 3 would accept a 20-minute role at this stage of their careers. I must say the. The IMO does wonders. Keep it up!
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Post by MrPerfect on Jun 5, 2023 21:27:05 GMT -8
Tim Ighoefe looks better than Mensah. WTF coaching staff. Offer him already. If Demarshay is better than Tim then let him earn it on the court. You can't just hand him the starting position.
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Post by jp92grad on Jun 5, 2023 22:17:45 GMT -8
Tim Ighoefe looks better than Mensah. WTF coaching staff. Offer him already. If Demarshay is better than Tim then let him earn it on the court. You can't just hand him the starting position. Looks like a perfect fit for 10-20 minutes a game for the Aztecs.
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Post by onions on Jun 6, 2023 5:35:12 GMT -8
Houston likely starts a 6’7 230 forward with 4 guards. Villanova likely starts a 6’8 250 forward with 4 guards. Butler, Parrish, Dixon -Waters, and Byrd all have length. 4 guards around Ledee is our best lineup. So after 4 years of College Basketball. 1 Juco + 2 years in Seattle, 56 games & 49 starts + 1 year at SDSU 38 games & 37 starts, we should bench Trammell over Parrish, RDW, or Byrd. Hmmm No, of course don’t bench Trammell. But our other guards/ wings have length so throughout the game we could play lots of wings? Trammell doesn’t have length so I didn’t mention him?
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Post by couldashoulda on Jun 6, 2023 8:02:50 GMT -8
Dutcher said on the radio the other day how much the coaching staff likes Demarshay. I trust their opinion. I don't think it was just an off the cuff remark. And, I'm saying that Miles Heide could really push for some PT as true freshman. He's not a guy that needs to redshirt in terms of his physical stature. Yes, he will have lots to learn when he gets on campus, but I really like his athleticism and upside. He comes from a basketball family.
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Post by pbnative on Jun 6, 2023 8:13:09 GMT -8
Tim Ighoefe looks better than Mensah. WTF coaching staff. Offer him already. If Demarshay is better than Tim then let him earn it on the court. You can't just hand him the starting position. Looks like a perfect fit for 10-20 minutes a game for the Aztecs. Reminds me a little of a slightly more mobile Brian Carlwell.
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Post by sdcoug on Jun 6, 2023 8:38:16 GMT -8
Tim Ighoefe looks better than Mensah. WTF coaching staff. Offer him already. If Demarshay is better than Tim then let him earn it on the court. You can't just hand him the starting position. Who's handing anyone the starting position? If Ighoefe came here it'd be in as a 1-year backup to Ledee, with Shay also getting some run (unless Shay outplays Ighoefe & earns the backup role). The only question is whether Ighoefe would come here for a part-time role for his final season? Seems doubtful, and more likely he'd go somewhere he can start & play 25+ minutes, but you never know? If there was mutual interest I'd assume we would have heard about it by now.
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Post by sdsuball on Jun 6, 2023 9:14:16 GMT -8
Dutcher said on the radio the other day how much the coaching staff likes Demarshay. I trust their opinion. I don't think it was just an off the cuff remark. And, I'm saying that Miles Heide could really push for some PT as true freshman. He's not a guy that needs to redshirt in terms of his physical stature. Yes, he will have lots to learn when he gets on campus, but I really like his athleticism and upside. He comes from a basketball family. No, Heide needs to put on some muscle and learn our defense. He will get pushed around in the paint as a freshman...
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