Rutgers lands 7'0 Grad Transfer for 2016
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Good get at this late juncture. This staff is busting their ***. Don't think we've seen this type of effort in a long long time.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/61988/cj-gettys
Here's his 4 year stats.
Another big body to rebound and block some shots.
Hope to never see the days of someone 6'7 playing the post again(even if by default)
Here's his 4 year stats.
Another big body to rebound and block some shots.
Hope to never see the days of someone 6'7 playing the post again(even if by default)
Per Zags article, he was also considering Dayton and Purdue:
https://www.sny.tv/college-recruiting/news/rutgers-adds-grad-transfer-cj-gettys/197067032
https://www.sny.tv/college-recruiting/news/rutgers-adds-grad-transfer-cj-gettys/197067032
Funny to see Dickie V chiming in (even though he annoys me in calling a game) LOL
Looks like a B!G farm boy too! Someone to give us another 5 fouls in the paint, get some garbage points, rebound and play defense. Maybe we will not wear down as much as we did last year when big teams like a Purdue just kept pounding inside.
Looks like he has a very good offensive repertoire and enough mobility to help on defense. Great job by the coaching staff in getting this young man's commitment!
Good job by staff. Another big body to give 5 fouls, bang against B1G centers, and help our young bigs develop.
Seemed to move well, not quite as lumbering as I was expecting. Nice hands, a couple of nice moves.
Like baseball GM's say, "there's no such thing as a bad one year contract".
Like baseball GM's say, "there's no such thing as a bad one year contract".
Also might open up the possibility for Sa to get more minutes at the 4 along with Freeman. We can play bigger at times.
And comes from a program that has won and got some NCAA experience.
I think Jersey Guy Dickie V would Love to see Rutgers do well in College Basketball.
Yes, that big guy has some skills and can move. Not lumbering at all. A 7 Footer like that is good for 2, maybe 3 rebounds and baskets or fouls drawn per game. That's in addition to any other points he will score on being feed the ball in the low post.
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Agree. Vital has/had nothing against Rutgers, just Fred G.
Who doesn't have something against Fred G.
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This is great to hear. Now we have Doorson, Diallo and Gettys as three centers plus Sa in a pinch. Sa can pretty much stay as a PF now unless there is an injury. I mentioned a few days ago that I thought Sa would mostly play PF. I think he will really push Freeman and should get major minutes. Gettys looks like he can help as he had over 5ppg and 5 rpg in only 14-15 minutes per game and had 15 starts for UNCW who went 25-8 and made the NCAA in March. His 74% on ft's is a plus as well.
That projects out to 10 and 10 if he played 30+ minutes. Getting that from a Center is about as good as it gets these days in College Basketball's Guard and Forward oriented game.
Even if it projects down to 6 and 8 in the B1G, that's not bad for a center these days.
Especially when it's for a 7 foot 275 lb giant that has some game, like that Purdue and Dayton were on him.
Purdue only has one Center on their roster, 7'2" Jr. Center in Issac Haas, so they probably wanted him pretty bad.
This is an interesting and IMHO exciting get. I really liked the hustle and movement. A big guy with hands and footwork (although I know it was a highlight reel).
Man, this staff is bringing some real excitement for once. Not your usual new coaching staff at RU stuff. For real here.
Man, this staff is bringing some real excitement for once. Not your usual new coaching staff at RU stuff. For real here.
I like what this says about our staff not being content to stand pat. Kid looks mobile and enthusiastic and more importantly, about 84" tall.
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Nice job by the staff. They are working very hard and have a legitimate plan in place.
Like the pickup a lot. Still don't like our backcourt depth at all but feel a lot better about the frontcourt than I did this morning. Was very nervous about having to rely on two unproven big men who essentially missed last season with foot problems. Great job by Pikiell & Co. for solidifying this year's team without burning a scholarship for this year's recruiting class.
This is a solid late pick up. It's just highlights, but you can see he has good feet for this size and a deft touch.
Our hoops team is going to be ahead of our football team pretty quickly, imo.
That isn't because Ash isn't going to be great, but the entry point in hoops is just lower, and I think this staff is a really good one. Hard to compete with OSU/UM on the football field with all of their resources, but hoops that gap can be made much smaller much more quickly.
Our hoops team is going to be ahead of our football team pretty quickly, imo.
That isn't because Ash isn't going to be great, but the entry point in hoops is just lower, and I think this staff is a really good one. Hard to compete with OSU/UM on the football field with all of their resources, but hoops that gap can be made much smaller much more quickly.
It is so much easier and quicker to rebuild a basketball team.
The fact Eddie couldn't even come close in 3 seasons speaks volumes about how out of his league he was.
This team should finally be exciting again.
I think we need to read between the lines a little bit here
We tried like hell to get the center from Baylor also....
but we have Diallo and Doorson both who are sophs
So...I can only speculate that there is a concern that either one or both of them just isn't 100% and we need another center there
If so...this becomes not just a solid pick...but major on August 22nd
We tried like hell to get the center from Baylor also....
but we have Diallo and Doorson both who are sophs
So...I can only speculate that there is a concern that either one or both of them just isn't 100% and we need another center there
If so...this becomes not just a solid pick...but major on August 22nd
We have 4 juniors and 4 sophs that compromise this team....
If we don't get back to the post season in 2017-2018....the cycle starts to turn and we become young and have to rebuild and reload again
We need to show an uptick this year and post season next year to show the guys who will be recruiting in the class of 2018 and class of 2019 that we have a staff that can coach and get I done...as these class of 2018 and 2019 will be the guys who comrpoimise the nucleus in Pikell's 6th year where he will have been expected to start producing....