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Know Your Knights: Oskar Palmquist

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Ronnie_B

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One word to describe Coach Pikiell: Hype

Well, that is an interesting answer lol
 
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hoquat63

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Love his favorite player, JD.
Maybe we can put his fave song on the big board pregame along with the Russian guy
 
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ecojew

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He's really funny! I loved several of his responses, especially RHJ as the most famous person he's met. And his choice of place to visit - Zanzibar, Tanzania, is quite interesting. It's a pretty big place for European newlyweds, including Swedes to visit, for its magnificent Indian Ocean beaches.
 
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PiscatawayMike

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ecojew said:
And his choice of place to visit - Zanzibar, Tanzania, is quite interesting. It's a pretty big place for European newlyweds, including Swedes to visit, for its magnificent Indian Ocean beaches.
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Coincidentally, I was scheduled to attend a wedding on April 3. The couple had planned a honeymoon in Zanzibar and the Seychelles. The wedding and honeymoon have been postponed, for obvious reasons.
 
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fbc1866

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Good read, I believe he will be the x factor next year. He should address the biggest weakness, 3 point shooting. If Cliff can average 14 and he makes 4 to 5 threes per game, we are in the sweet 16 or elite 8 next season.
 
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rubaseball78_rivals

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fbc1866 said:
Good read, I believe he will be the x factor next year. He should address the biggest weakness, 3 point shooting. If Cliff can average 14 and he makes 4 to 5 threes per game, we are in the sweet 16 or elite 8 next season.
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That's a lot to ask from both. If he is making 4-5 threes per game means he is averaging 15+ per game as a freshman.
 
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RUtrumpet92_rivals498139

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There is no way Cliff or Oskar will hit those scoring targets next year. The only two guys that might average 14 ppg are Baker and Harper IMO.

This year's scoring averages:
Harper 12.1
Baker 10.9 (we know the thumb had a lot to do with this not being higher)
Yeboah 9.8 (gone)
Young 8.5
Johnson 7.8
Mathis 7.4
McConnell 6.7
Mulcahy 3.7
Carter 3.6 (gone)

We are looking to replace 13.4 ppg, plus the increased scoring we hope to see with another year of development from our roster. Total scoring average for the team was 69.9 ppg. Iowa was tops in the league at 77.7 ppg. Michigan State, Penn State, and Michigan were between 75 and 75.9 ppg. Even if we elevate to that level, that's another 7 ppg on top of this year's averages. So you're looking at 20 ppg max to be distributed across the newcomers and for higher scoring averages for our returning players.
 
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RUChoppin

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RUtrumpet92 said:
There is no way Cliff or Oskar will hit those scoring targets next year. The only two guys that might average 14 ppg are Baker and Harper IMO.

This year's scoring averages:
Harper 12.1
Baker 10.9 (we know the thumb had a lot to do with this not being higher)
Yeboah 9.8 (gone)
Young 8.5
Johnson 7.8
Mathis 7.4
McConnell 6.7
Mulcahy 3.7
Carter 3.6 (gone)

We are looking to replace 13.4 ppg, plus the increased scoring we hope to see with another year of development from our roster. Total scoring average for the team was 69.9 ppg. Iowa was tops in the league at 77.7 ppg. Michigan State, Penn State, and Michigan were between 75 and 75.9 ppg. Even if we elevate to that level, that's another 7 ppg on top of this year's averages. So you're looking at 20 ppg max to be distributed across the newcomers and for higher scoring averages for our returning players.
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Our style of "share the ball" play also doesn't lend itself to a single player averaging 14+. I think we'll be more likely to have 4 guys averaging 10+ than to have one guy averaging 14+
 
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HeavenUniv.

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I know he could take the online classes anywhere, but does anyone know if right now he is in America or Sweden ?
 
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RU05

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RUtrumpet92 said:
Good read. I think the collective is underestimating what he could bring to the program.
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Especially immediately Maybe he doesn't have a super high ceiling, but the fact that he is 20, has good size and can shoot, imo means he could have a solid impact as a freshmen.
 
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GoodOl'Rutgers

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CHR2022 said:
Its slang, its similar to cool. That party was hype, that game winner was hype, the student section was hype tonight, etc.
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sure.. go ahead.. change the meanings of words so you don't actually have to have a large vocabulary. just make a word mean anything you want.. then when people don't understand you.. it's their problem.. they're too old or not "hype".

but yeah, he's funny.. love his favorite place to hang is the practice facility... all his answers are good. destined to be a crowd favorite who gets mocked when he turns the ball over by the usual suspects here.
 
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CHR2022

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GoodOl'Rutgers said:
sure.. go ahead.. change the meanings of words so you don't actually have to have a large vocabulary. just make a word mean anything you want.. then when people don't understand you.. it's their problem.. they're too old or not "hype".

but yeah, he's funny.. love his favorite place to hang is the practice facility... all his answers are good. destined to be a crowd favorite who gets mocked when he turns the ball over by the usual suspects here.
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I can't tell if that first part is serious or not
 
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TODDB33

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RUtrumpet92 said:
There is no way Cliff or Oskar will hit those scoring targets next year. The only two guys that might average 14 ppg are Baker and Harper IMO.

This year's scoring averages:
Harper 12.1
Baker 10.9 (we know the thumb had a lot to do with this not being higher)
Yeboah 9.8 (gone)
Young 8.5
Johnson 7.8
Mathis 7.4
McConnell 6.7
Mulcahy 3.7
Carter 3.6 (gone)

We are looking to replace 13.4 ppg, plus the increased scoring we hope to see with another year of development from our roster. Total scoring average for the team was 69.9 ppg. Iowa was tops in the league at 77.7 ppg. Michigan State, Penn State, and Michigan were between 75 and 75.9 ppg. Even if we elevate to that level, that's another 7 ppg on top of this year's averages. So you're looking at 20 ppg max to be distributed across the newcomers and for higher scoring averages for our returning players.
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I would think if he is getting 10 to 12 shots per game and Cliff picks up 8 to 10 pats per game those 2 can account for close to 20 per game. And that doesn’t include potential increased averages from our core group. Would be interesting to know how many shots (average) per game did each player take last year

Found some stats for last year. Average # of shots per game
10. Harper n Gio
8. Young n Yeboah
7 Mathis
6 McConnell n Johnson
3. Mucahey n Carter

Serious question re stats. Player takes a shot - misses - but ball is tipped in off miss. Do they count tip in as a shot
 
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RUtrumpet92_rivals498139

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https://static.scarletknights.com/c...0.1314632557.1585825349-1405774378.1559440237

Yeboah put up 239 FGA in 31 games so he was under eight attempts per game. Shaq had 79 attempts in 31 games, right around 2.5 per game.

Harper was at 303 in 31 games so he was around ten per game. Baker was at 283 in 28 games, although the thumb affected that in several games, so he was also around 10 per game. That does not include attempts where

Unless Oskar slides into the Yeboah role almost entirely by himself or unless our tempo goes way up, I don't see how he would average that many shots per game. I agree it would be awesome if he is good enough to do that next year but I will be very surprised if it happens.
 
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TODDB33

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RUtrumpet92 said:
https://static.scarletknights.com/c...0.1314632557.1585825349-1405774378.1559440237

Yeboah put up 239 FGA in 31 games so he was under eight attempts per game. Shaq had 79 attempts in 31 games, right around 2.5 per game.

Harper was at 303 in 31 games so he was around ten per game. Baker was at 283 in 28 games, although the thumb affected that in several games, so he was also around 10 per game. That does not include attempts where

Unless Oskar slides into the Yeboah role almost entirely by himself or unless our tempo goes way up, I don't see how he would average that many shots per game. I agree it would be awesome if he is good enough to do that next year but I will be very surprised if it happens.
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If he is as good of a 3 pt shooter per game as advertised and gets Yeboahs minutes - or close to it I could see him average 10+ per game. Also Johnson n Carter averaged 10 pats per game between them. Johnson n Cliff should be minimum of 5 pats per game higher or more
 
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rubaseball78_rivals

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TODDB33 said:
I would think if he is getting 10 to 12 shots per game and Cliff picks up 8 to 10 pats per game those 2 can account for close to 20 per game. And that doesn’t include potential increased averages from our core group. Would be interesting to know how many shots (average) per game did each player take last year

Found some stats for last year. Average # of shots per game
10. Harper n Gio
8. Young n Yeboah
7 Mathis
6 McConnell n Johnson
3. Mucahey n Carter

Serious question re stats. Player takes a shot - misses - but ball is tipped in off miss. Do they count tip in as a shot
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Yes. And a rebound.
 
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Knightmoves

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TODDB33 said:
If he is as good of a 3 pt shooter per game as advertised and gets Yeboahs minutes - or close to it I could see him average 10+ per game. Also Johnson n Carter averaged 10 pats per game between them. Johnson n Cliff should be minimum of 5 pats per game higher or more
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There was a video posted of Oskar taking 3 point shots at the RAC. Imo the kid has a smooth shooting touch from outside and has good length at 6’-8” tall. I’m hopeful that this kid will be a shooter for RU.
 
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HeavenUniv.

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Can Coach Pike have hype and stain ? lol How about the cats pajamas ? Peachy keen ? Groovy ? Da bomb ?
 
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S.W.A.I.N

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GoodOl'Rutgers said:
sure.. go ahead.. change the meanings of words so you don't actually have to have a large vocabulary. just make a word mean anything you want.. then when people don't understand you.. it's their problem.. they're too old or not "hype".

but yeah, he's funny.. love his favorite place to hang is the practice facility... all his answers are good. destined to be a crowd favorite who gets mocked when he turns the ball over by the usual suspects here.
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I’m sure you were a linguistics major, but this happens in every generation.
 
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G- RUnit

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Think Young, McConnell and Mulchay will improve shooting and output. Hell Montez was developing a nice outside shot. If Oskar could hit two a game and open up the floor its wonderful!!!!!

I like having a guy named Oskar! Wasn't Brazil's best player for years Oscar?
 
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kcg88

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Knightmoves said:
There was a video poster of Oskar taking 3 point shots at the RAC. Imo the kid has a smooth shooting touch from outside and has good length at 6’-8” tall. I’m hopeful that this kid will be a shooter for RU.
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Gonna file that alongside the videos of Issa Thiam knocking down threes. Hopefully Palmquist translates better.
 
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Scarlet Shack

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fbc1866 said:
Good read, I believe he will be the x factor next year. He should address the biggest weakness, 3 point shooting. If Cliff can average 14 and he makes 4 to 5 threes per game, we are in the sweet 16 or elite 8 next season.
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Let me answer this ...

If you tell me that cliff will score 14 ppg
And
If you tell me that Oskar averages 4 made three a game (meaning that be will be scoring 20 ppg )
And
If everyone one comes back
And
no one gets hurt ...

Then we are going to the final four next year and have a real chance to play for a national championship
 
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If Oskar can't play defense and rebound, he won't play much. Those come first. However, looking at his most recent highlights, he looks big and strong enough to mix it up underneath. Not sure about his quickness on defense. Offensively, he seems to have the tools (shooting, passing, dribbling) to contribute. I think Caleb, him, and Mag will all contribute at the 3 spot, with Caleb getting starter's minutes.
 
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YoucancallmeRay said:
If Oskar can't play defense and rebound, he won't play much. Those come first. However, looking at his most recent highlights, he looks big and strong enough to mix it up underneath. Not sure about his quickness on defense. Offensively, he seems to have the tools (shooting, passing, dribbling) to contribute. I think Caleb, him, and Mag will all contribute at the 3 spot, with Caleb getting starter's minutes.
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Got to remember it should be a bit easier to play second team this year if you are a little bit subpar defensively. Omoruyi is a big time upgrade defensively.

Think with Palmqvist experience this year he'll be the 2nd most likely frosh to make an impact.
 
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ScarletR30 said:
Got to remember it should be a bit easier to play second team this year if you are a little bit subpar defensively. Omoruyi is a big time upgrade defensively.

Think with Palmqvist experience this year he'll be the 2nd most likely frosh to make an impact.
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I’ve watched some Palmqvist video. He does have a nice 3pt stroke and I did notice he shot between 35-40% (3-pt) during his last stint in U-20 Swedish National team international play. Looks like he has a ‘5’ body, ‘3’ 3pt shooting skills, best suited to guard opposing ‘4’. Agree totally that CO can be a game changer defensively...especially sliding over from the weak side to block what appear to be uncontested shots.
 
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satnom

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RUtrumpet92 said:
There is no way Cliff or Oskar will hit those scoring targets next year. The only two guys that might average 14 ppg are Baker and Harper IMO.

This year's scoring averages:
Harper 12.1
Baker 10.9 (we know the thumb had a lot to do with this not being higher)
Yeboah 9.8 (gone)
Young 8.5
Johnson 7.8
Mathis 7.4
McConnell 6.7
Mulcahy 3.7
Carter 3.6 (gone)

We are looking to replace 13.4 ppg, plus the increased scoring we hope to see with another year of development from our roster. Total scoring average for the team was 69.9 ppg. Iowa was tops in the league at 77.7 ppg. Michigan State, Penn State, and Michigan were between 75 and 75.9 ppg. Even if we elevate to that level, that's another 7 ppg on top of this year's averages. So you're looking at 20 ppg max to be distributed across the newcomers and for higher scoring averages for our returning players.
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On offense if Young gets Yebaoh’s avg (9.8), Cliff doubles (7.2) Carter’s avg with Oskar getting 5-7 pts/game and the rest of crew (Harper, Baker, Mathis, McConnell, Mulcahy, Johnson) ticking up a point or two this team is going to average in the mid to high 70s. Program will be heading to the next level (competing for conference title and deep into the Tourney).

All very feasible.

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