A 6’6 guard out of LMU averaged 14 and led the WCC in 3pt percentage at 38. Seems like a solid get
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Kid can shoot that is for sure. What happens to the other 14 guards we have on the team now? lol
Never heard of this guy. Just checked and we are his 4th school in 4 years. Connected to our GM via Va Tech, it seems, where the kid was 2 years ago (didn’t play much). Basically looks from the stat sheet that he sat for 2 years at high majors but got an opportunity to play last season at the mid major level. Shooting stats seem good.
Well, Holloway said that he would bring in some shooters and he’s brought in two.
Good get, he can really shoot it and did every year. Starting 3?
(And this is why I said that Coleman is no longer an option, if he ever was.
(And this is why I said that Coleman is no longer an option, if he ever was.
He doesn’t rebound, doesn’t assist, doesn’t shoot well from the field, but shoots light out from 3. Another ehhh signing in my book. Played sparingly at VT & Cal.
When you are on a tight budget not every player is going to check all the boxes.
some players are going to have to come off the bench and play a specialized role.
if his job is to catch and shoot and stretch the D, then that’s his role and it’s a good get from that perspective.
I agree with that. It doesn’t seem Holloway has a plan this year though. It seems as if he’s just really struggling to get quality players even with more money at his disposal.
He’s gotta be the starting 3. Could be a good combo with him and Wilcher at the 2-3
Idk it looks a lot like last year in approach and depth at 1-3 spots. Sha has earned some credibility with the turnaround but means nothing without a frontcourt. Still time.
Idk maybe because he landed Clark so early last year it seemed like he had a plan. He’s striking out a ton with high level forwards or maybe it just seems that way.
looks like we are gonna play NOVA ball from Jay Wright years 4 guards and a big
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Sha likes to go deep with 1-3. Last year we played some tough suffocating defense with all the guards. The problem we had is we really had no shooters. Well, we have two shooters and Wilcher I expect to increase his percentage. That’s all good.
Now in order to play this way, you need a shot blocker and rebounder. Let’s see what nugget Sha finds.
Now in order to play this way, you need a shot blocker and rebounder. Let’s see what nugget Sha finds.
Kid is a shooter, plain and simple.
6'6" with good length, very thin. Can handle the ball a little and a decent passer but his one strength is he is an efficient shooter from all over the court. Gives you nothing as a rebounder and little as a defender. He has shortcomings but he can put the ball in the basket. This is the type of player we could have used last year. Strong catch and shoot player and can also shoot off the dribble. Has some ability to break down a defender and use the space to get off his jumper. Doesn't attack the rim a lot and does not draw contact well to get to the line. Very low FT rate despite being an 82% shooter from the line.
Sits at the 80th percentile in two key shooting metrics:
Above average to Good shooter from all different zones on the floor:
6'6" with good length, very thin. Can handle the ball a little and a decent passer but his one strength is he is an efficient shooter from all over the court. Gives you nothing as a rebounder and little as a defender. He has shortcomings but he can put the ball in the basket. This is the type of player we could have used last year. Strong catch and shoot player and can also shoot off the dribble. Has some ability to break down a defender and use the space to get off his jumper. Doesn't attack the rim a lot and does not draw contact well to get to the line. Very low FT rate despite being an 82% shooter from the line.
Sits at the 80th percentile in two key shooting metrics:
- 54.0% eFG% (80th%) with a 64.1% 3-point Attempt Rate (80th%)
Above average to Good shooter from all different zones on the floor:
- Corner 3s - 40.0% (68th%)
- Above the Break 3s - 36.8% (75th%)
- MidRange 2s - 37.8% (59th%)
- Paint 2s - 52.1% (87th%)
- At the Rim - 62.5% (64th%)
Relative to the astronomical increase in requests from top players, even if Sha has a larger total pot of money. (Say $8m instead of $6m). The cost of players did not go up by 25%
Clark rumored to have received $700k last year and wanted more than $2.5m this year.
I would say he is working with less on a per player basis than he had last year.
Hence we haven’t been able to acquire high level players in the front court. I think you are going to see a similar approach to 2024-25 where we throw a handful of darts at really cheap front court options and hope you hit like you did with Jaden Bediako on one of them. And not miss on all 3 like we did that year. And before anyone says anything. Godswill was ok, but not that good either.
Not ideal, but that my assessment based on what has gone down so far.
I’m starting to think Joeyklings is Isaiah Coleman.
Excellent shooter. Doesn’t appear to do anything else. Hope that changes
Im starting to think @shu67 is Assane Mbaye
Probably equivalent. Brown better on offense, McCray better on defense.
Brown‘s skill of good and consistent 3-point shooting stands out.
Finally a legitimate shooter who can score at all levels.
From what I'm seeing he is not a defensive disruptor (low steals + blocks), but is a capable switchable wing defender who is a decent passer and can handle the ball some and shoot very well from the line, albeit without getting there that often.
Definitely a far superior ball handler to a Dar type of wing.
Probably not as good of an all-around player as McCray.
Not an above the rim type of player and not a rebounder.
Could use some muscle for the Big East. Not sure how scrappy he is, looks to be more of a finesse skill type player.
My guess at this point is he must be the starting 3.
-PG: Del Jones
-SG: Wilcher
-SF: Brown Jr
-PF: Mariano
-C: or Mariano
Question is how does Sha find minutes for Parker, Anderson, Kareem Thomas, and Payday? Depth is great but are there enough minutes? And if not, wouldn't some of that NIL be better served going toward a somewhat capable big?
From what I'm seeing he is not a defensive disruptor (low steals + blocks), but is a capable switchable wing defender who is a decent passer and can handle the ball some and shoot very well from the line, albeit without getting there that often.
Definitely a far superior ball handler to a Dar type of wing.
Probably not as good of an all-around player as McCray.
Not an above the rim type of player and not a rebounder.
Could use some muscle for the Big East. Not sure how scrappy he is, looks to be more of a finesse skill type player.
My guess at this point is he must be the starting 3.
-PG: Del Jones
-SG: Wilcher
-SF: Brown Jr
-PF: Mariano
-C: or Mariano
Question is how does Sha find minutes for Parker, Anderson, Kareem Thomas, and Payday? Depth is great but are there enough minutes? And if not, wouldn't some of that NIL be better served going toward a somewhat capable big?
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Yes, if a player doesn't get enough playing time, he may leave after the season. LOL
I think he has and had a plan but the market got away from him. It’s more like $12 million to get a very good roster. We’re likely only 2/3 of the way there.
I think he has a plan that it is similar to last year. Guys with experience who can create offense. This year he also sought out more shooting, which is a small tweak.
I'm impressed they were sharp enough to steer clear of the latest craze of trying to replicate Florida and Michigan's multiple big approach. Teams that invested a lot of money in middling bigs (like Depaul with Magoon Gwath, for instance) are going to underperform. Teams that prioritized the better guards will overperform.
The problem IMO is that the spending approach is still too flat. We haven't gotten any premium guards or wings with the money we saved on bigs. It's just a bunch of middling guys with potential. Having two great players is better than having 8 average players at the same cost. Shaheen clearly disagrees though and, to be fair, it kind of worked last year.
I'm impressed they were sharp enough to steer clear of the latest craze of trying to replicate Florida and Michigan's multiple big approach. Teams that invested a lot of money in middling bigs (like Depaul with Magoon Gwath, for instance) are going to underperform. Teams that prioritized the better guards will overperform.
The problem IMO is that the spending approach is still too flat. We haven't gotten any premium guards or wings with the money we saved on bigs. It's just a bunch of middling guys with potential. Having two great players is better than having 8 average players at the same cost. Shaheen clearly disagrees though and, to be fair, it kind of worked last year.
Point was if we’re overloaded at the guard position why not have missed on one and instead allocated that money to signing a Josiah Parker type big