Dedan Thomas
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Can't injure your arm if you don't have one!!
Nice! Built in excuse when he isn't able to play! /s
That guy is ridiculously good for having one arm. It’s a hell of an accomplishment to get anywhere near D1 with a disadvantage like that.
He's coming off Foot surgery man,he won't be ready till around September, only played 16 games last year,we don't need this.again
Coming off an injury/ injury prone, and has shooting numbers that make Mo D’s look like Curry’s = Mark Pope boner dream guard!
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He’s good WHEN healthy. He missed a lot of time. Pope is a fool risking a third straight year on an injury prone pg.
Have we forgotten that Pope's system is based on shooting?
Why in the world would we want a 30% three point shooter who's prone to injury? Have we learned nothing?
Like someone else mentioned, this whole recruitment looks like a coaching staff that lacks the ability to be imaginative.
Why in the world would we want a 30% three point shooter who's prone to injury? Have we learned nothing?
Like someone else mentioned, this whole recruitment looks like a coaching staff that lacks the ability to be imaginative.
in the 4 years at SDSU butler shot 29%, 33%, 34%, and 30% from three. In thomas' first two years he shot 35% and 36% from three. look at this thread and you see fans fawning over butler.
all year fans have said pope cant teach defense and should just have offensive guys. well....he is doing what everyone has said.
i'm a pope doomer but at some point we just have to shut up and let it play out. there are zero guarantees. there are dozen of teams that built a roster around transfers. for every michigan there are dozens of teams that fail. if pope is going to go down...he will go down doing it his way....which is what any of us would do.
Injury prone, small, inefficient scorer and a poor defender. The perfect Pope player.
As far as ability and talent, this is definitely an upgraded at the PG position. My worries as most is that he’s small with a history of injury. If you take him as your PG 1# . You better have a veteran pure point PG to back him up.
other top PGs so far:
#1 PG isahiah johnson/colorado, 6'1" 170 small body since its the same size of thomas and he is small. poor assist turnover ration --> out
#2 PG jackson shelstad/oregan, another 6'1" 170 guy so too small, shot 31% from three last year, 39% from the floor --> out
#4 PG markus burdon/ND, 5'10" way too small, last year and 3 years ago shot 30% from three --> out
#5 PG terrence hill/VCU, plays at a smaller level, not a pure PG, more of a combo guard --> out
#6 PG wes enis/USF, scored just 4 points against a UL team that plays no defense --> out
#7 PG acadian lewis/villanova, 27% from three, 50% from the line --> out
how you are into guys ranked outside the top 50 overall.
there are ZERO PG options that would satisfy the fanbase. so either (A) the crop of PG talent is poor, (B) uk fans are run and unrealistic expectations or (C) both
#1 PG isahiah johnson/colorado, 6'1" 170 small body since its the same size of thomas and he is small. poor assist turnover ration --> out
#2 PG jackson shelstad/oregan, another 6'1" 170 guy so too small, shot 31% from three last year, 39% from the floor --> out
#4 PG markus burdon/ND, 5'10" way too small, last year and 3 years ago shot 30% from three --> out
#5 PG terrence hill/VCU, plays at a smaller level, not a pure PG, more of a combo guard --> out
#6 PG wes enis/USF, scored just 4 points against a UL team that plays no defense --> out
#7 PG acadian lewis/villanova, 27% from three, 50% from the line --> out
how you are into guys ranked outside the top 50 overall.
there are ZERO PG options that would satisfy the fanbase. so either (A) the crop of PG talent is poor, (B) uk fans are run and unrealistic expectations or (C) both
I think there will be a number of good PG options but each will have some pros and cons. For example, I like Trevan Leonhardt (Utah Valley) if he enters but he’s not the most dynamic option out there (which is ok in my book). I think Alex Wilkins (Furman) is another younger, taller PG that everybody might be talking about next season and wondering why he wasn’t at the top of the transfer portal PG list. Mateo Esmeraldo (Lipscomb) has put up crazy good numbers as a game manager and is pretty efficient as a scorer, but he’s not going to be a big scorer. I could literally name a dozen more that are never mentioned that look to be really good PGs. But like you said, we can pick out something about all of them to be a potential negative.
My favorite option that I thought would make sense when planning for the portal was Cruz Davis. Haven’t heard anything about him though. Can’t imagine he goes pro or that Hofstra can afford to keep him.
Thanks. I looked around a little bit and couldn't find that information.
Dedan Thomas Jr. injury update: Matt McMahon shares positive news on transfer guard
Thomas Jr., who had a season-ending shoulder injury last year at UNLV, is fully cleared to play now at LSU according to Matt McMahon.
Way lol
Thanks. That's enough for me, I'm out on Thomas.Dedan Thomas Jr. injury update: Matt McMahon shares positive news on transfer guard
Thomas Jr., who had a season-ending shoulder injury last year at UNLV, is fully cleared to play now at LSU according to Matt McMahon.www.on3.com
Way lol
So Pope is looking at a PG that has had a foot injury and missed games and a season ending shoulder injury before. This cant be real, right?
This right here another injured guy sheesh can we please stay away from those players....
but thats the rub right.....portal closes in 2 weeks. do you delay moving out on some good options in hope a great one becomes available? then if it does, have to settle for 2nd tier or 3rd tier player? i dont see how you can take that chance if you are pope
they must be thinking law of averages plays out and he couldn't possibly be injured/not play again .... ANALYTICS ...
I need a gif of the ancient aliens guy where it says "ALIENS" under him but instead it's like Pope and says "analytics"
I need a gif of the ancient aliens guy where it says "ALIENS" under him but instead it's like Pope and says "analytics"
