Holman. What do think?

[BonzoGoesToCollege]

For those that watched the Florida game, interested to get your opinion on him. I think he's gonna be a contributor. Obviously needs to put on some muscle, but I think he can be a disruptive force in the middle on D. Seems to have court awareness and looks to be a good passer for a big. I hoping for Varnado with a more polished offensive game.

 

[57stratdawg]

His block on D is the first sign of life I've seen from him. I have no idea why he ends up so far on the perimeter on O. Maybe they see him like a European stretch 4 rather than a banger downlow.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

From what I've seen so far he's a stretch 4.

 

[MSUDC11]

Definitely a stretch four. We need him to develop some kind of post game for us.

He seemed capable of holding his own defensively last night. Both of our big runs came with him at center and us getting stops.

We don't have a true center (I still think Ware is more of a vintage PF), but we will have two next year with Herard and Ado. So I'm curious to see how good he can be when he's not playing out of position.

 

[mstateglfr]

I think he played soft and was pretty lost last night.

He was timid going for defensive rebounds and lost out once or twice, with one for sure ending up being a foul on him and free throws for Florida.
On D, he was out of position in the post multiple times and was sealed out by who he was guarding when a shot went up. He then fouled the player since he was so far out of position and had been boxed out while playing D.

With that said- he is also only a few games into college and I am sure will improve with time and experience. He tried to sling the ball into the paint last night when he was at the top of the key- it was a turnover, but I liked that he actually saw the opportunity to move the ball deep into the post from up top since this is something that almost never happens from our guards.

 

[BonzoGoesToCollege]

I think he played soft and was pretty lost last night.

He was timid going for defensive rebounds and lost out once or twice, with one for sure ending up being a foul on him and free throws for Florida.
On D, he was out of position in the post multiple times and was sealed out by who he was guarding when a shot went up. He then fouled the player since he was so far out of position and had been boxed out while playing D.
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I agree. He was out of position a lot and lost his path to defensive board, but he was helping out a lot on the weak side. Plus, Florida's big guy that he was trying to hold was way too much beef for him. I think a good strength program and he'll be a very serviceable player for us.

 

[esplanade91]

Key characteristics of a stretch 4 are the abilities to grab offensive rebounds and shoot high-percentage mid-range. I haven't seen anything out of him to think he's a stretch 4. He's just really, really green. Keep in mind he is coming straight out of high school and playing without ever practicing in the off-season.

I see him as a Moultrie. Oversized PF with athleticism. Just need him to hit the gym hard between March and November.

 

[engie]

Starting to see significant upside from him.

 

[engie]

Definitely a stretch four. We need him to develop some kind of post game for us.

He seemed capable of holding his own defensively last night. Both of our big runs came with him at center and us getting stops.

We don't have a true center (I still think Ware is more of a vintage PF), but we will have two next year with Herard and Ado. So I'm curious to see how good he can be when he's not playing out of position.

Correct.

We're going to add another 4 in the class as well.