EO has no fear when he comes in. He will improve game by game. I feel pretty comfortable now when Cliff needs a breather.
Ogbole
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Mike B on the podcast mentioned each outing he has looked more confident and relaxed. Correct his slippery hands and Ogbole is a decent sub this year and next. I don’t believe Cliff comes back ( never say never) in 24-25 but then EO , Somerville and a portal B1G becomes very important. Would love a quad tower threat of Mawot , Lathan, Emmanuel and Cliff… with Ace , Dylan , JW. , JM , DS , GG , Noah …
We were referring to and I believe Mb also was talking to Crouthmel about Ogbole not Noah. Not sure this is Noah’s final year.i may be mistaken on his time left.
I think people are a bit too down on AW. He's got good hands and good instincts as a "receiver": he's ready when a pass comes to him, handles it cleanly, and doesn't miss the easy ones. At 6'9", he'll be able to handle many centers we face though of course he's gonna have trouble with a 6'11"+ guy IF THAT GUY CAN PLAY. I think he needs to be more aggressive though his rebounding numbers are pretty good. Who knows what the portal may bring, but if the C options next year are him, EO, and Lathan, I think there will be some matchups where he gets under 10 mins, others where he'll get 20.
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You old guys are too much!
Zebnatto, RC '74
We're talking about EO in terms of him and Lathan being the options at center mext year, sans the portal. There are also dismissive comments regarding Antoine. I think he's an option, as well.
You old guys are too much!
Zebnatto, RC '74
Hey just pointing out that AW ( assume is Austin Williams) not either of the two you were discussing. I have enough issues remembering what I had for dinner last night.
My good man try to focus here … EO… NF… when you posted AW please mention which AW… Wolf is a 4 … has a decent handle … could be number 8-9-10 if he works hard.
Whatever, but I thought the context would make it pretty obvious. Mentioning 6’9” seemed like a tip-off.
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While I generally agree, I think it’s different for a guy who didn’t start playing basketball til he was 17 and only just started receiving real coaching
Hey, he made a three at least once. Basically a sharpshooter by our standards.
Were there? To me this feels like another one of those things that maybe one person said like one time that people then act like everyone was saying.
Ogbole is the actually the leading rebounder per 40 minutes on the squad…just a smidge above Cliff.
I think Ogbole’s instincts are fine, it’s his execution that’s lacking due to bad hands, which can definitely be improved.
No doubt a big is our top portal need. In Sommerville, Ogbole, and Wolf... we have a stud true freshman, a project who is a physical specimen, and a project who is athletic but undersized and under skilled. It's not the worst situation to be in. But for a team with aspirations, it's much less than you want. It's possible that our NIL is tapped out and we can't get anyone that's a clear upgrade. That would be a disappointment, but not a total disaster given that it's possible that one or all three of the projects we have will step up.
The bold part is the key. Without Cliff, and with our best chance in decades for a deep run in the big dance, we absolutely must have a solid veteran force at the 5-spot, even if it’s primarily an elite defensive stopper.