Seydou Traore

[joeyklings]

Utah Forward Seydou Traore 9ppg 3.4rbp is down to Hall, UConn, & West Virginia per Zags.

 

[dehere23]

Utah Forward Seydou Traore 9ppg 3.4rbp is down to Hall, UConn, & West Virginia per Zags.

Curious what the logic is with this one given all the guards/potential wings we already have in the fold.

He did seemingly rebound well at Manhattan as a freshman, but doesn't seem that has translated once he went up a level.

 

[radecicco]

I don’t know any of these guys but we need size desperately.

 

[shu67]

Not what we need that'd for sure.

 

[SPK145]

This one is a meh.

 

[radecicco]

Well it’s not surprising that we lost Hines upon reflection but we haven’t even replaced Payne yet.

 

[SPK145]

Well it’s not surprising that we lost Hines upon reflection but we haven’t even replaced Payne yet.

Have we even replaced Elijah Fisher yet?

 

[joeyklings]

Unfortunately no

 

[Section112]

6-6 220. He'd be our Center.

 

[HALL85]

6-6 220. He'd be our Center.

Sir John Collins….less 60 lbs.

 

[PMB Pirate]

Some good schools involved if the report is accurate. We shall see.

 

[catholicman]

He's from the Bronx.

 

[HALL85]

6-6 220. He'd be our Center.

He would be an actual PF….something we haven’t seen in a while.

 

[Halldan]

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[PirateBlue08]

Is this guy a power forward or a 3?

 

[Uncle Hectors Crab Farm]

Is this guy a power forward or a 3?

I was informed he stinks per the cyo coaches posting on the board. Glad I drilled daggers on other d1 cats tonight n slugged

 

[mbraue]

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Played at Iowa - maybe crossed paths with our assistant coach, Francis?

 

[SPK145]

Played at Iowa - maybe crossed paths with our assistant coach, Francis?

LOL, Traore was like 15 when Francis was last at Iowa.

 

[PirateBlue08]

I was informed he stinks per the cyo coaches posting on the board. Glad I drilled daggers on other d1 cats tonight n slugged

Cutely put... I don't quite get it, but.. cute

 

[mbraue]

LOL, Traore was like 15 when Francis was last at Iowa.

Well, maybe at a summer camp?

 

[joeyklings]

He’s not good but he may be the best available for a team like us?

 

[PirateBlue08]

Yippee a 6’6 power forward.

 

[Piratz]

This is the aisle we always shop in with PF/C whether only because of budget and/or how we want to spend our money. No surprise here. Dre Davis, Prince Aligbe, Elijah Fisher, on and on.

 

[itsacurse]

oh good another thread of stupid guys whining and threatening the cancel their season tickets and then not

 

[shupat08]

Yippee a 6’6 power forward.

I mean, Kelly Whitney was a 6'5 (real height) PF/C on a NCAAT team that beat Arizona.

Andre Sweet was also a 6'6 PF.

Height plays a factor, but it's not the only factor.

And I'm not comparing this guy to those guys. Since I have literally no clue who this guy is.

 

[PirateBlue08]

I mean, Kelly Whitney was a 6'5 (real height) PF/C on a NCAAT team that beat Arizona.

Andre Sweet was also a 6'6 PF.

Height plays a factor, but it's not the only factor.

And I'm not comparing this guy to those guys. Since I have literally no clue who this guy is.

Yea Charles Barkley was pretty good too. Traore isn't those guys.

 

[shupat08]

Yea Charles Barkley was pretty good too. Traore isn't those guys.

So it's more about skill, not height?

 

[PirateBlue08]

So it's more about skill, not height?

What was unclear?

I’m not doing somersaults of joy over the prospect of a 6’6 PF because outside of a select few who can overcome being undersized with extreme skill/athleticism, it’s not the path to postseason success.

How many successful power conference teams this past season had a 6’6 or under PF? I’d say probably not many.

 

[HallGuy2323]

This is the aisle we always shop in with PF/C whether only because of budget and/or how we want to spend our money. No surprise here. Dre Davis, Prince Aligbe, Elijah Fisher, on and on.

Aligbe. Oof

 

[Piratz]

Aligbe. Oof

He was actually better as a center!

 

[joeyklings]

Elijah Fisher was probably one of if not the biggest disappointments last year. He was still 100x better than Aligbe. That says a lot

 

[Seton75]

Yippee a 6’6 power forward.

Jerry Walker has a few words for you. And a guy named Gordie too

 

[The SHUttle]

Stix Mitchell pre-ski mask.

 

[VegasPJ1]

Jerry Walker has a few words for you. And a guy named Gordie too

That was when most pgs & 2gs were under 6’3”. JW was an exceptionally talented student athlete.

 

[PirateBlue08]

Jerry Walker has a few words for you. And a guy named Gordie too

Any other exceptions to the rule you want to throw out there?

Is Traore Jerry Walker? No. Point stands.

Name successful power conference teams in 2026 with 6'5 power forwards. It's not the blueprint for success.

 

[shu67]

Name any teams that are successful with 6'5 power forwards in 2025/26 too. Sure we won 20 games but that was mostly due to a cupcake out of conference schedule and not the result of winning BE games against the top 3 BE teams! Thus we did not even come close to making the dance!

 

[SPK145]

oh good another thread of stupid guys whining and threatening the cancel their season tickets and then not

I'm moving to Canada.

 

[SPK145]

Yippee a 6’6 power forward.

That's my issue with him.

 

[Fishjam]

I'm not worried about his height, I'm worried about the fact that he's not a very good player. I'll take a 6'6" guy at PF as long as he plays like Dre Davis and not Prince Aligbe. Traore is cross between Aligbe and Dylan Wusu.

Traore rates as a good defender but he doesn't rebound well and he's terribly inefficient offensively. High TO rate, low shooting %.

Don't know if we are involved with Isaiah Johnson-Arigu but I like him better. 6'7" springy athlete, good defender, rebounder and efficient offensive player across the board.

 

[Piratz]

Sounds like he’s coming.