Brown off the board

[kyjeff1]

Ok. I can admit when I'm wrong

I just watched some things on that kid I hadn't seen. He's bigger than I thought and a wcs type athlete. That dude is going to be a lot of fun to watch

I think Ugo has great potential, no doubt, but Somto has an even bigger upside… .. For college ball, not the NBA.

Honestly, I just want to see some depth at the 4 and 5. Big guys get called for so many fouls, so you have to have at least 2 bigs that can step in and play at this level. I would love to see Somto be the one that comes this year.

Also, I think Ugo could be good by season's end if he gets consistent minutes, but my worry is, will his on-the-job training cause us to lose a bunch of games? It would really be nice to see UK get a 1 seed again.

 

[bluefaithful]

We have had a lot of very good big men over the years who did not avg. over 2 bpg. I like your optimism but 2 per game sounds like a fair over/under if he gets 25 minutes per game imo.

SEC

16

0

111

6.5

12.3

.529

6.5

12.3

.529

0.0

0.0

1.4

2.5

.571

15.1

0.7

1.1

5.8

1.4

2.9

14.4

5.8 blocks per 40 minutes last year per average last year just saying, he. Is way better

 

[Kybluedude]

He looked to be about the same height as Edwards at camp I was at last week. I'd say 6'7ish. He definitely put on some weight imo.

Will be interesting to see what kind of leap he can make with more PT as I expect he will get minutes at both 3/4 positions.

His non scoring stats were similar to Hopkins when he was a FR. He probably isn't the soccer Hopkins is but will bring a lot of energy defensively and pickup scrap points.

Hopkins:
181 mins
24/56 FG
5/26 3FG
39 reb
7 ast
4 stl
3 blk
15 TO
60 pts

Thiero:
190 mins
10/29 FG
3/9 3FG
37 reb
8 ast
9 stl
6 blk
13 TO
46 pts

Thank you. Very interesting. If he can rebound he will play.

 

[Kybluedude]

I think Ugo has great potential, no doubt, but Somto has an even bigger upside… .. For college ball, not the NBA.

Honestly, I just want to see some depth at the 4 and 5. Big guys get called for so many fouls, so you have to have at least 2 bigs that can step in and play at this level. I would love to see Somto be the one that comes this year.

Also, I think Ugo could be good by season's end if he gets consistent minutes, but my worry is, will his on-the-job training cause us to lose a bunch of games? It would really be nice to see UK get a 1 seed again.

I agree.

I think so many forget how our early season losses are killing our seeding. Almost have to have a high seed to win it.

 

[pedroborbon]

SEC

16

0

111

6.5

12.3

.529

6.5

12.3

.529

0.0

0.0

1.4

2.5

.571

15.1

0.7

1.1

5.8

1.4

2.9

14.4

5.8 blocks per 40 minutes last year per average last year just saying, he. Is way better

It was kind of an odd sample size to observe given playing time but 5.8 blocks per 40 min. is certainly elite.