Say what you want but Amari has amazed me at times how much skill he has- if he could only shoot from 10 feet in............
Gwath update
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Watched 30 seconds of video, I’m good. Sign him as soon as possible.
Love the tape. Has the physicality to play in the SEC. Shot 63% from the line, but only averaged 2.1 free throws per game. That will change with the SEC refs and teams playing hack-a-Magoon to make sure games go 3 hours+.
Nevermind, we don’t get those physically calls…he might only average 1.1 free throws per game as a Cat.
Nevermind, we don’t get those physically calls…he might only average 1.1 free throws per game as a Cat.
I would sort of read it that way that Garrison isn't the answer....Moreno is the depth
Yeah the only Gwath negative is not as great at rebounding as a normal center. So pair him with a PF that is a plus rebounder like the Robert Morris guy and let his shot blocking prowess be a game changer. Garrison likely isn’t okay with not starting next year. And he isn’t good enough to be a starter on a national championship contender.
I don't think anyone on this board knows who Pope and the staff will go after.
I think the proposal is 5 years total, in which case his redshirt year would count towards the five and he has three seasons left.
Watching those videos this guy doesn’t scream center. Any chance he could be one of the two PF we need for next year? I mean Garrison played PF at Ok st and we put him at the 5. This guy is handling the ball and driving and bombing 3’s and gives you a shot blocker on the floor at another spot besides center. Those clips show a player that does all of the things 6’10 guys do in the nba now. I think we all need more Magoon in our lives asap
if Amari had any kind of consistent scoring touch, he would be a 1st round pick
I know it's been a while, but IIRC, those guys were decent college players.
Defense more important than passing
Also assists can be misleading. If their offense isn’t set up for the C to be the assist guy, he won’t get as many. So being a good passer or not can only be assessed by watching film/video of him. Not just highlights either.
My only concern with him is either, 1) Pope knows BG is leaving but also knows he is getting another scoring big, or 2) Pope believes BG can/will take that next step.
I’m not sure this guy is good enough to start here, and I would like to get a guy who is good enough to start here in case Brandon Garrison either isn’t here or isn’t good enough to start here. In other words, I’d rather not go into next season placing all my center bets on offseason development.
He's definitely good enough to start. I've watched him a couple times this year. He is much stronger through contact than he looks, and he's one of those players that when he shows up on another team (Auburn etc), you're wondering why we didn't get him.
Kerr is looking for a medical redshirt. Kids in his situation are the only ones left from the Covid extra year stuff.
We haven’t had a single transfer commit yet. Why don’t we wait and let this all play out before letting your hopes be dashed.
Why would you want Gwath over Cluff? Gwath looks like a good shot blocker but Cluff is #2 in defensive efficiency, shoots 62% around the rim, averaged about 13 rebounds a game and had 19 double doubles? Also in the top 40 in offensive efficiency.
Plus he is 6’10 and about 240. We need bulk.
Just read and article that ranked the 10 best at all five positions in the portal. Oscar Cluff is ranked the #1 PF and Davidson is ranked #3 PF. Dedan Thomas was not in the top ten PG's. Dent was #1 PG. Why are we not pushing hard for Clupp?
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Did you mean Cluff? Iowa State has already had him for a visit and is rumored to be throwing a brinks truck at him (if you believe Iowa State reporters). Illinois is said to be a close second trying to get him in on a visit. Maybe UK reached out and he wasn't interested? Looks like a solid player.
One reason might be the difference in conferences. The Mountain West is just below the ACC at 6th best in the country, while the Summit is middle of the pack among mid-major conferences. Gwath also shot the 3 ball well at 38% in limited attempts
Yes and thanks for that correction and info.
Have you seen video of him (Cluff)? He looks like a taller version of half of us on this board (and that's not a good thing), like he just came off a bar stool. I don't care what the defensive metrics say, there is no way he is a SEC caliber defender. IDK, maybe all of the other C's in that league are 6'6 220 slow white boys.
Looks like Owen Freeman may be going to Creighton. Said to be one of the centers available so far?
No, Nick Davidson Nevada. Listed as a PF/C. Pope seems to like him. We need a couple of these fours so one of them can play the 4 and 5. Figuero sp? from Spain, Steinbach and Bailey seem more like stretch fours to me.
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Gotcha. I like that guy too. We need two pf out of that group. And get the Freeman kid from LMU.
I know it is hard to get two really good players at one position but like you just said to survive the SEC and win a championship we need like quality at every position if there is any way to do it. And with this many quality stretch fours I think we could get good playing time for both if one can play the four and five where at times they could play together. That gives us an experienced and talented backup at the five and at times have two true versatile bigs on the floor at the same time. And I like Freeman with ability and size to play the three or four at times. Hopefully a lot of the NIL money is used for two of these very talented bigs, a top 1 like Dent and a guy like Freeman. Also really like Williams at the three to come off the bench the first year.
It would be great to get one of Freeman from LMU or Williams from Tulane.
You're thinking of Owen Freeman, leaving Iowa and just announced for Creighton. The other poster is referring to Elyjah Freeman at Lincoln Memorial University.
