What do you expect from Wenyen Gabriel next season?
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More strength and agility, hopefully, the confidence he had mid January. More vocal and perhaps a leader of sorts.
I think much of his problems were a lack of confidence.He seemed to really be pressing and trying too hard to make something happen.He need to put on weight for sure.
I fully expect him to be the Y next decked out in a leather jacket and holding a boom box that is blaring shock the monkey
difficult question. At times he showed nice versatility.
He works hard, so it'll be interesting if he stays. He'll fight for starting position. He needs to get bit quicker and stronger. Consistency will come from repetition and comfort.
But, he was really raw last year...you don't get rid of rawness so quickly.
He works hard, so it'll be interesting if he stays. He'll fight for starting position. He needs to get bit quicker and stronger. Consistency will come from repetition and comfort.
But, he was really raw last year...you don't get rid of rawness so quickly.
I seriously think he'll be a big part of things next year. His motor is high and he's shown that he can shoot. The desire is there, as are the raw skills. If he works hard, I think it will be yet another guy that we are pleased with under Cal. I think we are going to have enough players next year to exhaust other teams with relentless pressure and effort, especialy if we land Bamba.
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Honestly I don't expect much at all from him. He just seems to uncoordinated most of the time. He may grow into his body but I believe it will take a couple of years. I hope I'm totally wrong
I think an entire off-season with a college coaching staff should have WG and SKJ ready to go. I think Gabriel has a hard time being physical, and I think he needs to focus on that this off-season. TN killed him by going right into him, and he just got hit in the mouth and took it. He needs to toughen up. While he'll use his energy to fly up and snag an offensive rebound--he needs to battle for some of the tougher ones.
Won't help much unless he increases his BB IQ.
Out of position too often.....only a lot of PT will
fix that.
I hope he's already hitting the weight room.
Olive Oil has stronger legs.
Olive Oil has stronger legs.
I think he and SKJ sorta packed it in towards the end of the year when it became obvious that they weren't going to be a big part of the plan. We shall see.
Uh, Gabriel got plenty of chances, he just sucked.
He should improve dramatically next season.
Hope he is putting jumpers. A consistent jumper will go a long way for him.
We will need consistent shooting from the 3. He shot 31% from 3 this past season. Needs to get that number up to 35-37%. That is doable.
We will need consistent shooting from the 3. He shot 31% from 3 this past season. Needs to get that number up to 35-37%. That is doable.
Totally disagree .
He needs to work on getting strong, rebounding, defense, and footwork.
He needs to work on those things too, but he needs a consistent jumper most of all. That will help the team and help him get drafted. He is not a post player. He needs a consistent jumper to play on the wing.
He has first round ability as he showed at times last season but the last month his confidence was totally shot to crap. if he can play like he is capable he can be damn great stretch 4. I think PJ will start but I love that we have 2 super talented guys at that spot. I also think SKJ can become a great player as well as the tools are there.
He needs to find that motor every UK fan said he had when he was being recruited..I sure didn't see it during the season but in just a couple of games maybe. Stay away from the left handed cigs also.
Get stronger. Almost all of his issues had to do with not being strong enough. He got moved off the block or over powered or couldn't finish due to strength. With added strength comes confidence and once you have confidence you become the best version of you're self. Having a year under you're belt gives you confidence and allows you to understand what to expect and what it takes to have a impact. I expect both he and SKJ to make a bigger impact this season
I realize that getting stronger will help a lot, but Gabe needs to learn the game.........he just doesn't (yet) make the play by
instinct....How long has he played bb?
I thought his biggest issues were he wasn't a very good on ball defender and his first instinct was to shoot rather than find a better shot. (I actually thought he rebounded in his position well.)
Getting beat off the dribble and via the back door can do a lot to help one lose confidence.
Getting beat off the dribble and via the back door can do a lot to help one lose confidence.
Yeah, he's on the list.
In his defense, he hasn't played a lot of basketball.
He'll be much improved IMO.
It is intriguing to imagine how the minutes will distribute next year on the frontcourt. Then we have the opposite in the backcourt that for those two spots we have basically starters but not legit backups.
SF: Hard to call. Vanderbilt will get some and probably the grad transfer/Diallo could spot here as well.
PF: Washington 25mpg, Gabriel 15mpg
C: Bamba 25 mpg, Richards or Humphries 15 mpg
In the end...unless Gabriel can steal some SF minutes there is a logjam at PF for sure. And we haven't even put SKJ on the board. Don't really see a place where all these guys play. Unless we lose Bamba and Hump...some guys simply are going to sit next year. And then there is poor Wynyard.
That is what I am saying where in the world do some of these guys get minutes? If get Bamba, Bam or Knox, we literally have 2 top 20 Mcdonalds All Americans as third string lol. Cal is truly amazing.
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