Jacob Gilyard - 2017 - Update
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There is talk of Frank Mason of Kansas who is similar in height to Gilyard of being a potential POY candidate. Gilyard is far ahead of him at this stage in his development. Congratulations to the coaching staff for getting a commitment from him!
Really like a line-up of Gilyard, Fore, Buck, Sherod, and Golden next year. That is a dynamic starting 5. Still concerned about depth because there is a lot of question marks with the rest of the recruiting class and not being on the same level as Gilyard.
This year, if everyone was healthy I see...
Cline, then Golden, with Abakah (for a rest)
Jones, Fore, with Kirby (for a rest)
Buckham, Sherod, Johnson, Wood
Friendshuh & Pistokacke on the bench ( I might prefer Abakah here but doesn't seem to be the rotation.)
Next season 14 instead of 12
Golden replaces Cline, Hopefully Friendshuh replaces Golden, Maybe Ford (for a rest)
Fore, Gilyard, with Kirby (for a rest)
Buckingham, Stansbury
Sherod, Johnson
Cayo, Schneider, Verbinskis, Pistokache, maybe even King on the bench, all with the chance to work their way up.
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Jacob missed just one shot on his way to 41. Half-court buzzer beater. Was back in the gym at 10:15 after the game to continue working to get better. Mooney is excited about him for a reason.
Our big man depth is concerning, but man do we look good at the guard positions for the foreseeable future.
I like Stansbury, in my mind he is an all conference type of player. Of course that could all change when he hits the court next year, but I will keep this image in my head until proven otherwise. Basing this off a couple of youtube clips as usual. I do think he has contributor written all over him.
Says who? I mean, I hope he is but to just make that statement without any type of back-up is pretty optimistic. He was in Europe and had an unusual recruitment process, which makes him difficult to grade out.
He looked good in the couple of practices I saw early this year. It's been a while since I've been able to get by.
It looks like Solly was 44-97 on 2s, 14-41 on 3s, 79 rebounds, 37 steals in 423 minutes in 19 games last year.
But love his last playoff game 7-7 from 2, 1-1 from 3, 5 rebounds, 2 steals in 19 min.
But have no idea if that competition is D league or D2...
But love his last playoff game 7-7 from 2, 1-1 from 3, 5 rebounds, 2 steals in 19 min.
But have no idea if that competition is D league or D2...
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Great addition for next year! Will say that while I do see Gilyard getting early PT, we should be in great shape with Fore and Buck.
True, but Shawndre will be gone so there should be plenty of minutes available.
Love to see the impressive updates on Jacob. Agree with 97 that if GG can come in and do a reasonable imitation of TJC, Jacob may also be able to do one of SDJ.
The key for next year may be how well Solly plays, since he may be our "wild-card." Will Solly be able to play the "5" position for us, if needed. I would love to see Solly and JJ (or Nick) as our 6th and 7th men, since that would suggest we have a strong team. Hope the 5-man class includes at least one other guy (preferably 6-8) who can add some depth to our line-up, besides Jacob. Otherwise, we could have a very short bench again.
The key for next year may be how well Solly plays, since he may be our "wild-card." Will Solly be able to play the "5" position for us, if needed. I would love to see Solly and JJ (or Nick) as our 6th and 7th men, since that would suggest we have a strong team. Hope the 5-man class includes at least one other guy (preferably 6-8) who can add some depth to our line-up, besides Jacob. Otherwise, we could have a very short bench again.
I agree, Solly is the wild card. I see Jacob starting at the point, Fore at the 2, Buck and Sherod at 3 & 4 and GG at 5. JJ and Solly first off the bench. PF is going to have to get better quick.
Averaging 33.9ppg is ok I guess, if you're into that kind of thing.
I wish they wouldn't write so many articles about him, too much notice, someone might steal him away
Well I thought anyone could get a release if they wanted, I can't imagine keeping a kid that didn't want to be here. Do they have to sit a year if they 're change their mind?
I think we are a really good fit for Mr. Gilyard. Need him and Cayo to be contributors next year. I think Ford is a really interesting prospect. If he has the same drive as his brother that went to Northeastern, he could be a nice late find for us. Really not much out there on Verbinskis. Not sure what to think of Schneider, as much of the info I have read comes from the family business, not saying it is not accurate, but just considering the source.
I expect he'll be more of a distributor in college; similar to his first three years in high school.
Great article posted above and a nice video segment too. What stood out most to me was that he averaged 16 points per game as a junior and is more than doubling that at 33 PPG as a senior. This is what I would define as a very nice example of "blowing up." He will be a very good fit for us, and will have lots of great teammates to "distribute" to. If needed, it sure looks like he can score too, a la Kendall Anthony.... Thanks to those who posted the info above.
Sure but we obviously have a long history of developing high scoring point guards here.
If you ask him, he said he prefers to distribute the ball. When he was on campus for his visit playing with our guys, he was facilitating rather than looking for his. He can certainly do it if he needs to, but believe he prefers using his ability to get others in position to score off great looks.
Facilitator or scorer - I really don't care. Just excited he's a Spider.
Facilitator or scorer - I really don't care. Just excited he's a Spider.
This kid is going to be special.
Next year I see us running small, but definitely RUNNING.
1 - Fore/Gilyard
2 - Fore/Sherod
3 - Sherod/Buckingham/Johnson
4 - Buckingham/Solly/Ford/Verbinskis
5 - Solly/Golden
Freindsuh, Pistokache, Schneider, providing us added bench depth! Future is bright!
Next year I see us running small, but definitely RUNNING.
1 - Fore/Gilyard
2 - Fore/Sherod
3 - Sherod/Buckingham/Johnson
4 - Buckingham/Solly/Ford/Verbinskis
5 - Solly/Golden
Freindsuh, Pistokache, Schneider, providing us added bench depth! Future is bright!
