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Stars/Pos/Name/Yr/Ht/Wt
3.7 PF Akoy Agau RS JR 6-8 235 (Georgetown)
3 PF Alex Foster RS JR 6-8 230 (Bradley) Albany
3 PF MiKyle McIntosh RS JR 6-7 235 (Illinois St)
2.7 C Matthew Atewe RS SO 6-8 240 (Washington) Pepperdine
2 C Cole Harrison SR 6-11 245 (Dartmouth)
2 C Rozelle Nix RS JR 6-11 300 (Pittsburgh) South Alabama
2 C Wadly Mompremier SR 6-10 230 (Ohio) Arkansas Little Rock
2 PF Jeremy Verhagen RS JR 6-10 185 (Northern Colorado) Nicholls State
2 PF Rashed Anthony RS JR 6-9 235 (Seton Hall)
2 SF Khari Harley RS JR 6-9 189 (Ohio) Arkansas Little Rock
2 PF Matt Hubbard JR 6-9 230 (Santa Clara) California Baptist
2 PF Xavier Williams RS JR 6-9 220 (Tennessee St)
How about Akoy Agau from Georgetown. Averaged 4.5 ppg and 4.3 rpg for Georgetown last year. Actually played meaningful rotational minutes for Georgetown, unlike Anthony who clearly was relegated to mop-up duty for Seton Hall.

Agau looks like a "serviceable player", who could actually give us 10-15 minutes a game and actually make a contribution on the court and not be just some Kwesi clone we run out and everyone hopes that he never actually touches the ball when he is out there.
 
The productive grad-transfer big market is very competitive. There are not that many good bigs in college basketball to begin with, much less ones available for grad-transfer. There will be Kwesis available every year, but they are not ever going to make a difference for getting an at-large bid. We might be more successful looking in the 6'6 range rather than the 6'8+ range for grad transfers.
To 2011's point, by no means do I think Rashed Anthony is the "answer". We're not considering this guy based on his stats, we're making a low risk bet that if he does come here, he can contribute.

I don't think comparing a guy who was the 5th or 6th frontcourt option at a Big East program is the same as the guy who was the 2nd or 3rd front court option at Northeastern. Anthony had offers from 3 other P5 schools. I'm guessing he has some skills.
 
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To 2011's point, by no means do I think Rashed Anthony is the "answer". We're not considering this guy based on his stats, we're making a low risk bet that if he does come here, he can contribute.

I don't think comparing a guy who was the 5th or 6th frontcourt option at a Big East program as the same as the guy who was the 2nd or 3rd front court option at Northeastern. Anthony had offers from 3 other P5 schools. I'm guessing he has some skills.
Speaking of players from Seton Hall, in a surprise move...Angel Delgado found a way to get his degree this month and decided to transfer to UR as a Grad instead of turning pro.
 
Rashed reminds me of Darrius Garrett. Now Darius was not an offensive wiz but he did change
shots and drives to the basket. I would take another Darius.
 
To 2011's point, by no means do I think Rashed Anthony is the "answer". We're not considering this guy based on his stats, we're making a low risk bet that if he does come here, he can contribute.

I don't think comparing a guy who was the 5th or 6th frontcourt option at a Big East program is the same as the guy who was the 2nd or 3rd front court option at Northeastern. Anthony had offers from 3 other P5 schools. I'm guessing he has some skills.

I'm guessing he is a 6'9 guy who had a body that several BCS's programs offered and said "hey we can make this guy into a low post player". 4 years playing at a BCS program where he basically did nothing though is pretty stark evidence that he didn't develop.

So, I would take his actual college resume over the fact the 4 P5 schools offering him 4 years ago. I doubt any of them would offer him today.
 
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Although I do feel the hole we have in a 5 or 4 is poor planning/recruiting, if we are not going to get a one year player who will instantly make us more competitive I'd just as soon give the minutes to the freshmen. I'm still in the lets take our development lumps next year and look at '18-19 as the must achieve year.

Believe me I"m sick of the wait until next year bull, but our situation is what it is.
 
I'm guessing he is a 6'9 guy who had a body that several BCS's programs offered and said "hey we can make this guy into a low post player". 4 years playing at a BCS program where he basically did nothing though is pretty stark evidence that he didn't develop.

So, I would take his actual college resume over the fact the 4 P5 schools offering him 4 years ago. I doubt any of them would offer him today.

I agree, always take college resume over high school offers, stats, etc. This guy did not play well so far in college. Bringing in height for the sake of height is not going to get us anywhere.
 
I'll tell you what puzzles me -- How did the two Ohio University guys end up at Arkansas Little Rock? They don't seem to have a bunch of new assistants who came from OU...
 
OK, you got me, I am going to spend the next several months re-building Paul in my mind and getting pumped up for the season of PAUL. I have been doing this every off season, and it works well until the season starts. Heck, when he got that bucket at Wake Forest I was sold. The whole Kwesi taking his minutes has put a damper on things. He has not yet turned into the Jim Shields clone I was hoping for.

Wish I could watch a practice or two to get a feel. Locals, what in your opinion is the biggest down fall? Just a little too slow/unathletic? Skill level. Etc? I know he has the size. Seems to do OK in the limited minutes he gets. What's the deal?
 
OK, you got me, I am going to spend the next several months re-building Paul in my mind and getting pumped up for the season of PAUL. I have been doing this every off season, and it works well until the season starts. Heck, when he got that bucket at Wake Forest I was sold. The whole Kwesi taking his minutes has put a damper on things. He has not yet turned into the Jim Shields clone I was hoping for.

Wish I could watch a practice or two to get a feel. Locals, what in your opinion is the biggest down fall? Just a little too slow/unathletic? Skill level. Etc? I know he has the size. Seems to do OK in the limited minutes he gets. What's the deal?

What I have seen of Paul is that he lacks good instincts. He look like he is over thinking every single move he makes instead of just letting the game come to him.

He has good size, he is not overtly unathletic/slow like Luke P. was, he seems to have some skills.
 
Two words that will solve our problems: Paul Friendsuh
Time to bust out the secret weapon...it's like a Northrop-Grumman government contract: over budget, late in delivery, and doesn't quite do what anyone hopes.

Change my mind PF. Pulling for you buddy.
 
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What I have seen of Paul is that he lacks good instincts. He look like he is over thinking every single move he makes instead of just letting the game come to him.

He has good size, he is not overtly unathletic/slow like Luke P. was, he seems to have some skills.
Good stuff, would seem like he would benefit from a summer league in which he could play good minutes a few times a week. I do feel like the summer leagues are getting less prevalent or in some cases discouraged by coaches.
 
Seems to me that lack of understanding of the defense and offense is a major CM no no. If this is the case with PF, it might manifest itself as "overthinking". Sort of a vicious circle, not enough floor time to get comfortable with the schemes, but lack of comfort keeps him off the floor. It's the only thing I can come up with.

He seems to have more athleticism than Luke P., and quicker feet than Connor Smith. We don't really need him to be another TJ, we just need him to contribute a solid 5-10 minutes per game to give our other guys a break. It might also be a case of CM draining every drop of confidence out of the kid, since he has seen what, 50 minutes on the floor in the two seasons he has been eligible/healthy?

I hope Paul can turn this thing around, and be a factor next year, because with the Brase miss, we will certainly need him to do so.
 
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Seems to me that lack of understanding of the defense and offense is a major CM no no. If this is the case with PF, it might manifest itself as "overthinking". Sort of a vicious circle, not enough floor time to get comfortable with the schemes, but lack of comfort keeps him off the floor. It's the only thing I can come up with.

He seems to have more athleticism than Luke P., and quicker feet than Connor Smith. We don't really need him to be another TJ, we just need him to contribute a solid 5-10 minutes per game to give our other guys a break. It might also be a case of CM draining every drop of confidence out of the kid, since he has seen what, 50 minutes on the floor in the two seasons he has been eligible/healthy?

I hope Paul can turn this thing around, and be a factor next year, because with the Brase miss, we will certainly need him to do so.
46?
 
Seems to me that lack of understanding of the defense and offense is a major CM no no. If this is the case with PF, it might manifest itself as "overthinking". Sort of a vicious circle, not enough floor time to get comfortable with the schemes, but lack of comfort keeps him off the floor. It's the only thing I can come up with.

He seems to have more athleticism than Luke P., and quicker feet than Connor Smith. We don't really need him to be another TJ, we just need him to contribute a solid 5-10 minutes per game to give our other guys a break. It might also be a case of CM draining every drop of confidence out of the kid, since he has seen what, 50 minutes on the floor in the two seasons he has been eligible/healthy?

I hope Paul can turn this thing around, and be a factor next year, because with the Brase miss, we will certainly need him to do so.
Premek Karnowski. Has there been a center with less athleticism? But he learned/ developed, a decent short shot, some low post moves and did pretty well. With some work anything is possible. Come on Paul.
 
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He's never going to be a factor.
If I were Mooney/ Pauls parents I'd put alot of pressure on him to work over the off season. Paul, Don't give up yet, and all in effort now or regret what might have been the rest of your life.
 
He's been on the roster of a non-NCAA tournament team for three years and has played a total of 46 minutes. Even Greg Robbins had seen more time by that point, and he is the only guy I can remember who went from a relative bust to a good player in his senior year.
 
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He's been on the roster of a non-NCAA tournament team for three years and has played a total of 46 minutes. Even Greg Robbins had seen more time by that point, and he is the only guy I can remember who went from a relative bust to a good player in his senior year.
I hear you but we have had a few late miracles. Flye, Pehl, Winiecki, Harper and even Allen.

The real problem is that Grant being young will be in foul trouble often. Just the way it is, so we will have to have at least 10-15 minutes from somebody who is adequate.
 
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I hear you but we have had a few late miracles. Flye, Pehl, Winiecki, Harper and even Allen

All of those players had a LOT more than 46 minutes heading into their third season. I'm really hoping PF can turn the corner and be a contributor next year. We will need him, as I think the grad transfer ship has sailed for next season.
 
Mooney needs to send Paul to go workout with Nancy. TJ benefited greatly from those workouts, think Paul would too.
 
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Premek Karnowski. Has there been a center with less athleticism?

There have been a few. But Karnowski can really pass out of the low post. One of the best passing bigs out of the low post in recent memory. He will make big coin playing overseas, you can't coach the kind of size that guy has.
 
There have been a few. But Karnowski can really pass out of the low post. One of the best passing bigs out of the low post in recent memory. He will make big coin playing overseas, you can't coach the kind of size that guy has.
agree but it shows with work any big body, no matter how uncoordinated, can become at least marginally productive with coaching and work.
 
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