What is Sal's upside?

[UR80sfan]

I am not going to comment if Sal should have had more playing time earlier in the year. What I can say is freshman can improve significantly over the course of their 1st season. Sal over his past 2 games has play 21 minutes with 8 rebounds, 15 points including 2 for 4 from 3 point range. Those are monster numbers per minute played. He obviously needs to gain weight, and experience, but how many 6 9 guys have we had that drive to the basket from the 3 point line?

He has the potential be a very very good player and I think will be competing for a starting position with Cayo and Sherod sometime over the next 2 years. Regardless of who starts all 3 will get a lot of playing time.

 

[97spiderfan]

I am not going to comment if Sal should have had more playing time earlier in the year. What I can say is freshman can improve significantly over the course of their 1st season. Sal over his past 2 games has play 21 minutes with 8 rebounds, 15 points including 2 for 4 from 3 point range. Those are monster numbers per minute played. He obviously needs to gain weight, and experience, but how many 6 10 guys have we had that drive to the basket from the 3 point line?

He has the potential be a very very good player and I think will be competing for a starting position with Cayo and Sherod sometime over the next 2 years. Regardless of who starts all 3 will get a lot of playing time.

In contrast to Woj, who has very little upside in my opinion, Sal has a huge upside. 6'9 player with a huge wingspan, can shoot from outside and drive to the hole. He can already rebound

If he can put on some weight and strength, he is a match-up nightmare on both ends of the court and has the potential to be an all A-10 type of player his Jr/Senior years. If Mooney decides to play him that is.

 

[spiderman]

I hope you're right. those numbers certainly look great, but to me the ball bounced his way a lot those two games. maybe it always will.

he's still shooting poorly from the line. and one of his 3's was a wide open air ball.
I do see things that get me very excited, though. we'll have to see what he becomes.

 

[97spiderfan]

I hope you're right. those numbers certainly look great, but to me the ball bounced his way a lot those two games. maybe it always will.

he's still shooting poorly from the line. and one of his 3's was a wide open air ball.
I do see things that get me very excited, though. we'll have to see what he becomes.

Sal makes things happen, the ball is going to bounce right more often than not, when you are making strong aggressive moves on the court. What I like best about Sal, is that he knows he can compete at this level.

 

[kneepadmckinney]

Sal makes things happen, the ball is going to bounce right more often than not, when you are making strong aggressive moves on the court. What I like best about Sal, is that he knows he can compete at this level.

For the record, I like both Sal and Wojcik. And Goose. And Grace as a capable backup, for that matter.

 

[MrTbone]

Like all these guys as well. Grace is impressive in that we haven't had many first year big guys who actually defend ok and don't seem utterly lost out there. So good for him. Other guys all have some skills. Jake's gotta get comfortable penetrating at least to mid-range, doesn't have to be to the rim. Sal needs to shoot better from the line as sman says. Andre has some work to do with errant passes and his three point shot. All in all, lot of decent play from a bunch of frosh though.

 

[spiderman]

I feel good about this class too. individually, each seems really good at some things but they're each missing a dimension. something for each to work on. best thing about freshmen is they become sophomores.

 

[VT4700]

I feel good about this class too. individually, each seems really good at some things but they're each missing a dimension. something for each to work on. best thing about freshmen is they become sophomores.

And let's not forget that if all of these freshman were good at everything, or even good at most things, they would probably be at P6 schools. Not many mid majors are going to get freshman who are ready to come in and be really good from game 1. The good news is, like you said, they become sophomores, and will have a chance to improve in some areas and get better.

 

[I-M-UR]

It's all about how hard he works to improve his skills. Athleticism can get you a ways but only so far...it's court sense,effort and skills that have to improve. Does he have the drive? time will tell.

 

[nathanw19]

I see Sal growing into a Terry Allen type. I like the way Sal moves, reminds me of Terry. Obviously needs to work on his shot, but this is the type of player I see Sal becoming.

 

[97spiderfan]

I see Sal growing into a Terry Allen type. I like the way Sal moves, reminds me of Terry. Obviously needs to work on his shot, but this is the type of player I see Sal becoming.

Hopefully, he has more of a killer instinct that Terry Allen did. TA had so much talent, but lacked a killer instinct mentality to take all of that talent to the next level.

 

[Eight Legger]

I think what we have learned from this freshman class is that our coaches recruit better when they only have three weeks to do so.

 

[64Spider]

I think what we have learned from this freshman class is that our coaches recruit better when they only have three weeks to do so.

Or 8 years, whichever way you want to look at it.

 

[nathanw19]

I think what we have learned from this freshman class is that our coaches recruit better when they only have three weeks to do so.

In a real sense, there actually might be something to this. Instead of having our class locked up early, and therefore dealing with the natural pecking order of recruits, if we have a spot or two open late, when turnover happens in coaching and therefore recruits open up? This is how we got Woj. Dre and Grace being hits I’m more likely to call outliers than the Rule.

 

[MrTbone]

In a real sense, there actually might be something to this. Instead of having our class locked up early, and therefore dealing with the natural pecking order of recruits, if we have a spot or two open late, when turnover happens in coaching and therefore recruits open up? This is how we got Woj. Dre and Grace being hits I’m more likely to call outliers than the Rule.

Um I don’t think this is a good plan. Yes maybe worked out ok for woj but overall we shouldn’t be hoping someone gets out of their LOI.

 

[nathanw19]

Um I don’t think this is a good plan. Yes maybe worked out ok for woj but overall we shouldn’t be hoping someone gets out of their LOI.

I guess my feeling is I’d rather wait and keep recruiting than settle on developmental players early in the process. Developmental players are available late. I’d rather keep swinging (and missing) early and fall back to developmental players, then settle for them early.