I believe that Souare may have been at the pictured photographs of practice. In the photo towards the end of the set, the one where Gapare is seen in the cast, a tall player that may be Souare is seen to the far right bending to pick up a basketball in black GT sweatpants and sneakers with blue. He can be seen watching practice from a chair in a few other shots. I was wondering who he was, but it may be a visiting Souare. Does not look like an undeveloped string bean.Thanks for sharing. I didn't take the time to identify all the new faces,
Pretty good except I would swap Claude and Gapare. And maybe slide Murphy down to SF.This is getting borderline (and pleasantly) ridiculous. Seems like we have a roster for an A, B and C team. Souare now added.
PG - Abram/Sturdivant/George
SG- Kelly/Terry/Murphy
SF - Reeves/Coleman/Forrest
PF - Gapare/Sacko/Souare
C - Claude/Dowuona/Ndongo
F’n A, those are almost KD numbers.FWIW, here are measurements I found on Souare
Measured: 6’9″, 8’11.5″ standing reach, 208 lbs, 7’3″ wingspan, 33.25″ max vert at the 2023 Basketball Without Borders …
Matchup dependent though don’t ya think? I wonder how much run E.D. is going to get and would expect him to mostly spell Claude who should be our primary pivot.As I mentioned in a 23-24 Countdown thread on this forum, I'm fairly confident that you will see that pairing quite often this year.
Too early to say...I think that really depends on how ED (and more so Claude) produce.Matchup dependent though don’t ya think? I wonder how much run E.D. is going to get and would expect him to mostly spell Claude who should be our primary pivot.
This should be a really interesting year. We know there is a lot of potential with the returning players and the new guys! So much depends on how they gel as a team. We seem to have put together a very good coaching staff and the resources CDS has that CJP didn't have should really pay dividends as we go forward.Too early to say...I think that really depends on how ED (and more so Claude) produce.
Everyone thinks NBA and thinks scoring, but the best teams in the NBA are the ones that play D. CDS will place an emphasis on rim protection.
All that to say, I think that preferably he wants the best rim defender on the court as much as possible in ED, but will need Claude for paint production.
Agree with this but expecting to see Wacie in that 7ish man rotation rather than Taffy.At the end of the day I expect probably 7-8 guys to play most of the minutes.
I'm not expecting any of the 4 FR to get any significant minutes.
I'm expecting Kelly, Abrams, Sturdy, Terry, Coleman, Gapare, Dowuona, and Claude to get the vast majority of the minutes.
That's a rotation that probably has middle of the pack ACC potential if things go well.
Agree with this but expecting to see Wacie in that 7ish man rotation rather than Taffy.
Kowacie Reeves rather than Tafara Gapare (I made up TG’s nickname haha). Reeves does go by Wacie.Who and who?
Agreed, except I would add Reeves in and knock Gapare back to the 9th man.At the end of the day I expect probably 7-8 guys to play most of the minutes.
I'm not expecting any of the 4 FR to get any significant minutes.
I'm expecting Kelly, Abrams, Sturdy, Terry, Coleman, Gapare, Dowuona, and Claude to get the vast majority of the minutes.
That's a rotation that probably has middle of the pack ACC potential if things go well.
A lot of work ahead for CDS and staff evaluating individuals and combinations. In the end they will have preferred lineups and lineups to And, matchups matter a lot. This place roster looks like it could provide a lot of flexibility depending on the strengths and weaknesses of opponents.Too early to say...I think that really depends on how ED (and more so Claude) produce.
Everyone thinks NBA and thinks scoring, but the best teams in the NBA are the ones that play D. CDS will place an emphasis on rim protection.
All that to say, I think that preferably he wants the best rim defender on the court as much as possible in ED, but will need Claude for paint production.
I agree with you about the freshmen, but I still think CDS likes Reeves' energy and explosiveness. If Coleman has to play the 4, then I expect Reeves to get significant minutes. He did not transfer here to sit.At the end of the day I expect probably 7-8 guys to play most of the minutes.
I'm not expecting any of the 4 FR to get any significant minutes.
I'm expecting Kelly, Abrams, Sturdy, Terry, Coleman, Gapare, Dowuona, and Claude to get the vast majority of the minutes.
That's a rotation that probably has middle of the pack ACC potential if things go well.
I agree with you about the freshmen, but I still think CDS likes Reeves' energy and explosiveness. If Coleman has to play the 4, then I expect Reeves to get significant minutes. He did not transfer here to sit.
I am hopeful the evals and rotations shake out much sooner than previous seasons. I'd like to know in the first ten rather than the last ten who plays well together.A lot of work ahead for CDS and staff evaluating individuals and combinations.
Oversight Red or do you really think Reeves isn’t going to be a key rotational piece?At the end of the day I expect probably 7-8 guys to play most of the minutes.
I'm not expecting any of the 4 FR to get any significant minutes.
I'm expecting Kelly, Abrams, Sturdy, Terry, Coleman, Gapare, Dowuona, and Claude to get the vast majority of the minutes.
That's a rotation that probably has middle of the pack ACC potential if things go well.