2023-2024 ROSTER???
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MtnWasp
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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.
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Pretty good except I would swap Claude and Gapare. And maybe slide Murphy down to SF.
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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 …
Measured: 6’9″, 8’11.5″ standing reach, 208 lbs, 7’3″ wingspan, 33.25″ max vert at the 2023 Basketball Without Borders …
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F’n A, those are almost KD numbers.
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I'm blown away by the guys being brought in, and now Souare. Murphy was brought in as a PG backup (insurance). What I want to know is who is on scholarship? Maybe Murphy is now a walk-on and Forrest hasn't officially joined the team (but he will be after the 1st semester), but who among them isn't on scholly?
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Gonna be fun watching all these guys fit together. LOTS of guys with length and athleticism that can run in the open court, and close down space on defense. I have a strong feeling our defense is going to pace our team to start as our offensive identity develops.
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.
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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.
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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.
Hard not to be excited about this season and our team.
Hope you get good access with this staff as your insights are interesting.
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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'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.
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Who and who?
Kowacie Reeves rather than Tafara Gapare (I made up TG’s nickname haha). Reeves does go by Wacie.
It’s a small lineup but Gapare didn’t show anything at UMass that lends me to believe he’s ready for P6 minutes.
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Agreed, except I would add Reeves in and knock Gapare back to the 9th man.
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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.
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.
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Im guessing he was thinking Reeves when he said Gapare.
And I think Reeves will play, but I don't really get the not transferring here to sit line of thinking. I doubt anyone is here with the intention of just sitting on the bench. That is probably for most players at most schools yet people end up sitting on the bench all the time. I'd be shocked if anyone was given a guarantee of playing time to be here (either transfer in or return).
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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.
Oversight Red or do you really think Reeves isn’t going to be a key rotational piece?
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Oversight on my part. I meant to say Reeves not Gapare.