Deepster's Report Card for Chaminade

[Pudge]

Guessing too many HS/Prep coaches these days aren't really teaching the fundamentals of the game but bottom line is you need to get what's happening around you, read things so you get to the right spots, do the right things. We've brought in 3 guys in Amida, Kentan and Steve (so far) who didn't come in with the natural ability to understand the game of basketball and see a play, rebound or shot before they happen. Such a huge ability to have in order to be successful in boxing out, off rebounding, hedging, help D. They all do something well - AB blocks shots, KF can off rebound and Steve can score around the hoop but none possess the skills to help the players around them. Pass? None can throw one without being scared to death it will be completed. Time to get some IQ back here on the court that is (all good smart kids).

Well ... the common ground is size kids that you Project.

We aren't getting Karl Anthony Towns. We didn't when we found Okafor and Voskuhl. And our God Jim Calhoun had the Justin Brown's and the Nantumbu Willingham's and the Souleymane Wane and Travis Knight evolution both took time.

Would you take a far less athletic 6-8 guy like that Mike Aamon of Wagner?

I think not. We are kinda gambling on all these kids at this point. Three genuinely good kids and hardworking (Amida, Kentan, Steve) and you simply have to be damn good at development.

NOTE: I often don't even think about Andre Drummond ... he is so much an outlier.