Great hands, high BBIQ and scores smoothly. Add in blocks with o stress. What is there not to like. SD is on track for All American. A player who cannot hold on to the ball. This has been a problem since day one. He scores big sometimes but is a turnover machine. Strange.
This was a literary masterpiece.
I think he may already have the midrange jumper but has not been allowed to break it out because he gets the ball at the rim. If he were to be fed at the foul line, he makes foul shots doesn’t he? Is that a better choice than Sanogo trying to back in, get doubled or tripled and then getting stripped? Yes it is.
I see him shoot it in shootarounds so I think you’re right. His FT form is nice but it doesn’t go in all the time. High post Clingan next year??
Why? He's so dominant inside. I think opposing coaches would prefer Donovan at the high post. But if he continues to impress there may be no next year. Adama is a great college player but my guess is that scouts rate Clingan higher.
Actually one of the often used disses of Clingan among bball 'experts' before he arrived was that he stayed in the local school system and never really played against high level competition.
Who is SD?
Come on, give Sanogo some credit. Me thinks he broke him in, Big East/Div 1 style.
He would be pulled out from under the rim if there was a penetrating wing to fill the void he left.
Wrote this back in Feb (along with another facepalm post in March) - fire me off into the sun while eating crows feet. I was dead wrong.
I'm going with Sadama Danogo
He just needs one post move and maybe a counter to it. Otherwise just drop step and dunk it. Sounds a little strange but the guy to study is shaq
Karaban played great yesterday- it was amazing how on very first possession Marquette went straight at him because of him being a perceived liability on defense. Even though he is such a good outside shooter, since we need someone who can drive to the hoop and no one else is taking the challenge, maybe he can work on developing this aspect of his game. Had hoped Andre could do this and maybe he still can, but so far it isn't enough.
There will be a next year. Clingan's mentioned multiple times he will play a minimum of 2 years in college. The extra year of development will help him substantially.
Dropping forty pounds will do that for you.
Both Clingan and Karaban show very good to exceptional fundamental skills and BBIQ for their age and experience. That has probably come from good coaching and being very teachable. How many times have we seen "high level competition" with lack of fundamentals and BBIQ but great athleticism playing against another team of chairs?
A coaching friend once told me if a big guy has one post move he'll be a very good college player and if he has two moves he'll be a great college player. Sounds like DC is part way there!
