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Also during hoophall in Springfield college. The staff was watching MAL's team playing against Mamukelashvili. Killings was sitting next to Ollie n whispering into his ear the whole game. Miller was sitting alone in the next row. This was about one wk post Diallo. I suspected that Miller was done then. Very awkward interaction between them
 
We could really use a win here. Hopefully the kid sees that there are starter minutes to go around
 
The Gamecocks are losing some players and had that run which could help their case. I hope he is interested enough to not have just thrown us in the race but is seriously considering. This kid looks like a basketball player who has game and understands it also. Long lefty who can bring his guy to the 3 pt line or take some off the dribble. Looks like he can pass it a little too. Besides making jumpers the most impressive little tidbit was the 2 hand overhead pass across court, that's an art and tell me who has had that as of late?

All in on this one, would love this win.
 
mauconnfan said:
The Gamecocks are losing some players and had that run which could help their case. I hope he is interested enough to not have just thrown us in the race but is seriously considering. This kid looks like a basketball player who has game and understands it also. Long lefty who can bring his guy to the 3 pt line or take some off the dribble. Looks like he can pass it a little too. Besides making jumpers the most impressive little tidbit was the 2 hand overhead pass across court, that's an art and tell me who has had that as of late?

All in on this one, would love this win.
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They currently have -1 scholarships available for the 2017 class. Assuming Dozier leaves they'd have 0 available. And including the incoming class they'll have 7 bigs without him. I don't know how big a player they could be in this
 
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Whtdmd said:
Also during hoophall in Springfield college. The staff was watching MAL's team playing against Mamukelashvili. Killings was sitting next to Ollie n whispering into his ear the whole game. Miller was sitting alone in the next row. This was about one wk post Diallo. I suspected that Miller was done then. Very awkward interaction between them
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The KO and GM dynamic actually started to change during the 2015/2016 season, but I agree it fell off further with the Killings addition and after the Diallo fiasco it dropped off the cliff.
I don't know what the KO system is with assistants? With JC it was very structured with assistants having clear, accountable responsibilities. Assistants were empowered but they better keep him informed.
Now KO has in theory, at least, held assistants accountable in the ultimate manner - termination. It's unclear to me what the process is up to that point? The fact that apparently both guys were surprised is not a good thing unless they were in complete denial since feedback should be provided on a regular basis.
 
Chief00 said:
The KO and GM dynamic actually started to change during the 2015/2016 season, but I agree it fell off further with the Killings addition and after the Diallo fiasco it dropped off the cliff.
I don't know what the KO system is with assistants? With JC it was very structured with assistants having clear, accountable responsibilities. Assistants were empowered but they better keep him informed.
Now KO has in theory, at least, held assistants accountable in the ultimate manner - termination. It's unclear to me what the process is up to that point? The fact that apparently both guys were surprised is not a good thing unless they were in complete denial since feedback should be provided on a regular basis.
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Just curious, was the Diallo fiasco really the tipping point? I know we invested a ton of time in Diallo, but I'm sure lots of good recruiters have lost kids to Calipari, hard to blame him for that one.
 
A 6' 10" guy who can lead a fast break, take it to the hole off the dribble, actually has a post game and can hit threes? Compared to the lack of offense we've gotten from our big men, I think I've died and gone to heaven. This kid's Catholic so don't sleep on Seton Hall.
 
He's on ESPN right now according to twitter! Started at 12 so it may be getting towards the end
 
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What's the thinking here?

Is he more of a stretch-4, which would push Larrier to the 3, or can he legitimately hold down the 5 on defense and potentially post people up on offense?
 
Tenspro2002 said:
What's the thinking here?

Is he more of a stretch-4, which would push Larrier to the 3, or can he legitimately hold down the 5 on defense and potentially post people up on offense?
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Larrier 3, him 4, Carlton 5
 
shizzle787 said:
Larrier 3, him 4, Carlton 5
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champs99and04 said:
"Stretch four" is no longer a thing.

This guy is 6'11. He's going to play the five.
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I see some disagreement here. That's fine. He'd probably play either in different lineups.

We need a guy like this -- if either he or Durham could pan out (they strike me as fairly similar as tall, skilled bigs) that would provide a lot more stability to the frontcourt for the next 3 years.

What we also need is a legit college 3, a 6'4-6'6 guy who can handle and shoot. Larrier at the 3 I don't think provides enough ballhandling and shooting on the floor. The staff really screwed the pooch on Diallo.
 
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Tenspro2002 said:
I see some disagreement here. That's fine. He'd probably play either in different lineups.

We need a guy like this -- if either he or Durham could pan out (they strike me as fairly similar as tall, skilled bigs) that would provide a lot more stability to the frontcourt for the next 3 years.

What we also need is a legit college 3, a 6'4-6'6 guy who can handle and shoot. Larrier at the 3 I don't think provides enough ballhandling and shooting on the floor. The staff really screwed the pooch on Diallo.
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I'm afraid you might be a bit behind the curve with regards to Durham.
 
Chief00 said:
Now KO has in theory, at least, held assistants accountable in the ultimate manner - termination. It's unclear to me what the process is up to that point? The fact that apparently both guys were surprised is not a good thing unless they were in complete denial since feedback should be provided on a regular basis.
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I agree with that in principle. But it's not necessarily a death knell either. You see a guy like Nick Saban operate the same way while maintaining absurd results. That said, he's Nick Saban. More analogous to K than a guy like Ollie.
 
champs99and04 said:
I'm afraid you might be a bit behind the curve with regards to Durham.
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In terms of what? Him staying? As far as skill goes, I'd agree. I hope/anticipate that Durham makes a 'double jump' this year. Second year after ACL is always a huge improvement on the first for anyone not named Adrian Peterson. And year after freshman season is also a big improvement on the growth curve for a player.
 
Glastonhusky said:
Just curious, was the Diallo fiasco really the tipping point? I know we invested a ton of time in Diallo, but I'm sure lots of good recruiters have lost kids to Calipari, hard to blame him for that one.
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Missing Diallo wasn't the problem. Being positive that we were getting Diallo was. Decent shot Bruce Brown and that combo guard out of Philly would be part of the team if Hamadou wasn't treated as a lock.
 
intlzncster said:
In terms of what? Him staying? As far as skill goes, I'd agree. I hope/anticipate that Durham makes a 'double jump' this year. Second year after ACL is always a huge improvement on the first for anyone not named Adrian Peterson. And year after freshman season is also a big improvement on the growth curve for a player.
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There were a few guys in the other thread making it sound like it's a done deal & is just a matter of it being announced.

I really hope it isn't true because he's such a gifted player.
 
walker11 said:
Missing Diallo wasn't the problem. Being positive that we were getting Diallo was. Decent shot Bruce Brown and that combo guard out of Philly would be part of the team if Hamadou wasn't treated as a lock.
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Not to mention possibly sticking by Diarra despite a chronic knee issue to increase chances of getting Diallo and leaving a team with two unfilled scholarships even thinner.
 
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BigErnMcCracken said:
Even for you this is dumb, and that's saying something. Troll harder.
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We need to keep an eye out for a bald, 50+ year old, cross-eyed man talking to himself and a small cardboard cutout of Andre Drummond. At uconn events, high school games, back alleys... Chief has to be somewhere...
 
champs99and04 said:
I'm afraid you might be a bit behind the curve with regards to Durham.
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champs99and04 said:
There were a few guys in the other thread making it sound like it's a done deal & is just a matter of it being announced.

I really hope it isn't true because he's such a gifted player.
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I saw the rumors in the other thread. Like Enoch, I have no idea why he'd want to leave now, with playing time now wide open at the 4/5.

We'll see. But, for now, I'll comment as if he's going to be here.
 
walker11 said:
Missing Diallo wasn't the problem. Being positive that we were getting Diallo was. Decent shot Bruce Brown and that combo guard out of Philly would be part of the team if Hamadou wasn't treated as a lock.
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But that's all on KO too. I mean, I'm sure he was intimately involved in the Diallo recruitment. It's not like this falls all on Glen.
 
Think he would play the 5. He's still growing. Look how much height and muscle he's put on since this pic in late 2015
 
tentoes4rings said:
Not to mention possibly sticking by Diarra despite a chronic knee issue to increase chances of getting Diallo and leaving a team with two unfilled scholarships even thinner.
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Not sure they knew much if anything about Diarra's injury. He played through it, and I doubt disclosed it to any programs. I remember something about them being surprised? I could be wrong there..
 
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