cincrulz11
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So if Brooks does transfer.... who’s everyone’s favorite to replace him. Nsoseme? Diarra? Prince?
hopefully there is a grad transfer cause none of those guys are it.
So if Brooks does transfer.... who’s everyone’s favorite to replace him. Nsoseme? Diarra? Prince?
hopefully there is a grad transfer cause none of those guys are it.
hopefully there is a grad transfer cause none of those guys are it.
If Diarra still has "a ways to go" going into his third year with the team, I wouldn't hold out a lot of hope. He should be ready to contribute a lot, immediately when next season begins...& I think he will - at least I hope. A guy with his size and agility, who has been working with the team, coaches, trainers etc. should be able to contribute after 2+years even if he never played basketball in his lifeNsoseme has a broken thumb for the first half of the year and a numb ankle for the second half so I’m gonna give him a pass on his sophomore season, diarra looks way more coordinated than a year ago he is improving but he’s still got a ways to go defensively
Nsoseme has a broken thumb for the first half of the year and a numb ankle for the second half so I’m gonna give him a pass on his sophomore season, diarra looks way more coordinated than a year ago he is improving but he’s still got a ways to go defensively
If Diarra still has "a ways to go" going into his third year with the team, I wouldn't hold out a lot of hope. He should be ready to contribute a lot, immediately when next season begins...& I think he will - at least I hope. A guy with his size and agility, who has been working with the team, coaches, trainers etc. should be able to contribute after 2+years even if he never played basketball in his life
So if Brooks does transfer.... who’s everyone’s favorite to replace him. Nsoseme? Diarra? Prince?
Offensively I think he is good to go, I just think he gets pushed around on the block to much and isn’t great at timing blocked shots. I’d trade bad defense with a center that can shoot better than 35% from 3 though which I think he’s capable doing.
So if Brooks does transfer.... who’s everyone’s favorite to replace him. Nsoseme? Diarra? Prince?
Seems odd that he would leave. I get that he lost his coach but he is in a good situation and a Good team coming back. Wish him the best if he goes.
I find it hard to believe the coach hasn’t reached out to him.
The obsession with 3 point shooting is a bit much. We'd all love to have a center who shots 35% from three, but even NBA teams regularly play centers who can't do that because the center position provides a lot of other value. Mostly defense and rebounding. Having a guy who is a threat around the rim is also valuable and can force teams to down low and leave shooters open.
I'd take Brooks and his ability to defend, block shots, rebound, score around the basket and hit jumpers from 10-15 feet over Diarra who is an excellent shooter, but still seems lost at times on the court (I do think Diarra can be great, but I think that might still be one more year away).
That said, if Brooks leaves we have good options on the roster and I doubt we go looking for a grad transfer Center. I always thought it was odd we had 3 centers each spaced a year apart, Cronin normally tried to space guys two years apart so they each get two years to learn, then two years to start. Having Brooks leave means Nsoseme and Diarra will get a lot more on court experience, which will be better for us in the long run, even though it would probably be worse for us next year.
If Diarra still has "a ways to go" going into his third year with the team, I wouldn't hold out a lot of hope. He should be ready to contribute a lot, immediately when next season begins...& I think he will - at least I hope. A guy with his size and agility, who has been working with the team, coaches, trainers etc. should be able to contribute after 2+years even if he never played basketball in his life
Maybe he doesn’t want to run and play fast.
Maybe he doesn’t want to run and play fast.
For those wondering about possible people we could get in transfers:
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ransfer-rankings-2019-20-2020-21?platform=amp